SoftPlan 2016 New Features: Walls


 

Board & Batton

Board & Batton siding will fit to Soffit.

Corner Boards added to cedar shake and Board & Batton walls.

 

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Draw Wall Dialog

Draw Wall dialog stays on screen so different Wall Type can be selected without starting the command again.

Dialog width increased to display full name.

Walls already used on the drawing are listed at the top of the Draw Wall dialog.

 

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Definition

Drag & Drop sorting added to Wall Definition dialog.

Drywall

Drywall automatically caps the exposed end of an interior wall if displayed in plan view.

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Footing

Footings added separately to Visible Items.

Footings can be dimensioned.

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Frieze Board

Placement of Frieze Board, particularly on walls with small jogs, improved.

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Half-Height Brick Walls

Half-Height Brick and Siding Walls added to the standard wall definition list.

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Insulation

Wall Insulation extracts (with framing) in the 3D and cross section models.

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Preview

Dynamic preview added when drawing or adjusting Walls.

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Round-Top Walls

The tops of walls can be rounded via two new tools.  The Top Deflection setting adds a radius to the wall top and the End Option: Top Radius adds a radius fillet to the wall ends.

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Textures

Double-line and long short plan view textures added.

 

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Quoins

Quoins run continuous from floor to floor on the 3D model.
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2 Comments

    • The walls can be configured to show or not show drywall. Give technical support a call and they can take you through changing the wall definitions.

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