morkas Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I am having issues with my basement stairwell. I have studied an earlier post from Aprill11, 2016 (posted by ArtisanDeck and answered by Drawzilla) and I think some of my issue lies with terrain settings, but I'm having other issues as well. I created my stairwell on the foundation level, then created a room above it comprised of invisible walls with no ceiling or roof. I defined the room as "OPEN BELOW". Here are my problems: 1) The walls on the first floor are not entirely invisible. 2) The room is not open to the stairs below (maybe due to my terrain specification). See attached thumbnails. While I'm at it. I have been looking for a Bilco (brand name - don't know what else to call it) door for the stairwell. Does CA have one and I'm just not finding it? Thanks, Teresa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmejerry Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 If you post the plan it would be easier to solve the problem, many variables. Here is some Bilco stuff on 3d warehouse https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=bilco&backendClass=entity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkas Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Thanks for the Bilco doors. Here's a sample plan derived from the plan I'm working with. SampleRanch1.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJames Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 If you draw a polyline rectange and outline the opening, you can convert the rectangle to a terrain feature. Once converted, open up the properties and change it to a "hole in terrain". As for the walls being invisible, are you referring to them not being seen in the floor plan? If so, that's just your visibility settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkas Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 DavidJames, That solved part of the problem, but why does it add a partial wall on top of the foundation wall (shown here as a concrete wall - I'm guessing about 8" in height, but I don't know because I don't have an actual wall to click on to get a dialog box)? See attached... As per your instruction... It seems to add a short wall on top of the foundation... I have no wall to modify or delete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution DavidJames Posted July 11, 2016 Solution Share Posted July 11, 2016 Go to your foundation level, and open up your room specification dialogue box for the stairwell.Once there, select structure and then change your ceiling height to "-4". I'm suspecting yours is probably "4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmejerry Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 This may solve a few issues for you. Just place door in wall of foundation and good to go. Minor height adjustment that's all. BILCO ENTRY DOOR.calibz I didn't see any extra wall on plan you attached. Could be wall got adjusted from room dbx. Just drag them down if you want. Also you don't really need room on main level so you could eliminate the invisible walls. Normally I would draw stairs for something like that as a p solid because we require a wall below upper portion. Just use a closed polyline to show concrete fill for sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morkas Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Thanks guys... The problem was with the stairwell itself (with its room specification). You both have been a big help! Jerry, I have read a lot of your posts as you are in the same climate as I. I hope you don't mind if I enlist your help periodically. Thanks to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmejerry Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 That's what we're all here for. Glad you got it all resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJames Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Not a problem. Glad we could help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpectExcellence Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Thank you for this information. It was very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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