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Rosco2017 and Charles Volz, Your recommendation about the railing wall did the trick...easy once you know what to change! CharlesVolz, The railing suggestion worked. I thought I had tried this several times. Solver, Your observation about top and bottom wall heights is correct. I'm going to save a copy, read up on the settings you mention, and Reset To Defaults as you suggest. Thank you all for your input!

I've been learning CA for about a month and have some challenges on a plan that I cannot figure out. I have attached a perspective with color markups and the plan. I would appreciate some input on how to fix these items. 1. Red: The 2nd floor system is 14" trusses. I cannot figure out how to fill the two indicated areas. 2. Blue: I cannot figure out how to get rid of the stair rail against the wall without losing some of the wall behind. 3. Green: I cannot figure out how to put a cap on this half wall; also there is no ceiling drywall directly above it. Any help is greatly appreciated. Rye_Home.plan

Will do next time. Thanks.

So I understand, if I have a master bath with a toilet separated by a door, there is no way to make the two "rooms" act like one master bath? As shown in the attachment, the shower area also does not get included. I can break a CAD polyline and drag it so it covers the toilet area. But I have not found a way to save this a one area. Just to re-check, can this be done?

Chopsaw, Thanks for the information. I have a long way to go but am determined. It sure helps to have a big monitor and some different perspectives open to see what happens - as you suggest.

So I understand correctly, you are saying anything touching a wall effects the wall?

Thanks so much. I'm learning. Dragging the roof plane caused the outside 2nd floor wall to disappear (maybe there's a way to prevent that). I was able to break and drag the roof plane where I needed it.

I'm trying to find out how to extend the upper part of the first floor shed roof on the outside second story wall for an overhang. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the quick reply and help on this subject. Now on to the next thing!

Sure thing. I'm working on the new foundation wall now. I will complete my signature shortly. Thank you.

I am new to CA and am learning by working my way up from the foundation. Typical construction in my area is concrete footing and 8" CMU foundation (16" minimum height). I set up my defaults and drew a 2-room plan (living room and garage) with 4" siding walls for practice. I, then, changed the garage walls to brick veneer. The brick did not extend to the footing. After some research and watching a few videos I've tried using pony walls and setting the brick ledge depth in the main wall type. I have attached a screen clip. It looks like the brick is just barely outside the CMU face. Would someone provide a solution for this?