DavidJames

Thanks Jeff, but when I open that link it is just a list of videos for me. What is the title of the specific video I should watch?

 

Shane, thank you this is awesome.  I would really like to put the trusses in but it still does not want to take them. 

The reason you're still having trouble building the attic trusses is because your ceiling height in the room dbx is greater than the peak height of your roof. 

Chief is looking for the ceiling so it knows where to place the ceiling chord of the attic truss, however if it's beyond the peak, it obviously can't do that. 

Open up the storage room dbx, change the ceiling height to 60" and then force rebuild the trusses. 

Attached are revisions to Shane's attachment. 

BILEADOU - PROPOSED- 9-23-16 mine2.plan

Sure, under the drop down menu of the Build New Floor tool there are two options for Exchanging Floors.

Wow - didn't even know this existed! Thanks 

Like this? 

Portico Dormer Added R1.plan

I'm not sure if this is what you're trying to achieve, but take a look at the attachment (I've also made some adjustments for clarity)

Also, it seems the reason you're stairwell wasn't generating was because you had an invisible wall near the top of the stairs for some reason(?). Delete that and the railings and try rebuilding. 

 

Barn Copy - R1.plan

I prefer this stucco pattern vs the textured that was posted above: 

 

A solution is to cut that little wall out,  move window over,  and then put wall back in place using PASTE IN PLACE.  

Exactly what I did  . 

Like this?

I have an HP T2300 - has been working flawlessly for years now. 

David - I'm not using any Adobe if I can help it!  The engineer firm creates the .pdf on their end, and I'm simply importing it. (I do have acrobat but avoid its daily updates and don't want to buy their products because of the junk they add to my computer.). 

 

When I print the layout (make a PDF), I'm using the "save as PDF" option.

 

I'm assuming you are referring to McAfee? You can just choose to not install it  ... unless there's other bloatware that I'm not aware of? 

Adding and removing pages in Adobe is extremely simple and, like Perry said above, you can also select to reduce file size. 

Dropbox works well for submitting to the printer, but when uploading to the city's website it snags.  Just wondering if there's a trick to reducing the file size at some point before trying to upload to the city?

Which version of adobe are you using? 

Well, I tried what David advised and no luck. 

Did you try rebuilding the roof after you moved the invisible wall? 

Looks like it's auto-extending the gable roof because of your porch. If you shift the invisible wall back by 2-1/2", the issue is resolved. 

To be honest, I'm not sure why it's doing this. Bug perhaps? 
 

I hardly ever use trusses, 4000 jobs in 40 years, maybe 10 used trusses.

It's the polar opposite over here where I am. 99% of the homes are built with engineered roof trusses. 

Probably not the best way, but you can achieve this with PL solids. 

 

I usually charge $1.50 / sq ft. 

As for what that translates to at the end of the year... Depends on how many jobs you get and how good your work is. 

 

As others have stated, I think PL Solid is the way to go. 

Can you post your plan file? 

It would have been nice to know if he wanted anything else, I thought it was narrowed down to 2. The 1070 is the way to go unless you want better --1080

Yeah - he also noted a budget and went 50% over it. That being said, it was smart of him to do so as the 1070 is a phenomenal card for the price.

Cam - I think going with the 1070 is the smartest thing you could have done.

It is sloped.

Just wondering what my best option is. 

Post the plan file so we can take a look at it.

If the file is too big, see if you can upload it to dropbox or google drive. 

I would go with the R9. It's a newer card (2 years?) and it has double the memory which will definitely help in the long run. 

Personally speaking, I have always preferred Nvidia over Ati/AMD due to Nvidia having better driver support. However, if I had to choose between the two in your scenario, I would go with the R9. 

Thanks David,

is there a way to get the herringbone pattern in texture material other than grabbing a picture?

I'm looking to change grout color or similar nuances for a better 3d view?

At the moment I think grabbing a picture is the only way to set a custom texture to something. That being said, changing the grout color won't be possible unless you edit the initial picture first. 

Sima, 

The reason it's not showing up in the 3D view or on the teapot is because you need to change the texture material as well. 

Changing the pattern style only will only show up in the "technical illustration" 3D view.