CharlesVolz

Hey Perry. I didn't get it at first either. That's why I got tickled when it hit me.

blue print! Come on Perry! 

Thanks Michael!

Howdy  Paul and Debbi Dziedzic,

I would like the opportunity to talk to you about Chief Architect design work.
 
I am a creative designer with unique experience and perspective from my collection of work as a designer and builder. I have degrees in structural engineering and architectural engineering and have planned, designed and developed various types of projects over my 30-year career. I use Chief Architect X9 (SSA member) and have used Chief Architect since Version 9. I use GoToMeeting and am technologically versed in all types of software that help me in my design business including, for example, creating flash and 3D pdf files.
 
I would be happy to review your plan with you online to see how we could work together. No charge.
 
Thank you in advance for the opportunity to discuss our working together.

Regards,
Charles Volz
CVRE@sbcglobal.net
210 744-7489

Yes.

I would like the opportunity to talk to you about Chief Architect design work.
 
I am a creative designer with unique experience and perspective from my collection of work as a designer and builder. I have degrees in structural engineering and architectural engineering and have planned, designed and developed various types of projects over my 30-year career.
 
I use Chief Architect X8 (SSA member) and have used Chief Architect since Version 9. I use GoToMeeting and am technologically versed in all types of software that help me in my design business including, for example, creating flash and 3D pdf files.
 
I would be happy to review your plan with you online to see how we could work together. No charge.
 
Thank you in advance for the opportunity to discuss our working together.

Regards,
Charles Volz

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I suggest you post the plan.

 

 

If the detail is in a CAD Detail Window you can simply change the scale instead of using Transform/Replicate to resize the detail.

Joe,

Are you referring to the CAD Detail Window in Layout? If, so how would the stated scale reflect the actual scale?

It would be nice to be able to turn them off in the dbx for each cabinet. I keep them on generally but that does not work for medicine cabinets and occasionally for head knockers over toilets that are 3" from the adjacent wall.

Howdy Lee,

No problem here in X8 when changing dimension defaults to 1" rounding (Primary Format/Accuracy/Smallest Fraction).

Dianne, that is a good reminder. I almost always have more than one exterior 36" door.

Bryce, I was just pondering the thinking behind the code. It just seems to me that if a 36" door was for emergency exit purposes that all exterior doors would be required to be 36".

Michael, exactly. My engineering side does not like the gray area.

Good conversation! Thank you all.

Thanks Perry. And I have designed some of them. 

I guess I am worrying about nothing.

I restated this line of questions in the Q&A section.

Yeah, Bryce and Jared have good opposing views. I wish the code would spell this out. 

Bryce, I don't think the egress door size for residential is tied to (or should be tied to) emergency egress. What are the chances of using that one exit in an emergency and why would it need to be 32" clear. (BTW for those newby's playing along, 32" clear requires a 36" door by the time you swing a 1 3/4" door slab 90 degrees, have a ~1/2" stop on the opposite side and allow for the offset of the hinge of ~1/2".)

Commercial door exits are tied to capacity where you are trying to have a larger number of people exit in an emergency. Offices, etc. don't require the egress windows, just more exits doors for more square footage, in general.

Jared's post is how I have always thought about it. No fixed door panel or fixed astragal. But as I get older and my mind turns to mud, I am rethinking it all over again.

Thanks for all the feedback. Interesting subject (to me).

Howdy David,

The point is if a client wants a double door at the entry and does not have room for a 6' opening, is a 5' double door code compliant . . . or being accepted as code compliant.

I know a 36" door solves the problem otherwise.

I copied this over from the Symbol forum. It started out addressing a couple of nice double door symbols posted by brinkbart here https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/892-arched-double-doors/ that are expandable for entry doors 48" and 60" wide. "There are two sizes - 24" and 30" for creating 48" and 60" double entry doors respectively."

I thought it should be posted here.

