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This would be I first one. Thank you Scott!

I tried to find video on macros and Ruby and have been unsuccessful thus far. If anyone can help me to find a video to explain what Perry is doing here it would help me much. I'm a visual person and sometimes written instruction is hard to figure things out. I do eventually but I'm just slow. Thank you Perry

Do I get a point? I was right and had the post in before you.

In the layer set under window label. I pretty sure

Perry, I love what you did with leaving the sections on the template. Good Idea! Joe & Graham, Both of your ideas worked nicely!!! Also Perry, Thanks for helping me out with my section. Attached is the result of your help. My sections go on the architectural sets. The engineer puts all the specs on structural drawing. Question: In this section I have a lot of text with arrows. I was thinking of blocking the text and putting it in the library and bring it out when I do new sections and then just move around the text where I need it. Also add, delete or change as needed. Is that a dumb idea or is there a better way to save time with this?

As I take sections and elevations I have been changing them to a call out so they are always live. Typically I don't need a callout or camera to direct me to the exterior elevations. I don't know if anyone does that? My question would be: What is the best way to handle the section cameras and the elevation cameras as far them not showing up in the plan? If you turn camera display off then they all go off and I want the section camera display to stay on. Do you think the best way would be to put the section cameras on its own layer? Another question is: What would be your suggestion as far as labeling the elevations (automatic or manual)? I want them to have the scale and the direction. Not left, right, front or back.

Got it all figured!!! Looks clean now Thank You!!!! :)

Ya I figured out that I can move the block after I asked you. The section is looking pretty good then I noticed the patio double slab and the way it penetrates the footing. Any thoughts their? Thanks for your time Perry

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.