CharlesVolz

Thank you! Rene & Bob! You guys are very helpful! Best, Charles

Howdy Louie, From my notes: Computer Display Settings - To change the text size for CA user interface (toolbars, menus, status bar, side windows, etc.) font is large enough to read easily: 1. Go to Display Settings on your Windows computer by right-clicking on your desktop /Display settings /Accessibility /Text Size and choose text size percentage via the slider and click “Apply” button. 2. You may also need to adjust your Custom Scaling (in Display Settings /Scale & Layout / Scale) on your Windows computer by right-clicking on your desktop /Display settings, then select a display (if you have multiple monitors), go down to “Scale” under “Scale and layout” section /”Custom Scaling”. CV uses 250% or 300% for all monitors (50" Sony 4K & 43" Samsung 4K Monitors 2025). This will help for other programs when using large HD monitors. BEWARE OF MAKING MONITOR UNREADABLE WHERE YOU CANNOT CHANGE BACK TO A READABLE SETTING. I hope this helps you! Best, Charles

From ChatGPT: As of July 2026, OpenAI offers several ChatGPT plans. The exact model names and usage limits evolve over time, but here's the current lineup: Plan Main AI Models Best For Free GPT-5.5 Instant (limited) Casual users Go ($8/mo) GPT-5.5 Instant (higher limits than Free) Budget users Plus ($20/mo) GPT-5.5 with higher limits and more tools Individual power users Pro ($100 or $200/mo, depending on tier) GPT-5.5 with the highest limits, reasoning models, and advanced tools Heavy users, researchers, developers Business (replaced Team) GPT-5.5 plus shared workspace, admin tools, privacy protections Small and medium businesses Enterprise GPT-5.5 with enterprise security, compliance, and custom limits Large organizations

Howdy Bob, How do you get ChatGPT 5.6? They are only offering me ChatGPT 5.5. What am I missing? Best, Charles

Howdy Bill, Is that Version X11? Assuming so, I would spend some time scanning the "What's New" lists for every version since and studying the major mainstream items. And, if you think you want, get a little training to catch up. I will send you a message on how I train, but CA and others also offer training. Best, Charles

Howdy Gene, Can you just make a Floor2 "Open Below" room with invisible walls like this? You can adjust the invisible walls' locations and add a manual sloped ceiling plane, as you wish.

Here are my notes. No guarantees. Import Export Table 2026K.pdf

Howdy Jay, Just double-click on the floor lever number. Best, Charles PS: Add your current version of CA in your signature.

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You can also make that exterior stairwell a room and check Hide Terrain Intersected by Building. i. The program will place an automatic terrain hole in your terrain using the walls on the same floor that your terrain perimeter is on. ii. Generally, you want to place the terrain on Floor 0 so that cantilevered building areas like boxed windows do not cut a hole in the terrain. Only your foundation walls influence the terrain cut out.

Hard to help without a plan file, but here are some notes: The red check mark indicates the default value is selected in the adjacent box. The ceiling elevation defaults are in Room Specification> Structure tab. The floor and ceiling elevations of a room are affected by those of the room(s) directly below and above. Common solutions are to delete the foundation and/or align the walls of the room with those directly above and below. This is an area of CA where I think users should seek a little training; along with roofs, foundations, and default sets. It helped me back in the day.

Howdy Jason, Select a roof plane drawn over the entire area to be covered. Edit> Copy and paste in place. Move the edge of each where you want them to be different. Change the roof layers as you would like. Best, Charles

Maybe, your insulation layer is marked as framing in that checkbox. Highlight the insulation layer and look.

Nice! I highly recommend ChiefTutor! Full disclosure: I consider Dave a personal friend and a business associate.