framing a composite wall.

[stephanie]

few questions concerning the wall framer:

1) the wall framer seems to go by the centre line of the entire wall. how do i go about framing a masonry cavity wall?

2) if i try to go around this by overlaying a "stud wall" over the composite wall, the window-objects don't intersect both the composite wall and the "stud wall" in the same time. if i frame the subsequent "stud wall", they are windowless.

3) the architect user guide suggest that we should overlap the slab and the wall, but this obviously is not the height of the wall to be framed, how can i approcah this problem?

perhaps i am trying to do this in a wrong way, any tricks please? thanks.

[Robert Anderson]

To use the framer in this situation, duplicate the veneer walls, set them into a new layer and class and use the Cavities button to remove their veneer cavity. Adjust their thickness so that the framing is where it would be in the veneer walls. Now use class assignments to frame your interior walls and the exterior walls (in the new layer).

[stephanie]

great! thanks.

[stephanie]

ok, i am following your instruction to the letter. but, new problem:

after removing the cavities, when i try to adjust the thickness of the wall, it goes by the centre line. so, the frame is still in the centre of the composite wall. is there a quick fix for that please? thanks.

[Robert Anderson]

Not a quick fix, I'm afraid. If you have VW Architect, turn on the Connected Walls mode and when you move the wall, you'll have the ability to set the offset (which should be a constant for the project, I assume.)