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If you are using an auto roof and auto bay, you can use a Gable/Roof Line (red line below).

Special Use Arrows were dropped in X12.

Chad, When you use Backup Entire Plan, you get 3 choices of how you want to save the data. Read up in the help file and try it out to see what happens. Using the zip option is usually a good one for what you want to do.

The big problem with the material list polyline is that the objects you want to include don't always fall neatly into a polyline. Whatever method you use will often not do exactly what you want. ie, how to you treat an existing roof plane that gets extended - split the roof plane into two seperate roofs if you can?

You can toggle Material List on a layer by layer basis. This means that you can place all the new work objects on their own layers, and check Material List for those layers. You can then uncheck Material List for all the layers that the existing works are on. Then, when you generate a ML, it will only include the new addition objects. It is a lot easier to do than it sounds, especially if you set up your layers before starting any drawing.

What macro are you using and what properties do you want?

Yes. Oh, OK, I thought you said the above.

Yes, but you did say that you changed the main layer.

Yes. It is a bit hard to say exactly the cause of this, but I suspect it has something to do with the wall layer settings when you built and/or edited the wall framing. Can you remember what the wall definition was when you built the framing?

The wall framing is on the left (Siding-6) walls is centering on the OSB layer for some reason.

I assumed that the wall layer on the outside of the stud wall was an air gap, I can now see that it is an OSB layer. Did you ever have that layer designated a main layer? You will only see the effect of this if you make a change to the options and then redefine a wall type - nothing will happen by just changing an option. I am having a play and trying to figure out what is happening. If I delete the housewrap layer from the left hand room walls, the framing snaps back to the main or framing layer. But, if I do the same to the right hand room walls, the framing snaps back so that it is centred on the drywall layer.

Looks to me like your Main layer could be your air gap. When you change a wall definition with already built framing (and auto wall framing turned off), the wall framing will relocate to centre on the main layer - but it will keep its original size. You could also check what your Resize About setting is. PS We posted at the same time. I will look at your plan when I get a moment.

There is one trick that may work - depending on the situation. You can't change the bottom height of a rail. So...this is probably easier to do in a cross section view. Select the rail and uncheck Specify Railing - make it a normal wall. Adjust the bottom height to suit. Change it back into a railing. Adjust rail heights, etc.

Sort of like this?

or you could post the plan

I would use any of the cad tools to get the shape correct and then convert to a Terrain Feature. PS. This doesn't have to be on a flat site as a Terrain Feature will follow the site contours.

Ah, I see now. On rereading the OP I can see how it can relate to Temporary Dimensions. It was the "turned off auto dimensions" that threw me. I thought the the OP was talking about auto dimensions not updating as objects are moved. Silly me.

You should contact Chief directly. Do you have SSA?

Time to upgrade from your really old version. Why do you have the two 1/2" layers marked as Main Layers - that doesn't look correct. Your main layer should be the 5 1/2" stud layer. Post the plan.

I don't think that should make any difference.

Well..on my machine they are not dimension strings, they are still dimensions, but all individual dimensions. Wether they display in, on , or under the dimension line seems to be random. Have you sent it in as a bug?

Default settings>Dimensions>Auto Exterior Dimensions>General panel>Auto Refresh Dimensions

Rich, I can view the files in a .calibz file on a mac - but only to see the .jpeg's or .png's in the file - not the 3d data. I am not sure that you can do the same on a pc. On a mac: Rename the file (better to use a copy of the file to experiment with) to a .zip extension (delete the .calibz) - calibz are zipped files. Double click the .zip file and it will extract the contained files to a folder with the name of the .zip file. You can then view the .jpegs, .png's, etc, and there will also be the .calib file which contains the 3D data or symbol.

Thanks Scott, That's just down the road. I will investigate further - because I am a thinking man!

Hey Scott, That is one of the things I have decided to do during the current self isolation. I did read some preliminary stuff and got lost pretty quickly! You would actually go on a cruise after what is still happening on cruise ships? - we still have several boats in Australian waters in dire straights.