Footing in AC 9

Anonymous · ‎2007-01-17

Got all excited about using the footing object in the add on library and then discovered it does not "draw" (like you would draw a wall) but comes in in a predetermined shape in plan. What am I missing? Is there a way to follow the plan? AC 9 iMac G5 OS X

Thanks

TomWaltz · ‎2007-01-17

I think in AC9, that acts as an accessory object and is meant to link to a slab.

AC10 is a lot better about that

Tom Waltz

Rakela Raul · ‎2007-01-17

but cadimage has a great accessory for footings according to their web site

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TomWaltz · ‎2007-01-17

Rakela wrote:
but cadimage has a great accessory for footings according to their web site

I've used it before... I was unimpressed.

Tom Waltz

Anonymous · ‎2007-01-17

I thought it worked quite well.... untill you try to modify the shape of your slab. It always starts at the same point, counting faces around the slab. If you add or delete nodes, or change the slab shape you have to check your footing profiles (unless its a nice easy one with only one profile all the way round).

Anonymous · ‎2007-01-18

Thanks for the tips.

__archiben · ‎2007-01-19

TomWaltz wrote:
I've used it before... I was unimpressed.

sorry tom - i have to disagree! it handles most of the footings and thickenings i work with extremely well. and because of its parametric intelligence, slab changes mean easily updated founds, thickenings and footings . . . something that complex profile beams are yet to handle well as you have seen from my examples elsewhere

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Rakela Raul · ‎2007-01-19

slab changes mean easily updated founds, thickenings and footings

i though it was automatic

i wish ac had more of that 'relatioships' thing.. for slab and walls, walls and roof...not a lot relationships, just a few

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Steve Jepson · ‎2007-01-20

Hmidd wrote:
Got all excited about using the footing object in the add on library and then discovered it does not "draw" (like you would draw a wall) but comes in in a predetermined shape in plan. What am I missing? Is there a way to follow the plan? AC 9 iMac G5 OS X

Thanks

just draw the footings as walls.

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Anonymous · ‎2007-02-01

TomWaltz wrote:
I think in AC9, that acts as an accessory object and is meant to link to a slab.

AC10 is a lot better about that

Tom,

What is the method in AC10?

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