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Framing Defaults

must be a Framing type. See “The Main are placed on the “Framing, Wall” layer by
Layer” on page 383. default.

As with sill plates, multiple bottom plates
Rough Openings
can be specified in the Framing Defaults
The rough openings, headers, trimmers, and dialog, but only the bottommost plate is
sills for doors, windows, and fireplaces are specified as Treated. See “Wall Panel” on
set in their respective defaults and page 847.
specification dialogs. See:
Roof Framing
• “Door Specification Dialog” on page 544
• “Window Specification Dialog” on page Settings on the ROOF and TRUSSES panels of
577 the Framing Defaults dialog determine the
structure of roof planes and manually drawn
• “Fireplace Specification Dialog” on page ceiling planes as well as how they rest on
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bearing walls, so it is important that their
default values be set before building the roof.
Note: Door and window bucks do not auto- See “Roof Panel” on page 853 and “Trusses
matically generate in concrete or block walls. Panel” on page 855.

Sill Plates If changes are made to these defaults that you
need to apply to the entire roof plan, you will
Sill plates are created when floor framing is need to rebuild the entire roof - not just the
generated. They are created over all exterior roof framing. See “Roofs” on page 773.
walls that have either Concrete or Brick
material type as their Main Layer material Deck Framing
and support a floor platform or a framed wall
directly above. See “The Main Layer” on Deck rooms have special automatically
page 383 and “Material Types” on page generated framing and are not affected by the
1024. settings in the Framing Defaults or Build
Framing dialogs. See “Decks” on page 424.
Sill plate size and number can be specified in
the Wall Specification dialog of the Framing Types
supporting masonry wall. Only the
bottommost plate that comes into contact By default, all framing is set to use
with masonry is specified as Treated. See “Lumber” as the material type. You can
“Foundation Panel” on page 398. select from a number of other types,
however, including Glulam and steel. See
These sill plates are placed on the “Framing, “Framing Member Types” on page 868.
Sill Plates” layer by default. See “Displaying
Framing” on page 862.
When a monolithic slab foundation is
created, the bottom plates of framed walls
built on the slab are specified as Treated and

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