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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

• When the Slab Footing defines the edge You can also specify the Chamfer Height
of a slab, a thickened slab edge results. and Width before the Slab Footings are
created in the Slab Footing Defaults dialog.
See “Foundation Panel” on page 398.

Aligning Foundation Walls

By default, foundation walls and slab footing is centered on the stem wall unless
footings will align with walls on the floor this option is unchecked in the Wall
above along the outside surface of the Main Specification dialog. See “Foundation
Layer of both wall types. If you prefer, you Panel” on page 398.
can specify that foundation walls align to a
different part of the walls above. See “Wall Brick Ledges
Type Definitions” on page 383.
Brick ledges can be produced in stem wall,
If there is only one layer for both the stem pier and monolithic slab foundations. See
wall and the first floor wall above it, the “Brick Ledges” on page 351.
exterior surfaces of the walls align. The

Deleting Foundations

Select Build> Floor> Delete Foun- Delete edit button or pressing the Delete
dation to delete the entire foundation key. See “Deleting Objects” on page 283.
floor.
Deleting and rebuilding the foundation is
You can also select and delete individual often the quickest way to update the model
foundation walls and slabs by clicking the when substantial changes are made to Floor 1
after the foundation is built.

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