The foundation objects are plan-only elements of a Punch! design. Since they are mostly buried in the foundation they are not visible, and so do not have 3D analogs. Strands and foundation slopes have no properties other than their positions and so are not noticed by InSync. Foundation walls (along with foundation footers) are just walls, and are discussed on a different page.
Beams are wooden or steel beams that stiffen the house structure. They are usually embedded into floors or boxed in finished basements; they may only be visible in unfinished basements. Punch! treats than as plan-only elements. The dialog for adjusting beams is shown below on the left.
Height is the measurement of a beam's vertical height dimension. It is only used to the callout label the plan element.
Width is a horizontal measurement of the beam's width. It is used in the label and also in dimensioning the plan element.
Piers are vertical elements of a foundation and are designed to add both horizontal stability and vertical bearing strength to a foundation plan where such is needed. They are usually vertical holes drilled into the earth and filled with concrete below the foundation footers, though in reality they could also be driven pilings that rise above the ground in swampy areas and support a foundation above ground. Again, there are no analogs to piers in LiveView, so the pilings case is handled with additional 3D Objects to simulate the pilings. The pier dialog is depicted above on the right.
Pier diameter is the only measurement used by Pier objects. The diameter is used in the callout label and in sizing the plan symbol.
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