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There could be instances where both specifications come into play.  Upper level room is smaller than the room under it.  Ceiling/floor joists would be determined by the upper level floor joist.  The area with no upper floor above it would switch over to the ceiling joist specification.

I'm not sure what you are looking for but you may be better off posting this in the section called   seeking services.

I think it has to do with the material you assign to the polyline solid.  Try giving it a different (or copied) material and will probably separate it out on the material list.

I think the actual headers would best be shown on your roof framing plan.  Just my opinion

Maybe your floor material is "open- no material".  Go to room definition and check what material the finished floor is set to.

Sometimes you have to move the cursor around a bit for it to lock onto a line you want.

Turn off the layer called Walls - through wall lines.

Nice addition.  I love changes that speed the process up.

huh?

You can set the angle snaps to anything you want.  It is found in the plan default area.  Not sure about changing the cross hairs.

I'm in Coeur d'alene.  I can help you.  I have done hundreds of plans including Spokane Valley.

tom@idahodesignbuildgroup.com

One other thing to mention.  Set the stair to NOT supply newels.  The uprights are set in the panel specifications, not the stair.  At least for this particular look.

It is a stair supplied hand rail with "smooth transitions" checked.  Set the stair rail width to zero and place a panel rail in line with it.  Make sure to check "follow stair" for the panel.

glass stair rail.plan

Edit the defaults - camera settings.  This change will apply to the plan you are using but not the template.

You can eliminate the newel by using a goose neck handrail connection as shown.

Make sure the layers you want to see are turned on.

Any plan and the specs you have set for it can be saved as a template.

It turns out that glass panel is one of the options in the library.  Rail over the top of the newel.

I just did the two stair method.  It looks like this.  Your probably right about the glass though.

Sorry.  Had to step away for client mtg.  I have X7.  Could not open your plan, it must be X8.  I have run into the newel post spacing thing before.  If it is critical in its placement, I ended up manually placing them and creating the panel from various other methods that avoid a system provided spacing.  I have heard others on the forum using two stairs for doing this.  Each stair is doing a different function.  Maybe one could be a default rail and handrail with all the materials set to "open-no material" except for the handrail.  The other stair could provide the panel below.  Maybe someone else had a more elegant solution.

It is not the dbx for the stair.  It is the dbx for the RAIL.  You have to manually draw a rail wall on the stairs after you have turned the automatic one off.  Then click on the rail (not the stair).  That is where you will find all those controls.  Sorry for the confusion.

Open the stair dbx, turn off the railing on left and right.  Look for the tab called rail style, change it to "panels.  Look for tab called 'build from", change it to say "follow stairs".  Look for tab called "newels & balusters", change it your selection from the library.  The top rail may be breaking because the panels are repeating.  Make sure you have your top rail defined.  You can even select one from the library.

Some materials can be doubled.  Pick a color in 3-d mode and apply it to the beam.  It should be something that has ONLY color as a material.  Apply it to your beam.  It will probably keep the texture of the grain but tint it the color from the object you picked the color material from.

I think you would have to create it manually not automatically.

Your builder is wrong on so many levels.  I love the logic you used with him to point out that he is not paying attention to the plan.  He obviously just took your schedule and sent it to the manufacturer.  Most good builders do their own window and door counts and don't rely on the schedule.