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You can do this in layout for dimensions, but not for text. Open the Layout Box Specification dbx...General panel...Dimensions...Number Height. I think it only works for plan views though - no elevations or sections.

Larry, Build an auto dormer and then select "Eyebrow". About 5 or 6 mouse clicks I think. It should take about 4 seconds.

Johnny, In your first picture, the problem with the gable frieze is that the 2 small roofs on the ground floor are sitting out from the wall. Drag their right hand edges further to the right so that they but right up to the wall. The gable frieze above will rebuild correctly. Oh, your molding polyline at the rear of that bump out is sitting off the wall. What is meant to be at the front corner - what is the problem. Is there meant to be a corner board there. If so, you haven't drawn one. Michael got the second one. I'll keep looking and repost on the third pic if I find anything.

Preferences...General...Startup Options

Johnny, I am pretty sure that you cant snap to a dimension line. If you want to align 2 dimension lines accurately, you could use the Align/Distribute Objects tool. Say you have 2 (or more) horizontal dimension lines and you want to line them up with each other. Select both dimension lines. Select the Align/Distribute Objects tool from the Edit toolbar. If you want the lower dimension to line up with the upper dimension, check Top Edges, OK. The lower dimension line will relocate and snap to the upper dimension line. (Similar for the other options). Usually it's just easier to extend the existing dimension line, although using the above technique, you can align dimension lines with gaps between them - same as a Blank Segment which we can now do.

Rob, In Preferences, do you have Legacy Shadows checked? If so, try unchecking it.

Johnny, I don't think that's what the Op was asking...but You can sort of do that in Chief. Draw a simple room on floor 1. Build a new blank floor (floor 2) On floor 2, draw a new room off to the side and edit it's floor and ceiling heights so that they match the floor 1 room. Have a look in 3D. In the attached pic, the section on the left is on floor 1 and the section on the right is on floor 2.

Johnny, I'm not sure that is a bug. Looks to me like it is the Countertop Height setting. When you drag the copy off to the side, it is no longer relative the slab and looks like it drops down relative to the terrain. I believe the default setting is Set Height From Cabinet. If you uncheck Set Height From Cabinet, you can specify one of the other height settings. You will probably find that Absolute may be the best because then it makes difference if there is a floor, deck, terrain, etc, under the object. This setting relates to Chief's zero height - usually the first floor level. http://screencast.com/t/X1vpKHykW6h Arrgh! - lost the sound, but it becomes pretty obvious.

Alan, On Level 4, open the dbx (Structure panel) for the external walls where the problem is (the one above the sunshades) and check "Default Wall Top Height". Easy to do in a 3D view.

A lot of your second floor walls are Attic Walls, with No Room Definition. Group select all the upper floor walls and uncheck Attic Wall and No Room Definition for those walls. That should be a start and fix most of your problems. Do the above and then post if there are still more problems.

Bob, It seems like only yesterday that we were working on that house. Well done.

It works for me. Depends wether you are auto building roofs or manually building roofs. This error message may shed some light. http://screencast.com/t/szSHUf3py3

Johnny, Have you tried using a primitive 3D Box instead of a poly solid?

I think that you have a couple of things that could be going on. Posting the plan would make it easier. Here is my guess. In General Plan Defaults, you have "Ignore Casing For Opening Resize" unchecked - this would prevent you dragging the opening onto the other wall. So...you can do one of two things, go to General Plan Defaults and check "Ignore Casing For Opening Resize". Or... Go to the doorway's dbx and check Use Interior Casing, set the casing width to zero, and then uncheck Use Interior Casing. Using either method will allow you do butt the opening right up to the other wall. Note that just turning off the display of the "Casings, Interior" layer doesn't mean there are no casings - it means you can't see them, but they are still there. Likewise, unchecking "Use Interior Casing" doesn't mean they are not influencing the move distance from the other wall.

Go down to the foundation room for the Garage and try these settings.

Joe, Thanks, but the OP said he wanted to "divide a line equally into 4 parts" - no mention of any other numbers.

How about this way which actually breaks the line into 4 parts. Make sure Midpoint Snaps are toggled on. Select the line. Select the Break Line tool on the Edit toolbar. Select Sticky Mode. Snap to the centre of the line. Snap to the centre of the new left hand section. Snap to the centre of the right hand section. this gives you a polyline broken into 4 equal parts. You can even use the Complete Break option as well if you want 4 individual lines instead of a polyline.

Michael, Just to clarify. If you use the Save In File option, the actual picture is stored in the plan file. No need to send separately.

Michael, This is the best I can do - probably the same as David is talking about. It's still only marginally better than using Sticky Mode and doing them one at a time. http://screencast.com/t/NkOYem8Q

Johnny, You can fill a symbol with any color you like to hide a rail. ....as long as the fill color is the same color as the rail! Use the Fill setting on the 2D Block panel of the Symbol Specification dbx.

Changing the minimum display size to zero allows you to see the text at it's correct size, no matter what the zoom level is. If you have it set to 50, the text will never get smaller than 50 pixels as you zoom and thus you may not see the actual size on screen - although the dimension text will still print at the correct size. You could also turn on Print Preview to see the actual size without changing this setting. You can do all sorts of things by using different dimension strings along the same line and format them differently. You can use Blank Segments to "jump over" other dimensions.......you can even use different units for different sections. Have a play and see what you can do.

1. You should be able to dimension to the kerb wall openings. 2. First off, make your Minimum Display size for Dimensions zero, in Preferences. Select the dimension line. Just under the dimension number there is a small grip that you can grab and move the dimension number to beside the extension lines - or anywhere else you want.

Johnny, I would be more inclined to specify your rail to include the Newel/Posts from the library. That way, the columns and rails stay as one entity. No need to muck around placing railing and columns separately. You can then choose what displays by using the Plan Display settings. ie, Draw Newels, Draw Balusters/Panels, Draw Rails.

Johnny, Draw one profile and then Multiple Copy. Added: Sorry, I thought you were talking about the cladding profile. The cross section lines layer is the way to go, as per Michaels post below.

You can also assign a hotkey. I use CC for Current CAD Layer. Or, you can use Active Defaults (the wrench with a red tick) and change only the Current CAD Layer.