GintOtis

thanks, Mark, will do.

So, how is this solid rail w/cap really done?

this is if the wall segment is an attic wall... (ceiling good, cap gone)

and, this is if it's a railing... (cap now there, but...)

thanks for pointing me to any post that gets into this.

Yes. That worked for the walls, thanks, but... it didn't show everything:

there isn't a separate layer for just the frieze, is there?

I didn't know how to describe my issue, so if this kind of question has been posted somewhere, please point me to the solution.

When building the box window on the 2nd floor, i discover walls up on the 3rd floor above, which, thinking that making them invisible would be OK in plan, results poorly on the exterior...

what's the proper way of getting rid of unwanted walls in plan but not in elevation?

thanks!

yup, just a frieze was needed, thanks, Mark. (as well as that Min. Separation of 0)

...btw, how do you nudge a third window up against two windows (that are either mulled or not)

as you can see from the interior view... it doesn't seem to matter which two, the first two work, the third one won't join.

i kept working on the ponies... i think i got it...

I assume i use a molding polyline to apply any pediment corbling?

thanks, Eric, Ryan and Glenn

correct.  Ryan mentioned the use of pony walls to help create the window seat.

(...not getting my head around that)

sorry, am i making pony walls out of the 3 attic walls? ...or, the main wall?

OK... more specific questions to my window:

My situation is that I'm adding this box window to existing exterior walls. (can't really follow your new wall steps, Eric)

The 'attic' walls unintentionally continue up to roof above. (just want the box on one level)

Can my process be continued, some how bottom moved up, top moved down?

got it.  (had been doing so much searching in the online Chief resources, didn't know i had not searched here)

Boxed Bay Demo A.plan

thanx!

also... i see a passthru suggestion.

How do you guys recommend i build this first floor box window?

(it would only project 6" from face of brick, and bottom edge would not align with floor)

hint, using CA's 'box window' is not it...

Thanks!

-gint

understood.  ...not gonna model it if there's not a easy, 'garage slab slope', checkbox somewhere.  thanx.

Thanks, Eric. I did what you did, made the stem wall for that room 4" taller, and that's what i needed!

...now is there a way to keep the 4" garage slab but slope it, say at 1/8", toward the door?

i think i did that, no?

(btw, in my floor elevations, I'd want to raise the entry floor 4", as opposed to lowering the garage slab 4"... so as to make those risers a little less tall)

much appreciate it, if you can...

entry.plan

Joseph, I've already used "Entry" as the room type in an attempt to differentiate it from the garage.

Shane, i believe that's what i've attempted to do (with no resulting change to floor height or roofs/floors above).

I'm wondering if there is a method to isolate a room and have just that room's floor height be higher than the surrounding floor.

In my case, to have a step-up from the garage level, I've attempted to add 4" to that Entry Room's absolute floor elevation with no results.

Hopefully, there's a checkbox that I'm overlooking... Thanks for any clues as to how to do this!

(I have added a 4" slab via room polyline, but that does not raise doors and the bottom of stairs ...so that's not an option)

should have poked-around before asking

thanks, Eric

It turns out that my garage/entry level is already the "0" Foundation level.  Drawing a foundation wall puts it up at the floor elevation. (with no way to 'move' it in the negative Z direction)

It there a way to move everything up a floor?  ...or, setting the current Foundation 0 floor to be the 1st Floor?

i really hope so...

-g.

Hi folks,

I have a number of different wall types coming together in my townhouse...

This wall is a Siding-6 over Brick-6, bearing, pony wall, with "Through Wall" checked at both ends. (to allow for intended future reflection of adjacent townhouses)

The other two walls, with foundations, are set as 'partitions' to allow for butting-up to the continuous 2x6 exterior wall.

My issue is with the pony wall.  When I attempt to add foundation to it, it results in the lower wall of the pony wall being the foundation.

and, with foundation checked...

Is there a setting that I'm overlooking? (the 'Through Wall' setting left unchecked does the same thing)

Can a foundation stub be "added" to the bottom of the pony?

thanks so much for anything anyone can tell me.

-gint

Thanks, Ryan.  The "through wall" toggles didn't appear to do anything for me.  The "edit wall layer Intersections" would be the way to do it - it worked on two types of walls - except it does not allow for a custom drag length (it just allows for lengths that are related to the walls around it)  So, the key would be to have the Edit wall layer intersections command have a CTRL key, free form, functionality.

-g.

Hello,

I have four corners all with different wall types that need to be controlled.  Each one of my wall types has been upgraded to be a 'partition'.

For instance, the concrete partition wall needs to be pulled-back to allow the Brick-6" wall to pass in front of it.

Also, that Brick-6" front pony wall needs to extend up to, but not beyond, the centerlines. (townhouses to be reflected)

I've tried room dividers and wall breaks with no luck, and crazy results.

How are controlled wall intersections really done? 

Thanks for any ideas!

-gint

Would not have figured to use the 'browse' button to, in effect, "step" on each of the plans I had listed there.

It worked, what a time saver.  Thanks!

Yes, Bob, I'm there... but, it just lists the plan(s) that I don't want associated with this layout any more, and no button to add a new plan.