Doug_N

The use of another plan as a reference overlay is really quite powerful. I am struggling to get a firm grip on it, but there is nothing stopping a person from preparing a "special" copy with details and views that are just the details that you want to contrast and compare. This was absolutely a huge leap forward in the ability to do presentations. WELL DONE CHIEF ARCHITECT development team. My hat is off to you all.

So it is misleading!

The command to show or to hide the top edge may be a bit misleading. It only affects the edge on the swing side of the door. Here are some examples.

Thanks Eric, (Doug does a face palm.)

Now this is a weird one. For some reason I can't get the exterior walls to connect and therefore no floor in one room. Apartment Test Plan.plan

Just a suggestion. If you back clip the view just before the window that is showing up, the window and of course the label attached will not show on the elevation.

No problem with my desktop or laptop. Perhaps you need to update video drivers? Just a suggestion. I did notice a problem with an exterior wall return over the garage roof. The roof needs a notch out of the roof plane, and the return wall.

I loaded your file in x11 and this is what It looks like. I too am a bit confused about what the problem is.

In X11 the dialog box and stem wall height over the garage floor looks like this.

Here in Ontario, there must be a minimum of 6" between the grade and any siding or wood. Although this doesn't address the original question it does set a starting point for planning floor level elevations when planning a floor layout. I would suggest two risers between the ground level floor and the garage floor. This way there is not a big encroachment of stairs into the garage space, and in most cases no handrail requirements either.

Mick, You are right, I use the pony wall all the time. The OBC now requires rigid insulation outside the foundation wall in some circumstances. The pony wall is the way to go. That also lets you do a bubble membrane when clay or other water retaining soils are encountered.

good points Mark

Of course, if you have AutoCAD it is already included.

I agree with Rene, onedrive seems to work flawlessly, and it synchronizes a physical drive copy with the web copy.

And in O.B.C 9.8.7.5. Ergonomic Design (1) A clearance of not less than 50 mm shall be provided between a handrail and any surface behind it. 9.8.7.6. Projections into Stairs and Ramps (1) Handrails and projections below handrails, including handrail supports and stair stringers, shall not project more than 100 mm into the required width of a stair or ramp.

Sorry misquoted the code, the max intrusion into the stairwell is 100mm (4") and the space between the handrail and the wall is 50mm (2").

Yup the Ontario Building Code requires 100mm space between the handrail and the wall and that all handrails be continuous. Most examiners will allow that to be covered in notes, but you get the odd one that requires it to be shown in a detail. Good luck appealing to a supervisor, because from that moment on every job that you submit is going to get the magnifying treatment. Weeks will drag into months to get a permit. It only takes one plan examiner in a department to tar you as a problem designer.

I couldn't agree more. Some of the plans examiners get bored if there isn't a lot of work going through, and a very few of them play power games. The vast majority are very professional and helpful.

Drawzilla, they want them in all views. What a pain. Chopsaw, I will give that a try. Thanks.

Does anyone know how to show brackets supporting handrails on the wall side of a stairway? A plans examiner wants me to show them on the drawing.

coulda, woulda shoulda people all over the world say thank you for listening and thank you for many really great enhancements to the great product. As a convert from AutoCAD Architecture, I am knocked out with the great features that make it possible for me to sell my work with astounding presentation tools. Just a quick aside: (the following to be read out loud in a theatrical whisper) "Please stop all advertising and promotion of your product. I really don't want my competition to know how I do this." Simply wonderful. Thanks.

Sometimes this happens anyway. Just sayin.

Posted here in the forum.

Done. By the way the PDF that I am sending is actually a really good resolution, but not after inserting into a plan or layout file. Just sayin. Here is a typical PDF that I am talking 13222 Survey Plan.pdf about and here is what it looks like in the layout 2 Storey Rear Entrance.layout