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Room Specification Dialog

1 Specify the configuration of the Deck • Specify the footings’ Height Above Ter-
Beams. under the selected Deck room. rain. See “Foundations and the Terrain”
• Uncheck Deck Beams to prevent the on page 700.
automatic generation of support beams • Specify the footings’ Thickness and
under the selected Deck room. Width.
• Click the Edit Beam button to open the • Specify whether the footings are Square
Deck Beam Defaults dialog and define or Round in shape.
the beam size and other characteristics. • Specify the Rebar Size Number.
See “Framing Specification Dialog” on
page 869. • Specify the Rebar Count, or number of
bars in each footing.
• Specify the maximum Beam Spacing.
Beams may be positioned closer than this Moldings Panel
value, but not further apart.
Chair rail, crown and base moldings can be
2 Specify the configuration of the Deck assigned to one or more rooms on the MOLD-
Posts under the selected Deck room.
INGS panel. Moldings are placed around the
• Uncheck Deck Posts to prevent the wall surfaces of a room and continue around
automatic generation of support posts the surface of any soffit that is attached to the
under the selected Deck room. wall at the molding height.
• Click the Edit Post button to open the The settings on the MOLDINGS panel are
Deck Post Defaults dialog and define the similar to those found in other specification
size and other characteristics of the posts dialogs throughout the program. See
associated with the selected Deck. See “Moldings Panel” on page 908.
“Framing Specification Dialog” on page
869. The settings on this panel are also similar to
• Specify the maximum Post Spacing. those found in the Floor Defaults dialog, but
Posts may be positioned closer together affect only the selected room instead of all
than this value, but not further apart. rooms on the current floor.

3 Specify whether Deck Post Footings Wall Covering Panel
are generated under the selected Deck
room’s deck posts. Not available if Deck The settings on the WALL COVERING panel
Posts is unchecked, above. of the Room Specification dialog are the
same as those on the same panel of the Wall
• Uncheck Deck Post Footings to prevent Specification dialog. When a wall covering
the automatic generation of footings is assigned in the Room Specification
under the selected Deck room’s posts.
dialog, it is applied to all walls in the selected
room only. See “Wall Covering Panel” on
page 402.

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