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Pretty cool JKE. End result below. I watched this tutorial https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/388/drawing-curved-stairs.html and used a part of it to get it more J shaped. I cannot believe how long I messed around with this. Needs a little cleaning up but nothing bad.

Too bad we can’t draw a spline or arc and have the stairs follow the contour. Guess that would be in suggestions

I think the client is getting too confused on visuals. The actual built stairs and the stairs shown on the plans (below).

Would winders help? It looks like in the pic the treads are tapered.

Thanks guys, I will give segments a try.

Hey guys, CA curved stair tool is too much of a radius. How do you guys get something more subtle like this? Almost like it is straight from the top and then it curves the last 1/4 part at the bottom. I tried to manipulate the curved stair tool but it's too sensitive and just won't take shape. I even tried a straight stair and adding a break towards the bottom to curve but that created two sets of stairs. Thanks in advance.

Hey guys, wild thought here. When we record walk through's is there a way to add music? My files default open to windows media player and don't see where that is offered. Thoughts? I am not experienced in this area. I just design the homes haha.

I take huge down payments (large portion of the overall project) to do prelims so giving them the CAD file is harmless to me. They basically paid for it. Whether you send the CAD files or not some people are smart enough to know that you can import the pdf files you send them for the prelims into AutoCad or other software and have lines ready to use. However, I don't think that has ever been asked to me other than engineer's requesting it. I get it though, why would she want it? Take it to another designer?? If that was to happen you probably dodged a headache anyway and didn't need to work with them.

Dang that looks great! And thanks I will take a look at your plan file.

Hey guys, looking for a garage door like below. Would this have to be manually built somehow on CA? Owner is adamant on his business having this type of door. What we have in the library is too nice. I have every manufacturer downloaded in my library and don't see anything.

How on earth did that happen? I promise I wasn't drinking whiskey when I started the plan file. haha

Here ya go, I am at a loss. An old gas station was torn down and my client is building his office on the lot and wants to go with the gas station theme. Kinda cool idea. In it's early stages and I deleted just about everything except the structure just to get it to upload. Williams State Farm-copy.plan

And then you got the fdn building a brick ledge under the door leaving a gap??

Anyone ever seen this on X17? I have been removing the exterior casing on windows, when the wall is brick veneer, for years for a true look. Now there are gaps around the windows? Also, why is the brick covering my door brick moldings? Just curious......It's like these past new homes I am doing in X17 throw curveballs on something lately and I haven't even messed with any settings. Thanks.

Will do!

Thanks Shane, it worked by building the fdn on this home but not on others. I will troubleshoot.

Any reason why this happens in X17 at door bottoms? Never seen it before when I input doors and it show the house wrap.

I have wondered the same thing.

I'm an idiot.......you were right haha.......that's what happens when I turn on the wrong layer.

I think I hit a setting or something. Why are more doors showing like this in plan view? Thanks

I try to warn clients of extravagant stuff like this but if they have the money and demand it I do it.

This worked beautifully and cleaner than segments.

Thanks man, I tried it but couldn't get it to work on mine but I did get it to work on another easier roof. Segments got it to work although I don't think it is 100% perfect. It does build really nice framing to what I did though. Upvotes to all who helped......

Thanks guys I was hoping this tool would work after adding a break on the mid span of the roof overhang. I love this tool but aren't having any luck.

Hey guys, the questions continue. This would be a first for me. Radiused exterior wall and roof. How would a builder do this or how can we break the overhang to curve with the wall if that would even look good at all?