JamesR

Hello folks, I have a half wall framed for a two-level counter top in a basement space. There are soffits/bulkheads above the wall concealing mechanicals. When I generate a 3D view, it looks like the half wall, who's height is 40", is cutting into the soffit above (100" height). Any ideas how to prevent this? I've tried a couple of the options in the Wall>Structure tab, but nothing that has changed the behavior. I can post the plan if its not a settings/obvious issue. Thanks, --Jamie

Mark - I've seen the use of a cabinet for things like a window bench, replacing the counter top with a fabric materiel to mimic a cushion. Do you use this method for shower benches/seats? Nice bathroom Tommy. So you used Wall Material Regions for the wall tile (lower squares, accent mosaic, and upper diamond pattern)? Thanks, --Jamie

So I did some experimenting with the different approaches to modeling a tile job. The main different I see between the custom backsplash and wall material region tools are: 1) the wall material region automatically creates a stackup assembly, in my case it was tile>thinset>backer board, and sets the "Cut finish layers of parent object" box while 2) the custom backsplash creates only one layer, the tile, and sets it on top of the wall object (no Cuts Finish Layers selected). Other than that, they seem to accomplish the same thing. And I can make each of them behave the same as the other, by Editing the materials layers of the backsplash tool and inserting the extra layers, and by checking or unchecking the Cut Finish Layers box. Seems like the wall material region would be slightly better if you were intending to do a detail section view of the wall, but other than that, is it 6 of one, half a dozen of the other? I haven't tried the wall coverings approach yet, mainly because it seems like I need to break the shower walls so I don't put the tile across the entire wall. Thanks, --Jamie

Hi everyone, Relative new user here and I was wondering what were some of the pros/cons, or maybe just a best way, of the approaches for the two items below? All of them seem to get to the same final result, and if its just a matter of preference, I'm sure I'll find one I like. However, if there are actual differences in the methods, I'd love to hear about them. To draw a shower bench, it seems like you can use the soffit, slab, or polyline solid tools. I've seen a few of the training videos use polyline solid (x7 version), but the other two seem just as easy. For moderately complex shower tile job, where you have maybe two different wall tiles in addition to a accent tile, what would the differences be between using the custom backsplash tool, the wall coverings specification, or the wall material region tool? Thanks --Jamie

Not exactly a sales question, but I thought it might be the best board to ask on. Is there an archive of old newsletters? Thanks, --Jamie