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[Michael Harrell]

Has anyone designed and added a custom wall type to SoftPlan?  If so, how do you go about adding such to SP.

 

I'm particularly interested in a seawal/bulkhead commonly used in coastal areas similar to the attached picture.

 

Thanks in advance for any input/advice.

[Fred Dickson]

Looks like a fun wall to design....Do you have any specs?  It's hard to tell what is behind the concrete columns.  Thanks.  

[David Zawadzki]

Specs and a cross section would help.

[Richard Rubinski]

Make a Profile on the line of a Board & Batten. Draw the concrete Wall then add the Profile you created and put a checkmark in "Vertical Profile"

 

 

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[Michael Harrell]

 SG_425_Spec_Sheet.pdf   595.64KB   131 downloads

 

 

Actually, the concrete being referred to are 425 vinyl sheet pilings.  They're 2' wide and interlock.  I found the spec on a supplier site.  I'll attach top view/cross sections soon.

 

 

[Michael Harrell]

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Looking at either of the 3D views, from left to right

 

6x6 PT Piling/Post

3 - 4x6 PT Beam (if you will) 3' OC down the structure

Vertical Sheet Pilings

2x6 PT (I'll call this an inner ring band) on the land side of the wall.  For the most part it is as much a nailer for the top cap as anything.

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[Fred Dickson]

Did you create this wall in SP?  

[Michael Harrell]

RE: Fred

 

Yes I did create with SP.  The downside is it is constructed from various materials individually from various components (deck, concrete, etc.).  The end goal was to construct a wall that can be drawn maintaining aspect ratios/materials, etc. That would be very useful in doing estimates with what SP does in SoftList 

 

What I'm trying to accomplish is creating a wall structure that includes all the components.  I'm having a hard time determining where those individual components reside in SP, not to mention how to turn the Vinyl Sheet piling item into a component that looks/displays like the concrete/block wall piece I created for the images.  I imported a dwg of the Vinyl Sheet stuff but it came in as an imported symbol which I can't figure out how to convert.  Seems like it would be a simple task and maybe I'm missing something as I'm only about a week into actually using this software.

[Richard Rubinski]

Is this close to what you wanted? It doesn't show the connection between each section.

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[Michael Harrell]

Yes, that's perfect!  No worry on the connections.

 

Curious to know how that was accomplished.

[Richard Rubinski]

I’ll zip the profile so you can put it in the Profile library.

[Richard Rubinski]

Here it is. Add thsi Profile to your Profile Library.

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[Richard Rubinski]

I split the wall definition into 2 parts so hopefully you can read it.

 

 

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[Michael Harrell]

Got it.  Thanks Richard