New concrete slab to existing concrete slab


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I'm new to Chief. I'm using X-8.

 

I'm working on my first project using Chief. The client is adding 4 small one story additions to a one story house.

 

The question I have is how do you draw the new concrete slab to the existing concrete slab?

 

The first thing I did was input the walls, roof planes, roof framing and foundation of the existing house. Then I input the walls of the 4 additions.

Then I manually added the roof planes of the new additions.

 

I then selected the build foundation command. This re-drew the entire foundation as if it were all new. Exterior footings of the existing house

that are now between the house and additions show as an interior footing. I want the line of the exterior edge of the existing house to still

show as a solid line, not a dashed line.

 

I also tried the slab with footing command. The problem there is that it adds footing on all sides of the slab where I only need the footings on the new

​exterior walls of the addition and not edge of the new slab that comes in contact with the existing house. I do need a 6"x6" thickened slab edge

where the new slab comes in contact with the existing slab. Another thing is I cannot change the size of each footing separately.

 

I attach the plan that I have been working on. I drew a partial foundation plan on how I would like to look.

 

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

2016-14-5-6-2016.plan

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Try the Slab footing wall tool, when connected to form a room, it will create a slab automatically. I wouldn't use the slab tool for that purpose, you can't adjust the footings independently.

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Glenn,

 

That's exactly what I am looking for. 

I'm not familiar with Slab Pour Number and an auto mono slab.

I tried to look those up in Chief's reference manual and

on youtube. I did not find anything.

 

Do you know of any video's regarding slab pour

number an auto mono slab?

 

Thank You,

 

Mike

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Mike,

 

Probably better to stick with the manual slabs that you have drawn already and don't worry about auto for this exercise.

I think an auto slab would have to be edited anyway.

Have a look at the attached plan.

on level zero, I manually drew 2 new footings abutting the kitchen and garage.

Size them as needed.

You can then specify the 4 footings and the slab to be Pour 2.

This separates that new slab from the existing slab.

2016-14-5-6-2016 GLENNS FOOTINGS.zip

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