Paramount Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 1. Is it best to start a floor plan on the 2nd floor when planning a basement so I can put basement /stem walls on floor 1, footings on floor 0? 2. I see I can have my wall defaults set to create a footing. Is it best to turn that off and use the foundation tools on a designated foundation floor? I'm a little confused why I have both options? Once I noticed I had two foundations superimposed. 3. How do I add two floors below a plan on floor 1 if I wanted a floor 0 and floor 1 for the foundations, in the case I started the plan on floor 1 by mistake? Create upper floors cut and paste the plans? 4. Is the best practive is to auto-generate a foundation then manually modify it like a roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Depends on the situation. I rarely...RARELY...put the basement on anything other than floor 0, But in my situation it works without flaws. Others have a different view. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/5059-basement-on-level-1-or-level-0-videos-by-dsh/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 You can always 'Insert New Floor' in between/under any existing floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwideziner Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I only have foundations of Level 0, as do quite a number of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramount Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Guess I'll try level zero see how it goes...Sounds like it takes some experience to establish a preference. Thanks again for all the help. Much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution CJSpud Posted May 21, 2015 Solution Share Posted May 21, 2015 Many users in CA put their basements walls etc. on Floor 1 and footings and foundation stem walls on Floor 0 ... because of all the stuff their building departments require on the plans. I use Floor 0 for my basements foundation walls, frostwalls and footings. I work in an area without seismic or high wind code requirements. It is really up to you to figure out which way works best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 What do you do when having interior walls framing, furred walls--okay to put on "0" but then when trying to tell someone where to thicken slab and dimension same without all the walls --in short a foundation plan without all the framing--how do you get there? Guess I am saying how to you separate to avoid confusion for the foundation people, i have managed but does not look graceful. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Opinion will differ on this. But my method is to separate the 2 view with layer/anno sets. I have a different layer/anno set for FOUNDATION PLAN so that everything can be turned off...except for the interior bearing wall, which I hatch fill and keep on the layers for WALLS, FOUNDATION so that they show on each plan. This plan is an example of that. Same plan file...just different anno/layer set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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