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jroot Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Columbus, Ohio	Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:07 pm    Post subject: Solid Modeling Construction Sources Hi, I am having fun with a 3D solid modeling package and have hopes of designing a house (just for a fun challenge). The problem is - I'm not an architect. I am not especially knowledgeable when it comes to the details of home construction either. I was hoping to find some useful sources for information about the details of the construction of a home. Studs and 2x4s and rafters and trusses and all of the other components involved. Like I said before this house will never be built, so there is not a great concern to get it right as far as structural soundness, but I would like to follow the conventions as far as the actual structural components. I am just trying to educate myself, and learn a thing or two about building a house. SO, with all that being said, does anyone have any sources where I can learn about these things, see some 2D drawings of home construction features, etc etc? Basically a "learn how to build a house tutorial." Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Jeff Root
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Kevin Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1466 Location: Eugene, Oregon	Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:53 pm    Post subject: Widely loved contemporary classic: Building Construction Illustrated, 3rd Edition (Paperback) Francis D. K. Ching, Cassandra Adams http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471358983/artificeinc
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mx2 millennium club Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 1988 Location: Miami, Florida	Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:10 am    Post subject: I second that...it has become a begginers Bible of sorts. It simply a great source. mx2 _________________ *Art of Architecture: The conscious use of skill and creative imagination in the production of an aesthetic building. *Science of Architecture: The calculated use of technical skill and knowledge in the construction of a functional building.
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