Dimatt Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I need some help getting chief to build my foundation the way it is actually built irl. Standard slab detail here is: Trench footing, 3ish courses of block, the top course being an L shaped "header block". Slab is poured using this header as the form. I cannot seem to get the software to make this detail. Is this just a weird building practice in East Tennessee that isnt supported or am I missing something simple? I have tried setting hang platform inside walls and then move slab to top of wall in foundation dbx but never got anywhere with that. See attached detail for something like we do here. (borrowed and quickly and crudely edited, cmu usually not poured solid as shown) I am not looking for a perfect auto detail or anything, just a 3d view that looks reasonably close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 There are several key settings that need to be addressed: Main Floor Platform: 4" concrete slab Foundation Defaults: Foundation Level: Uncheck 'Floor Under This Room' These settings should result in something like this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 39 minutes ago, Dimatt said: the top course being an L shaped "header block". Slab is poured using this header as the form. Try a pony wall for the foundation: 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimatt Posted Wednesday at 02:30 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:30 PM Thank you all very much. A combination of those worked well. For anyone who tries this, make a new cmu wall type that is about 4" thick(or whatever your local headers measure). Make the foundation wall a pony wall with the 4" wall on top. After the stem walls are in, I had to select them and set pony wall "elevation of lower wall top" to -4" and it looks pretty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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