Composites-Are you using them and how?

[Dave Jochum]

There have been several discussions on this forum about composites, and they've generated more than a few polls and wishes. I'm still struggling, however, to find the best method of creating walls that need a minimum of patching in plan and section until GS improves the tools.

Duane Valencia stated at ACUW that he doesn't use composites due to the cleanup problem. Hopefully, Duane, you've recovered and can chime in. I didn't get a chance to view your drawing sets after hearing that comment. To Duane and others who don't use composites, how do you set dimensions if there is no core (framing) defined?

How are people getting composites to cleanup with a minimum of fuss?

[Anonymous]

Doing wood frame projects, I use wall composites with cores consisting of 25% fill for Existing and 75% fill for New. My architectural plans are dimensioned to Face of Finish, but I can thrill the contractors by giving them separate framing layout plans dimensioned to Face of Stud using the core dimensioning option. I allow for the thickness of skin materials (as "airspace"), but haven't gotten around to setting up anything more complicated in 8.1 yet.

Cathy