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• Post footings and deck post footings are In Floor Plan View
placed on the “Footings, Post” and “Foot-
ings, Deck Post” layers by default. The appearance of foundation wall types,
including line weights, colors and fill styles,
• Slabs created using the Slab Tools is specified in the Wall Type Definitions
are placed on the “Slabs, Custom” layer dialog. See “Wall Type Definitions Dialog”
by default. on page 386.
• Wall labels and slab labels are placed on Changes in stem wall and monolithic slab
the “Walls, Labels” and “Polylines 3D, foundation heights are represented in floor
Labels” layers, respectively. plan view with S markers. These markers are
• In stem wall and grade beam foundations, located on the “Footings, Step Markers”
brick ledge lines in floor plan view are on layer and use the Text Style assigned to that
the “Slabs” layer; in monolithic slab foun- layer. See “Stepped Foundations” on page
dations, they are on the “Walls, Founda- 701.
tion” layer. See “Brick Ledges” on page If a door on Floor 1 extends into a stem wall
351. or curb defining a Garage room, its location
• The “Foundations” layer controls the dis- will be indicated on Floor 0. See “Displaying
play of all objects on Floor 0 in 3D views Doors” on page 535.
but does not affect floor plan view.
In 3D Views
Wall and Slab Labels
In 3D views, all objects on Floor 0 will only
Foundation walls and Slabs can both display display when the “Foundation” layer is
labels when the “Walls, Labels” and turned on.
“Polylines 3D, Labels” layers are on. Unlike While the display of foundation walls and
some objects, walls and slabs have blank their footings can be controlled independent
Automatic Labels; however, you can specify of one another in floor plan view, in 3D
a custom label in their specification dialogs. views this is not the case. If a foundation
See “Wall Specification Dialog” on page 389 wall is set to display, its footing will as well -
and “Slab Specification Dialog” on page even if the “Footings” layer is turned off. The
703.
reverse is also true - if a foundation wall’s
Wall and Slab labels display in floor plan and display is turned off, so will its footing’s.
cross section/elevation views when their The display of monolithic slab foundations in
respective layer is turned on and use the Text 3D views is controlled by the “Foundation”
Style assigned to that layer. See “Object
Labels” on page 681. layer. Slab Footings are located on the
“Walls, Foundation” layer; but if this layer is
turned off, any Slab Footings that define
a foundation room will continue to display as
long as the “Foundation” layer is on.

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