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Yes, but you have to tell it to update. You can update all views at once with the icon that look like two arrows forming a circle.

It is because you are sending it as a live view. Send it to layout as plot lines without the color fill and it will look right.

Maybe you sent it to the layout as an image instead of a plot lines.

Go to the library under millwork - columns. There is a tapered one made already.

Just shoot a new cross section at any angle you want.

Just shoot a new cross section at any angle you want.

edit - edit area - edit (all floors). Follow that sequence and use your cursor to drag a box around you entire plan. It will allow you to move everything then.

Probably not one that would need to support an offset upper level as he shows in the picture.

This is a good example of the DANGER of computer design software. It leads the public to believe its all about knowing the software. It is not. It's about know how buildings are built and what can be done in the real world. If you are serious about becoming a competent designer, put your keyboard away and pick up a hammer for a year or two. Some real world experience will show you why the program will not let you design that particular mistake.

That's a good tip. It will not regenerate again if it is shut off.

Can I see a version with the flower vase rotated 20 degrees. Maybe another one with a different fabric on the seats of the stools. Oh wait, I got it, just one more version with the stools from picture in the pottery barn catalog. Etc. Etc Etc.

For a truss, you need a roof AND a ceiling plane. Make sure the ceiling is turned on in the structure tab.

Unlocking the trim and adjusting it gets mixed results and if you have to snap that roof plane to a new element it will generate another frieze board with the same problem. If you're going to go manual, it is faster to create a p solid and turn the frieze off for the roof planes in question.

Your also using a roof plane as a ceiling plane. There is a separate tool for ceiling planes.

You also have a problem on the roof plane on the right side. Make it have the same fascia height and it will look right (keep pitch locked).

open the dbx for the main roof go to "options" and uncheck boxed eave.

This is also a guess. Maybe the eaves and gable end to not match. Make sure they snap to each other.

Sounds like a wall definition issue. Try a different wall type and see if the problem remains.

You can create a line to your liking and convert it to an elevation line.

Not much of a debate.

Close ca & reopen it. Go to your archives folder and load your plan from before it got messed up. You will then know if it is something odd about that particular plan.

As an answer to your question. Yes, it can be done.

Nice looking building. I don't know if you want to start into this with a $99 design product. This building may need some elaborate construction documents to get through the building department for permits. Most of the forum members here use the Chief Architect premier software. You may be better off turning it over to someone that spends all day using this software.

I'm curious about the op. Have you built one of these buildings and are you an actual business or are you just playing around with it?

Do a forum search on retrieving an archived file. I think it has been covered a couple of times.