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1 hour ago, RobUSMC said:

Simple request.  I'm surprised there are none in the library unless im missing them in both the core and bonus.   Does anyone have simple 2,3,4 gang Decora switches?  There is a single gang and 2 and 3 gang stacked. 

 

Thanks Rob

Place the decora switches together within 3" (going off of memory in how close) of each other and they will automatically be ganged together in 3d.

32 minutes ago, LotzCC said:

After adding shadow boards to a gable roof the perspective view shows them extending past the peak and into infinity. See attached image. I have checked the roof edge and peak alignment and this is only occurring at one location. Please advise.

99.99% of the time this is an alignment issue or the side of the roof plane is not at 90degree and not adjoining properly.  Any reason why you didn't just use automatic roofs on this easy house?

5 hours ago, MTStuart said:

How do I show Hung joist in the foun

 

For full foundation do this.

5 hours ago, Garybills said:

 

if you want to only hang certain portions like at porches select that foundation wall and select hang floor platform above on wall on the structures panel.

10 minutes ago, Ed_Orum said:

I have an existing condition stairwell where the bottom of the stair is 46" wide and the top of the stair is 38" wide.  Is there a way to re-shape a set of stairs so they would conform to those dimensions?

Thanks in advance

Lane De Muro

Are you saying some of the stairs are 46" wide and others are 38" or they slowly taper from 46 to 38?  If they taper you would have to do each stair using a landing.  If they change at some point you can do a complete break of the stairs and set the ones at 46 and the others at 38.

10 hours ago, rgardner said:

Try a perpendicular room divider.

13 minutes ago, JKEdmo said:

Should I just model with 8" masonry walls?  How do people usually model solid masonry chimneys?

If you get in the habit of modeling in chief exactly as it is built you will have less frustrations.  If it is a freestanding 4" brick wall then use a wall with that configuration.  Place a doorway at the opening and insert a fireplace symbol or you can model it more accurately with a small room in there depending on what you are going for.

Upload the plan file and list what software you are using in your signature line.

6 hours ago, Chalky said:

Amended:  I'm not seeing that this calculates materials and measurements properly.  It does get the appearance.  

You can do it with multiple wall types with a post at your interval and no other layers and an interior framed wall with the posts set as non room defining partition walls.  You would need to break the interior wall at each post and turn the little wall at the post invisible.

But as Michael mentions it will be a pain.  A tip is when you cut the framed wall at posts flip the direction of that little segment so it doesn’t rejoin together prior to making it invisible.

Try a perpendicular room divider.

btw why use a solid for the fireplace rather than actual walls?

2 hours ago, LeRoyWells said:

Thank You

 

Glad that helped out.  You can help other users by commenting back things that helped you fix the issue or marking the answer that helped as the answer.  When other users search for the same thing then they will see what helped.

BTW unless you tag someone with their name @LeRoyWells or quote their text as I did above they won't get a notification.  I just happened to see this.

You have a 2nd floor with rooms defined with 3x8 floor joists defined.  Your ceiling framing with a room above takes on the framing of the floor system above it.

Honestly there are alot of issues with this plan on that 2nd floor...  I am not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish with the hidden walls and rooms up there?

But here is a picture of your 2nd floor framing defaults showing you are calling for 2.5x8  floor joists which would be your ceiling framing for the floor below:

When I removed all of the invisible walls and the room definition above those rooms and fixed the room you wanted up there by connecting the unconnected wall on the bottom right corner and framed everything I got this:

20 minutes ago, Renocreations said:

HI, I'm new to CA and I had the entire foundation drawn out but when I switched views, I returned to a certain plan view and part of the foundation wall hatch is missing. All the appropriate layers are turned on. I have no idea what happened X15 version.

The "missing hatch" is because there is no longer a frost wall there you may have inadvertantly changed them to a S.O.G. footing instead.

I never noticed substantial slowdown other than some files brought forward which were slowing it down due to older default settings that were conflicting.  That is 95% of the time the reason for slow downs with newer versions. The ones that I was seeing slight slow downs were files started in X12.  I copied the info to a new template and the slowness went away.

2 hours ago, Jonathan3891 said:

I'm working on a project where my client is closing in a porch, but they want to keep the existing post.

 

As you can see below the flooring is missing along the rail wall. How do I add flooring here?

 

Include the plan.  Too many variables on this one.

Look in the helpful on how to do custom ceiling planes.  You can also do it with roofs but a little harder to control unless you know exact pitches and placement.

On 5/14/2023 at 1:39 PM, rgardner said:

btw your engineer is going to love designing how that roof beams are landing right in the middle of the windows on the lower level.

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Just now, Chrisb222 said:

 

Of course.

 

 

That's what I said.

On 5/17/2023 at 2:26 PM, Chrisb222 said:

There is no structural deficiency inherent in placing a beam over a window. It just has to be designed/engineered properly.

