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The Framing Tools

The Framing Tools

Select Build> Framing to access the line to create one of these objects. In floor
automatic and manual Framing Tools. plan view, a horizontal framing member is
created; in a Wall Detail, vertical members
The Framing Tools family has three separate
can also be drawn. See “In Wall Detail
parent buttons: General Framing Tools , Views” on page 864.
Floor/Ceiling Framing Tools , and Roof
Wall Bridging
Framing Tools .
Wall Bridging, or blocking, can be
The default settings for framing members are created both automatically and
derived from their respective panels in the manually, but can only be drawn manually in
Framing Defaults dialog.
a Wall Detail. To do so, open a Wall Detail
Most types of framing can be created both and select Build> Framing> Wall Bridging,
manually and automatically. Once created, then click and drag in a straight line across
both automatically generated and manually the wall in the view. See “In Wall Detail
drawn framing members can be selected and Views” on page 864.
edited. See “Editing Framing” on page 865.
Each run of bridging has gaps where it
crosses studs, but behaves as a single object.
Horizontal floor/ceiling platform framing Automatic wall bridging can be created when
members are referred to as "joists"; ver-
tical wall framing members are referred to as wall framing is built or rebuilt. See “Wall
"studs"; and sloped roof framing members Panel” on page 847.
are referred to as “rafters”.
Post
Build Framing
Posts can only be placed manually. To
Select Build> Framing> Build do so, select Build> Framing> Post
Framing to open the Build Framing and click in floor plan view.
dialog. Here, you can define settings that
control how framing is drawn and generate Post with Footing
automatic framing. See “Build Framing
Dialog” on page 844. Posts can also be created with footings
beneath them. Select Build>
General Framing Framing> Post and click in floor plan view
to place a post centered over a footing. Post
General Framing objects are generic, footings are Slab objects and can be
framing members that can be drawn
outside of a floor or ceiling platform or roof selected independent of their posts. See “The
Slab Tools” on page 702.
plane. Select Build> Framing> General
Framing, then click and drag in a straight

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