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Room Specification Dialog

1 Check Automatic Deck Framing to • Specify the Plank Gap Width, which is
generate planking and support framing the distance between individual planks.
for the deck that updates as changes are made • If you want to enter a Plank Direction,
to the deck. See “Decks” on page 424. remove the check mark from Automatic.
• Check Keep Deck Framing After Deck Enter the direction as degrees.
Room is Deleted to retain the automati- • Specify the Number of Border Planks.
cally generated framing and planking These are planks that follow the outside
when the selected deck room is deleted. edge of the deck and may not be parallel
When this box is unchecked, the framing with the rest of the planking. Border
is automatically removed if the room is planks generate as long as the length of an
deleted. inside edge is greater than 0”. They do not

2 Specify the appearance of the Deck generate on curved deck edges.
Planking.
• Specify how far the deck planking Over- Note: Planking thickness and joist depth are
hangs the rim joists. specified in the Floor Structure Definition dia-
log. See “Floor and Ceiling Platform Defini-
• Specify the Plank Width of the deck tions” on page 428.
planking.

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