Boogdaddy Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 I have been in residential design for 40 years. I am a bit of a dinosaur in that up until 2 years ago I did all drawing/drafting by hand with pen/pencil and paper/vellum. Since purchasing CA X12 in early 2020, I have gotten up to speed with CA (relative speed LOL) and completed a few custom designs-all standard stick framed homes. The plans I have completed in CA are not perfect, and I'm sure those proficient with CA can easily spot flaws and things I could or should have done differently, but all of the plans I've done so far in CA have been built and with almost zero construction issues. I personally built one of my designs. I do not have any knowledge or background creating CAD details or drawing in CAD as CA is my first foray into drawing on the computer. I live in a rural area east of Dallas and Barndominiums are fairly prominent in my area. I know many of you do not like the word Barndominium and it's possible relation to Condominiums/multi-family projects, but in this area of the world it is a commonly used and understood term. I actually have built one personally here on our ranch that has a shop portion and a residence in it for my elderly mother. I can and have drawn these by hand with zero problem, but I now have a Barndo project that I want to complete in CA. This project will be for me personally and built on our land. I need some help with completing the metal building shell part of the plan. The metal building will be built using I-Beam columns, steel roof trusses and will have M-Panel exterior sheeting. All other walls interior to the metal structure will be standard wood frame. I have completed a 1/8" scale preliminary design by hand. I still have some design kinks to work out but it's fairly complete. I'd like to move onto construction documents in CA. Given that the metal building portion of the plan will have to come first, I don't even know how or where to start. In a perfect world I would prefer to do this type of training/tutoring in person, but I realize there's probably no one who can help that is nearby. So I'm guessing I'll have to settle for Zoom meetings. I'd like to build a relationship with someone who speaks my language, has some patience with me and that can give me help on this project and other future projects in short meetings. I may need an hour or more on some occasions and I might only need 15 minutes other times. I am happy to provide a .pdf of the preliminary plan and/or photographs of my existing shop to illustrate the type of construction that is commonly done in this area. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Long time user, teacher and tutor of Chief Architect. I can help you live online as I have done so with many others. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballman Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Love to discuss. I come from a construction and design background so I'm sure we can speak the same language. Here is a link to a typical " builder set of plans ": https://dbeb9d9d-63d6-4359-84bb-f128ebeddadd.filesusr.com/ugd/cb65c6_bdd34f993eae40a8b5e9ca1364e2fde9.pdf Bob Shofner rmsdesigngroup@gmail.com 973-897-5013 - cell ( voice or text ) 910-398-8673 - office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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