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Just a suggestion, but if you do the stairs in wood first, it is easy to adjust run and rise, create a section, then cad detail from view. Use that to generate the concrete stairs from a solid. I have requested a concrete stair tool with CA several times, along with the features of the stairs like the reverse slope of the risers. So far, just crickets in response. Keep your fingers crossed so that one day, CA will have concrete stairs.

Concrete steps are just wooden steps with closed risers, elimination of the tread overhang and risers. The material can be changed with an eye dropper, or in the material section of the stair dialogue box.

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Thanks for posting this Gene!

Should you want to move the roof to a different height than normal, then in the roof dialog box, raise the roof Then in the wall dialogue box Now the ceiling plates will be generated with normal birdsmouth, and the ceiling will be at the set height of 9" or whatever you like. The roof will still automatically be generated with all framing, and so will walls and ceilings. You will have to do some cad work for the ceiling rafters to show how they are supported by bracing between wall studs.

Good point Perry, True for any load bearing or external walls subject to wind pressure, but ok for interior walls.

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Please post your plan file.

Dan, Please post the plan file. I am very curious about how this is happening.

John is the hero of this particular video toward the midpoint. He has some very useful techniques for massaging the terrain elevation controls for achieving some pretty remarkable results. Rene was talking about removing this video after a few days, but I sincerely hope that he doesn't or that someone at CA does an instructive video that covers some of these issues.

The big problem is the outwards pressure from the cathedral ceiling followed by a lack of support under the roof support wall. The cupola prevents a continuous ridge beam, but there are ways (very expensive ways) to do this with structural steel with moment bracing. I agree with Charles as a more practical approach. This would depend on the depth of the pockets of the owner.

In general, if there is elevation data that generates a model of the terrain, then I make the terrain perimeter much larger than the lot to allow for smooth transitions at the lot boundaries, and for sidewalks and roads to display in 3d. The boundary of the property can be shown via a very tiny curb or fence at the lot lines when in 3d mode. The actual lot lines in plan view I do as a polyline on a custom layer, along with setback information. This also allows for piers for deck and carport posts to be displayed correctly in elevations. I do not (but have not tried) to put the building in a separate plan file.

Now that is just mean.

You're welcome. Glad to see you got it to work.

What is 20/20?

Post a plan file, and I will let you know why a dormer won't build.

CTL+Left Mouse Button click. That toggles select and deselect for a particular item just to expound on Mick's post.

I have been working on this for a while and with a but of progress have come up with this. Window_Glass_Area.json

Maybe you could ask someone is the sales section of the forum? https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/4-sales-related-questions/

Nope, I just wanted them to see what the lawn would look like after nature had its way with it.

Here is a sort of trivial Twinmotion rendering that I did for a client. https://www.facebook.com/doug.norton.16/videos/336464278849304

Great explanation Eric

I had a look at your plan, and as you said, the moulding was always actually at the first floor. For some reason 2d polyline moldings are only referenced at absolute height, not in relation to the foor, terrain or any other object. You can make them move to whatever elevation that you prefer. or by defining the height