Gawdzira

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  1. I am working on a project for a logo and the pdf output is breaking up these simple shapes into triangles. Any ideas why this is happening? MAKER LOGO LAYOUT.pdf MAKER LOGO.plan MAKER LOGO LAYOUT.layout
  2. In relation to the original question. V10 is a 1970 VW bug with a minor exhaust leak so you need leave the window cracked for fear of poisoning yourself. X12 is (almost) a Tesla.
  3. If it is possible for you, post a file of one of your plans to this thread and someone can open it up in X12 to verify it will work. If you are concerned with plagiarism, PM me the plan. According to my wife, I can't remember a thing so your secrets are safe with me.
  4. Thanks Perry. I was watching a deck code webinar this past week and they showed a diagram for the 30" height of a deck and then measured 36" out for drop of slope. Previously I had seen this 30" measured at 30" away. Is this a new change? Does it apply in California?
  5. When doing an export of a model that I created in Imperial the scale is way off when I bring it to a 3d printer (Makerbot). Have any of you figured this out for printing? I tried to put it in as cm but that is small by about 2/3. If I change it to in. it goes to about 2x size but not sure exactly yet as I did not print that out. Thanks Alan cafe stove knob.stl cafe stove knob v1.plan
  6. One of my professors designed a near zero waste building. A pyramidal hip roof that used all plywood without scraps. His design would be even more relevant today with better pre-cut engineered lumber packages. While it was a nice simple design, it was not heavy on being a beautiful design. More like a repeatable army barracks where economy would trump design.
  7. The only time I display graph lines is in layout files that I create to do sketching. I have one I made for an 11x17 sheet that I bring to sites when doing field measure and then one that I have for 8.5x11 sheets for notes when I need to sketch a quick detail and send out for an RFI. If the snap grid is on by mistake (new install of the program, etc.) the discovery is followed by language I generally reserve for responses to news reports by politicians.
  8. I am using a pocket door kit from KN Crowder. These are a bit more expensive but rock solid with soft close in both directions. Worth the money when it comes to a door that takes an act of Congress (and a lot of dust) to solve any problems. https://www.kncrowder.com/slidingdoor/type-ccw.php
  9. http://www.lodielectric.com/DocumentCenter/View/2937/2019-CA-Building-Code--Residential-Code-Significant-Changes-PDF
  10. I don't see where I can set the layerset for the Walk Through camera.
  11. Can we do a camera move and show the framing view?
  12. Are you only making them for yourself or are you going to sell them? They look great. Are the holes in the intermediate posts angled? You can email me direct at alan@lehmandesignstudio.com since my questions make take this thread away from the intention of this area of the forum.
  13. Here is a file in x12 beta. The 2 female images are placed as plants. Sorry, not a misogynist statement but just a method of placing images with transparency in your plan file. The other one was lifted from Sketchup and placed on a card. A while back I think it was Joe Carrick that posted a major dump of people images. I have grabbed some from Mr. Google and cut out the background to make some of these plant people. Not fully 3d or stripped down to a bikini as shown above but we all have different goals. people everywhere.plan people everywhere.zip
  14. I opened it and saw the electrical. I saved it closed and reopened it and still see the electrical.
  15. Go down one floor to your foundation level and adjust the garage/house foundation walls to follow those walls and it will give you the look you are after. You may need to tweak the floor height in the room dbx also?
  16. Can we now call Gene the Picasso of BIM?
  17. followed instructions. Got result.
  18. In my opinion, this is an exercise in futility. If you really need this to establish a count or to guide a novice in how to place stones then I would build a CMU block as a poly object and copy them around the foundation walls. It would probably take me less time to do that on your foundation plan then to make the maps and get that adjusted correctly since CA does not refresh the maps as you adjust them in the DBX. I have done a similar thing with board and batten siding to get a better look.
  19. The latest episode of "The Building Science Podcast" has an architect referring to a space density requirement in order for cities to be viable for high speed mass transit. 30 units per acre will support this. We are growing population rapidly and more dense urban centers are our only viable path for humans occupying the earth with a few more billion people around. Denser population centers can be much more viable in regards to energy use. I know that this is a bit askew to the original post but this is worth discussing in this context. https://positiveenergy.pro/building-science-podcast/2019/12/9/an-urban-manifesto
  20. Additionally SB 13 makes various changes to the existing ADU law, including: providing that when a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is demolished in conjunction with an ADU or converted into an ADU, a local agency shall not require that those off-street parking spaces be replaced reducing the application approval timeframe to 60 days and provides that if a local agency has not acted upon the submitted application within 60 days, the application shall be deemed approved prohibiting a local ordinance from requiring an applicant for an ADU to be an owner occupant providing that a local ADU ordinance that establishes minimum or maximum ADU size must allow an ADU of up to 850 square feet, or up to 1,000 square feet if the ADU provides more than one bedroom. Provides that any other minimum or maximum size imposed by a local ordinance must allow for an ADU of at least 800 square feet and 16 feet in height, with four-foot side and rear yard setbacks providing for a tiered schedule of impact fees based on the size of the ADU as follows: Zero fees for an ADU of less than 750 square feet 25% of impact fees for an ADU of 750 square feet or more requiring a local agency notice of a violation of any building standard to an ADU owner to include a statement of the owner’s right to request a delay in enforcement. Requires a local agency, upon request of the owner, to delay enforcement for five years if correction is not necessary to protect health and safety and the ADU was built before January 1, 2020 or the ADU was built prior to that date in a local jurisdiction that had a compliant ADU ordinance at that time. Sunsets this provision on January 1, 2025
  21. It will have auto-nothingness. It's a Buddhist thing.
  22. I used to use MyHand2. I have gone to Arial. The architectural hand drawing font was a nice ode to when I was hand drawing but that ship has sailed. I want the clearest font possible so I use Arial and in all caps. If my specification call out appears to be that I am screaming, I am. Dogs, kids, carpenters, I yell at anyone that will appear to take me seriously.
  23. Just to clarify above. What you are proposing is stealing copyrighted works. It is not an option. Using a design as inspiration for your unique design is perfectly acceptable. How much it needs to be different is a very murky gray area.