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  1. MPDesign
    Lance, If you are using X8 in roof dbx, structure tab. check mark by soffits "flat under eave sub fascia" Change gable and eave sub-fascia size + the soffit material thickness = the size of the fascia +1/4" for the pitch of the roof.
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    MPDesign replied to dssharp's topic in General Q & A

    sorry misunderstood, no breaks on ssa
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    MPDesign replied to dssharp's topic in General Q & A

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    Not working for me. using X8
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    I have done reverse plans for builders, it is a pain if you havent set up the building to be centered on 0,0 point in plan view. I have actually set up my template plan to have a large point marker set to 0,0. I get my size of the first floor perimeter walls set then center it on 0,0 The time editing is usually the building section cameras. If you use live cameras. Otherwise, the reverse plan command works quite well.
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    Yes Mark and I set the original outside stem wall height in the room dbx.
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    Mark, Here is a sample to look at, made the heights in a cross section camera view using a dimensioned horizontal CAD line. Then a room molding polyline for the cap to the lower wall. hth, Michael stepped-fdn-wall.plan
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    Brian, Maybe it is the direction you are drawing your walls? Are you using the same wall selection handle? the small diamond on the end
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    post the plan, my guess is your using an exterior wall or your copy was made incorrectly.
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    Cool!
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    I prefer using a p-solid in an elevation view. set the thickness and adjust shape as needed. then copy and move to other locations.
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    Shift select all your walls of the Porch, open dbx and uncheck no locate under the general tab. then your roof commands will work.
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    Have a look at the 2nd-floor wall dbx and make sure it's not an attic wall. Also, check you have a room definition. If not then check to see if the first-floor wall under options is not checked to balloon thru ceiling. If that all fails, delete the wall and rebuild it. I have had this happen before and 9 out of 10 times its an attic wall issue.
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    Hi Scott I would be interested in talking with you to see if I can help. Send me a message, email or call . Check my profile for contact info thank you, Michael
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    I would suggest asking the surveyor for a gpx file if possible. Although it is not lines that are imported, but elevation waypoints. I used an online tool for getting these waypoints for a simple lot. Relatively flat compared to yours. (geoplaner.com) It takes a lot of clicks of the mouse to get enough points to make it work well. 105 in my example Yours is much more complex, best if you go with chop's suggestion to use as a tracing layer.
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    I would also suggest placing a curved cad line first to follow along with the curved wall tool. It makes it very accurate in placing the first time.
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    I can help, and am close by. Please send me a private message in this forum with contact details. Thank you, Michael
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    Steve, change furring walls to split framing, then baseboard works.
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    Make your second floor, Build the roof and use truss tool,truss option-attic room truss. It will take some manual editing in truss detail window, if you want all the braces to work the same. once edited lock truss and copy. hth
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    thank you Joe!
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    The old FMRs approach! But of course Once again very nice job!
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    Jon Very nice Raytrace! How did you paint the floor?
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    go to first floor, make sure layer, "framing, floor" is turned on find the extra board and delete. hth
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    How about dimensions that look like this. It would work for both framing and foundation.
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    Since you don't appear to have a basement below the terrain. Open the terrain dbx, uncheck " hide terrain intersected by building"