![]() ![]() Select Edit> Edit Behaviors> Default to return to the Default edit behavior.Since you've already set Concentric as the active Edit Behavior, slowly drag the corner outward until it snaps to one Jump increment of 6", then release the mouse button. Concentrically resize the polyline, so it represents the size of the slab you need by clicking on the polyline to select it, then Zoom in on a corner of the polyline.Next, select CAD> Boxes> Rectangular Polyline from the menu, then click and drag a polyline that snaps to the outside of the array of posts.On a Windows PC, Preferences can be found by selecting Edit> Preferences from the menu and on a Mac selecting Chief Architect> Preferences from the menu. Click OK and Done to make these changes and close the dialogs.On the Trusses panel, under the Member Depth heading, set the Top and Bottom Chords, as well as the Webbing to 5 ½".On the Posts panel, click the Edit Post Defaults button and set both Width 1 and Width 2 to match the beam width of 5 ½".Click OK, then set the Placement to Under Joists.Under the General panel of the Floor Beam Defaults dialog, set the Depth and Width of the beam. ![]() Switch to the Beams panel and under Floor/Ceiling Beams, click the Edit Floor Beam Defaults button.Select Framing from the list and click the Edit button.Select Edit> Default Settings from the menu.In this example, a simple structure composed of posts, beams, trusses, and purlins is created. There are a wide variety of post and beam construction styles, and a variety of different methods that can be used to model this type of structure in Chief Architect. How to create a post and beam structure in Chief Architect? The information in this article applies to: ![]()
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