cadvilla Support Team

How to enter a Foundation

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In this Video-Tutorial we show you, how you can enter a foundation.

Procedure from cadvilla version 8.x:

The basic workflow:

  • In the first step we need a new floor to create a foundation on. Therefore we make a right mouse click on the layer “Building” and select “New floor below“. We enter a name for the floor, for example foundation, and we enter a rough height. After it we click on “Transfer” and select under the point “Objects” the function “none“. After it we press “OK“.
  • If you create the foundation centered under the supporting walls we recommend using the help of centered guidelines (“2D & Layout” – “2D Guidelines” – “Guideline” – “Centered Guideline”).
  • To enter the foundation we select “Building” – “Foundation” – “Strip foundations” – “Between two points chain”. To define the foundation we press the right mouse button and select “Properties“. We adjust the dimensions of the foundation and select after it at the point “Layer construction” (“Material” – “2D Display”) a color for our strip foundation. After it we press “OK“.
  • We enter the foundation and after it we press “ESC“.
  • To add a bottom plate to our foundation we select “Building” – “Foundation” – “Bottom plate” – “Insert with Polygon/Rectangle”. To define the bottom plate we press the right mouse button and select “Properties“. Her we can adjust the dimensions and the layer construction of the bottom plate.
  • We enter the bottom plate for example with a polygon, after it we press the right mouse button and select “complete“.
  • If we have to change for example the dimensions of the bottom plate afterwards, we select it – press the right mouse button – “Properties”. In the properties we are able to change the levels or the thickness afterwards.
  • To create a section-view of our foundation we select “View” and “New Section-View“.

We select an area for the section-view and after it the section-view appears.

To eliminate the hidden lines in the section-view we press the right mouse button and select “Properties“. Here we select the point “Hidden line removal” and we press “Ok“.

We also recommend hiding the environment layer in the section view to get a better overview.

 

Procedure for cadvilla version 1.x to 7.x:

The basic workflow:

  • To create a foundation we create in the first step a new floor. Therefore we make a right mouse click on the layer “Building” and select “New floor below”. We enter a name for the floor and enter a rough height. After it we click on “Transfer” and select under the point “Objects” the function “none”. After it we press “OK”.
  • If you create the foundation centered under the supporting walls we recommend to use the help of centered guidelines (“2D & Layout” – “2D Guidelines” – “Guideline” – “Centered Guideline”).
  • To enter the foundation we select “Building” – “Lower/upper beams” – “Upper beam” – “Between two points chain”. To define the upper beam we press the right mouse button and select “Properties”. We adjust the dimensions of the beam to the foundation and select after it at the point “Layer construction” (“Material” – “2D Display”) a color for our beam. After it we press “OK”.
  • We enter the foundation and after it we press “ESC”.
  • To add a ceiling to our foundation we select “Building” – “Ceiling” – “Ceiling” – “Insert with Polygon/Rectangle”. To define the ceiling we press the right mouse button and select “Properties”. Her we can adjust the dimensions and the layer construction of the ceiling.
  • We enter the ceiling for example with a polygon, after it we press the right mouse button and select “complete”.
  • The ceiling does not get displayed in the 3D & 2D views when you use the standard visibilities. To display the ceiling we make a right mouse click at the background in one of the views and we select “Visibilities”. Under the register “Construction Elements” we select the point “Ceilings” and after it we press “OK”.
  • To create a section-view of our foundation we select “View” and “New Section-View”.
    We select an area for the section-view and after it the section-view appears.
    To eliminate the hidden lines in the section-view we press the right mouse button and select “Properties”. Here we select the point “Hidden line removal” and we press “Ok”.

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