Table of Contents

3D Tricks

• Adjusting Wall Materials That Don't Match Up

Bathrooms

• Half Bath
• Full Bath

Building Options

• What are Building Options?

• Building Options vs Layers

• Basic Building Options
• Grouping
  • Checkbox Group
  • Radio Group
• Visibility Settings
  • Manual
  • Automatic

• Building Options Settings and Information
  • Visible
  • Lock
  • Use Item(s) Color
  • Fill
  • Pen
  • Number of Items in Model
  • Number of Items in Drawing
  • Comment
• Building Options Advanced Methods
• Special Considerations

Ceilings

• Drawing Ceiling Joists
• Ceiling Levels
• Ceiling Span Tables
• Viewing Ceilings in 3D

Decks

• Drawing Decks
• Deck Stairs
• Deck Handrails

Elevations

• Generating an Elevation
• Annotated Elevations
• Model Elevations

Electrical

• Standard on All Plans
• Optional

Fireplace

• Woodburning
  • Standard Chimney
  • Decorative Chimney
  • Decorative Chimney Cap
• Vent Free Gas
• Brick Walls
• Mantels
• Hearths
• Bookcases
• Accents

Foundations

• Slab on Grade
• Jefferson Parish Foundation
• Chain Wall Foundation
• Pier & Beam
• Raised Pier & Beam
• Post Tension Slab

General Operations

• Attach (Move)
• Attach (Move Block)

Kitchens

• Cabinets
  • Kountry
  • Tidwell

• Appliances
  • Included
  • Professional
  • Gourmet
  • Executive Chef
  • Cafe'
  • 66" Refrigerators

• Islands
  • Wall
    • Side Returns
    • Brick Face
    • Shiplap
    • Dimensioning
    • Electrical
    • Plumbing
• Holiday Cabinets

• Design Considerations

• Appliance Procedures
  • Inserting a Dishwasher
  • Oven/MW or Double Oven

Layers

• Where to use Layers on Plans
• Assigning Layers
  • To Objects
  • To Groups
  • To Types
• Selecting Objects by Layer
• Automatically Assign Layers
• Layers and 3D

Openings

• Doors
• Windows
• Garage Doors
• Trim
  • Knowles Pediments

Options

• System Options
• Project Options
• Drawing Options

Overlay

• Opening an Overlay
• Visibility Settings
• Color Settings
• Other Settings
• Cropping

Plan Sets

• Typicals Pages Location
• Plan Sets for Specific Regions
  • Louisiana
  • Standard
  • South Central Planning (SCP)
  • Jefferson Parish
  • Mississippi
  • Florida
  • Alabama
• Plan Set Templates
  • Creating a Plan Set Template
  • Creating a Plan Set Manually
  • Creating a Plan Set from a Template
  • Deleting a Plan Set
• Copy and Paste
  • Copy to SoftPlan Clipboard
  • Paste from SoftPlan Clipboard

Plans

• Cover Page
• Floor Plan
• Typicals Plan
• Foundation Plan
• Ceiling Plan
• Roof Plan
• Roof Outline Plan
• Elevation 1 Plan
• Elevation 2 Plan
• Cabinets Plan
• HVAC Layout Plan
• Electrical Plan
• Plumbing Plan
• Custom Shower Plan
• Site Plan
• Landscape Plan
• Curb Detail Plan
• Engineering Plans

Plumbing

• Hot-Cold-Drain
• Gas Drop

Porches

• Drop Brick Ledge

Roof

• Drawing a Roof
• Roof Plan (Rafters)
• Roof Outline
• Metal Roofs
• Challenging Roofs
• Ridge Vents

Site

• Creating Site Plans
• Site Mode
• Generating a Building Outline
• Drawing the Property Lines
• Setbacks
• Direction of North
• Placing the Building Outline on the Site

Stairs

• Stair Building Codes

Stamps

• Note Stamps

• User Information Defined Stamps
  • System User Information Defined Stamps
  • Project User Information Defined Stamps
• Using Stamps

Standards

• All Plans
• Plan Specific

Templates

• Drawing Templates
• Plan Set Templates

Walls

• Defining Walls
• Trim/End Options
• Top of Wall
  • Fit to Roof
  • Fit to Ceiling
  • Fit to Stair
  • Clip to Roof
  • Defining the Shape of the Top of the Wall
    • Rake
    • Step
    • Slope Step
    • Deflection
    • Flat
• Bottom of Wall
  • Fit to Roof
  • Defining the Shape of the Bottom of the Wall
    • Rake
    • Step
    • Slope Step