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It's a rather large file so I sent you a link. I'd rather not post it here. Maybe I'll create a simple version for this test. Gotta take care of some other task right now. Thanks

I think I understand but it does not seem to work.

Steve has a nice method for slope roof crickets where the base line is level. But I'm needing a method for low slope roof with a parapet. My method is to get the height of the triangle in red and along with the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Then calculate the small angle and apply it to a roof plane where the base aligns to the 12'-8.625" side. This works but was thinking there may be a simpler way. Any ideas?

Here in Florida 7-3/4 max for residential & 7" max for commercial. The +/- 3/8 will not allow your to exceed 7-3/4", only -3/8. This is why I avoid 7-3/4 & it is uncomfortable. Also the 10" tread is unconformable as well. This can be tricky if the finished floors change from your specified thickness.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/eb42bdcdd2caa16cd4b2e14fef372e67/Mini-Split?hl=en

This is not what you are looking for?

I created these for a client. Durango.calibz

Did you look at 3dwarehouse? https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/7525370f-7c87-4211-a3ca-a8d1638850d6/Medeek-Electrical-Low-Poly-Count

Great info DB! Thanks

You can create a custom FIELD for the room name in the schedule but you will have to manually fill in the room name. This way the schedule is live, not a text object. This example is a shower door schedule & the %room.name% only works because the shower has no room definition.

OK thanks, Ill be done with x14 soon.

Perhaps https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/search/?q=steel truss&quick=1&search_and_or=and

Working in x14 today & when I double click on a room elevation view in layout the camera opens showing white space. How can I get the cameras to do a "Fill Window Building Only" when opening? It seems to me as that should be the default action.

Monday brain fog here. That did it. Thanks

Here is a plan with that area copied. Same issue. Shower door test.zip

That is set globally & in the camera

I know this has come up before but can't find it. How to make the glass door see through in vector view? The wall to the shower has the same glass and you can see through it.

This is the next house. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/3d-9b1746801625449e9f953d0ab2c0c427

Thanks, Yes but still working on the final details.

Thanks for that good advice. In this scenario, unlike most of my work, I am working for an Architect who pays me buy the job + hourly for changes. As expected the GC is working for the Owner. So I'm a glorified drafter and the original drafter did the plans in Rivet Sept. 2018. I worked on the plans converted to Autocad in 2019 & 2020. Then in 2021 I converted the plan to Chief as the revisions were getting too involved to continue in plain Autocad. Here is the 3 story framing: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/3d-framing-83d8d746ff9c43aea8fe3093ed64f7ba Here is the 2 story exterior version https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/3d-overview-a7c93237f87a4770bd3ec4e5331a9796 The revision clouds are cluttering up an already clutter plan & the Architect wants to give the new GC a clean start for use in the field.

In my case the Architect want the plans examiner to get a clouded version & only corrections requested by him added to his plan. The contractor set would have no revision clouds as a clean beginning & clouds added after this date. I would have to add changes & clouds to permit set only if they are code related. I'm leaning toward separate layer sets in the same layout & plan but it may become impossible down the road.

Thanks fellas. The 3rd floor will never happen. The plan reviewer will likely do a completely new review. But the clouds must be used to show what changed on the 2 remaining floors. Having said that it's silly IMO to cloud a majorly modified plan. too confusing.

Looking for any advice on a job I'm working on for an architect. The owner keeps making changes even though the first floor (slab on grade) is done. The house was permitted as a 3 story & is now a 2 story with changes to the 1st & 2nd floor. The architect wants me to create 2 sets of plans. One for the building department with changes clouded for them. The other set is for the builder to use in the field. BTW the first contractor was fired & so they want the new builder to get a fresh set of plan with only clouded items that took place after he got his first set of plans(the 2 story set). My dilemma is do I create 2 sets of plan & layout OR do I have clouds & notes on 2 layers, one for the building department & one for the new GC? Thanks

Not sure where I got this. Maybe 3D Warehouse Golf Cart.calibz

I send the plan PDF file as a reference to read any notes & pictures. For the CAD, I'm lazy, so I export the layouts needed to CAD, open the CAD file & scale up by 48 for my typical 1/4" scale model. The text does not scale up. You can grab all the text & change the font height. Or worst case open each needed view in plan view & export that. (only if I have to) If I do that I export all layers & all floors. The Chief layer names are hard to sort so I use a lisp routine to rename the Chief layers, sort the layers by floors & create Layer Sets to turn floor & disciplines on & off. Lisp attached, should run on most CAD platforms. Layer CA.LSP