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I put CPVC under slab in my own story home in 2000. If piping is in that attic here in Tampa Florida the cold water is hot during the day with 140 deg attic temps. One problem with CPVC, it gets brittle over time. Friend of mine broke a pipe fitting while walking in the attic. Personally I have had two fitting leaks on the hot water circulation system. Yes two elbows cracked in the throat of the fitting. Had to jack hammer the floor to get at them. My theory is that there was a bow in the piping when the back fill took place. Other than that I like it.

Interesting, I'll give it a try tomorrow. Thanks

Not sure why I cant solve this but need some help. I tried wall dbx balloon through ceiling. Maybe that is only for framing? The wall shown in the picture is a 8" CMU wall & should completely separate the units. (Fire Wall) Also the Framing Ortho View is what I want to share with the customer but I can't close those wall gaps. https://accounts.chiefarchitect.com/3DV/166993214454130 MacDill RH-Unit Treetop Framing.zip

Any idea why doors in exterior walls are showing up without the walls. The interior walls & doors are off. Those balcony walls are exterior but not load bearing.

Oops, could not find a way to rotate it. try 3D warehouse

It in there some where. May be an add on library.

OK so it's not a matter of checking BEARING in the wall dbx but changing the main layer of the wall. This is working for the most part but some of the balcony / exterior doors are not turning off.

See attached. I would like to display Load bearing walls only. How would you go about setting this up?

I suppose when I group selected something I may have scooped up the camera line & moved it. Locked layers will be my new procedure.

Not sure but I don't think so. I'll pay closer attention in the future. I'll put those cameras on a separate layer & lock that layer in the future. Thanks

I have had this happen several times. The Live View moved out of center in the Layout Box. I did drag the right side of the house 6" larger & same on left side but the center of the house remained constant. Why would the live view shift 10 feet or so down & mess up the layout view?

Yes a big fat CHANGE ORDER is indicated. The house is through permitting already & site work has begun. Of course they want it yesterday too.

Just want to run this problem by the group to see if there is a better way. I have a 3 story house completed!! The customer wants the house 12" wider, the first floor 8" taller and the center of the house to remain the same on the lot. The foundation must stay as-is and is on pile caps that are in place already. (Coastal Flood Zone) So the first floor 1 will change the default ceiling height plus 8", one problem solved. I will need to modify the stair. Foundation; move Elevator Pit & grade beams right 6" on right side Left side move grade beams left 6". Piles & Pile caps remain, adjust front entry pad. First to 3rd floor; turn "ALL Layers ON & unLocked" Use polyline Edit to move "All Visible" 6" Right & Left. Re build Roof Planes. Clean up as needed. Is that the preferred procedure?

Had to use this again today, Thanks for pointing the way.

I used a "Doorway" and added a Barn Door (Surface Sliding Door Arch Block) to the plan. Now I need to include it in the schedule but it appears as though Doorways are not included in the Door Schedule, Period. I have "Include in Schedule" checked.

Oh I see now. Thanks

Joe, I can't seem to locate that one in the "Macro of the Month" Can you tell me which month or send again. Thanks for your hard work.

I am able to draw them in as Rafters, not Trusses.

The closest I could build a truss to the corner is just under 4 feet.

with the room I was able to add the trusses. I think the Max plywood span may require the little trusses, no positive though.

OK the Room below with "Open Below" room type made the trusses buildable. This is from the truss manufacture, They have no problem building the small trusses.

The area below was a Balcony but owner did away with it. I just tried to add a ceiling plane about the height of the soffit & cut to the shape of the roof planes but about 1.5" inside the roof planes (0 pitch) But no luck. Also tried to grab the 3 roof planes & auto build but result was not correct. I'll try a room with room divider walls & open to below next.

Thanks Michael, that fixed the floor trusses. Look at the corner hip trusses on the next floor up, the very last truss will not build. Is that a bug? The roof up there is a normal roof. Thanks again.

See attached plan & picture. Hip trusses can not be drawn in some areas. Some floor trusses can not be extended but some can. Also same at 3rd floor same problem at areas over eve corners. Englewood.zip

When sharing details to the client I prefer this method: https://skfb.ly/XSqC I guess you could add the fixed view to the plan. But when you need annotation the fixed views are necessary