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Good question. I came across this, "The League of California Cities" while browsing for info on SB1069. This appears to say that a city is subordinate to the state law, SB1069 would further restrict a local agency's ability to impose requirements on second units, which would be renamed "accessory dwelling units."

Did you do anything special, but yes that's what I needed?

Man I tried and tried, you are just plain lucky !!

That was it, wall could not be higher than roof rise I think. Looks like wall height adjustment is key to placing AND resizing these stubborn little guys Thanks !

I cannot seem to make an auto dormer place on the roof that the arrow is pointing to. The other one took time but finally placed. Have tried everything I can think of. Using Auto Floating Dormer Tool, Shed Roof Style Help Wanted ! Thanks, Portico Dormer Added.plan

It's the law now, hope this makes a difference ! https://govnews.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19564

You need to build floor framing, to generate mud sills ( and rim joists, as well as floor joists )

4) let's talk about automatic interior dimensions.... nah, not right now lol ------------ sorry. this is pretty much a rant. but I would like to bring these things to the attention of others since it's these little things that have me yelling at a screen lol =D ------------ Auto interior dimensions will place what looks like thousands of dimensions into a floor plan if you do a whole floor. Better to select a room, look at the tool bar that comes up when you do that, then auto int dim for just that one selected room, then clean up. glennw pointed out that auto interior dimensions show every walls length in a room, as well as opening locations. Gets so cluttered !

On Aug. 30, 2016 the State of California passed a bill allowing backyard 2nd units, granny units and rental cottages in virtually all backyards in California. The new bill does away with the extra parking requirements and the cost of using a new utility connection for each unit. The attempt is to get 1000’s of new dwelling units built to ease the housing crisis. The bill goes to the governor for signing by Sept. 30.. It is estimated this bill could stimulate 150,000 units in the San Francisco Bay Area alone. It may be helpfull for us to share experiences we have in the coming months with this potiential market, for designing and building what is being called Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs. This is a continuation of the thread in the Chat Room. I felt like that might not be the best place to share info on what is a local event. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/10845-get-ready-to-draw-small/ Here is the bill text for reference sb_1069_bill_20160902_enrolled.pdf

I just went through this, and you still must draw this style truss manually. I settled on this method: after setting platform structure defaults, use auto framing so you get the rim and sill, but make joist spacing something like 48" o.c. to make deleting the joists easier. Group select and delete, draw in desired truss and multi copy at correct spacing,

Do you have Chief X8, and can you access this training video series ? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/breckenridge.html If so, try it out, do not be intimidated by the complexity of the model, it's just an assembly of routine features. Keep the plan and your practice plan both open as you progress. I am doing it now as a refresher and getting a lot out of it.

Thanks a bunch !!

Yes, just like that.

I cannot move this mulled unit closer to the corner, and I am pretty sure there is an attic wall remnant or something that I cannot find in the way. Any help appreciated Brekenridge Practice.plan

Pier and beam as in 'grade beam', which is a concrete or cmu wall sitting on grade with concrete piers into the ground spaced per plan ? You can make a blank foundation plan, draw a foundation wall, remove footing, and place piers from slab menu. That will then show around outside in 3D views etc. Elevation info not making sense so post plan or thumbnail picture.

That's gotta be it, good thinking. BTW the new lenses look great !

Select all, then point to point move ?

Wow a way to do board and batten !! Thanks !!

Helps to select one room and add auto dimensions (with the tools that appear then) in just that one room. Room by room is less crazy making for me. Then, edit what you get that way, could be faster than manually doing it from start.

I get the same thing, and so do int dims manually. Looking forward to any answer here ..............

Very much like my mouse set up. Left wheel is delete, right wheel is undo, click wheel is open object, plus two left buttons one for space (back to select mode) and one for tab (next object). I have also remapped keys so I have a delete on the left side of the keyboard, and a ', or foot button above the number pad on the keyboard. I also recently set up a little BonyTek number pad on the left side of keyboard, but not using it a lot yet. Speeds things up.

The title bar is on page 0, everything there shows up on all other pages, and therefore the title bar must be changed there.

I needed to quickly place one on an as-built recently and rather than fuss with additional floor, I made a simple one, changed it to a symbol in library, and just set it up on the roof. I deleted the surfaces on one side so you can see the main roof is inside, as it would likely be framed anyway.

Discovered this recently at a condo complex with extensive deck repairs underway and coming up. Up and out of the dirt.