Did you look at the pic?  Large beams all bearing directly over windows that are in a large continuous run.  Is it possible yes.  Will it probably require a steel beam across the entire rear span of the house over those windows most likely.

Couple of things here:

On 5/17/2023 at 10:00 AM, DefinedDesign said:

Adding 6 single pole switches is incredibly messy on the electrical plan and visually in 3D views, and it doesn't communicate well to the electrician in the electrical schedule.

Each switch needs to visually show what it is switching so it is important to have individual switches so it can show it.  If you are having issues with spacing use the multiple copy tool and set it at say 3" and copy them across.  This will allow the individual switches to have a balanced look in 2d and be close enough together (note I think within 3" one switch from another it will auto gang together in 3d).

2 hours ago, SusanC said:

Essentially you need to create an electrical symbol for the 6 gang switch and change the 2D CAD block for it so it shows the way you want it to in your electrical schedule.

Here is one way to create a 6 gang symbol that shows as 6 switches in elevation and 3d views, but shows up as a single switch labeled 6 gang in the Electrical Schedule.

• Open a plan and draw an interior wall.
• Place a 3 gang switch from the library.  Place another 3 gang right next to the first one and have them overlap quite a bit as shown in attachment.
• Select the two 3 gang switches and turn them into a Symbol.  The dialog box that opens will allow you to name this new symbol 6 gang.  Do not close the dialog box yet.
• While still in this dialog box:  Make sure Show Advanced Options is also checked.
• Dialog box opens.  Select Options / Wall Mounted / Switch
• Same dialog box:  Select General / set the height at 44" off the floor and 1/2" off the wall.
• Same dialog box:  Select 2D Block and select Single Pole.  This will allow your big 6 gang switch to show up in plan as a single pole.
• Now you have a 6 gang symbol that is on the Electrical Layer, shows up in your Electrical Schedule, and looks like a single pole switch, but is labeled 6 gang.

 

I'm sure there are other ways of accomplishing this and if anyone wants to chime in, please do, but this method works for me.  

Susan   

Sorry Susan this will not work for the electrician or any discerning AHJ that is doing a plan check.  Individualized switches in a 6 gang location will have multiple switches going to different lighting circuits some being single pole some being 3ways other 4ways etc.  They need to be able to visually represent that to the electrician and the AHJ who is examining the plans.

And finally PLEASE find a different location for some of these switches!  Aesthetically a 6gang switch block is ugly is a pain for the electrician and even after years of living in the house the customer will have problems with muscle memory for that many switches switching on and off the wrong lights occasionally.

1 hour ago, Kbird1 said:

Rob's Method should work, but Furred Walls, especially on a Full House, can be problematic due to the way they join at intersections and Corners

I agree. Rob's method will work but is more problematic when working outside of exterior walls due to foundation walls, corners, and especially at three way intersections of interior walls.  I would probably adjust the wall definition in this case as well due to those issues although I generally do the furred wall on interiors such as basements.

11 hours ago, glennw said:

Open your Wall Schedule dbx>Categories To Include>Wall.

Make sure your new custom wall has a tick.

He is showing the description of the wall in the schedule so he must have it included.

UNLESS:  

13 hours ago, CFaasDFCo said:

Yes sir, you can see the wall in the plan just not the schedule:

 

You don't happen to have two versions of that wall for some hidden wall scenario?  Usually you would put it on an individual layer so as to not show it in certain views but I did have a client who hid all of the layers of the wall and gave a blank line type so it wouldn't show on the plan view.... Any chance you have two copies and the one you are showing in this post is not selected in your schedule to show?

Otherwise you need to either export your wall types and show us your schedule settings or better yet just upload the plan.

4 minutes ago, CFaasDFCo said:

Ok, I give on this one. I have looked for 2 days and can't figure this one out. I have created a new custom wall type and the 2D symbol will not show up in the schedule. I know I am missing something simple but at this point I will defer to the experts!

 

Just confirming when you made the wall type it has some fill or at least lines assigned to the different layers of the wall?

19 hours ago, Studio-Red said:

I do not see that on my version. Is there a way to do that

Since we don't know what version you are using we cannot answer your question.  Do us a favor and fill out your signature with what version and some basic Computer stats.  If you are using a Home Designer product then they have a separate forum called hometalk which has information specific to your software.

10 hours ago, Kbird1 said:

when I asked a Client to convert them to Jpeg last year She Sent .jfif's

Still that is not a osx file format so your client must have used a converter.  (FYI you can just export to a png or jpg format within the finder (osx file explorer) app.)

10 hours ago, Kbird1 said:

I don't think the Forum can show .heic's or .jfif's can it?

Not to my knowledge.

4 hours ago, Kbird1 said:

possibly from an iPhone?

Nope iPhones will use their own HEIC format.

5 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said:

would platform frame for those reasons.

Doesn’t pass code in MANY AHJs.