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RainaMc

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Hello all.  I am still working in revit 2008 doing Residential Architecture.

Just curious how most set up wall structure.  I worked in AutoCad previously and only showed the 2x framed wall.  In Revit the wall is set up to show the framed wall, sheathing, interior, and exterior finishes all with a thickness.  However this seems to confuse the builder and the structural engineer.  So I am just wondering if anyone out there has maybe continued to show the framed wall and applied a material still to show siding but not included the other building materials that make up a wall in the real world?  Would there be anything wrong with doing it that way? 

Thanks in advance,

Raina Mc

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tim123

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I would suggest that you do it the way that works best for you.  You could create the structure and external finish as one wall and the internal finishes as a separate wall, joined to the structural wall.  Alternatively, use a repeating detail in the structural zone to show the framing and hide the wall for those drawings.

I do find it strange that consultants and builders get confused by seeing things as they actually are, provided that the dimensions are to the structural zone.

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