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It sounds like you have a "live view" for an elevation.  Try resending it to the layout as plotlines.

Perhaps you could move something else to your D drive and leave x9 in the C drive.

They have to be pretty close to lining up already for the align tool to work right.

That might work.  You would probably then have to lock your roof framing and pull the roof plane back so it doesn't cause other problems.

double click on the temp dimension icon.  Go to locate objects.  Set it to primary wall side.

I make changes in that dbx and it does not change the size or look of the room label not matter what I change it to.  There must be a default somewhere that over rides these settings.

You can disable the grids completely.  Turn them off and try it again.

Picture it as an angled door and the binding at the top may become clear.  Glenn is right.

Sometimes the auto dormer will get you only so far and you may have to explode the dormer and adjust it manually.

That would indeed be very helpful.

I think that is caused from the roof fascia being so much lower than the ceiling of the room.  It also has a different fascia height than the adjoining roof plane.  David's fix is the fastest way to deal with it.

Any time I see a post like this where an inexperienced user claims the plan is "99 percent done", I know it usually means a complete redo of the plan.

This is a base cabinet 18" high and moved off the finished floor by 18".  You can add the 4 legs and the lower shelf as poly line solids.

Maybe you could post a picture or a sketch of what you are trying to accomplish.

Having a lot of 3d views open can really delay some of the features of the program.  An open layout with live feeds can slow things down also.

Inset doors and drawers usually have a frame.  It is referring to the front of the cabinet.

I did not load the plan but I would guess that something in the block is set to "above finished floor" instead of "absolute" for the height.

Very clever.  I like the solution.

You could create one straight panel then take a 3d shot of it.  Turn off all layers except for the panel.  Then convert it to a symbol and assign it as a window.  The next step is to make a curved wall and place the new "window" that is really just your panel.

Shoot an elevation.  Turn off the lock on "roof trim" in the layers dbx.  You can then edit the trim to some degree.

Sorry Scott.  I completely reversed what you meant.

Just to clarify what Scott is proposing.  Use invisible walls to create a room on the level above the stairs.  Open the dbx and define it as "open below"  You will then see the stairway of the other level.

Same thing on my end.  This one was a client request to be brick and not stone.  Can't even remember the last one.  Couple of decades or so.

The psolid method is the way to go if you need that level of control over the start and stop points of each panel.  You have it looking pretty good.

Make a brick out of psolids, assign it a special material you found on line.  Add a mortar layer around it.  You will then isolate it on a 3d view and create a symbol.  Now place it in the plan with an elaborate cut and move process.  Make sure you use a macro to give each brick a separate label.  You will want to back this all up on a ssd and link it to your dropbox account.  When you have completed the new fireplace, block them all together and create a symbol of the completed unit.  Make sure there is another macro that automatically names it in a way you will never be able to figure out again.

   I'm just kidding of course.  Eric had it right.