Doug_N

I use the matterport system, a Leica Disto 920 laser, a 25' tape and a notebook. The matterport is incredibly useful for creating the floor layouts, door locations, window sizes, and finding void spaces that a person might miss with just a tape and paper. The matterport has saved me from making second visits when the tape and paper doesn't work out when making the CA model. I have tried doing the laptop and creating CA drawings on site, but then I get asked so many questions from people at as built locations, that it becomes distracting and I end up missing things, or taking way too long.

Nice website! Just getting this before the eyes of the clients will do lots for you. Well done. I looked at this on Aug 31, is that the updated site? In any case, well done indeed.

What I especially like about this solution is the ability to increase the footing footprint, very important for the increased load of the pilaster. Although technically that isn't a pilaster, it is a column at the end of a wall.

Having a CA certificate is certainly an accomplishment, but that certification is not a requirement for anything in the construction or architectural markets. It would help if you were teaching CA to others, that is for sure. I just can't see how that would help you in marketing your business.

Michael makes a good point, although it does sound a little harsh. You only need to update if you want to use the full potential of real time rendering. I did, but for a myriad of reasons other than CA, but CA was the straw that pushed me over the decision hump. Now that I did, I am glad I did. There were some early memory problems using dd5 and RTX 3080Ti but in the end it was worth it for me. My new computer is very fast, not just for CA but for AutoCAD as well. The problem with being on the bleeding edge is that you might just bleed. Just out of curiosity your signature says that have the following system. Lenovo ThinkStation D30 MS Widows 8/7 pro x64 Intel Xeon E5-2637 v2 @ 3.5GHz NVIDIA Quadro K2000D 2G; Dual Dell 24" Monitors 256GB SATA SSD x 2; 32GB RAM Chief Versions 2.0 - X11 Is that correct?

Shanek. I suspect at least part of the problem may be your computer. I run X 14 on a laptop and a desktop and have not experienced problems anywhere near the severity that you are experiencing. If can get some diagnostic software chech memory and drives for problems. Just a suggestion.

I had changed to daily saves before the patch and now I am running hourly saves. So far no problems.

Your welcome, and glad to help.

There is a different connection between the client window and the content displayed in Teamviewer. This can lead to the program being displayed but not what the program is running. Try displaying the whole screen and not just sharing the CA window. If that works, then there is a problem with Teamviewer itself. By the way, a similar thing happens with the program OBS for streaming or recording tutorials, and the work around there is to display the whole screen with tweeks to resolution and cutting what is displayed. I am not an expert with this but if Rene reads this, I bet he could explain it much better than I.

Kevin, I suspect that you attempted to create the dormer more than once because there was also a roof hole polyline floating out in front of the house (which meant maybe 3 attempts). In any case it is so easy for a dormer to get messed up because CA creates a new roof hole, even if the dormer can't be built. This leads to unseen potential problems for a successful dormer creation with artifacts from previous attempts. I can't tell you how many times my projects have suffered from these. Especially if the layer where the roof hole polyline resides is turned off by accident. Thanks for the follow up note as well. I would have done a video to show the steps, but I was away on vacation and only had my laptop with me, and unfortunately didn't have the video software installed on it.

Just a comment on Eric's fix and my fix. Eric's copy and reflect clearly fixes the problems from the faulty dormer, and my fix explains what went wrong and how to correct it. Both methods will work of course and Eric gets to the right result much faster. My fix teaches you about what went wrong and what to look for in a similar situation. In production I would definitely use Eric's solution.

This problem is the result of two roof openings overlapping. Delete one of the roof openings and then edit it by stretching to match the correct opening. The problem inside will correct itself.

Here is the solution to your problem. Click on the dormer wall that has an artifact opening it. Then click on structure and then set height to default. The artifact will disappear.

While the dormers look identical from a plan view it can be seen in this section that they are not. Look at the details in the wall sections to see what I mean. Posting the plan file would be a good place to start. Also here is a short video that I did on dormer artifacts. They can be tricky.

Rene, your video and exit from the feature clip was, well.... shocking!

Sorry I can't. I am on vacation right now and using my laptop which only has x-14 installed.

Nope. This is from X14 and the deck is still generated to the rim board and not the exterior surface of the brick. In my opinion CA should have an option for where the ledger is to be placed, and I have suggested that in the suggestion forum, but for some reason the programmers have not gotten around to this. On almost every project that I do I have to fix this.

I have made a few changes to your plan and used a pony wall for the railing side as well as some changes to the stair materials, top height and materials. I would suggest a landing and door at the bottom of the stairs because most building codes require some "gas tight" provisions to prevent gas fumes from entering the living portion of the building.Gadway House DN_2022_07_31.plan

i7, 32g RTX3070. Seems to work flawlessly. I had to get one quickly as I am Clayton New York on my boating vacation. Still have to work even though I am on vacation. Wish I could have gotten a bigger screen (16.1") QHD. Pretty darned good. I was surprised how well it works.

Well you are certainly living up to your login name!! I wholeheartedly agree with your comments and feel lucky to have chosen CA and to belong to such a great group of helpful and professional colleagues. Thank you all. To also to the CA employees that hang out in the forum as well. Your comments and recognition go a long way to making users feel appreciated and valued.

I built a new computer, no point in putting a corvette engine in a pinto. The card is an MSI Nvidia 3080Ti and it is dynamite. I also installed two 2T SSD and 32g DDR5 memory.

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Rob, this is a wall dialogue box, not the room dialogue (DBX) that I have posted a picture of. There were two solutions that were alternates. I did not post a picture of the room DBX, just the wall DBX.

Unfinished spaces have no ceiling or floor finishes. Change the space to kitchen, and turn off the room label for that space or, make one of the walls no room definition.