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Thread: Steel Framing Not Curving
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10-22-2009, 06:52 PM #1
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Steel Framing Not Curving
Was experimenting with curving steel walls and using the auto framing function. I found that steel walls do not curve the plates....has anyone else seen this?
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10-23-2009, 12:51 PM #2
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Yes, I have seen this happen.
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10-23-2009, 03:43 PM #3
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Maybe this should be reported to tech support
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10-24-2009, 08:20 AM #4
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Frank:
Very interesting. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.
I hope I didn't miss some procedure for getting the plates to frame on a curve as well. If I (we) didn't, then Chief needs to work on this for X3.
I have never used steel framing for any projects I have done (yet) so I am not sure what steel shapes are used for door and window headers. I see Chief gives us the option of using several steel shapes for headers: C-Channel, U-Channel, Steel Box. I don't recall what shapes are commonly used for these in the real world.
It looks like the biggest issue is getting the plates to curve with the wall for 3D framing views.Curt Johnson
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