SNestor Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Is there a way to manually draw a flat 2x4 plate? I know I can create a plate using a P-Solid...but, is there a way to do this using a framing tool? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 25 minutes ago, SNestor said: Is there a way to manually draw a flat 2x4 plate? I know I can create a plate using a P-Solid...but, is there a way to do this using a framing tool? Thanks Try building a 4x2 floor beam and defining the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I use a General Framing member for my bearing plates, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Thanks guys...both methods work but I like Scott's method a little better because choosing "General Framing" puts the item on a "Cad, Framing" layer...and the "beam" method puts it on the "Framing, floor beams" layer...which works better for me. But...both ideas are great and helped me learn something this morning. Thanks much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 59 minutes ago, SNestor said: Thanks guys...both methods work but I like Scott's method a little better because choosing "General Framing" puts the item on a "Cad, Framing" layer...and the "beam" method puts it on the "Framing, floor beams" layer...which works better for me. But...both ideas are great and helped me learn something this morning. Thanks much! Thanks Steve, I never realized this.... actually you are wrong..... it goes on the CAD, DEFAULT layer, not the CAD, FRAMING layer........why would they do this? .... is there an advantage? Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, dshall said: Thanks Steve, I never realized this.... actually you are wrong..... it goes on the CAD, DEFAULT layer, not the CAD, FRAMING layer........why would they do this? .... is there an advantage? Interesting. Actually you are both wrong...and right. It goes onto your Current CAD Layer whatever that might be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Scott - it puts General Framing on the CAD, Framing layer for me. EDIT: Well, Michael solved the issue for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just now, Alaskan_Son said: Actually you are both wrong...and right. It goes onto your Current CAD Layer whatever that might be. Well ain't that a pistol? You are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said: Actually you are both wrong...and right. It goes onto your Current CAD Layer whatever that might be. I think it should go on the CAD, FRAMING layer period...... maybe this should be a request? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 To answer the original question though, how I create those extra members totally depends on how and where they are being used. I often prefer to check "Retain Wall Framing" and cut, copy, rotate, extend, trim, and otherwise modify framing directly in the wall detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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