SNestor

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  1. Here you go...built manually. Plan Attached - AS-BUILTS - Copy.plan.zip
  2. @LevisL - can you use PBR in X15 with your M2 Mac?
  3. Huge? Might be a bit overstated..,
  4. Just thinking out loud…was this library re-tool even necessary? We’re we all screaming for this? I would have preferred that Chief had dedicated their engineering towards improving the stair tool or towards improving the “style pallet” tool…or anything that would lead to ease of use and increased productivity.
  5. @GP202256 Made you a quick video of some "fixes" you should make to your plan... Garrett - Some Plan Fix Suggestions - Watch Video
  6. The image I attached is a vector view…but it looked fine in standard also.
  7. Your bonus room needs a floor...therefore, you need to build a 2nd floor in your plan. Turn off "auto rebuild roofs" (if you have them on) and build a blank 2nd floor. If you create a room on the new 2nd floor with "room definition"...then Chief will place your default floor system in this room. All the attic spaces above your existing first floor will remain framed with ceiling joists if there is no "room definition". You will have to move or reconstruct the roof over this bonus room...unless you are tucking the room under the roof. Here's a short video explanation; Room over Garage - Build a 2nd Floor - Watch Video
  8. You can now create a custom toolbar that is visible just in your Dashboard view...I'm not seeing the value to this new feature but maybe someone can jump in here and provide an example.
  9. Yes...I offer one-on-one training. Check out my website listed in my signature below.
  10. I just did this in X15...worked the way it did in X14. No issues... I'm on a MAC...but I doubt this makes any difference.
  11. Yes…that is a problem. If you need to show the area of each room. It works if you only need a room number.
  12. Alan - You can select the "room" outside the invisible walls and in the "schedule" tab, "uncheck" include in schedule. So...I don't think creating a "room schedule" would be a reason not to use invisible walls. Also, in the schedule itself you can select only the room types you want to include...so, rooms marked "unspecified" can be excluded in the schedule. Am I missing something?
  13. @LevisL - brackets made from general framing members are great as long as you don't need a custom shape, such as a curve or notch.
  14. @ChiefJessie @builtright3 Made you a video on how to make a bracket you can stretch... How To: Create a Bracket that you can stretch uniformly - Watch Video
  15. @ACADuser Alan - you may have already used this method...but, maybe not. How to: Create a Reverse Tray Ceiling - Watch Video
  16. In your plan view...the "send to layout" icon is located directly next to the "printer" icon. Click that...answer the questions in the dialogue...and hit OK.
  17. Here's a quickie loom video showing how to make a lintel; How to - Custom Window Lintel (fast) - Watch Video
  18. I made you a quick video...there are also a number of dormer videos on my YouTube page; Chief Talk - Doormer Cheek Wall How to - Watch Video
  19. There are probably other ways to create this design...see the attached screen clip.
  20. I made this video a while back...but it's still relevant.
  21. There are many issues with your plan...I'd say the roof baseline polyline is the least of the problems. Check your room definitions. Walls defined as "roof cuts wall at bottom"...a number are incorrect. I cannot tell from the plan how you want the roof to ultimately work. You should probably start a new plan, define your defaults, (walls/floors/roofs primarily), then draw the exterior walls on each floor - forget about interior walls/ceilings/stairs...just draw the exterior shell and put a roof on it manually. Get the roof to work...then go back and define the rest of the plan.
  22. @wftingen - You have checked "partition" in the wall specification>wall type dialogue. Uncheck this...and your plan will fix itself. See screen clips;
  23. What Michael @Alaskan_Son said is right on... I think we all make this error from time to time when you copy layers and forget to uncheck "framing"... If you build the framing for that wall and all the framing layers are turned off...
  24. @Jake1976 - I've opened and closed your file a number of times...the siding always appears. Not seeing your problem....sorry. There are quite a few things you should address however; - I'm assuming the outdoor rooms are decks? - along the long sides of the house...the roof baselines do not align directly above the outside surface of your main layer. Maybe this is on purpose? However, this creates a clipped ceiling inside the house. - You need to turn soffits on in the roof dialogue, structure tab. See attached screen clip;