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I want to build the exterior walls to be 10' above the sub-floor, but I want the second floor joists to be 8' above the sub floor. The 2nd floor joists will be hung off of the exterior walls. There used to be a check box for "lowered ceiling", which since the late1990's is something I never used, but when I looked for it today I can't find it. I am not even sure if that was what "lowered ceiling" really meant, but at any rate how do I keep the walls at 10' and the floor 8'? Thanks, Lane

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Before I try this, is it possible to have an "Existing Walls Saved Plan View" and another "New Walls Saved Plan View" (together with fixtures, appliances etc) so the New Walls Saved Plan View can be superimposed on the "Existing Walls Saved Plan View" thereby showing the relative positions and alterations between the existing and new walls? All of the information on the "Existing Walls Saved Plan View" would be dashed lines to differentiate between the two saved plan views. This is a remodeling job, a simple ranch home where the new plan will change some existing walls and there will be a room over the garage with interior stairs to reach the floor over the garage. If there is a training video for doing this that anyone knows of, can you please post the link? Thanks, Lane

No. I would not even include a floor plan if the building dept would accept the blueprints without one. My building and blueprint philosophy is simple, never give out more information than you need to get a building permit. That means no Res-Check, no Manual J, D, S, no plot plan, etc.---all that is "by others".

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Scott, It turned out to be corrupt window file(s). After doing a clean windows reinstall, Chief works fine. Lane

I want to set plan defaults for a first floor ceiling height of 97-1/8" using a 2nd floor joist of 9-1/2" and a 3/4" sub-floor. The problem is the 2nd floor framing default is factory set at 12-5/8" (3/4" sub-floor and and 11-7/8" joist?) How do I change that? In the Stair dialog box, the total rise is set at 121-1/2", and it should be, sub-floor to sub-floor 107-3/8". How do I set the values to reflect the desired plan conditions? Thanks in advance. Lane

Its the same on both monitors, same if attached through display port or other adaptor. Apparently it is a windows 11 issue.

Dell tech support said it is a Windows 11 issue, and I need to reinstall windows. Turns out there are other windows issues I was not even aware of.

Yes, but first I am going to reinstall windows to see if that solves it. I was on with Dell support today and they did extensive testing, and think its a windows issue. If reinstalling it does not work, I can post the plan, but if you have access to the tech support cases, I sent the plan to tech support yesterday.

Wrong on the screen, wrong in the layout. Don't know about a PDF. The certain drawing means it ony happens in one drawing, in CAD detail. I was on the phone yesterday with tech support, sent them the entire plan, she could not duplicate the error, meaning it's something on my end. Checked the video card, but I think I am going to reinstall windows to see if that solves the problem.

Gee, you make it sound so simple! Thanks!

I was on the phone yesterday with tech support for over an hour trying to figure out why a cad line on a certain layer in a certain drawings has two colors! When the line is drawn horizontally, it is blue (the line is supposed to be blue). If drawn vertically, the line is black. When drawn horizontally, then turning a segment vertically, the horizontal portion was blue and the vertical portion black. Disconnecting the cad line segments is no help either, as the segments retained either the blue or black depending on the line orientation. I did not try to draw one at an angle for fear of blowing up my computer. Tech support tried everything...reinstalled video driver, checked drive for errors, checked program for problems. I uploaded the plan to tech support and on their end she said it was performing as it should. She tried everything (she was great, and should probably get a raise) but to no avail. I was just wondering if anyone has ever had an issue like this. It is only in that one plan, and only on that one Cad Layer. Regards, Lane

The stacked windows in the gable wall show up as they should in an exterior elevation view. I would like the window labels for the stacked windows to show up on the second floor plan view. They show up in the attic wall above. The roof is scissor trusses; 6/12 roof and 3/12 ceiling. The ceiling trusses show up fine in an elevation view when I hide the exterior wall. So I have two questions. First, why is the gable wall split into a wall and an attic wall? Second, how can I get the stacked window labels to show up on the seconf floor plan view. The plan and screenshot are attached. Thanks in advance, Lane Mitchell, Donald, 3-16 Inch REVISED 01-16-2024.zip

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Yes, but what difference does the total wall thickness make when all walls are set to align on the main layer outside?

I am trying to align the upper wall, a pony wall, with the lower wall, a foundation wall. I have all walls set to align to the main layer. When I dimension the drawings, the foundation wall and upper walls do not align. Wha am I doing wrong? Plan is attached. Thanks in advance. Lane Pool House.plan

Thanks! I have never used the Reference Display to join them together, but it like it's time I learned how to do it.

This client has two buildings on the same property; they are detached. The first is the residence, the second is the pool house. There is a 12' difference in the elevations of the floors. (main house 0-0, pool house -12'-0) Should I open a new plan for the pool house, then send it to the same layout as the residence or is there a better method? Thanks in advance. Lane

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I probably should have learned how to do this back in the 90's. When I use the "tile window" buton, and there are two windows open, one for the plan view and one for the layout view, how do close the layout view without closing the layout itself? Thanks in advance. Lane

I always use the save button, and/or the save as with the same name. I would have to think about that for layer sets. Lane

Michael_Gia, Inconsistent with what i normally do, I actually did save each plan view. Why the "never save" in the plan view db?