Working with Library Objects

Chief Architect comes with a library that contains thousands of library objects that can be used in a plan. For more information about the library and library objects, see "Libraries".

To place a bed

Select Library> Library Browser

(or press Ctrl + L on your keyboard) to open the library browser.

Go to the Furnishings (Interior) library.

Select the Beds category, find the King (rail) bed and click on it in the preview to select it for placement. When a library object is selected for placement the cursor changes to indicate the type of library object selected.

Click in the master bedroom to place the bed.

Library objects can be selected and opened for specification, a method that offers the most complete editing capabilities (see "Library Object Specification Dialog"). Library objects can also be selected and edited using the mouse.

To edit a library object in floor plan view using the mouse

Click the Select Objects

button (or press the space bar) and click the bed to select it. The bed displays edit handles. For more information, see "Editing Box-Based Objects".

Use the rotate edit handle to rotate the bed.

Use the move edit handle to move the bed up against the left wall.

Now we'll place some fixtures. If you cannot find what you're looking for, the Library Search feature can help.

To use library search

Click the Library Search button at the bottom of the library browser to open the Library Search dialog.

Type "toilet" into the search field and click the Search button.

Select the Lowboy from the search results then click the Close button. This library object is now selected for placement.

Click in the bathroom to place the toilet. Click again in the master bathroom to place another toilet.

If there are multiple library objects in a plan that are similar, they can be replaced at the same time using the Replace From Library

edit button.

To replace a library object

While the Select Objects

tool is active, click on either one of the lowboy toilets in floor plan view to select it.

Click the Replace From Library

edit button to open the Replace From Library dialog.

Click the Library... button to select an item from the library to replace the lowboy toilets.

Select the standard toilet and click OK to return to the Replace From Library dialog.

Select Replace Identical Objects on Floor and click OK.

Using the tools and techniques learned so far, place fixtures and furniture in both bathrooms.

If existing walls and/or other objects do not allow enough room for a library object to be placed, place the library object where there is enough room and move the object into place while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.