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That one worked great with a swap out of the existing. Now for the switch.

How can I close the walls so no notch?

How can I turn the outlets & switches 90 deg? There is a raised counter top & half wall that they are in.

So most likely a driver issue. I'll research that. Thanks

Printing ALL sheets to PDF file via "PDFCreator" driver I have 2 sheets out of 7 that are rotated 90 deg. In the preview pane all are correct, they are landscape view. Is this an issue with the Driver or Chief? Is there a way to send each sheet to a separate file or is this the driver too?

I looked everywhere, i think. Where are the exterior flood lights, Usually a pair at the corner of a house.

Interesting, I assume you can raise/lower all roof planes at once, cool!

Currently the lower roof is supposed to be 10', at garage the floor is -6. The higher roof on the main house is supposed to be 11'-8" The high roof over the entry needs to be adjusted up/down to be high enough to allow the entry shed roof and not be too high for the tie in on the right side roof. I may need to raise the 11'-8" roof to 12'-4" for a better look on the gable. It looks too tight where it is. I'll be back later today. Thanks

Yes a typo, ON the wall, exactly as described. Metal plate separates truss & concrete. I have a plan with varying plate heights. As I try to adjust roof heights I am confused as to what the best method is. There are two areas that need manual roof plane adjustments & auto roof keeps deleting the manual adjustments. I wanted to move bearing height up & down & change the roof pitch as well to determine the optimum for this house. Once I added interior walls, using the floor structure to adjust bearing plate height became troublesome. At first I was using just large areas, calling them hall, living room & garages. What method do you use to adjust plate heights to change the roof plane? BellaVistaLot3-r3.plan

99% of my roof trusses are pre manufactured trusses and sit on the wall with no 1-1/2" plate on CMU walls. Top chord on trusses are 2x4 except for tile roof or long spans & then 2x6 They can be standard overhang or cantilevered overhang. Overhangs vary from 12", 16", 20" & 24" Sub Fascia boards are 2x6 or 2x8 typically. What settings are critical to achieve a true roof plane & fascia height? Assume ceilings are 10'

Does it bother anyone else that the basic description & size is missing when you select an object in the Library Browser? Searching for a Large Dresser I get many pictures but no way to judge actual size. Seems to me as a no brainier that that info should be displayed if you select an item. Or is there something I missed? Also some items can be stretched with no problem but some can not. I tried to stretch dresser to make it wider but it moves the right side like a blank & the left side it only stretches the top. Should be some warning that the object can not be stretched, like an Astrix or something. Just venting.

We use 1/2" Sag Resistant Drywall, at least that is what I spec.

I though I had too but could not find the article.

Oh,I was looking at the 850Pro for warranty info. Product Capacity Product Warranty Policy (Period or TBW) 830 Series 64GB/128GB/256GB/512GB 3 years 840 Series 120GB/250GB/500GB 3 years 840 PRO Series 128GB/256GB/512GB 5 years (73 TBW for enterprise applications) 840 EVO Series 120GB/250GB/500GB 3 years 850 PRO Series 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB 10 Years or 150TBW Must have miss read the life span thing.

You give up some longevity in Rapid mode but with a 10 year warranty who cares.

Perry, Did you read the article Steve posted. Bottom of 1 page talks about a software boost for speed. Rapid mode. Have you tried it?

Wow, great info Steve. Thanks so much for you time & expertise. Yes the power supply was a weak link. It died earlier this year so I now have a 500+ watt from CompUSA. I just took a big hit buying CA last month and it runs OK. Slightly longer load time than ACAD2006. So a new box will have to wait. I am not concerned by start up times. I leave my computer on 24/7 and restart every 3 day mostly. I think I will get the SSD 850 512 I have 296gb used on my 1TB C: drive. I use the 2TB as back up for my & my wife's computer. Actually 2 each 2TB drives & a Black X External Drive Dock. So I keep one of the 2TB drives in my fire proof safe. Maybe the RAID1 would be a better choice with the SSD as C: drive and the two 2TB drives as the RAID set up.

Knock wood, I haven't had any issues with the ATI although my Wife's computer has. I bought Dell Refurbished & have been happy with them. I may go the build your own route next time. I see the 1 TB EVO is 450 & pro is 600+ Wow, that's quite a hit for Pro. My question is would you be better off with 512 Pro or a 1TB EVO?

stevg, I see the Samsung 840 Pro SSD for $300 and the 850 pro for $350. Is it worth the $50 for the 850? (both 512) I have an older box, 2011 vintage, see specs in attached pictures. Seems to run OK except for Ray Trace but I don't do much of that yet. So I guess the SSD will still be a good investment? Thanks for your time & a great post!

Thanks for the detailed explanation, I'll try it later today.

Thanks Perry. I'm going to quit for today as I'm pulling out what hair I have left. I think I may remove all the roof and start over. maybe do the thin 2nd floor trick. My plan is attached & the roof looks like I want it to look but the walls & molding are fighting me. The main problem area is the left side of the entry where the little roof is. I seem to be having trouble controlling the plate height after the fact. The design is driven by a need to not use the hum drum roof from right to left as in my earlier design. I know the break up causes some complicated roofing but that is what I need to do. Per the Architect. And the left upper gable actually extends right of lower gable and that wall is part of the entry. Take a look if you feel like it. BellaVistaLot3-r2.plan

The actual construction is a pre manufactured gable truss that sits on the cmu wall, no plate. If the wind load was too great then a cmu wall would extends up with a rake beam to cap the wall.

Ha! funny man. I guess you aren't buying the stucco. Stucco is lucky if you get 5/8, here well specify : STUCCO NOTE : ALL REFERENCES TO "STUCCO" ON THESE PRINTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS MEANING "DECORATIVE CEMENTIOUS FINISH" , SHALL BE LESS THAN 5/8" IN THICKNESS AND COMPLY WITH ASTM C 926 & ASTM C 1063 And all dimensions are to outside of block so stucco is ignored for dimensions & at typical 3/8" is not worth showing. Just my take.

This is getting interesting See attached, looking at more soffits around the house I see this. Doubled freeze. The larger one is from the roof plane that I added. Where is the smaller one coming from?

That fixed it for me. I guess somewhere there is a default that I need to change.