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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

1 Specify the Rebar used in the major • Rebar size - Define the rebar size in
foundation components: Footing, Wall 1/8th inches. 4 represents 4/8, or ½ inch.
Horizontal courses, Wall Vertical courses, • Specify the Overlap where sticks of
Pier, and Slab. Rebar is calculated in the rebar meet, in terms of the rebar’s Diam-
Materials List but does not display in any 2D eter. A value of 40.0, for example, equals
or 3D views of the model. See “The 40 times the Rebar Size.
Materials List Tools” on page 1264.
• Check Use Mesh to reinforce the slab
• Bars per Course - Specify the number of floor with mesh instead of rebar, or
bars of rebar to be used per course for uncheck it to use rebar.
each foundation component.
• Course Spacing - Define the spacing for 2 Foundation Options - Select either
Foam Seal, Termite Flashing, or both.
Vertical and Horizontal Wall courses, and These options are added to the Materials
for Slabs. If slabs are to have rebar List, but do not display in the model.
instead of mesh, this spacing value
applies to both directions.

Building a Foundation

Foundations can be generated • Any interior walls on Floor 1 that have
automatically or drawn manually. A Create Wall/Footing Below checked in
combination of the two methods can also be the Wall Specification dialog. See
used. “Foundation Panel” on page 398.
Three foundation types are available: stem At least one room must be defined on Floor 1
walls with footings, grade beams on piers, for a foundation to be automatically
and monolithic slabs. The first two options generated. If no rooms are defined on Floor
are created using walls; the last creates 1, a blank Floor 0 is created.
concrete slabs with footings.
There can be only one Floor 0 per plan. If
Automatically built foundations are placed your plan requires a foundation on more than
on Floor 0 and are based on wall positions one floor, you will need to draw the required
and floor heights on Floor 1. Foundation foundation walls or slabs yourself.
walls or slab footings are generated under:
• All exterior walls on Floor 1 that define a To build an automatic foundation
room other than a Court, Deck or Bal-
cony room type. See “Room Definition” 1. Select Build> Floor> Build Founda-
on page 411. tion .
• Any interior walls on Floor 1 defining 2. Specify the desired foundation type and
rooms with different floor heights. See other information in the Build
“Floor and Ceiling Heights” on page 425. Foundation dialog. The settings in this

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