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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Build Framing for Build Framing for Selected Object i s
Selected Object only available for walls using a framed wall
type, and for railings specified as Solid. See
If changes are made to a wall, roof
plane, or ceiling plane that require its “Wall Type Definitions” on page 383.
framing to be rebuilt, you do not have to Build Framing for Selected Object i s
rebuild all of the framing in that object’s not available if the selected object has
category. Instead, you can click the Build Retain Framing specified. See “Rebuilding
Framing for Selected Object edit button.
and Retaining Framing” on page 839.

Framing and the Materials List

Each framing member created in a plan is lumber lengths and sizes. Wall framing is
counted in the Materials List. See “Materials not estimated.
Lists” on page 1263. • If even one floor, ceiling, or roof framing

Framing can be calculated using one of object exists in the plan, then objects in
several reporting methods. See “Structural that category are counted instead of esti-
Member Reporting” on page 1266. mated for the Materials List.
Depending on what a framing member is Framing Member Types
used for, it may be listed in the Framing (F),
Subfloor (SF), or Roofing (R) category. See A variety of structural member Types is
“Categories” on page 1271. available for use in Chief Architect: Lumber,
• Framing includes all wall framing, posts, I-Joist, Glulam, Engineered Lumber, LVL,
and General Framing objects. PSL, VSL, Steel I, Steel Box, Solid
Concrete, C Channel, and U Channel. In
• Sub Floor lists floor and ceiling framing addition, Round is an available Type for
joists as well as sheathing. Posts.
• Roofing includes trusses, rafters, and You can select any of these Types as the
sheathing.
default for floor and ceiling framing,
It is important to note that the floor, ceiling, headers, posts and beams, and roof framing.
and roof framing counted in the Materials See “Build Framing Dialog” on page 844.
List may vary considerably depending on You can also specify the Type for individual
whether framing of those types is actually framing members in their specification
present in the plan:
dialog. See “General Panel” on page 870.
• If no framing is present in the model, then
the required floor, ceiling, and roof fram- Changing the framing member Type does not
ing is estimated. Total lineal footage for affect how framing is placed, but it may
various depths of rafters and joists is esti- change its profile in cross section and 3D
mated, rather than a quantity of specific

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