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Editing Foundations

Stem wall footing heights can also be edited
in 3D views just as the rest of the stem wall
can. Slab Footing heights, on the other hand,
cannot be adjusted in 3D.
You can specify whether stepped stem walls
have vertical footings on the FOUNDATION
panel of the Foundation Wall Defaults and
Specification dialogs. You can also specify
the chamfer width and height of monolithic
Stepped stem slab foundation footings.
walls with
vertical footing Interior Footings

Slab foundations often have interior footings:
Footing Width and Height
to support posts, for example. You can
Foundation Wall footings derive their Width, specify that an interior footing be created
Height and Offset from in the Foundation under an interior wall on Floor 1 when the
Wall Defaults dialog, Similarly, Slab foundation is built by checking Create Wall/
Footings use the width and height specified Footing Below. See “Foundation Panel” on
in the Slab Footing Defaults dialog. Once a page 398.
Foundation Wall or Slab Footing is created, You can also draw them using the Slab
its footing can be adjusted in its specification
dialog. See “Foundation Panel” on page 398. Footing tool. See “Foundation Walls” on
page 350.
Footing Width can be adjusted using the edit
handles in both floor plan and 3D views. If an interior footing is inside of a room with
Each side of the footing can be edited a slab foundation and a curb, as in a garage,
independently, which means that the Offset specify the Slab Footing a s Invisible to
can also be modified using the footing resize prevent a curb from generating inside of the
edit handles. room. See “Room Dividers and Invisible
Walls” on page 353.

Thickened Slabs
A thickened slab can be created by selecting
Footing resize edit handles on a foundation wall
a Slab Footing and specifying its Cham-
If the selected wall is a Slab Footing, the fer Height to equal the Footing Height. The
footing width can also be resized using Chamfer Width can be increased, as well.
dimensions and will resize the Wall • When the Slab Footing is drawn on the
Thickness, creating a new wall type if interior of a slab room, a thickened slab is
necessary. See “Editing Walls” on page 367. created.

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