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Posts Panel

Posts are not automatically generated:
they can only be drawn manually. See Posts and beams may be created under
a Deck room automatically, depending
“Manual Framing” on page 838. on its size, location, and other variables.
Deck Framing defaults are set in the Deck
Room Defaults dialog. See “Deck Framing
and Planking” on page 425.

1 Click the Edit Post Defaults to open • Specify the Width of the footing. This is
the Post Defaults dialog. This dialog is the length of each side of a square footing
similar to the Framing Specification dialog and the diameter of a round footing.
for posts. See “Framing Specification • Select the Square or Round radio button
Dialog” on page 869. to specify the initial shape of post foot-

2 The Post Footings settings control the ings. Once created, a post footing can be
initial attributes of footings created edited like other closed polylines. See
“Editing Closed-Polyline Based Objects”
with the Post with Footing tool.
on page 231.
• Specify the Height Above Floor value, • Specify the Rebar Size Number for post
measured from the top of the subfloor of footing Rebar.
the room in which the post is placed.
• Specify the Rebar Count, or number of
• Specify the top to bottom Thickness of bars, for Post Footings.
the footing.

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