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THANKS FELLAS, THE GLOBAL LINK OPTION DID THE TRICK. Oops caps OK this layout was used on another file I I can not delete the link from that original file. The relink took care of the previous file but the original plan is still linked. How to purge it?

I have a project & need a copy of the layout file for alternate version. So I copy the layout file and name it <House Name>B.layout I copy the PLAN file to <House Name>B.plan. Now I want the layout file to associate with the new plan file not the old file. Do i have to delete ALL the views sent to layout and recreate all views from the new plan file? Or is there some magic button?

That seems to work, thanks Perry.

OK I got the curved roof using Auto Roof but now I need to add a vaulted ceiling which starts at the beam on the balcony and follows the roof plane. Maybe there is a easy way to do this but no luck with google search. Same thing if you had a round gazebo with a finished sloped ceiling. Thanks Back later, after tennis

Great tip!

All plans he used are copies from the ORIGINAL plan so there offset from the origin is exactly the same. I use Ctrl+Alt+V (paste hold position)

I read that cosmetic options like wall finishes can be handles with Material Regions on different layers. But most changes take a structural change and best use the second copy of the plan file. I'll give this a try. BTW when you stop using a PLAN file associated with a LAYOUT file do you need to do anything special to sever this relation? Say you delete all views in the LAYOUT file and save it to a new project. Is there any baggage from the old PLAN associated with the Save AS Layout file?

Mr hall has an interesting method of handling revisions here:

Thanks Michael.

Looking at some threads I did not find many. I was asked to furnish alternate front elevations. The columns on the porch will change. The wall finish will change from stucco to siding and the font hip will change to a gable. How does one accomplish this showing two elevations in one plan? Perhaps I did not find the relevant post or video for this problem. Thanks

Center Line Dim with Center snap still snaps to the sides of the blocks. Maybe I did not do it correctly? Do you have to do one at a time with this one too? The other dim is the one I created using End to End with Mid snaps.

OK figured it out using END TO END with midpoint snaps Draw only the first dimension & then use the diamond grip to drag another dimension to the next block. Before i was trying to create the entire dimension string all at once. Thanks

Ok How can I EASILY create dimension to the center of the block? Do not like using Point to Point because I can not easily edit the locations of the point without moving the point & then the adjacent point, next dimension. I wanted a dimension something like MEASURE or END TO END creates. Attached is how I want it to look. Thanks Foundationx8.plan

Michael you unraveled the mystery. The Square grip is in view when I am zoomed in and near the end of the horizontal line. The round grip is out of screen as the line is some 40 to 60 feet long. Wonder why the round grip is not on screen. The square grip shows the Multiple Copy cursor when you go to grip it. But when I use the round grip all is well. The square grip works only if you keep the mouse lined up. Thanks for your time.

Hey, were are waking up here in Florida. Great video glenn, very informative. The problem I have is with the "Multiple Copy" command, sorry I call it the ARRAY command! Set the distance short to say floor framing thickness (16" on my system) I have Ortho ON. Joe I did not see where to set SNAPS angle to 90. Try the "Multiple Copy"

Thanks for the replies. See attached OK when I do a short offset as in the picture 16" up for the next line my mouse can slide off to the right in this case enough to make Chief think I want something other than 90 deg. I think I have the setting correct, see attached. Just seems like I could hold CTRL or SHIFT to force exact Ortho but that isn't the procedure, what is the way to force Ortho only?

Sorry i did not search the manual for this one but when I offset a line I use for elevations it sometimes strays off 90 deg. I have the angle snaps on but it will still snap off 90 deg when I drag to offset. How can I lock the angle?

These are not wooden windows so Depends on the Aluminum extrusion. The mullions are between two panes of glass. So No not to me. If I set side width to 1/16 the mullions appear. But my point is the manual is incomplete. IMO there should be way more illustrations.

I get it now. Thanks Glenn Just turned midnight here. Happy New Year.

Where in the manual does it tell you that Window Lites will not appear if the sash values are set to zero?

glenn not sure I understand that cut away process This is what I am working on, see attached. Mixing the wall types is ok but when I need some fine adjustment the walls want to snap together when I don't want them too. Can you control the wall snap distance? When I create the 6" wall and add the window, pull the wall very close to the window edge then I can drag the 12" wall up to it & it behaves. But you need some working room or getting too close to another wall & it snap together before you want it too. I need to learn to cut away materiel regions too as that may work as well. Last picture is a material region before the cut away.

Material Region is working. Thanks The seams still show but that is true of a lot of wall sections.

Oh I like that idea. I'll give that a shot.

Jim, send me a PM to explain please. Thanks

PS I'd load the plan but it's x8