BillsburgChief Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 So, I'm sure most of you are familiar w/ this detail, but how can I get CA to frame the header properly and not just for the size of the opening? Figure R602.10.6.4 - CS-PF.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Joe_Carrick Posted February 7, 2022 Solution Share Posted February 7, 2022 You will need to edit the "Wall Detail". I do that for Garage Door Openings using Simpson StrongWall. Personally, I might also include that pdf in the Layout. Chief is not going to do everything exactly as you want - or per code. We have to use our talents to do that when Chief isn't quite up to the task. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-CAD Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 So I add that as a detail first, then I have to manually drag a sized beam from wall corner to corner. Since I haven't fully mastered the material list, I will annotate the size to order. I don't find value in trying to get chief to do things 100% exactly like I would frame.......it can do it.....but I haven't found it intuitive like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsburgChief Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Yeah, I include the detail w/ my plans and I include the headers in my schedules, but when there is a portal frame needed I will just mask over the header in the schedule w/ text and the proper length needed... I was hoping someone had a better get around though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 55 minutes ago, BillsburgChief said: Yeah, I include the detail w/ my plans and I include the headers in my schedules, but when there is a portal frame needed I will just mask over the header in the schedule w/ text and the proper length needed... I was hoping someone had a better get around though. Manually change it in the wall framing and it will report correctly to your schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, rgardner said: Manually change it in the wall framing and it will report correctly to your schedule. Wall Detail is the place to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-CAD Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Can a custom modified wall or roof be "locked" so that building new doesn't delete the pre-existing? I have that happen with decks a lot. My current work flow, is to get close to done, then manually tweak the things that I want custom - then print and hope for NO CHANGES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, para-CAD said: Can a custom modified wall or roof be "locked" so that building new doesn't delete the pre-existing? I have that happen with decks a lot. My current work flow, is to get close to done, then manually tweak the things that I want custom - then print and hope for NO CHANGES Open the deck structure panel as well as the wall structure panel and have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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