Plainwacky Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Hi... I am trying to put a cabinet under the landing of a staircase and this is what I did... From the menu under windows, I installed a "pass-through" in the wall, and inserted the cabinet with the right size/height into that opening. All looks good from outside, but when I open up the cabinet, the inside of the cabinet (and shelves) are only as deep as the wall itself, even though I made the cabinet 30" deep. I have played with the various options, but none of them show the full depth of the cabinet. Anyone know how to do this? I have enclosed a snippet of the floor plan and the cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Plainwacky said: Anyone know how to do this? Probably. Attach the plan file and I'll have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainwacky Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Unfortunately, the file size is larger than 14MB. If you use Microsoft "onedrive", or can provide me your email, I can send you a link to file.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Try zipping it, or use Edit Area to cut out that part of the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainwacky Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 I did zip it...it's much bigger than 14MB. So, I did what you recommended. staircase plan.plan staircase plan.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plainwacky Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Thanks Eric! That worked!!! I actually checked the "open underneath" and as soon as I did, the wall disappeared in staircase shown in the menu just like what your video showed. Thinking that I didn't want the wall to disappear, I unchecked it. However, this time I did what you said, and again checked "open underneath", but when I looked at it in camera mode, the wall was still there, and now I can see the full depth of my cabinet! Since I have your attention, I have a couple of questions I'd like to run by you, if you don't mind...Can you tell me if the handrail going up the stairs, typically ends on the ceiling above (as shown in the second photo, or should the railing be more inward and go past the landing? And in the third photo, is this 3ft 6" a reasonable distance between the wall and the counter in the bathroom? And lastly...I find strange, is that the plan used to show the toiled under the stairs, and now I don't see it unless I hit return to select near by objects. It disappeared when I redid the upper stairs going to the second floor. (having nothing to do what we just did). I can only see the toilet if I click on the stairs, then press "return" to select near-by objects, and it shows up...otherwise one wouldn't know it was there just looking at the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 38 minutes ago, Plainwacky said: used to show the toiled under the stairs Open the stair and and look at the Fill options. Since you are looking for an architect, I'd focus more on the ideas and less on the details. Architects are trained to design and many will prefer to do so and not take a plan, draft it and stamp it as it does not represent their work. They will understand codes related to stair railings, for example. And I have not seen your plan, but it's very rare that I see a good DIY plan. If you want some honest but usually brutal feedback, post over on houzz https://www.houzz.com/discussions/building-a-home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainwacky Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hey Eric....I understand your perspective, however, on the flip side, my plan is pretty much done, and now I'm just trying to learn how things are done, and also how to do things in the program...and one of the reasons I am looking for an architect. I'll check out the link....thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainwacky Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Oh, BTW.....the fill option did the job. I can now see the toilet. I must have changed this parameter while trying to "see" the cabinet. Just with this simple cabinet in the wall, I learned about "bumping", fill, and open underneath...features I didn't know existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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