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Well here is the snag, Using the ARCH setting the the DBX to adjust the shutters I lose the mulls in the Arch window. Have I missed something?

OK, looking good for the new shutters. Can I edit the arch window without un-mulling the unit?

Oh, thanks. And I agree, SketchUp is a last resort. I guess I missed the Mulled approach as I had un-mulled them to resize the main windows & forgot to re-mull them. That's when got square shutters & went off in a frenzy to sketchup. Just trying to get work out the door. Who has so much time in the day that they can read the manuals. And my wife has said no working on the computer after dark, that's her time!

Thanks Dennis. BTW

Yes BUT My shutters are decorative and not intended to cover the windows. The generated shutters are too wide. Can you control the shutter width? Just built some in SketchUp. I have to relearn SketchUp every time

I have an old HP DeskJet 1120C that I use for 11x17 but main printer is HP OfficeJet 6500 and I am buying bulk ink and refilling myself. It's very thirsty.

Thanks for the info. I am also considering the Epson WorkForce WF-7520

Thanks Joe I could not find any with a half radius top like I show in the picture.

I have single windows that CA will make the shutters but on Mulled window I seem to be out of luck. Trying to create psolids is a real PITA so is the best route Sketch-Up? If Sketch-Up it means that i need a shutter for each size I plan to use correct? PS the louver lines I created with CAD lines & don't show up except for section views.

Alan I was about to order this printer but read some bad reviews complaining about flimsy construction (although all are plastic today), poor print quality and muddy color printing. Obviously you have had a better experience. So you are quite happy with your purchase?

Way to go Justin! I did not do it exactly as you but you furnished the key to the process. The roof is too complex to auto build as the CA documents suggest to do it. Your copy in place saved the day. I used a cantilevered overhang truss so I had to get the desired base line height from a cross section view. Then I used transform replicate to set the lower roof plane height. This gave the exact number I used for ALL the remaining lower roof planes. I did the same for the upper section to establish the location of the joint between planes. Once I had that baseline height I plugged it into the remaining upper roof planes. Then joint upper & lower planes. Obviously there was some planes that needed to be cleaned up at ridges & valleys but once figured out it wasn't too bad. Thanks again.

Google Advanced search works for me.

Yes the truss guy will build them but I want a pretty picture for the clients. I too doubt that there will be radius. I guess the truss will look like this.

Build Roof is useful in this situation as I needed to tweak the baseline offset and eve pitch several time before I got it correct. I still need to select all the lower roof planes and re-enter the Curve data each time but easier on a 4 wall building than on the actual house.

You need the walls to use the CA "Build Roof" dialog to build then for you.

The process that worked for me on my sample house. Select walls under roof to be curved. Under Roof / Pitch Options enter the LOWER pitch (3) Check Upper Pitch, then the Upper pitch (8) Enter "In From baseline" use a smaller number than you think. For pitch to end at say 36" in from fascia enter 15" Use CA "Build Roof" dialog and CA creates two planes, one at 3/12 and one at 8/12 Select all the 3/12 roof planes General / Curved Roof check it and enter "Angle at Eve" about 3 deg. & hit OK Bingo!

Thanks, Found a Video that outlines the process necessary for this. Walls need to be modified before creating the roof.

Yes reading the manual I was able to create a curved roof plans but as usual I am falling short of my goal. There is missing information as usual or I'm just not smart enough to figure it out. I do NOT want a completely curved roof plane. The first 24 to 36 inches are to be curved and the remaining roof plane to the peak is to be 8/12 pitch. My attempt below is to use two roof planes but joining them is a problem for me. Maybe I missed a step in your example & if it can be done with one roof plane, if so please point me in the direction I need to go. Thanks for your help. Roof Curved.plan

Wanting to create this design, see attached. I am restricted to 8/12 pitch on the main roof, Do I need to rebuild the existing roof plans or can they be converted. I hate that ALL roof planes are removed as two are not o be this type & have differing pitches & materials on them. I see that manual roof planes can be preserved. Good. That means I have to rebuild them separately every time i rebuild the roof.

OK that fixed the lower hallway floor but the upper hallway is still not filling in with Auto Detail.

Glenn you are correct I was not looking any further than the first field & saw concrete on the right panel and moved on not knowing that each had to be inspected. Thanks for the kick.

OK uncheck all level zero floors under this room but still the section view does not work when I hit Auto Detail. Only the garage floor shows concrete hatch. All others are blank.

In other words on a stem wall with slab on fill should the foundation have a floor? Or should the 1st floor control Or should the 1st floor be set to floor by room below & have the foundation control the slab?

Plan attached What role should the foundation floor play in this plan. 68 Martinique.plan

OK one of the floor structures was set to wood on the foundation. This is what I get when I Auto Detail