Changing room to Deck creates slab

[CA-User]

Everytime I change a room to a deck, it changes the deck, but puts a slab under it. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? It must be a foundation setting but I can't see what is happening.

 

Also, we do mainly raised homes, so I am trying to set up a default floor system that has the internal setting, but the deck posts. I copied the Deck setting and modified it but it still puts a slab. Until now, I have been using a slab and putting a 1mm thick setting, and adding posts manually. 

[RL-inc]

It is probably in your plan defaults for deck rooms-

Default settings> Rooms> Deck Room

Edit deck and deck support dialogs.

 

Also fill out you signature as I and others have so we know what version you are using.

[Kbird1]

Do you have your Foundation set to Automatically build a Monolithic Slab Foundation?

 

Build>Floor>Build Foundation>

 

Also, as Rob mentioned,  it's good to have your Forum Signature filled in please, especially with the Software Version,
and of course a Name is nice too ..............see mine below in Blue for how to do that.

[CA-User]

OK. I've worked it out. But I've noticed two things:

 

* the beams aren't spread to the edges of the main non-deck rooms. Is there a way to have them calculated from the edges inwards?

* I cant change the default settings for the Deck so it automatically adds a deck. 

 

Does anyone know how to do this? 

 

I've switched over from HDP and CA settings are a lot more complicated. 

 

[CA-User]

I've just noticed that these beams don't reach through the second level below. It may be getting a bit complicated for the program? 

[Kbird1]

have a look at this KB Article ( Tutorial )  there are also a number of people doing raised Homes eg in SC , Texas etc like @mrscott , one of his plans if on the Forum still may give you some Clues too.

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01027/creating-an-elevated-structure-on-pilings.html