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As Mike said, here are some pictures to illustrate: Pic one shows the layers I have set up for the various sheet sizes. I turn off the 8x11 or 11x17 layers for the full size sheet. I can leave the full size sheet info on all the time since if I am setting the sheet size smaller that info is out of print range. If I want to set up a drawing for 8.5x11 I just change the sheet size in File-> Print-> Drawing Sheet Set UP

Could you be a little more specific about what is troubling you?

If you have copied your entire library to the second computer than moving files on a thumb drive is pretty seamless. The problems occure when the library is missing textures or images. I move files constantly between 3 computers with the same library. When I need to share a file with someone drafting for me I do a Backup Entire Plan and zip the directory for sharing.

Thanks Jim, I did not have the locate wall side set to Automatic and that did the trick.

On the temporary dimension string shown (version X6 latest update) the temp dimension is grabbing the outside of the wall for the window location. I am hoping there is a setting to make it grab the inside of the wall. Say it is so?

You could do this in Chief and then composite in Photoshop. I see 5 layers to render and then crop and overlay in Pshop.

You can also modify what the selection color is for items selected. I use a brigher color so I can clearly identify the selected object.

I have not seen these gray boxes before. Fully describe these "gray boxes". Could you give us pixel ratios. Perhaps compare them to a bread box? Oh wait, you could probably post an image to describe them... Is it different in Ortho or Perspective? Reboot the computer and see if it changes? Maybe there is a memory drain going on. Is it only in overview or also in a perspective camera view? What rendering technique or all rendering techniques?

I have seen this problem occur and I believe it is from copying the doors and windows.

Your success at printing may have come from that fact that your rebooted your computer. There may be something going on with one of the programs you are running which is building up a memory loss and you need to periodically reboot to clear it. Just a theory but often when you run into something that does not make sense, rebooting is the answer.

You do realize it is not April 1st yet?

I can print your file but what would be most helpful is a screen shot something like attached.

Show us a screen capture of the dbx before you get this message.

Driver- Printer, Tomato- Tamatoe. Let's call the whole thing off...

1.What pdf driver? 2.Did you look in your settngs of your pdf driver to see if it is set to grayscale? 3. Are you printing from Layout or Plan?

I am working on a project where the client really does want to park in his garage which (exterior dims) will be 10'6 x 20'. I know what you are thinking, why on earth would you sacrafice all that square footage to make the garage 6" wider than the code minimum? In order to make it possible for him to exit the car we will have a mechanically operated sliding door at the drivers side of the garage.

Here is my list culled down to what I actually use (and possibly remember). hot key list culled alan lehman v1.pdf

Larry, It comes down to what you need to show and how you want to show it. With the CA Cross section tool you get everything. For me, I want everything and then I want to make the important stuff read stronger. If I cut a section and there is a closet door in the back ground, I want to show that but with a very faint line weight. The object that I actually cut through reads very strong and (hopefully) I have made my cut somewhere that shows the critical information (heights dimensioned, a connection spot to then have a detail call out, etc.). The back clipped cross section is helpful to me if I want to create a CAD detail from a section but a building section I want to cull things out differently.

What are you doing to change the color? Are you changing the material in the DBX? If I was to venture to guess, you are hitting it with the material painter tool.

Don't feel bad, we all....never mind.

BBallman, the videos look good. I appreciate your pacing and camera moves. I have only made a few vain attempts at moving the camera in Cheif and it is pretty frustrating since it offers no curve editing of the animation. I will keep you in mind if I have a need to output an animation. What animation software are you using? Thanks Alan

You need to create layers unique to each set of dimensions that you want to isolate. Then you need a unique Layerset for each plan you send to layout so you can isolate the layers per drawing sent.

Here is an image with my framing settings. No Soffit checked in the options tab. I am not sure how much more automatic that could have been unless you phoned it in?

Yes, you are almost there but see pic one - Make the Rail Style to Panel See pic two - assign cables to the panel, not the balusters

@JFelix - Super cool profile pic graphic. @Chief, please make the room planner app draw walls like RedStick