Jay_on_Cape

I'm in Fairhaven (southcoast) and have been using the program 21 years. There was once a group that met in MA a decade or more ago.

I set the o.c. spacing to 96" (can't set it any higher), autobuild joists / sills then delete all joists (hence the few as possible in autobuild) except stair openings and rimboard. Then I set all joist in correct location and quantity. In your case I would just select joist and replicate / move 1.5".....done!

You good Ray? I do a lot of plans with I-joist floor joists. Any other questions let us know.

You might want to change the title. Ontario, CA is a city in southern California. People in Canada probably will skip over it.......

Wendy Welton is an architect that lives in NH. There are plenty of designers in this area but alas........they are only designers not architects.

So, what possessed you to switch to CA?

Walker Candler isn't too far from you in Atlanta. I see him post here frequently.

Are the exterior textures like grass any better than say the ones in X8?

Hey Jintu! Now that you've had X10 for awhile how does the PBR compare to Lumion? Still quite a distance or is CA closing the gap?

Does anyone even read the posting in the "seeking services" section or do they just blindly copy / paste? Kind of makes you wonder what kind of work they produce if they ignore most of the first 10 words in the posting....... PS.....Justin, you're applicable......rant isn't directed to you...

For remodels for getting roof slopes I take pictures of all gables (as well as everything else). When on the computer I bring up the picture and put my calcuslope scale on the monitor. Accurate as all heck!!! Way more accurate then climbing up a ladder to the eave and measuring over a 1' and then up....... It's my 2nd best remodeling tool only after a lase measuring device. http://www.calcuslope.com/

Yes, it is current. I meant I'll hold off on Lumion for the time being. I usually don't start using a new release until at least a few months to even another version after it is released.

Sounds good!! I'll hold off until X10 comes out.

Hello Nintu, No I'm not a renderer. I produce construction documents with CA. I've been using it for almost 21 years. I just started doing more exterior renders for 1 builder I draw for that has about 8-9 plans they build over and over. I don't even use the ray trace function as it takes too long on my computer.

Jintu, Do you use Lumion 8 or Lumion 8 Pro? I have seen the comparison list between versions. For strictly CA models (mainly exteriors) is the Pro version necessary or just a good thing to have over the regular version? Thanks for your time. In regards to other conflicts further up this thread my opinion is if you don't want to read it........why are you reading it?

I'm in MA.

What part of Boston?

Hello, I'm a little more distance than local (southcoast MA) but if you get stuck maybe I could help.

First post, future spammer.

There is a reverse plan tool. I'm on a computer that doesn't have CA so I don't know which of the rows at the top it is located under. Hover over the ones in the middle and the reverse plan command is the last command at the bottom of the list.

Matterport is one 3D camera service for realtors.

I concur with what a lot of the others have said. Two more major issues I see quickly are the garage and roof. The garage is essentially a two car garage unless you use the bay in front of the door for a smart car or motorcycle. The depth isn't enough for most SUV or pickup trucks. Center line for the doors will be tight to open doors. I would send this to a roof truss designer to see if this is even possible to build with wooden trusses. You may have to go steel trusses. Sometimes the customer is their own worst enemy. This is certainly a case with other input as well......

There are people that keep the auto framing turned on? Do you turn it off after adding manual joists / changing joist direction?

In the 90's and 00's until the crash most of my work were of the Cape Cod McMansion types. We didn't get the 110 code here until the mid 00's so when doing the McMansions I didn't have to deal with it. Now my business is more in the line of 3,000 sq. ft. production homes therefore I only have to send a handful a year to an engineer. As far as full height sheathing in corners it's fairly easy here. If you load up a wall with glass chances are there's no way in heck it will pass the energy code. Speaking of which the new 2015 IECC is going to wreck havoc here. One builder I do a lot of work for is estimating about a $5,000-$10,000 cost to comply per house. The HERS rating is going to go from a 65 down to a 55. Big changes. Anyways, I see your point about shear wall calc's but in my area it rarely affects the completed design other than adding hold downs. Now missing beams or not leaving enough depth for a floor system will affect your design so that is why I recommended he learn about calc'ing structure to get an idea of what you're up against before you send it to an engineer (if needed).

In the area of Massachusetts I'm located in we are in a 110 mph wind zone. There is a prescriptive 110 checklist that is acceptable if all items on the checklist are met in your project so you don't need shear wall designs. If something doesn't comply with the checklist then it goes to an engineer to design hold downs etc to bring it into compliance.