The first step in creating a basement or crawlspace foundation is drawing
the foundation walls, which are typically made of poured concrete or concrete
blocks. You can draw the entire perimeter in seconds by just pointing
and clicking with your mouse.
A floor is automatically inserted when you create a closed foundation
wall layout. You can change the floor type after it has been inserted
if you want.
To draw the foundation walls:
Make sure the current location
in the Building Locations drop box is the Foundation location, or whatever
location you have set up for your foundation elements. Make sure that
you have defined the correct Floor Level and Wall Height for that location
in the Building Locations dialog.
Select Insert
> Walls, or click the Walls button on the Building toolbar.
In the catalog panel, select the Foundation Walls
category, then select the type of wall you want to insert.
In the drawing area, select a start point for
the first wall.
Move your pointer in the direction you want your
wall to run. A dynamic dimension is displayed to indicate the length of
the wall.
Note:
By default, drawing is constrained to 15º angles. To release this constraint,
turn off your Angle Snap.
When the wall is the length you want, click to
set its endpoint.
Continue drawing walls until the perimeter is
complete. You can add walls to the interior of the foundation layout if
you want (if you are creating a cold cellar, for example).
Right-click and select Finish
from the shortcut menu.
Select Insert
> Walls, or click the Walls button on the Building toolbar.