wall and slabs

[ChrisA]

Up until now i have done a work around on this but I am now taking a few minutes to figure out a better way, with help of course.

I would like to:

Create a wall at 8'- have it render with siding and generate accurate materials take-off.

Create a slab at 1'0" - that the outside face renders with siding.

If I use model set up to create floor and slabs and I have it set from FF to FF. My take offs are all wrong and the stud heights are for a 9' wall. But they render correctly(with the siding covering the slab).

if I set my layer height manually I get the right take-offs but I can't have the siding render on my band boards.

In the real world I like to run my sheathing to the top of the wall below, Completely covering the bands and plates, creating a tighter envelope. Right now i just show this detail using a 2D drawing on a sheet.

I hope this makes sense. I will be in and out of the office all day so i apologize if I don't respond right away.

thanks

C

[Jeffrey W Ouellette]

Hi Chris,

What you are looking for is the ability of wall components to wrap around/down the edge of the slab. This was introduced in Vectorworks Architect 2011.

[ChrisA]

thanks Jeffery that is exactly what I am going for.

So I am SOL until I upgrade i guess?

C