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Sidewalls: the plain-English version

Star defines building width across the main framing from sidewall to sidewall.

Use frame direction and drawing labels to distinguish sidewalls from endwalls.

Illustrative geometry

In the same 30 ft-wide × 40 ft-long example, each sidewall runs along the 40 ft building length.