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The Chief website has a lot of good info on it: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01809/creating-a-stepped-foundation.html

Looks like you selected a cable panel for your pickets. You need to select "panel" as your rail style (not balusters), then choose the cable

Those are really clean looking perspectives, what is your process?

Gotcha - Material List vs. Material Estimate. makes sense.

I think its fairly standard estimating practice to add in an assumed waste % isn't it?

Not sure if I understand what you are wanting the program to do. I don't know about the exterior dimension, but for sure the interior temporary dimensions can be set to dimension to the drywall. As you mentioned, that would be selecting "locate wall surface"

This is how mine is set up

Looks like you need to also uncheck "Locate Interior Wall Centers"

I think you need to select "Locate Wall DImension Layer" in order to get what you are looking for.

In our area, you would not get roof elevations. Your lot appears to be almost flat, they gave you spot elevations across the property and at the corners, I would think this would be appropriate

Like this?

That would be nice to be able to do though,

I appreciate the videos, it is very helpful to see how someone else uses the program. Learn something every time.

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I think you have to use Rich Text (but i'm not sure) in order to use a macro.

I turn off the auto label in the DBX and use 2 different size text macros, one for standard rooms, and a smaller one for closets, pantrys etc.

Really nice job on the model Kevin.

I think that may be a function of the recording software.

By the way, not suggesting you use this whole process, just the concept of the 2:1 ratio to create ISO drawings.

This was a popular request with another CAD program that I use, and one of the users suggested using a 2:1 ISO drawing. It kinda makes sense and is probably what I would adopt if I needed to produce one. Here is a link to a site that explains far better than I could, I think it is oriented towards creating it in Adobe, but I think the point and method is clear enough. Might be something to consider http://vectips.com/tutorials/isometric-infographic-vectors/

wouldnt be hard to add your own grid at whatever spacing you wanted, just draw cad lines and multicopy

I believe most of Georgia is on 2012 (w/ Ga amendments). 7- 3/4" Rise - 10" Run

In our area, the code will not consider that an approved egress situation. Window has to be in the bedroom.

Probably a good idea to post your location.

I'm not currently using a backup program. I have in the past, but almost all of my projects are one-off type jobs, and I rarely need to access those files once I am complete. I have used various backup solutions in the past, and I recognize that its probably a good idea (cheap to do these days), so I will probably use Carbonite (or something similar). I did have a house fire a couple of years ago (lightning strike), and thanks to Dropbox, I was up and running in no time at all. Dropbox also has a plug-in that automatically puts all my photos from my phone into a folder in DB, thats a really handy feature as well.