Astrigal Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I am just starting to learn CAx15. When I created my first simple 1 story box with foundation and roof and set the floor definitions, as best as I could understand, to show floor trusses, when I build the framing CA builds the floor trusses seemingly okay but adds 3 extra top chords (it appears), and one of them is actually embedded in the truss top chord. I am not sure what is happening here? I show 2 pics, the first of how it did it, the 2nd of how I lifted the 3 ply thing up to see what was what. Also, is there a way to get the floor truss to build to the face of the exterior stud and not the face of the sheathing? I have set my sheathing to be the edge that the foundation and dimensions snap to but I'd like the floor truss to end at the stud face (as well as having the roof truss end heel end at the wall stud face and not the sheathing (which the roof trusses seem to build to as well). Thanks for all help on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 You have your sub-floor and flooring layers checked as framing. Open the floor structure tab and uncheck the FRAMING box for those layers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrigal Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Joey; Thanks. And I do apologize but I am not sure where to find those items. Which dbx are they located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Astrigal Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Oh... I found it. It was under the room specification/Structure/Floor Structure Thanks! Did you have any ideas about how to get the floor trusses and roof trusses to go to the edge of the studs and not the sheathing (while still leaving the foundation and dimensions snapping to the sheathing)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 My guess is you have the wall main layers set up to do that. You need to fix your wall layers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrigal Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Joey; Can the wall layers dbx recognize the difference between snapping the foundation and dimensions to the sheathing while also recognizing to align the trusses with the studs? So far it seems to me you have to pick one or the other layer to snap to for all the components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrigal Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 When I look I see that only 2 options are available to build the platform to: 1-Siding and 2 OSB. I wonder why it also doesn't list 3-Studs (or Framing)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I realize why ChiefTalk does not have a monthly contest on most creative screen names because Astrigal has sealed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrigal Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Joey; I think I am reading your mind I am wondering if I reset the order of the materials and put the main layer only as fir framing, then it gives me the option to pick 1,2 or 3. I will try that. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Framing should be the only main layer. Everything else is either outside, or inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 @AstrigalHey! Just a tip; to get someone's attention you need to hit them up with an @ symbol...like I did with your handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrigal Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 @robdyck Got it. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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