ImNewHere Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Hi everyone, I'm having trouble understanding what the Attic is for, why it just appears automatically, why it generates phantom walls I can't get rid of, etc. I can't seem to find any references or videos which explain what this level is for, or how to control wall generation. This is getting to be quite frustrating. I can't disable it, I don't know why it's there, and there's not much documentation I could find on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) 12 minutes ago, ImNewHere said: I can't disable it Hello INH You can disable the attic walls, and delete them and their phantoms. Go to you defaults, then to Walls, then to General Wall... uncheck "Auto Rebuild Attic Walls". Then you can go delete those phantoms. But keep in mind, there is a reason there are phantoms, the software thinks a attic wall is supposed to be there for whatever reason. I wouldn't just go crazy and deleting these walls without a good check. Tread this road lightly especially since your new here. Edited 17 hours ago by mtldesigns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNewHere Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago Thanks for that menu tip, Michael! I'm just trying to model a building from a floor plan; I don't need structurally accurate drawings. The auto-walls seem to appear in a haphazard fashion that is not helpful, so better to disable them. Any idea where I might learn more about how to work with the Attic? I would like to make use of this area, but can't find good reference material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 minute ago, ImNewHere said: Any idea where I might learn more about how to work with the Attic? What are you doing in the attic? If your adding rooms, etc, the easiest thing is just make it an official floor. This might bump up your roof (if you have it modeled), but you can bring that back down. BTW, your subject made me think I was going to hear an old Aerosmith song! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNewHere Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago Floyd, not Aerosmith! I'll show you what I'm working on, it's a real newbie challenge! A split-level rotunda with a cupola roof [if that's the right way to describe this thing]. So far, I have it mostly looking good, with that center part modeled as a silo that starts on the ground floor. Haven't made the upper roof cupola yet; I was going to use the invisible part of the center column as pony walls, then designate the skylight rim as the wall above the pony wall. But this strikes me as what the Attic is for, if only I knew how to use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNewHere Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago My plan file is 31mb, which makes it too large to send here; but I can send you a dropbox link if you want to see what I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Floyd may have done it, but I remember Aerosmith doing it too. I was more of the 80's hair metal guy.. so Aerosmith would have been more in my brain than Floyd. After watching The Wall, never watched them again.. lol.. L-O-N-G time ago. Back to your roof.. yeah, I'd def make a second floor for that. That's nuts. Boy you stepped in with both feet on this huh. I may be asking you advice in due time when you master this. Edited 16 hours ago by mtldesigns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNewHere Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago Thanks for the Aerosmith ref! I'll put that on right now, might improve my headspace... I can send you my file if you want; is dropbox good, or is there a way to squinch it down and attach it here? I've only been using Chief for ten days, but I'm trying to push myself into unfamiliar territory so I learn faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) 10 minutes ago, ImNewHere said: dropbox good Yeah that's good. You can try sending via a zip file too, that's what most peeps do. More secure that way too, I believe, but I could be wrong. Be sure to be out of the file before you do either. I won't be on here much longer tonight, but others will.. and they all like challenges. 10 minutes ago, ImNewHere said: I've only been using Chief for ten days, but I'm trying to push myself into unfamiliar territory so I learn faster. I get that! Edited 16 hours ago by mtldesigns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNewHere Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago OK, here ya go--I managed to get it down to 25mb somehow! [I guess them extra walls I deleted were pretty hefty] https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vxc5c57kqiqg4t6a6svy0/rotunda.plan?rlkey=0twejjdqsaxsoqp00s75zrcpb&st=w2cn2ei8&dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Which Chief version is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Nvr mind... got it. and WOW. See you went with creating the second floor. Just calc'd, a full circle walk on the main floor is about 110'... 48 laps is a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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