Wire lath in wall definition?

[ACADuser]

This house I'm working on requires wall schedule, something I seldom do, but do you put the drainage plane and wire lath in the wall definition?

If so are those items in the Chief Library?

 

 

[rlackore]

Personally, I keep my exterior wall definitions as simple as possible, e.g. for the wall you've illustrated I'd have:

 

exterior finish (which would be a single thickness that represents the entire system: wrb, lath, and all stucco coats)

exterior sheathing

framed main layer

interior finish

 

IMO, keeping all  my exterior walls with these four simple layers helps me when the wall intersections get weird. It also keeps the plan views and section views more readable. I use schedules and text to communicate the individual components of the wall assembly.

[ACADuser]

Thanks for that advice.

I do believe a picture is worth a thousand words.  And keeps the wall schedule uncluttered.

 

[meba1113]

I think i'm missing something here....     

 

How did you create the wall section cutaway in Chief Architect?

 

I'm an AutoCAD / REVIT user, so there's a bit of a learning curve using CA to create the cutaway.

[VHampton]

That may very well be a screen capture.

 

Coincidentally, I had just responded to Joe about a CAD resource for roof ventilation...

 

The same web page - ARCAT - has wall details (for Stucco) in CAD in case that's of any interest. 

 

https://www.arcat.com/product/Building-Envelope-Insulation--154615

[ACADuser]

That is a screen capture form a google search.

But I have seen some views similar that were done in Chief, Michael did it if I remember correctly.

 

[ACADuser]

 

 

[SteveNovato]

I have tried this using polyline solids and manually shaping them, as well as changing the material. I don't think it is a great result and it is very time consuming...but it can be done!

 

Steve

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