CRHDesign Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 In Fig. 1, the foundation wall is properly aligned with the 1st floor wall; however, the "Align with wall above" tool still shows up. When I press it, the foundation wall then centers on the 1st floor wall (or vice versa if I play with the 1st floor wall instead of the foundation wall). Fig 3 shows the wall that is doing this. The problem extends to all the foundation walls that are inside the house, but not the exterior foundation walls. Can anybody enlighten me why this isn't working the same as the exterior walls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRHDesign Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Well, yeah, of course. I'm more interested in why it's doing that and if it's the intended functionality or a bug. Seeking to better understand my tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I'm curious too, Solver. Is it because the default for the foundation wall is to automatically center under the wall? So in order to get the foundation wall to align with the wall above, he would have to set his foundation to align with a particular surface of the wall above he would have to open the foundation dbx and set it there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javatom Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 You may have some additional layers of your wall definition as "main layers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 That behavior is Chief trying to help you. Turn auto foundation on. Try changing your Garage to a different internal room type (like Living). With the reference set turned on, you can see how the foundation wall moves in relation to the wall above. Chief will build the foundation wall between a garage and a normal room so that the foundation wall does not intrude into the garage - which is normally at a lower level than the main floor. Chief treats the wall between the garage and a normal room as an external wall and builds the foundation to align with the outer layer (garage side) of the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRHDesign Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Okay, here is the plan file, with the problem area highlighted in red. The walls all have the main layers correct in their wall definition. Changing the room out of Garage to Living didn't seem to change anything. Auto foundation will correctly set the walls. Is this a bug? It's not expected behaviour of the tool in my experience. I can't find anything from the problem that relates to the wall definiton or changing the tool's behaviour either. Aligning wall problem.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Sorry, I left out a step in the explanation when switching between a Living Room and a Garage. Did you have Automatically Rebuild Foundation toggled on? I will do a vid. https://www.screencast.com/t/pupmmvrG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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