RobUSMC Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I am running new duct work for a vent hood thru a shared wall between the kitchen and garage. Once in the garage it will turn and travel to an exterior wall for venting. All this will be enclosed in a simple soffit. How do I show the framing of the soffit so I can show the duct work inside the framing before drywall? I know I can build it using slabs but that will take some time. I thought if a soffit was in placed in a plan I would see the framing in framing view but it does not. Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJSpud Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 You will have to manually create your soffit framing ... Chief doesn't do that (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 If you want to show framing, use no-room-def walls & cl'gs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJSpud Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Jim: I haven't tried it this way. How do you edit the framing when you do it this way. Even doing it this way, it must take a little time to get everything the way you want it. I have seen builders use several different framing techniques for soffits, but never like wall framing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Soffits have never framed but a ceiling plane will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 just create a wall type w/ correct frame size & a cl'g plane w/ your joist size. 2x2s? Probably easier to just use a typ detail tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobUSMC Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 thanks for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Rob, I'm curious as to why you wouldn't just create a simple detail and refer to it in your Con Docs? Would take a few minutes at most. Do you need the framing view for a presentation perhaps? Genuinely curious about the thought process because I struggle with the 2 methods (perfect framing model versus quick CAD detail) many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I tend to use the " Reference it to a detail method", I can get a pretty clean model but there are those little things that might take you a log time to model, so I reference it to a detail for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I tend to use the " Reference it to a detail method", I can get a pretty clean model but there are those little things that might take you a log time to model, so I reference it to a detail for those. Same here Perry, still curious how/why others work the way they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 materials list. even w/ that, still not worth it to me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does it matter why? We all work differently. We all have weird situations that pop up that require a lot of effort. Rob may have a very good reason to model the soffit framing, and it may require a long, detailed explanation that isn't relevant to the problem. BTW Rob, I trained and served with many Marines off and on over the course of my Army career - you fellas are a breed apart. Thanks for your service, and a happy belated Veterans Day to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobUSMC Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Humble I guess it's just me having that "everything must be perfect" thought process. Some call it OCD. Being a former Maring and still a pediatric / neonatal flight nurse on top of having a remodeling company I've always been expected to be as detailed as possible. Sometimes it sick but usually a good thing. Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Does it matter why? We all work differently. We all have weird situations that pop up that require a lot of effort. Rob may have a very good reason to model the soffit framing, and it may require a long, detailed explanation that isn't relevant to the problem. BTW Rob, I trained and served with many Marines off and on over the course of my Army career - you fellas are a breed apart. Thanks for your service, and a happy belated Veterans Day to you. To me it matters why so I can perhaps learn something new and understand a little more about how/why others work the way they do and to improve my work flow when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Humble I guess it's just me having that "everything must be perfect" thought process. Some call it OCD. Being a former Maring and still a pediatric / neonatal flight nurse on top of having a remodeling company I've always been expected to be as detailed as possible. Sometimes it sick but usually a good thing. Thanks for your input. Yeah been there, done that myself. Don't mean to challenge your reasons just really curious to see what I can learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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