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If it ever does take over, it was fun while it lasted.

I hear that! I knew the ICF was set up in CA but want to make sure I could do the rest and it be accurate. The roof panels are purchased from a vendor so I guess I will need to see the specs. It will be an off grid home with all ICF, in and out, catch rain water into a cistern and concrete floors above and below. Engineer should have a blast checking over these drawings when I am done.

Hey guys, would you take on a job using CA for Q-decking or (lite deck)? I can manually draw the steel floor trusses but is there a way to show the second floor as Q-decking w/ concrete floor? To me this is more of a revit job but has it been done in CA. I have zero experience in Revit and do not have time to learn it. Maybe just show a 4" floor structure thickness of concrete and draw in the Q-decking? The roof is purchased panels as well. https://liteform.com/products/litedeck/litedeck-steel-rib-system.html

Yep, It was a continuous wall before then.

The trick to fix the FDN wasn't reworking it but stretching the wall above across the bay window and it making one entity instead of sections, if that makes sense.

That definitely made it look better with the gutters. Now to figure out this foundation.

Hey guys, so I inserted a bay window. Raised the floor 36" and lowered the roof 12". It's messing up my foundation and rebuilding the Fdn won't even fix it. Any suggestions? Also, when I break the roof plan to cover the bay window bump out the gutters mess up. I I guess it's either turn off the gutters or leave as is? (The HOA wants to see gutters). I get the bay window isn't in the best place and creates an unpleasant roof but that is where the kitchen sink is and the front door are. I will look into other options for a more pleasant design but need to figure out the fix for this first.

I swear, been a user since x10 and feel there are still certain features I am missing out on.

Learned something new. It was a beam ran across a carport. It didn't trim and lap the joists in the living room when I ran a beam in there though. (this was after I posted the thread).

Been using X17 since the new year and for the first time ever I insert a ceiling beam and it cuts my joists and laps them. Too cool, was this an update or was it always in settings? I use the same plan file template for all projects and have not adjusted any settings for it to do this all of a sudden.

Nevermind, apparently there was already a post on this so I retracted back to previous video card driver.

Well, something new for th first time ever. X17 opens then shuts down. I updated nvidia, alienware, windows etc. today so I supposed that has something to do with it? I have restarted several times as well.

Hey guys, how do I get rid of this railing wall bottom when a carport is attached to the home and rear porch/deck? Hope the screenshots help...... Rear porch was made with railing walls and named "deck". I like to use railing walls to form a carport and remove the railing then manually input the posts and beams. Home subfloor is 36" above grade and carport space was formed with -35" floor height so the slab sits slightly above grade.

I tried doing that last pic a few years and it looked pretty good. I took a google maps screenshot of the lot and use it as a backdrop in CA. You know, before AI was coming out.

Well I've used chat gpt to change exterior wall materials and colors and it seemed to work fine. I even deleted a curved stairwell in one of my plan files and asked AI to make a better curved staircase and it worked nicely. Today I put it to the test and I wouldn't say it is to scale but it did a great job when I told it to merge these two screen shots of the floor plan my client wants. I searched everywhere but failed to find the web link. AI couldn't even find it with all the info put in.

Good feedback guys, I usually do 3:16 with the front elevation at bottom of D size sheet and 1/4" rotated on D size sheet when it fits so they have both but will take into consideration all these suggestions. I will be honest I have never used match lines and interested in learning more now.

What does the match lines do?

Yeah, I was thinking plumbers scale it to place the pipe inside the fdn forms before pouring the slab too.

Thanks guys, I need to set up E size in my templates for this purpose. I know a lot of the builders out here so If they want it to 1/4" bad enough they won't hesitate to ask. I look at my architectural scale and feel I could build by it but I am no pro. What do they scale the drawings for anyway if the dimensions are right in front of them?

I also ask because I have heard E size sheets can be a pain on site if it is windy. Those sheets are the size of a blanket almost lol

Hey guys, Architecture 101 here and wanted to get input on how you remedy this. When a home won't fit on D size sheets @ 1/4"=1'-0" normal orientation or rotated to fit, do you go to an E size sheet? Or do you add a note on each plan/elevation view saying "1/4"=1'-0" available upon request"? Do framers absolutely despise 3/16"=1'-0" when 1/8"=1'-0" is too small? Thoughts? I typically can rotate the floor plan 90 degrees and it fits but this current monster of a home won't fit at all. Happens very rarely with me.

I checked "build fdn below" and it went away but will keep your idea in mind for the next time I have to troubleshoot.

Hey guys, this gets me every now and then. I don't know how it happens, but how do I get rid of the concrete below the main slab?

copy and paste in place roof plane. Slide the two planes to connect at the pitch break and then manipulate the lower portion to the pitch desired. If I am understanding you right. Kind of similar to how I do a flared eave but opposite.

Thanks guys.