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Cool, it is sometimes easier to just draw the beams manually and add the columns from the library as well. But I am going to try your method too.

yep.....is that running dims?

When using a railing wall and utilizing it's properties to produce the posts and beams, why won't CA dimension to each post? If manually dimensioning them it doesn't snap to anything for proper dims. Just another thing I got used to doing but obviously I need to improve this.

I will give it a try. Thanks!

not to hi-jack this thread but are you saying it can create something like ths?

I agree, but sometimes they want something totally different looking than what CA generates.

I have noticed lag like you are talking about if I create custom exposed truss polyline solids.

ok, thanks guys.

Instead of having one long legend, is there a way to make multiple rows? In Autocad it uses an excel type of legend than has grips that allow you manipulate this. I am asking because obviously this won't fit on a border. I have been copying the views multiple times in the layout file and using the pdf grips there. Not a big deal, just seeing if I am missing out on easier ways.

oooooooh, can it be, after a lot of grief and cussing, that after this latest update from CA and NVIDIA I went a whole day without any crashes from spinning the home in 3D or producing PBRT's? We shall see......... I will work it hard tomorrow and try and make it crash to see if this was the fix sent down from heaven.

It's crashing a lot nowdays and the PC is only 3 months old. I was hoping this upgrade would help.

Downloaded the CA update but is this the latest and greatest driver I need per my sig? NVIDIA site can be confusing and I don't want to download something for unnecessary.

This is good to hear, I crashed several times today and lost a lot of work this time. Usually just 5 minutes or so of work. Today, there was no warning, it just shut off. PBRT was working when it happened.

Right on Chopsaw! I'm definitely interested. I found another article on this and it was not in depth but they got it to work somehow. It went on saying how they liked the new method in X12.

How do you guys handle the valley boards laying flat instead of chief treating it like a new build roof on home additions? Polyline solids? Attached is mine and then a pic of the "real world" type of construction. Grey lines are existing and blue is new construction. Just trying to show it exact. I'll be honest I have always left it as shown because they get the idea but I really need to improve this from now on.

Sounds like a polyline solid kind of job. I did that type of wall on a raised beach home to help break wind gusts underneath.

You can get Dell's with 3080's all day long.

yep, that was it. it was the baseline height.

Anyone know why this happens? It is not common for me but has happened here and there. If I delete the roof over it it goes away and the beam drops back down to the post. It's just a simple shed roof over it.

I like those methods.....I will do that. I was just hoping there was a setting for it.

So, I found where I can change the sizes of electrical items like can lights and such in the default settings. Where can I do the same for things like washers, dryers and fridges so I can save it in my plan template for future jobs?

Nice designs!

I basically do nothing and do not mess with any settings or lighting & my 3080 produces great PBR's even with the defaults.

This happened to me the other day when I was using floor trusses. I ended up adding the rim boards in manually and it worked great. Not sure why they didn't auto generate.

Besides the crashes in CA I am loving it.