rDesign Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I just noticed that — at least by US standards —some of the standard sizes in the Framing Member tool in 2016 are incorrect (also confirmed in 2017). In the U.S., for nominal softwood dimensions larger than 8" you're supposed to subtract 3/4": As in a nominal 4x8 is actually 3-1/2" x 7-1/4". The 4x8 is the correct size, whereas a 6x8 is not correct. The red dimensions in the attached image show some of the incorrect dimensions. Measure twice, cut once... Quote Link to comment
0 rDesign Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 I went ahead and filed a Bug report for this. Quote Link to comment
0 Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted October 7, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 7, 2016 Confirmed VB-137223 Quote Link to comment
0 rDesign Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thanks JimW for confirming. Just so you know - I didn't go through all the different size combinations to figure out all of the incorrect actual sizes. Hopefully when this bug is corrected, someone will make sure all the size combinations are correct. Quote Link to comment
0 Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted October 7, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 7, 2016 Agreed, I worded it pretty much to the same logic: "This issues was reported on 6x8, however it occurs elsewhere, recommend all sizes be double checked to ensure accuracy" Quote Link to comment
0 rDesign Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 I knew you would! Thanks again! Quote Link to comment
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I just noticed that — at least by US standards —some of the standard sizes in the Framing Member tool in 2016 are incorrect (also confirmed in 2017).
In the U.S., for nominal softwood dimensions larger than 8" you're supposed to subtract 3/4": As in a nominal 4x8 is actually 3-1/2" x 7-1/4".
The 4x8 is the correct size, whereas a 6x8 is not correct. The red dimensions in the attached image show some of the incorrect dimensions.
Measure twice, cut once...
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