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Perfect Greg. Thanks

Oh Mark, I see now. Use Alt+Click to start the behavior. You can release the Alt key and keep clicking line points and the S key & Ctrl key can the be used during to command. This very helpful when creating 3Dmolding lines. Thanks Mark. PS yes the PAN & Zoom also work -

Thanks for trying Mark but not quite what I had in mind. Desired behavior: Click the LINE tool Click the start point (no hold down of the mouse button) move the cursor to next point, cursor snaps to object(s) then click to end the line. Between clicks you may PAN, ZOOM, toggle the Ortho On/Off and you may toggle the snaps On/Off. Line tool is still active so you may click a new point for the next segment or ESCape to stop drawing the line. With CA if you release the click the line stops there. Hate that behavior. (sorry but I do)

aah the S key did the trick. Thanks

You start a line draw & need the snap to get the start point but want to then turn the snap off BUT you need the Ortho control on. i.e. you want a straight line. So the Ctrl key is no good. Is there another option. [soap Box On] Let me just say the "Click-Hold Drag Release" method has many shortfalls as a drawing method. I would pay extra if we had the option to change to the "Click Click" That is what the "Point to Point Move command uses! Why can't all command use this method. It afford the option for user input after the first click. In my opinion this is a far superior method of control. [soap Box Off] Thanks for your time.

The kind that bolts to the side of the building with a safety cage on it. I thought I saw or asked about this before but can't find the topic. Point me in the right direction please. Thanks

Just talked with tech support & he said they were putting the X8 team together in a week or two. Not sure what that means for a release date.

Yes this is exactly the look I was going for

Glen, Very cool!

Thanks RG I need to make the balusters parallel to the ramp / stair so i"ll give it a try.

I need to draw am entry stair with 6 or 8 steps with round aluminum rails but the cable rail panel has too small a cable. I need 3/4 or 1" horizontal members. Am I stuck with the molding tool? Can you even draw angled molding stacked or all needs to be individual members?

Maybe like this. Just added opening to Shane's version cheatheam-Peterek repair.plan

Good tip Wendy, I hate modifying the lines only to have the update undo all my work.

Looks like the truss can be done. Don't have the data sheet for it yet only the price quote.

Joey, my section view don't always update. I have to open & close them to force the update. What method are you using? Do you add the text in the section view or in the layout? Thanks

So the lumber you use is 38 x 89 mm ? I just want to know what your normal sizes are?

Looks very good!

So what are your normal chord thicknesses? Ours are 3.5" 5.5" 7.25" 9.25" etc Not sure if this is correct.

<Thread Hijack> OK How do Metric folks express the roof pitch? What are the 2 or 3 most common pitches?

Also if you change the floor in the 3D view you may not see a foundation or attic, so make sure your are looking at floor 1.

Yes inches. May do a metric if someone doesn't beat me to it. The Excel sheet should work on metric with a little modification.

For those who prefer decimals I just put this spread sheet together. CA Truss Rise.zip

Joe, Thanks for your input. I have done broken top cord trusses before but don't have the time to research it. As this is a recommendation to the truss mfg. I will go with it for now. It may be that they build a 16" truss with the extension on top to get the structural integrity needed. That too will save time for the carpenter. It will be 2-3 weeks before I get the actual truss profiles & will share the result with you. Attached is a balcony truss but not near the offset of this proposed truss. Thanks again.

Joey, Thanks for being persistent. I found that in the layer set within the "Open Truss Detail" has it's own layer set & indeed the layer was locked. How do you create your own objects in that screen? They are "Framing Members" I just copied what I needed.

Thinking about it more, you could a 16" truss I frame the floor up to the 40" level but a truss saves the carpenter some work.