Many CAD systems now show framing in their advertisements and claim to be framing solutions. What makes BuildersCAD different?
A. BuildersCAD framing is based on an expert system of rules based technology. Unlike many system that simply show extruded rectangles that are shaded brown to look like framing, BuildersCAD actually lets the user define what happens when a 2×6 exterior wall is intersected with a 2×4 interior wall. It creates the proper intersection based on your rules and flips through several choices until all your criteria is met including a guarantee of 3/4″ minimum nailing surface for drywall and a stud nailing surface on the exterior at every 16″ for proper sheathing nailing. When a condition cannot be met, BuildersCAD flags and reports it to the user so a questionable situation does not get overlooked and built. With BuildersCAD, a stud is a stud with real length, depth, with, grade, species, stock and behavior, not an extruded graphic to propagate a wall. Request a live BuildersCAD demo online and you will instantly see the difference. Q. We build walls for several local companies, each having
