In Home Designer Pro, use 3D> Create Orthographic View> Cross Section/Elevation. Select 3D> Create Camera View> Elevation from the menu and click and drag a camera arrow perpendicular to either wall above the new pier.Click OK to close the Geometric Shape Specification dialog and apply your change.In the Smooth sub-folder of the Concrete folder, click on a concrete material to select it and click OK to return to the Geometric Shape Specification dialog.In the Select Material dialog, browse to the Concrete category of the Materials library.Click on the indented line, then click the Select Material button.These values correspond to the cylinder's diameter and will be the same in most instances. Specify the Width and Depth of your pier.In most cases, this will be the default ceiling height of Floor 1, specified in the first part of this article. Specify the desired Height of your pier.With the pier still selected, click the Open Object edit button to open the Geometric Shape Specification dialog.If you need to adjust the pier's location, click on it to select it and move it using the Move edit handle that displays at the object's center. Using the red lines of the Reference Display as a guide, click at a corner of your exterior walls to place a pier at that location.In this example, the Vertical Cylinder is used, although the Closed box, or perhaps one of the Pedestals or Columns from the Architectural> Millwork catalog could also work.In Home Designer 2014 and prior versions, the Library Browser was accessed under the Library menu. Select View> Library Browser to open the Library Browser window and navigate to the Shapes folder. You now need to create piers using one of the geometric shapes found in the Library Browser.The outline of the walls created on Floor 2 will now display as red lines on Floor 1. Select Tools> Floor/Reference Display> Reference Display from the menu. In order to place the piers in the correct locations under the walls above, you need to turn on the Reference Display.To return to Floor 1, select Tools> Floor/Reference Display> Down One Floor from the menu.Once your floor plan is done on Floor 2, you can insert piers on Floor 1 to support it. To place piers beneath the elevated floor plan When you are satisfied with the placement of the exterior walls, it's time to place piers beneath them. Use temporary dimensions and/or the Dimension tools to help you position the walls precisely.Select Build> Walls> Exterior Wall from the menu, then click and drag the exterior walls of your plan, drawing in a clockwise direction.If you skip this step now, later you can select Edit> Default Settings from the menu, then specify the default ceiling height for the 2nd Floor as described in Steps 2 and 3 above. Before drawing anything on Floor 2, you should also set up your Floor 2 default ceiling height.As nothing has been drawn on Floor 1, the result will be a blank Floor 2.When prompted to derive the new floor from the plan below, click OK.Next, select Build> Floor> Build New Floor.Click OK to close this dialog, then click Done to close the Default Settings dialog.This will raise the bottom of the floor platform for the first floor in your house 10' above the ground. On the Structure panel of the 1st Floor Defaults dialog, specify a Finished Ceiling height of 10' (120").That is, if Floor Defaults is opened on Floor 1, it will set the defaults for Floor 1 if it's opened on Floor 2, it will set the defaults for Floor 2 and so on. When this Floor Defaults dialog is opened, it will apply to the currently active floor only. In the Default Settings dialog, expand Floors and Rooms, expand Floor Levels and then click on 1st Floor to highlight it, then click on the Edit button to display the Floor Defaults dialog for Floor 1.Select File> New Plan from the menu to open a new, blank plan and se lect Edit> Default Settings from the menu.However, in the case of a house on piers, the first floor will actually be an open area in which you will place piers to support the structure above. In most situations, it's best to draw the first floor of a house plan on Floor 1 in the program. To create a house on piers, follow the steps outlined in this example: Typically, this requirement is met by building on piers or pilings. Many local building codes require that houses built on flood plains be built a certain height above flood stage. How can I design a house that sits on piers or pilings using Home Designer? I am designing a house in an area that gets flooded and I need to build up on piers. The information in this article applies to:
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