DianeP

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    ICF interior wall connection

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    2 hours ago, rlackore said:

    It doesn't have to. The only scenario I can think of where it would be absolutely necessary is if the interior framed wall was being used for lateral load transfer, in which case you would probably want to be in line with the concrete core of the ICF. Because the embedded webbing in an ICF generally runs vertically, it's common for an interior framed wall to not align with the webbing (which you can screw the end stud to). And, depending on the manufacturer of the ICF, some corner units have a vertical web just on either side of the corner, so problem solved. The framer can always brace the wall to the floor or roof/ceiling.

    Great info!  Thanks so much for the details on how this is done.  Now I have an answer for the client, should he question me on having moved the walls.  

    ICF interior wall connection

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    49 minutes ago, robdyck said:

    For simple interior finishing, line the wall framing up with the interior of the ICF wall so that they are flush.

     

    Thanks for the confirmation Robert.  That is what I normally do, but this had me second guessing myself.  

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    ICF interior wall connection

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    Does anyone know if the interior walls that meet with inside corners of an ICF wall have to meet up at the cement center?  I have always had it meet at the styrofoam outside edge when I drew plans for the other ICF homes I have done and no one has ever said anything was a problem.  This plan was drawn by someone else and I am helping clean it up. I think it doesn't have to meet this way, but I want to make sure. 

     

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    Garage ceiling missing

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    2 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

    I’m away from my computer so I can’t open the plan and this is just a guess, but is the ceiling finish either nothing or set as a gap material?

    I think you got it. Let me go back and look at the ceiling material in the structure dialog.

     

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    Garage ceiling missing

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    Hi again.  Anyone able to spot the reason why this plan isn't showing a ceiling on the first floor.  The ceiling plane and ceiling surfaces are both turned on and the room dba has flat ceiling selected.  I am trying to help a client clean up their plan.  I have attached the plan in x12.   Thanks a bunch!

     

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    story pole dimensions from floor instead of absolute

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    2 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

    There may be a way to do that but it would likely involve multiple plan files.  I think I would just suppress the dimension value for those particular segments and then use the Leading Text field to enter your adjusted measurement value.  Or possibly not suppress the actual elevation value and add in your current floor measurement as Leading or Trailing Text.

    I tried to do it this way but the segments didn't have an option that I could see, to turn off the callout absolute height.  I just made a white polylne rectangle and wrote text on top of it the way I wanted it to read.  I went back and made the black outline on the rectangle white after I got done.image.thumb.png.b4893f535c8d8bb51df713846d5ec6e1.png

     

    create a layer that won't print

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    25 minutes ago, robdyck said:

    A few options: Put those notes on their own layer, make that layer really bright, like neon pink or something. That way it'll be very obvious that you've left it on and you can turn it off before pritning.

    Or use a different layer set for printing that already has your notes layer turned off. Call it something like "PRINTING SET" and that will also be fairly visually obvious to identify before hitting print. Both require habits to be formed.

    Thanks Robert.  I guess I have another habit to develop, lol.

    create a layer that won't print

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    Is there a way to create a layer that won't print?  Sometimes I like to put notes to remind myself of something I need to do on the plans, or copy and paste the text from client email instructions so I don't have to go back to the email.  Is there a way to put this on a layer where I can see it but it doesn't print?  At times I can put it off the printable area of the layout page, but other times, I have something circled and arrows with text pointing to the area that I need to get back to in the future.