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I would like the block on top of the wall as the picture is so the stucco can continue to the roof sheeting but this is close enough. Might be asking for to much. Thank You

Please help with the attached section view.

Got it! Thank You Perry

I never worried about insulation in my sections before because I just put a insulation cad detail in the framing section and than label it but now because I'm trying to keep a live plan I need to change that way of thinking. I see the insulation in the walls and ceiling but not the floor. How do I show it in the floor?

Thank You Larry

I have been working with CA since version 8 and still consider myself a newbie. I just haven't been using the program correctly until now. Seems like I'm always learning things the hard way.

Larry, Did you resolve this issue? Were you trying to lower the elevation on the back houses? Just truing to understand for my own knowledge. I change the floor elevations but I'm not sure if I was doing what you were trying to do.

This is a good point to mention. This kind of stuff can really stump a newbie!

Sent you a private message Joe. Hopefully I did it right. let me know if not.

Just trying to be funny I really appreciate you and the others in this forum and look forward to the day I can be a help to someone else. I know construction very well and know what I want it a plan I'm just trying to get what I want out of this software. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

Thank you Scott, When I grow up I want to be just like you.

Joe helped me Problem is solved and way behind me Thanks Scott

Thank you Joe! I think I got hung up on something that is really not that important. But the CA Tec at least agreed with my thought but he didn't tell be that there is a default setting so I'm assuming he just didn't know. My question would be; when he left me on hold who did he talk to about it and why did they not know about the default setting?

Whether the designer information is in the defaults or not if you save a plan and save it as a template and reopen it, it should still be there. At least in my opinion.

I spoke to tech support with this issue and it is a flaw and/or programing oversight in the system and they will work on getting it fixed. Thank You CA

I think that is were your mixed up because I did that before. You cannot set this as a global setting. You have to save your changes as a template like Robert describes. So I needed to learn the difference between global setting and plan settings. Did I say that right guys?

Larry, I keep my preliminary drawings to site plan, demo plan, floor plan, exterior elevations and roof plan. I like to include the site plan for a few reasons: 1) I'm there measuring so why not? 2) I want to draw it why I still have all the visual thoughts in my head 3) I can email or take to planning for their preliminary over the counter approval of the concept and setback requirements. 4) Easy to show the customer and explain why or why not they can or cant do something 5) Easy property lines you can draw in just a few minutes and the more complicated ones you can just cut and past off the parcel map right on the drawing and outline it and then worry about the accuracy later for your submittal drawings. The garage is usually and important item to me because of clearances that are require (20' clear backup, 26' radius.....). And don't forget about the easements like electrical lines. Most houses don't have that but some do. This research I do so I'm not wasting my time and more importantly the customers money. Measure a job and take lots of pictures takes me on the average 1 1/2 hours and I go back to my office and I have the as built complete by the end of my 8 hr. day. Then I either work late or start my alterations and additions the next day.

Hate to start off with a negative but 2.9 number 3 on the list is not corrected yet as far as I can tell. "Reporting of wall coverings in the materials list for individual rooms"

No answers on this one I guess! I will just put the designer info on page 0. That's how I had it before and it works great that way.

Annotation sets are the best! Huge time saver!

I saved one of my new layouts as a template file but when I opened the template file to use it for a new job the designer information for the layout was gone. Can anyone tell me why it did not save the designer information? I would think that the customer information from the last job would be there also.

Put it in the CA suggestion box

Ok, I'm flexible. It doesn't necessarily have to be set up in my plan but I want you to see a clear example of what I looking for so we don't waist time.

So even if you do a framing section on the stairs the framing doesn't show up unless you check the box for no risers. Not sure why I haven't realized this before. That's interesting!

Joe, I think what I will do this week is build what I want on one of my floor plans as far has how the data is structured. In other words I will build the poly line areas and everything else I need with my list of data and maybe you can connect the dots with the macro's when I'm done and send the plan file back to me. I would be more than happy to pay you for your time. What do you think?