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AlexDring

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Is there a way to show studs in a wood wall?  One of our principles wanted to know how far do we go in terms of coordination with Revit.  Are the engineers responisble for showing every wood stud? 

Is there an add on program you can get to input wood framing?

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AlexDring

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I hear ya, we dont either in Autocad.  We just tell them were we want some bundled studs or post.  The rest of it we let them figure it out.

He was thinking, the boss that is, that with Revit do we or should we?  He is wondering if mechanical and electrical show so much detail like every vent, should we?  Make sense? 

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LIZARD2806

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We never show wood studs in our architectural plans, and the only time I have seen it done on engineering plans is for a shear wall or modular built homes.  In a past life I worked on a program called Cadwork, which was pretty powerful and not unlike Revit as far as modelling.  In it, you could select a wall and apply a rule (such as 16" O.C., a corner detail and detail at openings) to it, and it would provide you with a stud layout (and cut sheet, to boot).  Pretty cool stuff, but in my experience really only necessary in a prefab sort of environment.  We had used it for making structural insulated panels (SIPs).  I wouldn't worry about showing studs unless their location is absolutely essential to your design. My two cents.

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