mrrozhall Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hello all. I need help with the attached plan. I'm trying to learn about the relationship between the terrain, and house foundation. In my test plan, I have a sloped lot. I want the foundation to "follow" the terrain. In this example, there will be a larger foundation in the front and gradually decrease toward the back of the house. I am a novice but slowly trying to understand terrain and foundation relationship. I'm hoping this has a simple solution. Any tips, suggestions, videos are greatly appreciated. Thx Roz TERRAIN TEST.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_Gavin Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I think you need to look into stepped foundations for what you want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrozhall Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Thanks for the quick reply, Eric. I thought I could create the terrain sloped like I did and draw the house, and have Chief create a foundation that 'followed' the slope of the terrain. The floor of the house would all be level at 0', but the slab/foundation would stagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefArchitect Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Your current foundation is a slab; that won't work on a slopped lot. Here's a video to refer to: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/402/stepped-foundation.html?playlist=88 And article: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01809/creating-a-stepped-foundation.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrozhall Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Thanks much. I'll check out the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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