Splitting Walls part 2

[HEWIII]

 

wall is 46' long, I can only build 16' long walls.  How do I split this wall into three walls (Panelling) and create detailed wall sheets for each wall? How do I ensure that stud placement is correct to install 4' X 8' OSB vertically across the entire wall?  How do I get stud dimensions labeled on the wall sheets so volunteers know where to fasten each stud into the plates?

 

 

[para-CAD]

You want panelizing software.  If you set a Framing reference point it might help.

 

Post a bigger screen shot with dimensions, and wall height, and I will whip out a Sketchup cut sheet in right quick order.

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Colored x-ray would be cool in chief

 

 

Edited 19 hours ago by para-CAD

[GeneDavis]

You can edit and annotate your wall framing elevations to your hearts content for a panelized job.  Here is a gable end.  See the joints?

[HEWIII]

[HEWIII]

Thanks Gene.  Do you have step by step instructions on how to do this?  Still learning the tool.  thanks

 

 

[GeneDavis]

Editing Chief's wall framing can be done in 2D and 3D.  Chief walls are autoframed either singly (click a wall, click "build framing . . . ") or with a "build all" click.  For your purpose, you will open the CAD space detail for each wall either from the project browser where you can see each wall detail "page," or by selecting a framed wall and clicking the "open wall detail" button.

 

With a wall detail page open, you are looking at the 2D representation of the 3D framing members generated by Chief when you framed the wall, and all are per the specs you either accepted from the out of box settings that come with Chief, or per your edited enhanced specs.  Plate count, stud spacing, header size and orientation, etc.

 

You will be using basic Chief CAD, but are working on 3D objects.  You cannot "draw" a framing member in this space, but you can copy, then move, rotate, edit size, edit placement (flat to inside, flat to outside), and end cuts (using CAD cut and extend).  Work with it.  Explore all the things you can do.

 

I usually let the panelizer decide where wall joints go and I insist on getting submittals to review and approve, so I can see joints don't compromise some aspect of the build.  This means for a wall length longer than the assembly table size (which dictates max panel length), I'll show them the wall at it's full length, say 28 feet, and let them join however it makes sense to them.  If I need them to change joint placement for whatever reason, I show them how with a CAD detail.  This is rare.

 

Screencap of a wall detail shown attached.  Note label.  Chief number-labels wall detail pages, and you can edit them in a way that makes sense to your erection sequence so your Con Docs give good directions.

 

As for Chief CAD and editing, I recommend taking the time to watch every single training video on CAD and CAD editing.  Copy, paste, point to point moves, rotations, cut, extend, fence, dimension, arrows, notes, labels, and more.