Cross section to look like this

[Bartwood]

How do I build my foundation so that my cross section will look like this?
I only have 2 options slab on top of stem wall checked or not checked neither one gives me what I want. I'm guessing I can't do it other than manually.
Paul

[louis]

Looks like a combination of monolithic and stemwall.You will have to do some manual editing to get that.

[ambrozac]

Paul,

One time saver would be to make a Cad block of the wall section (in your attachment) and save to the Library.

When you generate the auto detail, block the generated wall and use the "Replace From Library" tool, substituting your custom wall. Use the point to point tool, to move into place. At least it might get that much done. I use foundation walls for my monolithic slab, so I use the polyline union tool to make that look correct. It may not be of any use in your case.

[tlsapp]

What Paul is showing is an accurate cross section of a slab at the top of a stemwall. What CA generates when asked for this view is a "floating slab" inside the inner surface of the stemwall. Most stemwall construction in my area is exactly like Paul's drawing.

The only way I know to do this in CA is as Louis and Cliff said- make a cad block, edit it and save in your details library.

This issue is on my wish list- has it already been suggested?

[Allen42acj]

The first detail looks like a block wall.Do they have blocks that look like the top one?

[Bartwood]

Yes they do in Florida "T062"
I tried to attach a pdf but it was to large
Thanks for the input.

[Allen42acj]

Thank you
Good to learn new things...

[tlsapp]

Allen, that is a regular 8x8x16 lintel block. It is made with 4" tall cuts at all four corners so the mason can knock out any side down to four inches. If placed in a stem wall, all the inside panels are knocked out, allowing the slab to lock into the stem wall as shown.

If placed at the top of a full height wall, the end panels will be knocked out to allow a continuous concrete bond beam to be poured around the top of the wall.

I don't have solid statistics, but would guess 75% of the houses in the Southeast are built this way, with most of the remainder done with mono slabs. (It's flat down here. )

I have a house at the stem wall stage right now, if you're interested, I'll take a couple of pics and post them.

[Allen42acj]

Leslie
Thank you,yes I'd like to see the pictures..

[tlsapp]

Correcting my above post- these days, the block is available with the cutout already made, the mason does not have to knock the sides off. We use lintel block at the corners, knocking out one end and one side.

I guess when I posted the other I was "walking in the past". That's the way we did it about 30 yrs ago. (My, I'm getting old!)

[tlsapp]

Heres the pic you asked for, Allen.
This is what Paul's drawing looks like in real life, before the slab is poured.

[tlsapp]

A closer view

[Gunzzz]

That's a nice simple detail. Sure make for inexpensive construction compared to what we have to do to get out of he ground up north. Does anyone use insulated concrete forms down south?? Just wondering if it makes sense for cooling purposes only.

Paul

[Allen42acj]

Leslie
Thank you
That is interesting..

[tlsapp]

There are a few people using ICF walls here, but it has not really caught on here yet.