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#1 Steve and Carla Farnam

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Posted 07 February 2020 - 10:19 PM

Anyone else find the most accurate way to design and catch potential problem

areas is to strip it down to the bones? If anyone has any foundation/framing

modeling to sub out please keep us in mind. Steve srfxc@aol.com

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#2 Allen McDonnell

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Posted 08 February 2020 - 03:34 PM

i had to change my browser settings in order to look at this post.


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#3 Jon Davis

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Posted 10 February 2020 - 07:37 AM

Yes I love looking at the 3D framing model. Especially when dealing with stairs, and rooms upstairs inside a roof structure. 

 

It really helps to show people who don't understand, why you can't always just stick a room in the attic.


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#4 Brendan Smythe

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Posted 10 February 2020 - 04:21 PM

It takes way too long to model the structural elements, not profitable so far..



#5 Kevin Rabenaldt

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Posted 11 February 2020 - 12:49 PM

I agree it takes a while to model the framing but more and more it is required for permit.  Some things Softplan does well and then there the areas we need more tools.  But the more you model the framing the better and faster it becomes but still, for me anyway, its takes some time.  Need the ability to frame in purlins under rafters with corresponding bracing to that purlin.  Ways to framing skylight wells.  Automatic strongbacks for ceiling joists would be great.  These are just a few of the things that would speed things a lot.  I have been trying to develop cheat sheets to aid in the proper offsets for the different joist levels, ceiling heights, etc


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