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Instructions
Step 1 Read the silhouette
- Start with the 120 x 24 x 30 in outside envelope. The sloping faces create the coop shape; the internal frame is visible in the end view with the skins hidden.
Check: Identify the outer envelope and the separate internal frame.
Step 2 Look inside the frame
- The illustrated frame centers are 3/4, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 119 1/4 in along the length. Five frame pairs use 2 x 4 stock; the wider seam frame uses 4 x 4 stock. These choices describe the model, without establishing strength.
Check: Locate all six frames and the wider frame at 96 in.
Step 3 Follow the panel seam
- Each face combines a 95-15/16 in main panel and a 23-15/16 in extension, with a 1/8 in gap over the wider frame. The stated 32 5/16 in width is the outer sloping face.
Check: The two panels and gap total 120 in on each face.
Step 4 Explore variations in CAD
- Try colors, face treatments or proportions in a copy of the native model. Keep the original as a dimensional reference. A size change also changes panel shapes, frame geometry and material quantities.
Check: Save a separate study copy and identify every dimension changed.


