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Rules for framing plans.

A framing plan shows the following:

1. The framing for the floor of the current story
2. The load paths of the current story, in black (load-bearing walls, columns, etc).
3. Supporting walls below the current story
4. Partitions of the current story, in gray
5. Plumbing, mechanical, and electrical fixtures that need to be coordinated with the structure, in gray
6. Dimensions associated with the framing
7. Layout lines, grid lines, and work lines (a structural grid if you’re using one, otherwise centerlines and alignments communicating design intent).
8. Detail cross-references to framing and foundation details, and building sections.

Method

1. Beams and girders. Model them on layer S-frmg.
2. Joists and rafters. Represent them on the framing plan with 2-d fill 06 | Framing 16 and related fills, on layer S-frmg-2. If you need other spacings, just make another fill. Repetitive members of a floor or roof can be modeled for other reasons, (3d framing diagrams, sections and details) but we don’t typically use the modeled joists and rafters for the framing plan. Why? Because it is far easier and faster to symbolically indicate repetitive framing than to model it accurately enough for use in a floor plan.
3. Dimensions: Indicate control points – where to start 16″ o.c. spacings.
4. Partitions. No fill, separators shown.
5. Bearing Walls. To show a bearing wall, draw a fill on top of it. This is a non-associated, additional element on layer +S-note.
6. Annotations.
   1. All annotations should go on the layer +S-note.
   2. If you want an annotation to show in the foundation plan simultaneously, use +S-note-all.
   3. Use a background of pen 91 on text blocks to make them readable when placed on fills.
   4. Structure Notes. General notes such as loads, criteria, etc. are part of the General Notes PDF. Specific notes are added to the plans using text blocks.