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KennedyDrafting

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Hello All.  What is the best way (or couple of ways) to model a porch rack?  I've tried with beams but they just seem too fussy. 

I tried using dimensional lumber famlies under beams, and line work for the overhead lines and that seems better but still not great.

The rack needs to show as two overhead (dashed) lines at the faces.  With the dimensional lumber, I can't get the overhead

lines of the rack to clean up in plan view.

Attached is a simple CAD sketch of what the plan needs to look like.

Thanks! 

JK

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Use beams or model in-place components.  You can just use linework for the hidden lines to show on the floor plan

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Thanks for the reply. 

Like I said, beams are not creating the correct out put. 

In place modeling isn't a good solution in this case because my company draws this condition over and over so it needs to be easily adjustable and parameteric.

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Hard to say because I don't know what output you are getting that is a problem.  If it is something that is created a lot then create it as a family.  That way you can make it parametric and have symbolic lines right in the family to show up in your floor plan.

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