KristjanM Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I have a pilaster with a pad footing . When I connect an adjacent wall, the pilaster footing is cut back. Is the any way to have the pilaster footing take precedence over the wall footing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I don't think so but you can turn the Pilaster Footing off and draw you own instead. * looks like you cursor is telling you, you are in concentric mode too.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03143/understanding-persistent-pointer-icons.html M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I think you used a short segment of wall for your pilaster and changed the wall width. Try using a slab for the pilaster / footing instead. You will end up with a line where the pilaster and wall meet, but the footing controls will be separated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, robdyck said: I think you used a short segment of wall for your pilaster and changed the wall width. Ahhhh...good thought perhaps...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristjanM Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 There may be a better way but here's my workaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristjanM Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Thanks to all for the comments. I will try them out. Also fixed my cursor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 The pier can be made with thinner poured concrete walls. As a result, the footings will join together. Cover the gap (inside the pier) with a CAD poly-line or CAD box. Don't use a line property on the CAD object in order to create the camouflage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristjanM Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 An Ingenious method. That's one of the things I like about Chief...opportunities for creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 That's a sweet solution, Mr V! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 16 hours ago, VHampton said: The pier can be made with thinner poured concrete walls. As a result, the footings will join together. Cover the gap (inside the pier) with a CAD poly-line or CAD box. Don't use a line property on the CAD object in order to create the camouflage. What I especially like about this solution is the ability to increase the footing footprint, very important for the increased load of the pilaster. Although technically that isn't a pilaster, it is a column at the end of a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 VH's solution will work , just be careful/mindful of the small Room in the middle of the Column ( the hole between walls) , it may not always be a good thing for a room there, but marking one of the walls " No Room Definition" may help with any issues. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Making piers (with varying walls thicknesses) is pretty handy indeed. I've never read any of the CA manuals, so creative solutions are invariably a by-product of necessity. BTW... kBird is correct. This method results in the four sided pier becoming a small "room'. 'No definition' on any one of the walls solves any foreseeable issues. The pier will still build at the default foundation height. ...and agreed Doug... PC 'piers' and 'buttresses' are the masonry terminology for sure. Pilasters are primarily millwork related, but we all got the gist of what the OP was looking for. '') Thanks all for the positive feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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