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That's the problem. I have a hard time remembering how I do things.

Here is my video to show you guys my method. Thanks to our team effort. http://screencast.com/t/5DEwiGV7p3j1

The terrain is set for elevation around the outside of the building. What I am talking about is what's on the inside of the foundation walls or room. I think you are miss understanding what I am trying to do here. The grade within the foundation room is what I am trying to control independent of the terrain. Perry, do you agree?

If you can choose between having the slab floor or a grade line that would be good.

I'm with you on this foundation dbx. I think I get it all figured out and something else comes up to confuse me. But you and Glenn have both helped me to better under stand it. I think the biggest thing is understanding what floor you need to be on when you are making changes. Also understanding where you need to be making changes to what I call now "The Big Three" (floor, foundation & framing) in your defaults. Another think that is confusing at time is in the "Room Specification" dbx under the floor section. The three items in the attached picture. With that said, all these things have to work together and has to be done in a certain sequence or it wont work. Too much for my little pea brain to remember so I might have to start writing things down,

I was assuming when you first posted that maybe you were coming up with some genius technique to do something with joist to help manipulate the framing for better use for beams or something. But then it sort of went know where. My expectations of your work is very high so I felt a little let down But your still one of my hero's in the forum

Thank you Jon that did the trick. And thank you Joe for the nice shower building demonstration you did. This is the result.

Can anyone tell me how to remove the base boards on the shower walls only and not the rest of the room? The inside is easy because its the whole room but what about the outside?

Thank You Glenn, I wonder if their way of thinking was that without the 4" thick floor that it would be figured from grade level? There may be a purpose for doing it that way that may affect another part of the program. As long as I understand it and it works that's all that matters at this time. I have a lot better understanding of foundations now though.

Are You Serious! Really! Are we over thinking here? Do you have nothing better to do? I mean, what brought all this up? is there a valid point that you are trying to make?

Your welcome! Glad I could help.

Uncheck the show lower floor in the camera defaults.

I think I may have confused this post by the name. I should have titled it "Girder piers with post" instead of "Grade beams on piers". My Bad, Sorry guy's

What I sent on the picture is what I wanted to do. Got it figured out. Thank you and I look forward to our next goto meeting.

I think I'm more confused now. Your welcome to do a video for me to explain it.

Larry you helped me a lot. Check out this video http://screencast.com/t/quqjdcyYYrlL Also here is a picture below with my final result. Just what I was after.

Yes that is why I posted the second question because I figured that part out. Thank You

Let me tell you what I am trying to do; I want to edit the default settings for the post with footing tool under the general framing tools. I edited one of them manually in the section and that is in the attached picture with the circle around it. But I cant seem to get what I want as a default when I place them under the girder beam. HELP!

I don't know how this maximum separation is used. Can anyone enlighten me on this? Also it wont let me change the depth.

One nail wont work you need to use two nails.

Thanks Scott I will take the red mark, green mark, yellow mark..... as long as I get some sort of attention here so I don't feel left out. As for this discussion for some reason I don't have any problems with linking and un-linking and cleaning up the files to make template out of them. My problem is I can't really tell you how I do it I just do it. I seem to make thinks work some how. Everyone on the forum has helped me so much that I am very pleased with my new automatic & live plan setup. Very efficient! Maybe I will have to do a video on it soon and share what I have learned with the rest of the world. Its still a drop in the bucket of what can be done with CA but its much better. You brainy-acks are still way over my head.

Isn't that what this "Referenced Plan File" dbx is for? To see what the layout file is connected to?

Here is the direct link you need http://www.chiefarch...is-Rotated.html

Much better. After I watched the video and whent back to read the info you gave in your post it all made sense at that point thank you. I think I may design a haunted house for Halloween now. Boo!!!

The video in my last post is what I needed. Thank you for very much for your help!