JonathanK

I still think I'm "young people" (even though I just turned 40), and I agree 100% on this statement. I took drafting in high school and technical college, and we did 80% hand drawing. I could nerd out on line weights all day long.

Maybe someone else knows of a way to export, tweak, and import layer sets; but I can't think of one right off the top. The other option is that if you have a plan that you've done work on that is 90% there, you can go to File>Import>Import Settings from Plan/Layout. In the dialog that pops up, you can select "Layer Sets" and it will do that for you. Also...in the Layer Display Options, near the top is "Reset Layer Names". This will reset all "Default" layer sets to have the out of the box names. Good luck!

I would do it as option 3 that you list above. I would do this as a room with the wall having the correct definition of siding on both sides, etc... Then I would use a passthrough opening to get my openings correct, and put the craftsman posts in the corners as needed. A wee bit of cleanup on the siding where the porch and house meets, and you're good. Untitled 10.zip

Another update...looks like the line weight of the arrow head is driven from the CAD, Default layer. Seems like the properties of the arrow head (regardless if it's custom or not) should be driven from the leader line or the dimension line...just like every other arrow head. Would this be considered a bug?...

It's the same with my custom "tick" for my dimension lines as well. I'm guessing people don't use this feature very often...

In the fille DBX, if you check "Use Block Fill Color" then the polyline line weight disappears. As soon as you select "Override Block Fill Color", it changes the lines of the arrow head to black, and makes them bold. There is no way to adjust this...that I can see. This is kind of annoying, as I like the simple narrow arrow head, but I want it "bolder".

If it's your template file that you're wanting to clean up, open up your template file, and then go to File>Save as Template. There is a dialog box that pops up that allows you to select everything you want to keep or remove. Part of that selection is to unlink all reference files. Then just save it as the same name, or rename it something else if you're not wanting to overwrite your old for some reason. Not sure if that's what you're looking for or not.

It is a closed polyline. I attached the plan. Did a little more digging, and it looks like the fill is actually right, but it's the line around the arrow head that's making it look like it's not filling correctly. Which is interesting, because I have the line type in the block set to the blank line... Untitled 1.zip

I can understand the hesitancy. I would say just make sure that your current active plan is saved, and just do a File>Save As, and save a new plan file that you can dink around in and continue playing with things. Once you get that all good to go, then just File>Save As Template. Make sure your planning space is cleared of all walls, windows, doors, and general items you don't want brought over to each new plan you create. By default, the File>Save as Template function pops up a dialog box that asks if you want to delete any unused items, unlink external references, etc... Do the same with the layout file as well. Not sure if that helps you or not...

Has anyone used custom arrowheads with CA X17? Wondering what the thoughts are on them, and if anyone has had any issues. I am using a custom tick mark, as well as a custom leader arrowhead, and they look good, but when I go to change the color of a leader line it won't follow my rules that I put on it. I want the fill of the arrowhead to be a lighter shade of blue, or red, or grey, and the line to be a darker shade of blue, or red, or grey/black. I've attached a couple of screenshots on my settings, but not sure what I'm missing here. Looking for one of the pros to help me out. For reference, 4.jpg is a different style arrowhead, but the color scheme look I'm going for on this particular one.

So the short answer is that there is no easy check box to prevent arrows from rotating.

See attached... It can all be drawn with standard walls in the attic space. No need to use floating dormers, etc... Untitled 9.zip

Selected the appropriate dimension strings and changed the arrow type to the reversed direction. I was just hoping there was a buried dialog box or selection somewhere that you could check to "Not rotate arrow head with dimension string" or something like that

Hello all, I've done a little digging, and can't find anything posted here on this. Wondering if there is a way to prevent the tick marks from rotating with the dimensions based on the dimension string running horizontal or vertical. See attached. Tick1 is the out of the box setting. Tick 2 is what I'm looking for. I want all the tick marks to be bottom left to top right. It's my old school drafter mentality coming out! Thanks!

That works for us! Thanks @DBCooper!