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EVERY view panel you have on your screen has its own layer set. Just because it is turned on in one view does not mean it is in the other view. Use ALDO (Active Layer Display Options) at all times and you will be able to see easily what is on and what is not.

If it is your main computer I would go with 64 and if travel 32. I had to buy that laptop last minute due to an emergency while traveling and was only able to get 16.

Nope. If you frame the wall it should show up as a single plate

Build the 2nd floor with no flat ceiling or ceiling finish material, 1.5" ceiling height and a 2x6 floor structure without sheathing and no floor finish. Done.

Sounds like a challenge @Renerabbitt

Once it is in your locker you maintain indefinite use of it. You will not get newer versions if your ssa becomes expired in the future. Basically keep your SSA current and nothing changes.

Sorry unclear what is the problem. What are you trying to do and why did you remove the end railings? If you don’t want to see them make them invisible instead and maintain your room definition.

You can do it with multiple roof planes but it is generally a variety of different size panels and members especially when it has an angle like he is showing. If it is a straight glass enclosure room I would use roof planes as well assuming the panels are going to be the same. In these they will have some cross members on the roofs as well. Doing it with the polyline convert to skylight allows you to place them exactly as that is done. You can still do it with the roof panels and framing but you will need to do manual framing to show cross members as they are not in the same location so as you use purlins.

Your roof needs to not have any overhang and have glass walls to the outside just like it would be built in person. If you are trying to show more of a screened room with panel sections as you showed use skylights. But the polyline convert to skylight tool will help you get non rectangular and custom sizes.

First make the roof structure glass or steel then resize your skylights

Skylights are your friend for that.

Yeah sorry I can’t tell what is what in that picture. A typical sun room can be done with normal roofs and adjusting the roof material or a glass roof material with skylights depending on what the exact look/type you are going for.

When you are resizing the item look at the 2d panel in x15 with that symbol open. there is an option to resize. BTW Symbols and content is where you share symbols and content with others. this would be best served in the Q&A section of the forum. It is a great question that many others can learn from as well so maybe an admin can move it there for you? @Dermot@scottharris Also it is much appreciated and very helpful for a variety of reasons if you can update your signature. It will help you from having to state what version, hardware etc that you have. BTW very nicely formatted question that is easy to see what you are talking about. Wish all the questions were this easy to understand!

Takes self discipline when having two versions open ( I do this when a client has redone some work and it needs more work to fix their file versus copying and pasting some changes into my file, but try not to work with two versions open when possible.)

I have a template folder for each client that I duplicate and rename using the appropriate template files. In this particular case Koenig is a client's addition project so there is an AB version and a New (sometimes referred to as proposed depending on the client's preferences) file which has various reference views to the AB for demo, etc. as well as a layout file. Those templates are renamed at the beginning of each project. The AB version I do a save as overwriting the place holder new file when complete to produce the New/Proposed version at that point there is a layout file general relink of the AB and new file relinking from the template AB and template New versions. A way around any relinking at all (although that is super easy at the overall level in the layout since the different views are already linked to a template AB and New files.) would be to Edit all and copy and paste into the other setup New plan template file which may be worth doing... hmmm....

This is the only difference between my personal system and Rene's (As I mentioned above mine is a slightly adapted version from Rene's). For me 90% of my work is for other designers now as I try to be semi-retired (hmmm working 30 hours a week can that actually be semi-retired???, Maybe I need to slow down more???) so I seldomly work with clients direct that are going to have tons of iterations on the same day.

For Clarification: So you can see the old versions in the archive file. I only put them in the archive (set to not backup) once I am in Construction doc versions and/or I know the old versions are ruled out.

No. I do not change the file names ONLY the containing folder name which has the date on it. In the rare case where in the same date I have various versions I always maintain a "clean" non adjusted version where It stays linked. Once I have a new version from the iterations that version gets renamed to the same as the "clean version" and the link stays as it is looking for that name. For me that is EXTREMELY rare.

This is my system (actually @Renerabbittis the one I learned this from. In this case Version 1 folder would be something like "20230403_Smith", and Version 2 would be "20230405_Smith" inside I would have 2023_Smith_AB, 2023_Smith_New, and 2023_Smith Layout (assuming a remodel iteration instead of a new construction obviously.) If at some point I have several possible iterations the "my plan" and "my layout" files stay linked. I may have a "my plan_A" "my plan_b". Once an alternate has been adopted I will archive all other options in an archive folder inside of that folder and rename the "final" file to "my plan" again so that it stays linked. This works well for me since chief will always pull from the same folder first before looking elsewhere.

That is a good practice to do on revisions instead of having files such as: "johnson_new_v3.6.plan" Instead you would have a folder such as 20230404_Johson with files: 2023_Johnson_AB.plan, 2023_Johnson_new.plan, & 2023_Johnson.layout. Changes tomorrow and you duplicate the folder and rename it 20230405_Johnson with the same files inside.

1.) Copy the folder and rename the folder not the plan and layout inside. OR 2.) tools>layout>referenced layout files.

How is the fireplace flame "image" applied, or to what is it applied? Is it a picture or is it a texture?

Never move the building always the terrain.

Use a custom molding poly line.

I used to use a 32" curved spectra brand 2k monitor and I liked the curve. I recently upgraded to twin 28" BenQ 4k monitors which I love the 4k ability but I couldn't find the right monitor in curved in right size that was 4k that could fit on my desk (2 monitors can take up lots of real estate as you know) and wouldn't break the bank since I upgraded computers at the same time. Some good input on monitors in this thread: