Different Foundation Types in Same Plan


MississippiMims
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I would like to add a walkout basement to a house that I originally set up as a slab on grade.  As you can see in the attached images, I can easily click "add foundation" and set the ceiling at 100" to get a basement.  However, the basement will only be on the back of the house.  The customer wants a raised foundation so that the house looks conventional from the road.  The front section needs to be "footings with walls" but needs a slab at the top of the walls.  I have a couple of questions.  1.) How do I accomplish the slab at top of the walls and still have floor joists over the basement section?  2.) How do I get the same raised foundation condition on the front porch?  I searched the forums and David and Eric's YouTube channels and haven't found any guidance on this specific condition.

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@MississippiMims Is this what you are wanting? I started with footings and foundation walls on everything then changed the back section to basement. I then changed the front section floor structure to concrete. I lowered the one wall so you can see the slab built out over the foundation wall. 

 

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Thanks Gary.  As you can see, I'm still having an issue getting the concrete slab on the whole front section.  When I try to change the floor structure over that area, the floor structure dialogue box is grey (I can't click on it).  I defined the back part as a basement but still can't get my floor trusses to show up.  I will try to attach the plan as well.

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I added the room dividers and changed the materials to concrete as you show but I still have several problems.  My section (attached) is very confusing.  For some reason I still don't have a solid foundation under the front, and my floor joists aren't showing up.  Also I don't want the room divider to show up in my floorplan but I need the room dividers to show up on the porches.  Is there a better way to approach this condition on the set up?  I am willing to start completely over if it will help make a presentable section for my layouts.

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