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Thanks for all of the info- I actually had the guy I am working with come to my office and play around with CA and I believe we have settled on a machine- specs below- any final input appreciated. Here the best configuration I could find, incl. 5-year warranty. TOTAL: $2,194.30 It has 32GB compared to 16GB KBird linked to. And the graphics card is 2080 instead of 2070. But the fast hard drive is only 256GB vs 512GB. You'd have 200GB of free space and 1000GB of slower disk space. I think the memory and the higher spec GTX graphics card is more important. If we go for the top . . . Dell Outlet Alienware Aurora R8 Windows 10 Home 64bit English Unit Price $1,908.00 Certified Refurbished 3E476 Intel Core 9th Generation i7-9700K Processor (8 Core, Overclocked up to 4.6GHz on all cores, 12MB Cache, 95W) 51P2M NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 OC 8GB GDDR6 62MKG 850 Watt Chassis with Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply without Optical Drive PGRHY 1TB 3.5inch SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) PJ5T4 256GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive T0NM8 32GB (2X16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 UDIMM Non-ECC VVMR1 Dell Wireless Card (802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, 1x1) YJ5C8

Thanks a ton folks- time to get er done will update sig with hew details soon

Thanks much Mick- Again - remembering I am not computer tech savvy AT ALL- I am assuming that this is a serious upgrade from where I am at now and I should expect a solid increase in performance?

Just wanted to see if anyone had string comments one way or the other before I pull the trigger on this set up. Thanks as always for the input.

Sorry for the delayed response - busy times around here. I have been discussing with a computer guy I plan on having help me through purchase and install- he has viewed may of our comments here and has suggested the machine bellow- any thoughts are appreciated.

great advice- I will post the specs on what we come up with before i order Thanks

Thanks all for the info- I have emailed my computer guy and gave him a link to look over this thread. I don't have any issue spending 2500+ to get a solid machine that will run CA powerfully for the next 5+ years. As with most of you, this is my business and good tools are worth paying for.

One note- I understand home construction and CA- not heavy computer lingo-, take it easy on me

I am thinking it is finally time to get a new rig- I purchased my current system about 7 years ago- it has been reliable and made me money. Over the past few years I have upgrade the video card and installed a SSD drive but hat is about it. Recently I have noticed that when running X10 on occasion it will blue screen restart- Slower scroll in and out with cad files. Etc.... Other programs are having issues as well- old version of outlook is acting quirky. Not that I am looking for an excuse to spend money but I feel like it is time for an entirely new machine. Dell has something like this for 1800.00 Alienware Aurora 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Windows 10 Home NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 OC 128GB Solid State Drive + 2TB Hard Drive 16GB Memory The Alienware Aurora includes a 128GB SSD + 2TB hard drive. does it sound like I am thinking in the right direction?

It looks like the general consensus here is that X11 is a great upgrade and no reason to wait for the final release to come out? Do we know when the final version is supposed to be released? If I do download the beta version can I assume the following: -The download -install- library migration process will be as it always has with previous final release upgrades? -There will be an update from the beta version with the final release? -All projects started in the beta version will transfer into the final version. Just want to make sure I understand the process- have not installed a beta version before.

Great suggestion Michael- always drove me nuts when hanging floor framing inside foundation and stone veneer wall acted that way. Much appreciated.

thanks Guys- I will try a search for that bug or foundation issue and see what I come up with

Also would be curious to know why I am getting this void between stemwall and stone above

Plan file attached- This is a slightly newer version with a revised entry design but similar issue exists on both sides. It may be that I have some small discrepancies in the rail heights or wall caps? ANDY_B_3RD_IDEA.-11.plan

I am happy to post the plan but I was hoping a quick screen shot would generate an easy solution. When I try and marry the courtyard wall to the corner of the building at the pony walls I am getting the issue shown. Anyone run into this before?

Really like many of the new features- barns doors-glass walls and shower doors - etc.... One productivity item I did not see was my suggestion to have temp dimensions locate dimension strings for quick offset adjustment from objects and each other. I had posted it in the suggestions forum and it has quite a backing- surprised it didn't take hold. Oh well- maybe X12

Great suggestion- I actually drew new planes over the existing and then deleted it- that would have save some time.

Seems like I have doe this before - but probably by happenstance. Is there a way to make a complete break in a roof plane so as to separate one plane into 2. I have a dormer situation that I need to basically create 2 individual roof planes on either side of. I have it all built and the remaining roof edge along the bottom is creating some modeling issues. Much Thanks.

On a construction and design note I would consider returning the brick upper around the corner a bit or adding a some sort of a heavy corner board detail. In my experience the exposed joint from lap siding to brick at that location can be a water infiltration issue- and if it gets behind there and freezes -POP goes the masonry. Just a thought

One additional note- I created an individual HD (Holdown) layer for text - cad and callouts. This allows me to add lateral engineering notations - symbols - etc..... on any given floor and then copy and paste in position to floors below to trace those load paths from roof to foundation. It displays similar to Perry's and is quick to add to each required plan view.

Rooms- interior or standard area checked on in active layerset?

Are you sending standard plan and elevation views to layout? What is the size of the PDF if you print the Layout template only? Do you have any PDF files imported to layout or the plan that are printing as well? Those have a tendency to be cumbersome. Definitely something odd there- my PDF's are generally around 4-8MB - even when fairly complex as far as my wok is concerned.

Based on the 2x10 ceiling/ floor framing I can see some fairly serious issues headed your way. The way I would frame this you would need at least 5" or so from the top of the framing member to the top of finished decking as measured at the door threshold. (See attached pics of a simple covered living area with deck- sorry I don't have and better pics of the actual assembly as described below.) Joists should be slope ripped and covered with pt plywood and TPO membrane- water will run along this surface toward drainage scuppers or gutters. Slope of the above should be approx. 1/8" per ft. TPO should be run up the wall surface 12-18" or so. Then sleepers would be installed over the top of this assembly that finish decking can be fastened to. These sleepers can be ripped to counter the slope of the plywood surface below. Glued down to TPO only- no penetrations. Keep in mind that the ceiling assembly from below is now a roof and must be insulated as such- this may require closed cell foam or similar to achieve the require R-value depending on your area.

You mean there is a program that spits out the cut length of all members for roof and rake wall framing? Man- I wasted a whole lot of years teaching those kids under me how to first use a full length rafter bible and the a construction master calculator in the field.