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Oh, thanks, Gene!! Those are great tips!!

Thank you so much, Scott! Your detailed answers are great!! I really appreciate that you took the time from your busy day to answer my questions!

@solver Oh, gosh, Eric... you kinda put the pressure on. But, I gave it a good think (this isn't all I've done for the last two hours, for the record, so I don't think I'm guilty of overthinking... maybe under-thinking). My homework/answers are attached (see my reply to Gene about my shameful lack of "posting" skills) I made slabs for the material samples, and I painted them with various materials (ignore the moulding schedule and rendering at the top of the page... I didn't want to delete them from my layout, and it just happened to be the random page I sent these images to). The slabs are in my plan view, but "outside" the house. (I didn't bother attaching my plan... I hope that's okay) I copied the vanity from my house and pasted it "outside," as well. I made sure to uncheck "include in schedule" for everything in the vanity. Outside, again in no-man's land, is where I drew my invisible wall for the doors and window. It's obvious that my doors and window don't look like the Austin layout. Mine is a vector view. I tinkered a little, but I didn't see how to make them look like crisp, black and white lines, like the Austin layout. @GeneDavis I am no good in threads, and I don't even know how to "post" a pdf, as opposed to attaching it! How embarrassing! I'm sorry! @TeaTime Thank you for all the ideas! @DBCooper Thank you so much for the link! I will definitely watch! TestPage.pdf

I am trying to create a layout, and I'd like to incorporate some nice-looking features from the austin.pdf offered by Chief Architect. I'm attaching two different pages from this layout. I've watched videos, but I've never seen how these particular items are created. Yes, this topic has more than one question, but it's all related to one PDF, so I'm hoping that gives me a pass... 1. On page 18 of the austin.pdf, there is the door and window schedule. Along the bottom, there is an enlarged image of a window and some of the doors. How do I "grab" these images of the windows and doors and send them to the layout? Or, where do I get these images? I don't know where the stand-alone image of these objects exist. 2. On page 21 of the austin.pdf, there are several material samples shown below the bathroom rendering. They are shown as "blocks" (but very cool-looking, diagonal, with-dimension, kind of blocks). How in the world do I make these? Maybe this question will answer itself, but would I be able to do this with materials that I import? That would make my day. 3. Also on page 21, you see the vanity as a stand alone image. What is the best way to send an image like this to the layout? Should I create a new CAD Detail for only the item I want to capture? Or is there a more efficient way? Thanks for any feedback you can give! austin-p18.pdf austin-p21.pdf

Ahhhh, I see. I do get too rushed when I ask a question. I see how I could have provided much better detail on this one! Thank you!!

Wow! Thank you! All three replies offered insight that is going to be helpful! I greatly appreciate it! @DBCooperI am so green on using the forum, I'm not sure what you mean by adding a +1. I did read that string, and it was VERY helpful, too! @DavidJPotter I can't thank you enough for the video! It was entertaining AND gave me a perspective I hadn't thought of. @Kbird1 Yes! That is the five-sided cabinet I was trying to achieve! Thank you for showing me the end result - it makes me question if I really want to do that! Haha! Thanks a bunch to all! - Wendy

Is it crazy to ask if a five-sided cabinet is possible? I'm attaching an image of a floor plan with my conundrum corner circled. Am I supposed to use an angled cabinet instead...? I know that I will have my cabinet maker build a five-sided cabinet, so I would like to put that in the plan. Thoughts, ideas, criticism... always welcome. AllenDave-KitchenPlan.plan

Thank you SO much for the polyline solid video, Eric!! Every tidbit is super helpful!

Thank you, Kbird1! I'm going to tweak my template now! Very useful, DBCooper - I really appreciate that you took the time to notice these details so I can correct them!

Oh!! Thank you!! Total lifesaver!! And I really appreciate the lighting tip!

Ahhhh, thank you! The plan was closed, but the layout was open. I've got my question submitted now!

I have added a soffit to a space in my plan where the ceiling is vaulted. I have selected "Place Under Ceiling," but the soffit does not follow the ceiling line. I have done this in many other plans, so I don't know what I'm overlooking. AllenDave-KitchenPlan.plan

Does anyone know why I would be getting the following message when I'm trying to attach my plan to a question I need to submit? The file size is only 6 MB. "Sorry an unknown server error occurred when uploading this file. Server error: -200"

I can't get the two rear gables to separate, let alone make a third gable. I'm sure my expectations are outside the logic of architecture. I'm just going with the attached plan and calling it good!! Thank you so much for all your help! I couldn't have gotten this far without all the input!! Plan01-RoofAndInterior.plan

1, 2, 3 - Yes! The taller gable between the garage and gable 1 is not necessary.