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1000 wds (I deleted your Frieze but you could bring that back) + 1000 wds

Just an FYI, for 24x36 con docs I have the dpi set to 144. Images and all. I only bump up to 300 for 11x17 design development prints.

@Michael_Gia Thanks. The renderings are PBR with the line overlay. I set the line to either .25 or .35. The rendering completely changes when the line overlay is set up so it is sort of a standard render mode plus. I guess writing in all caps is a carry over from hand drawings for me.

I think the graphic quality of the physically based rendering has improved dramatically since x14. I lean on that a lot in my presentations and con docs. These plans (partial set) are for a planning submission. I think stopping using those simulated hand drawing styles is important for clarity. The only real reason to use a hand drawn font style is if you hand carry a set of drawings in for a submission and need to write a note and make it blend in (assuming you were properly trained on how to letter for architectural drawings). Otherwise, I want my drawings as readable as possible so I only use Arial font. Avoid using both Rich Text and regular Text. Make a choice and stick with it. I have chosen regular Text since it more easily allows for global changes. Text line weights for the printer that will be used. It is a bit strange now that we often need a hard copy of the set on a site but the majority of viewing of the document is done on a screen. NORD PLN V1 temp pages.pdf

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Thanks.

In this file I have one detail. This was copied over from a file where I keep pages of details. If I try to group select this detail and copy/paste, the text jumps to a new location far, far away. If I block it together and then copy /paste and then unblock, all is well in the universe. Any ideas on why this is happening? X16 files. This is happening when copying to a new file or within this file. The detail was created in older versions and has been modified many times across several versions. detail test.plan

For finer control, I would break the walls as you have done but keep the layers thickness the same for each wall (if you need the wall lengths to report to a schedule by name). Then add the brick on the "brick" wall with a wall material region. Breaking walls at a window or door is always going to create issues in Chief if you want fine control.

Although you can probably get the the CA model to do this (maybe by changing the size of the blocking), this is best presented to a contractor and building department in a wall/eave section detail. In other news, the prevalence of roof overhangs through history was developed for very good reason. The depth of the overhang has a direct relationship to the longevity of the wall.

Thanks, that did the trick. I deleted all the printers that were not the main critical ones that I recognized and I am back to high speed.

This may be more of a systems issue but I also see it when just trying to access my sheet print settings. I hit the print DBX and it hangs for over 30 seconds. I know that in the evolutionary scheme of things, 30 seconds is not that long but it is a real work flow killer. It also happens when I open a pdf and hit the print function so this could be the system. My desktop where this happens is Device name MainDesktop Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900KF CPU @ 3.70GHz 3.70 GHz Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable) Device ID F417C97A-5706-4966-AF83-0AB1E5C44988 Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA142 System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display Windows 11 pro version 24H OS Build 26100.4202 Anyone with a similar experience? This does not occur with the same CA files on my laptop.

1000 WDS

You will save your sanity by paying either Chief or one of the others who advertise on this forum for 2 or 3 hours of individualized training. Possibly only one hour to get you up and running on the critical path for your CAD detail drafting. I am not sure what type of object your "slab" is in that image. If you are drawing 2d details, that object would want to be a polyline with fill.

I recently had a contractor put a 5' door where the plans had called out 6068. I asked him if the door was 5'8 high also? Honestly, it is a lack of construction education in the U.S..

By the term "template" do you mean "legend", as in, this is a chart of different graphic symbols? Those are all just polylines with different fill patterns.

I am not sure how it works on the MAC but you should be able to use x17 and then close it out and jump back on to x16.

See if this is what you are after. I did this quickly to spit out a tabulated list for some site area calculations. I did not refine this and you could easily lose the labels and use the names of the individual areas (renaming the headings). I did not try to copy these polylines into a new plan yet but I suspect they would retain the schedule association. RIC As Built V1p.zip

There is a webinar on introducing X17 on May 1. Based on that, they are likely to release the full version either that day or close to it one direction or the other

Living in the construction site. My people.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/f6b142ebc970e1c2e39ed62a992014dd/Bender

A birds eye view tend to work better with the orthographic full overview. I try to position them at about 30 deg for a true isometric.

Ohh, now I remember. I add +2" to No Change and then scream an expletive.

I am not answering and more questions before I can speak with counsel.

Have you explored making this one mass rather than 3 dormers?

Block, raise, unblock.