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I realize the sample shown in this demonstration is just a garage building but this took me about 30 minutes to do including the production of the video. Think of what could be generated if you spend several hours preparing the dataset. 

In this CADclip below I demonstrate how a simple, single parametric massing family can be loaded into a project and with just a few simple clicks can change the parameters of the building and generate various sets of construction documents to include floor plans, elevations, 3D view, cross section and schedules.

We've come a long way BABY !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUwzG6y7OAk

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Hey, that was an awesome video.  I figured it out and how to make stacked walls apply to it, where to set my mass on the level I needed for the entire wall to appear as it should (4' foundation wall with 8" Girt wall w/ steel panel), AND I figured out how to create within the mass family to make the slope of the roof for both sides or for that matter to create a single sloped roof!  Thanks for getting me on the right track with that!

Now for my question, and this may or may not be an easy answer.  How can I keep my floor constrained to the interior of the foundation wall and piers... for that matter how would I go about creating this so that my floor and piers move with the building when it is resized?  BTW, I did try to use dimensions and lock them for restraints, but that did not work.

I did not use the floor by face because I had to set the mass (because of my stacked wall) on a level named 'T.O. Footing' (4' below 'Top of Foundation' or 'Finish Floor').  Although now that I think about it, I wonder if I could have simple offsetted the floor in a positive z value (4' above the 'T.O. Footing').  Hmm... I am going to have to try that one.

But back to my question, I have posted a family of the building shell for people to look at and possibly use themselves, and a PDF of my concern that I have asked you about.

Thanks in advance,

Mars

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I came across another issue today while using the building mass to create a wall by face.  I tried applying a stacked wall to quickly establish our perimeter walls so they can change when we resize the building each time we get a different project.  Ok, so when I do it works fine.  It is when I choose to break up the stacked wall that the wall above then flips and faces the opposite direction.

Typically we use a 4' foundation wall and above that an 8" metal girt wall with 1 1/4" panel.  I used sweeps to give the appearance of the girts, base c runner channel, and it works well when stacked with our 4' concrete foundation (stem) wall.  This is nice because we can add our 8"x24" mud footing foundation along each wall, and because it is wall-based, when we change the dimensions of the building, it too changes.

But again, how can I keep the 8" Girt Wall from flipping around on me every time I break up the two?

Have you worked with stacked walls for this application?

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