Wlall Inside of a Wall - Post-Framing - Thinking Out Loud


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With the new newel spacing options and controls in X16, I can use a railing wall to mimic a potentially place 3D posts of a post-framed building.  I can quite easily adjust the position of the individual posts, where I need them.  X16 newel spacing options make that possible.  I just wish there currently was a means to place these railing walls inside or overtop other walls.  Inside my regular wall types that have all the finish material layers, my main layer occupying where the posts would go is always set to Opening (No Material).  Then I manually place posts w/ footings where I need them.  That is if I want and/or need to show 3D posts.  A railing wall set to only show posts (newels) offers more potential and a faster method of generating the individual posts.  Secondly, I can adjust and alter their position faster and easier with the new newel spacing options.  Currently, placing walls on top of other walls is not really feasible that I am aware of.

 

I wish I had an the following options to...

 

+ Specify and define a footing for each Post (Newel).

+ for each individual Post (Newel) to have a different size and shape of footing, if need be.

+ Override the default top and bottom height of each Post (Newel), on an individual Post by Post basis. Ability to type in values of the top and bottom.

+ Change both the width and depth of each individual Post (Newel) while keeping them a part of the railing wall.  Example 4 X 6 treated posts.

+ Specify defaults for all of this and revert back to the defaults.

 

Thinking about railing walls and the new to X16 newel spacing, I just know there is a lot of potential for more advanced auto generated and editable post-framing.

 

Being able to place the railing wall that is auto-generating the post inside other walls without affecting the other wall is what I am after at this point in time.  Maybe I can explore referencing another plan file plan file with use of "Reference Display".

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  • ComputerMaster86 changed the title to Wlall Inside of a Wall - Post-Framing - Thinking Out Loud

If you set a wall to no room definition, you can actually place 2 walls in the same position, that can be used with railings. But, since Chief still foolishly treats the center of a full wall assembly as center as opposed to the main layer (as it should and as we've asked for), it's not that quick to stack/center them together.

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