IRC 2015: 

 

SECTION R311

MEANS OF EGRESS

 

R311.1  Means of egress. Dwellings shall be provided with a

means of egress in accordance with this section. The means

of egress shall provide a continuous and unobstructed path of

vertical and horizontal egress travel from all portions of the

dwelling to the required egress door without requiring travel

through a garage. The required egress door shall open directly

into a public way or to a yard or court that opens to a public way.

 

R311.2  Egress door. Not less than one egress door shall be

provided for each dwelling unit. The egress door shall be

side-hinged, and shall provide a clear width of not less than

32 inches (813 mm) where measured between the face of the

door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad).

 

The clear height of the door opening shall be not less than 78

inches (1981 mm) in height measured from the top of the

threshold to the bottom of the stop. Other doors shall not be

required to comply with these minimum dimensions. Egress

doors shall be readily openable from inside the dwelling without

the use of a key or special knowledge or effort.

Quote

I have used a 5' double door to meet the code requirement for egress. Now I am not sure this meets the 2015 IRC. Did the code change or have I been missing something . . . forever?

My post is regarding the required exterior egress door . . . usually the entry door.

So, does everybody occasionally use double doors for entry that are 5' wide or less? 

So, does everybody occasionally use double doors for entry that are 5' wide or less? 

IRC 2015: 

 

SECTION R311

MEANS OF EGRESS

 

R311.1 Means of egress. Dwellings shall be provided with a

means of egress in accordance with this section. The means

of egress shall provide a continuous and unobstructed path of

vertical and horizontal egress travel from all portions of the

dwelling to the required egress door without requiring travel

through a garage. The required egress door shall open directly

into a public way or to a yard or court that opens to a public way.

 

R311.2 Egress door. Not less than one egress door shall be

provided for each dwelling unit. The egress door shall be

side-hinged, and shall provide a clear width of not less than

32 inches (813 mm) where measured between the face of the

door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad).

 

The clear height of the door opening shall be not less than 78

inches (1981 mm) in height measured from the top of the

threshold to the bottom of the stop. Other doors shall not be

required to comply with these minimum dimensions. Egress

doors shall be readily openable from inside the dwelling without

the use of a key or special knowledge or effort.

I have used a 5' double door to meet the code requirement for egress. Now I am not sure this meets the 2015 IRC. Did the code change or have I been missing something . . . forever?

My post is regarding the required exterior egress door . . . usually the entry door.

 

 

There are two sizes - 24" and 30" for creating 48" and 60" double entry doors respectively.

 

IRC 2015: R311.2 Egress door. Not less than one egress door shall be

provided for each dwelling unit. The egress door shall be

side-hinged, and shall provide a clear width of not less than

32 inches (813 mm) where measured between the face of the

door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad).

I have used a 5' double door to meet the code requirement for egress. Now I am not sure this meets the 2015 IRC. Did the code change or have I been missing something . . . forever?

So the brick ledge can only be used for the exterior wall layers!

I completed a ICF plan recently where I was trying to use the brick ledge feature to drop the entire ICF wall (less the interior drywall) 1 1/2". I ended up just used a 2D line and a note to get'r done. 

Maybe I should have put the ICF wall less the interior drywall on the exterior wall layers and use the brick ledge feature. Any ideas?

Get some one-on-one time with David Potter! He was great getting me started in Version 9. You can collect your questions/problems and then meet with him again to get things ironed out.

Thanks Michael! You laid it out perfectly.

I am having problems with cad lines magically changing layers.

I will send in a bug report when a get a minute.

Also, to help the estimator get a rough estimate for some plumbing and electrical fixtures (which I don't label on the plans), I create a shorter consolidated schedule showing fewer line items by not showing their locations (floor and room). I do this by copy/paste the schedule, add "TOTALS" to schedule name, change the label to "(original)T-1(generated #)" by adding "T-1" after the existing label, and not showing the floor and room. This generates an item number that shows it is a total "T" and starts the numbering at "100" to separate these grouped items from the items on the full schedule showing the items' location.

On a large multi-floor home this may be appreciated by the estimator.