mmbruce

When I start a bearing line on one side of a beam, on its edge, and drag the other end of it to the other side of the beam (across the room), the bearing line automatically moves to the centerline of the beam. Therefore, I cannot use Chopsaw's solution:

Thanks for the video. I can successfully snap to either side of the beam. Unfortunately, when I drag the bearing line from one side of the beam to the other, the bearing line moves itself to the center of the beam.

This works but I'm looking for an automatic solution akin to what CA does for the floor joists. Only if the beam is entirely below the joists. This doesn't work if the beam's bottom is at the same elevation as the joists. This is an OK workaround but then the beam covers up walls, dimension lines, and other things. The bearing line "snaps" to the center of the beam. There's no way to move it to the edge of the beam. I guess the software doesn't support what I'm looking for. Thanks anyway.

I am using Chief Architect X7. I cannot figure out how to automatically butt ceiling joists against a ceiling beam with the same bottom height as the joists. In other words, hang the ceiling joists on the beam. If I drop the ceiling beam below the joists, I can make them bear on the beam, but that's not what I'm looking for. This works for floor joists and beams, but seemingly not for ceiling joists and beams. Am I missing something obvious? Screenshot shows joists running "through" the beam if the beam has the same bottom elevation as the joists. Thanks for your help.