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Ok here is one I did, no editing took only the time to do it ,Small file MP4 http://www.screencast.com/users/phdesigns/folders/Snagit/media/0b3f9606-7915-44ca-a6ec-373621644a08

Looks like your floor might not be at level "0"

I use current cad layer for framing plan a lot

Jim, its all ok, I understand and have some new knowledge of you old guys(insert laugh).

Dennis, I understand what you are saying.

Put it in a zip folder, then send

Lighten up, Francis

One way is to build it out of a p-solid and shape it any way you want to.

Yes 390 mb is a large file and what I create is a real time movie of the site and house. a walkthrough does what you are talking about. Try to send that 390 MB file anywhere, some apps and your internet connection might not allow it unless you are using another 3rd party program to do it-like dropbox. I use "SnagIt", they have a free version for you to test it. There are lots of other programs to use. here is something I sent to t.c. <a href="http://www.screencast.com/t/HOSohcwgBo">11.21.2014-11.19.54</a>

I only know what I know, and I don't know what I don't. Ok, Jim you are the inventor of the old way that was abandoned way prior to Scott's. I think Scott's is different then yours anyway

ok in your post it didn't have any picture to follow, I do know that someone posted a few years ago with those shutters.

There are some in the lib. search awning in the lib.

Scott is the inventor of the save as method (SAM) where he just takes a similar plan and uses that for his template plan and deletes and re-arranges the previous plan. That way your layersets never get out of date they just move on to the next plan so they are always current. Scott has made several videos on the Sam method. I use a modified SAM.

I use a plan and layout template with everything I need, already sent to the layout. The layout already has my details, notes, whatever already on the template layout. I just open my template plan and layout, re-name and re-link them , set the defaults for the plan and ready for prime time. As you draw the plan the layout will automatically generate, except for the elevations and setions, you must open them and close. Details are deleted if not used, I find that easier than placing a detail from the lib. I know a lot of people have different methods, whatever floats your boat works

Dragging walls is not good b/c it moves the bottom plate, not where it should be in sections.

I know when I tried walkthroughs with a complex model it was very choppy and created a very large file, I understand you can change the frame rate but just wasn't for me, so I stopped and went to screen capture.

Lew All my lineweights for elevations sent to the layout,t are in an anno-set called "Elevation anno-set" I have lots of different anno-sets for different views sent to layout all with different lineweights depending what I need. Wall elevations are different than elevations. All I have to do is switch to the correct anno-set I need then send it to the layout.

Lew, you can do all that with anno-sets

I don't think you can have the plan and layout look the same because you are looking at the same thing at different zoom levels. Just control your lineweights using the layersets, run a test print an see witch ones need adjustments. Once the layersets are good then don't worry about what the plan view looks like.

The layersets ultimately control the lineweights and how they are sent to the layout, if that's how you send them. There are also other controls in the send to layout DBX. for controlling the lineweight, there are some videos on Chief's website.

well, the plan has an icon for lineweights just toggle on and off to see if that's what you are looking for.

have you checked this

Yep, I can't even go to the bathroom alone anymore, she wants to make sure I don't miss.

For your wall not fully displaying correctly, check your roof edges to see that they don't go beyond the wall surface.

Yes, you can do it based on a lot of things. Post the plan to see if whatever you are talking about is possible.