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I don't think you will have to live with this for long. Did you report it to tech support yet? If not, let us know and I will send this in. This is the type of bug that CA tends to jump on very quickly and get the fix out.

In the attached image, where you want to do the editing is in the Wall Type itself. Image one. Then edit the material here:

There is a very good video on how to punch up the materials for a better rendering in the CA videos.

Also, you are creating a layerset every time you send a view to layout. Do you like doing this? I like to work with my layout views having an associated layerset which is coming from the annotation set. If you are doing more than one set of plans in your lifetime it will be well worth your while to get a handle on what the annotation sets and proper use of the layer sets can offer you.

You have some of the walls called out to create those gables. See image. I am not sure why that roof plane is unselectable. That is strange but on rebuilding the roofs it goes away. Did you want that one to be a shed roof or continue the hip over that area?

This is the place where things become less automatic and require some technical and artistic talent to get the correct look.Here is a typical scenario: You find a tile pattern that you like and the image is set for 3x6 tile. Easy enough to change the tile size to 6x12 and double the scale of the texture image. But, once you do that the grout joint also doubles and you get a monster grout joint since the grout joint is a part of the texture image. In order to correct this you will need to find that image, alter it and bring it in as the new image for your tile. A little knowledge of Photoshop, Gimp or some other image editing software is required. In other news, did you install the Dal Tile library from the CA website? That really opens up the options.

87.75" or 221 cm, I am still pulling out my phone for the calculator. All I know is that I drop a lot of weight by changing to Kilograms. How awesome would that be to under 100.

Greg, take your tape measure out past 87, grab the dumb end of the tape and bring it to 87 3/4. Now look at the point where the tape is bent to get your number. That is the Eddie method. I worked with Eddie in Seattle and he had been a framer for production builders in California. Framers nailed studs to plates before the walls were stood up. Someone else did the layout on the plates. Framers did not nail in trimmers and headers (those guys were specialists). Eddie was unique for Seattle. My other carpenter had a B.A. in government and my laborer was studying for his G.R.E. to better himself after getting a B.A. in English literature.

If they are looking to render it sounds like they want a 3d model. If that is the case, go to a camera view and then export as 3ds.

Here is some recent work. The majority done in CA. The Yokes were gleaned from 3d warehouse.

Chief imports Sketchup models very well. Sketchup is the best (free) 3D modeling tool money can buy. I suspect that if Chief expanded the modeling tool set it would be about the same learning curve as Sketchup. With that in mind, I am able to get some pretty complex shapes worked out quickly with the (very simple) solid modeling tools that exist in CA now. Boolean and subtraction. If I need a complex shape that someone has not already posted on the 3D warehouse I can usually hack something from an existing model in Sketchup, and my knowledge of how to use Sketchup falls somewhere between sad and laughable. Did I just stop progress (assuming I may be considered a "power user" which may also be laughable?). I don't think so. I think what I did was help to focus resources on the tools that are most useful in producing (building) design work and construction documents.

Whenever I export I just export the plan file. I am pretty sure dxf is an option although I always get dwg requests. If you export the layout view (which you can do) they will have lost the feature of scale. It will be going out in what ACAD calls Paper Space. I have not exported layout but I suspect it would only have the layout layers. Do they want your actual Layout? Is this so they can have the title block? If so, then you might want to export layout page 0 for them.

No. Generally I use a cad mask to cover areas I need to mask out. White line style and white fill.

You can note this under the components of the windows and doors.

@William. Yes, but, that is a random pattern on a ceiling (see my random patterns by doing the same). I tried for 10 minutes to adjust this texture to get one of those rectangles to hit the corner and I just ended up mumbling like Lewis Black while waiting for the material editor to complete it's task. This is no way to achieve what the OP is asking for or what any of us have asked for that wanted a tile pattern to start at the top of the freaking counter top. Bottom line, this is something that CA is very weak at currently. Hoping that some smart person proves my incompetence shortly.

It sounds like the correct answer to what you are looking for is, No. Same with a good adjustable tile grid for walls or floors. No sensible offset and distribution tool for polyline filled by grids.

Perry, you better hope it does not rain tonight or you may be struck by lightning.

If I ever run into Greg in NY I am definitely buying him a pizza.

The layersets are great functionality but the Annotation set is where you can set up to get your 1/2" scale plan to behave properly. Each unique annotation set only takes a few minutes to set up and then you can save them to open with every plan loaded with the annotation and layersets. By setting up unique layersets and annotation sets you can easily jump to your partial plan (or have a majority of the items locked) so you can navigate quickly and efficiently. As an example, the layerset I have for creating electrical plans has the cabinets, rooms, walls, fixtures, windows and doors on locked layers. Therefore, as I click in to grab a can light above a counter top I get the can light the first time.

https://sketchfab.com/

Sometimes you can get what works by adjusting the camera clipping planes.

Once you create the dimension string you can move the dimension extension to wherever you need it to be. First click on the dimension line (where the numbers are located) and then grab the diamond shaped handle at the end of the dimension extension.

I seriously doubt anyone at CA is looking at a thread on this forum with joy when one of us shows a way to muscle around a shortcoming to hack in a solution. I do, however smile each time someone comes up with a solution to a problem which can get my job printed.

O.K. Rich...What did you do? Did that go out to Sketchup for the rotation?

Barry did a project for me recently. I would email him directly in case he does not monitor this thread. His email is in the earlier posts.