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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Rafter Height in the Framing Specification edit toolbar. See “The Edit Toolbar” on page
dialog. See “General Panel” on page 870. 38.

Using the Edit Handles Mitered and Lapped Joints

Framing members can be drawn, edited, and Mitered joints can be created using the Join
moved much the way CAD lines can. See and Mitre Ends edit button. Click on a
“Editing Line Based Objects” on page 217.
framing member such as a joist, click the
In Cross Section/Elevation views, joists and Join and Mitre Ends edit button, then
rafters cut by the cross section and displaying click on another nearby joist to extend and/or
a cross box can also be edited. See “Editing trim the two objects as needed so that they
Box-Based Objects” on page 236. Also, in join at an angled cut. See “Fillet Lines” on
Cross Section/Elevation views headers can page 261.
be edited like closed polylines. See “Editing
Closed-Polyline Based Objects” on page You can instead make two framing members
231. meet at a lapped intersection using the Join

In a camera view or overview, the handles and Lap Ends edit button. The selected
that display on a framing member depend on framing member will butt against the second
where it is clicked for selection and your one, which laps the end of the first.
current zoom factor.
The Join and Mitre Ends and Join and
• Click the top surface to display the same
edit handles as in floor plan view, allow- Lap Ends tools not available for Posts,
ing you to rotate, move, and extend or Floor/Ceiling Trusses, or Roof Trusses.
shorten the length of the member. Multiple framing objects can also be
• Click a side surface to display the same trimmed to length using the Trim Object(s)
edit handles as in an elevation view, one and Extend Objects edit tools. See
at each end and one at the center. “Trim and Extend” on page 275.
• Zoom in and click on the appropriate edge
to display edit handles that control the Steel and Concrete
width and depth of framing members.
You can set framing defaults to generate steel
Using Dimensions framing and concrete structural members as
well as lumber and other framing types.
Framing members can be both moved and Individual framing members can also be
resized using dimensions. See “Moving specified as concrete or steel, as well.
Objects Using Dimensions” on page 479.
When setting up defaults or modifying an
individual object, make sure you specify
Using the Edit Tools both the desired framing Type and the

A selected framing member can be edited in material. See “Framing Materials and Types”
a variety of ways using the buttons on the on page 864.

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