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Thanks Michael. I'll give this a go tomorrow. I appreciate the help. Kevin

I can't find much on this, but need to create a custom window to act as an Eze Breeze 4-Track Vertical Panel. I've been able to get what I want in a 3D view, but the plan symbol is offset by 4.5" and is protruding outside the rough-in. I know why it's happening as I offset the origin for the symbol to make it work in the 3D view. Had I not done this, the window in 3D projects beyond the building. It's like I can't have both in alignment. I have tried CAD Block Management to create a new 2D block and moving the origin, but it's not working. I'd appreciate any help with this. Attached is the symbol. Thanks, Kevin Eze Breeze 4 Track Vertical Screen Panel.calibz

Mark - yes, you're right. This was taken from the survey.

Thanks Robert. I was just wondering what the markings meant. I've never seen this listed next to the norther pointer.

I'm creating a terrain from a site plan and trying to determine North. The plans show the attached image for the North pointer. Can anyone tell me what the text above and below refer to? The copy I have is rather blurry, but below the arrow I believe it says "P.B. 66, PG 38" and above "Record Meridian". I've never seen this on a plan before and have searched the internet trying to identify the markings. Anyone know what this is? Could it simply be referring to the deed? Thanks, Kevin Record Meridian.tif

Thanks Eric. I'll keep fiddling with it. Kevin

Thanks Eric. Took me a while to get the file reduced and took 10 minutes to upload a 23mb file - weird. Really appreciate you taking a look. Kevin CHF_TEST_07-24-20.zip

Thanks Eric. That works sorta', but now have this problem. Is there a setting to tell Chief to build this attic wall? Kevin

I am trying to create a gable roof on the second floor of this house. The 1st image shows the situation where I have to create a wall with "Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom" - much like a dormer. When I pull the roof over to meet the siding (images 2 and 3), it creates a jog over my roof-cut wall which leaves a gap in the siding. I have no extra breaks in this roof plane, but Chief is automatically creating this jog. Image 4 is a plan view of the situation. The file is huge and does not belong to me, so can't upload. Anyone have any suggestion on what I can try? Thanks, Kevin

Thanks Chop. At least I will be able to save an image if needed before it reverts back. I appreciate the video. Kevin

Thanks Chop. I may just redraw them with a polyline solid. Kevin

Thanks Chop. You realize I was kidding, right? In fact, I am still laughing about it. Kevin

Ha ha ha... Guess I was being a little dense there. Thanks for wasting my time while searching for this feature Kevin

Thanks Chop. Where do I find this "randomly display structural items"? Preferences? I looked in the camera view settings and prefs. Attached is the plan. CHF_Beacham_Shambaugh_REMODEL_07-17-20.zip

Like the title states a rafter ridge has a break in it in camera view. It's definitely once piece. Anyone got any ideas on how to solve this one? Thanks!

Chris - you are correct that the plans call for 2 x 6's; however, I have measured them from the inside and they used 4 x 6's 4ft O/C. Excellent suggestion regarding the structure near the full height windows. Thanks for the input. Kevin

MoeGia - thanks for the interesting info and link. I will share with the client. Very helpful to know the T&G thickness. Kevin

Mark - thanks for the suggestion, but it's not going to work in this case as there are too many converging angles and Chief will only place molding parallel to the floor which would be okay for the outer walls. I have found that I can pull up the attic walls the necessary distant and it seems to work. I'll probably do this at the very end once I've got the rafters/roof beams all set. Kevin

Mark - that's clever and will save me tons of time. Thanks for the suggestion! Kevin

Mark - thanks for the response. Yes, you are correct that the wall framing stops where it meets the roof beams/rafters and would have been framed in between rafters for hanging paneling (in this case). This is what is shown on the original plans. So, I guess using a p-solid in this instance isn't really cheating... I was hoping Chief would automate this in some way. Kevin

Mick - You're probably right about it being 2 x 6 material (T&G). I'm going out there tomorrow to remove part of the soffit. That should tell me what I need to know. I took it for granted since i had the plans. I have measured the roof rafters/beams and they are 4' OC and are 4 x 6's. With these specs I am fairly certain they make up the roof structure. Besides, the cross-section shows 7'-3" to the bottom of the 4 x 4 beveled top plate. When I add in the top plate and height of roof beams to T&G, I get a total that equals my inside ceiling measurement of 98". This is why it was necessary for me to raise the roof by 11.5". Kevin I'll do some more digging tomorrow onsite. These older homes are fairly typical of our remodeling projects, but I haven't come across one built this way before. Thanks for your input.

Steve - I think you're right about the tongue & groove being thicker. It never occurred to me that they would have used 2 x 6 as it's so expensive nowadays.

In this view looking at the skylight, there does appear to be something going on above the roof beams and T&G.

Hi Steve. I raised the roof that amount to match the interior measurements I took at the exterior wall up to the T&G. This was the only way I could get the proper ceiling height. I have attached the original set of plans from 1973 in the last post and was trying to recreate as closely as possible. As per the plans, there is no roof system above the beams. The exposed rafters are the roof system. I think I will attempt to manually draw the structure using roof beams tomorrow - just not sure how to "override" Chief's required roof structure panel - guess I'll try zeroing everything out. Thanks for you input. Kevin Attached is an photo of the interior with all it's existing beauty -

Hi Mick. Thanks for chiming in. That's a really good question. Attached are the original plans from 1973 and there doesn't appear to be any insulation other than roof sheathing and felt paper. That said, it could be that the original client opted to have the beams exposed and they deviated from the plans as there's no mention of exposed beams anywhere in this set. These building techniques date back before my time and the construction is a bit alien. It's a really cool house though and our company was fortunate to get the remodeling contract - most of which is cosmetic and on the interior. I'd really like to represent it as closely as possible in Chief. Assuming I decide to tackle this with manually drawn roof beams, what do I enter into the roof structure layers? I am sure Chief is expecting something. Do I just zero everything out and draw my own? Will the walls know how to behave in relation to the roof sheathing? I am not really sure how to go about recreating this build in Chief most efficiently. Kevin PLAN_REDACTED_06-05-20.pdf