Floor and wall Levels BEGINNER

[homero]

I am just getting started on the BIM features after working on 2D mode for years.  I have started a few projects from the provided templets.  I set up stories at 10' height intervals.  When I draw walls and a slab for a story, both wall and slab bottoms are at 0', 10', 20' and so on.  This means that they overlap for at the bottom of the walls.  What is the best way to resolve it so they don't overlap and the wall actually sit on top of the slab.  

[homero]

The bottom bound of the wall is set to top of slab, but it's going down to the bottom of slab.

[Jeff Prince]

1 hour ago, homero said:

What is the best way to resolve it so they don't overlap and the wall actually sit on top of the slab.  

 

The other approach is to use the Story system.

That might be a better approach if you are dealing with lots of stories and/or coordinating with other BIM platforms (like if your building engineers use Revit).

 

You might want to read this thread to get some good info on setting up multi-story buildings using layers alone:

[homero]

Do you know why the walls are going to the bottom of my slab with the setting is top of slab?  Thanks!

[Jeff Prince]

2 minutes ago, homero said:

Do you know why the walls are going to the bottom of my slab with the setting is top of slab?  Thanks!

 

Post a file, or portion of the file, and someone will look at it.  It's something in your settings for the walls or slabs that can be corrected.

[homero]

Renton AM BIM.vwxCan someone please take a look?  I'm having a difficult time disengaging the wall heights.  

[homero]

It's very frustrating.  No matter what I do with the bottom bound, the bottom of wall stays the same.  

[homero]

The square grip moves, but bottom of wall does not.

[Jeff Prince]

1 hour ago, homero said:

It's very frustrating.  No matter what I do with the bottom bound, the bottom of wall stays the same.  

 

Your wall styles are not configured properly.

 

You have some with Bottom Bounds set to "Ledge" other set to "Bottom of Slab", so Vectorworks is doing what you are telling it to do.

You probably want some of or all of them set to Top of Slab.

I say "some" because you might want your exterior cladding components to cover the slab while everything else sits on top of it.

I modified your wall style so the studs and gyp sit on top of the subfloor while the sheathing sits on top of the floor framing and the sheathing extends to the bottom of the floor framing, which it depicted in the image below.

Hope it helps.

 

[homero]

Thank you!