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Eric & Robert - thanks for the help. I was able to get the soffit depth/height correct, but now have a new problem. For some reason the frieze board is sitting behind my brick as shown in the attached. I'm guessing I can move my baseline, but suspect that's cheating. The roof on the upper level is working fine. Is it a problem to have two joining roofs on different floors which is the case here? What could be causing this? The most recent version of the file is attached. Kevin CHF_Midyette_Retreat_05-27-20.plan

I have an existing house with the original set of plans. The client wants the as-built conditions in CAD before embarking on various renovations. I am running into problems with the roof. The first attachment shows the wall section on the original blueprint with the roof raised 22" above the 2 x 8 ceiling joists. This creates the necessity for a soffit with various tiers. Here's what I am running into: 1) I am unable to get the soffit to flush out with the bottom of the shadow board (second attachment). I have tried lowering the frieze board which is how I have it set in the attached plan file to no avail. 2) Although I have not completed the roof (still working on the soffit), when I join two outside 90° corners, Chief creates a return wall (third and fourth attachments) at this juncture. 3) The soffit isn't even showing up on the left side of the 90° corner (fourth attachment). Also attached is a photo of the existing house. I would greatly appreciate any assistance with this. Thanks, Kevin CHF_Midyette_Retreat_05-27-20.plan

Worked great! Thanks!

Also, not getting a good connection between screen porch and what will become the garage (denoted by first arrow from left).

Thanks Eric. I was looking in the wrong DBX. So far, so good. But, now I have a gap below the porch and terrace platform where brick is needed. Do I need to define these walls as pony walls with a brick bottom to correct this? Attached is the file if it helps. Thanks again, Kevin CHF_Midyette Retreat_05-27-20.plan

I've got a home with a screened porch and two terraces. Is it possible to have CA auto-build foundation walls for these room types? If so, what's the workaround? Thanks, Kevin

Mark - Yes, Michael was able to teach me CAD block management too. Still so much to learn... Eric - I had already started detailing a plan in a CAD detail that I sent over from plan view. It became necessary to gray out the kitchen footprint for a detail I was working on. Michael was able to show me two techniques to achieve this which I described above. Thanks all for the input! Kevin

Hey Mark. I had already created a CAD detail from view and it wasn't possible to change the line color of the blocked object. Michael was helpful and got it sorted for me. He taught be how to use Match Properties which basically selected all of the polylines that make up the fill. From there, I was able to open only those object and change the lines back to invisible. It worked quite well. I have been creating CAD details from view for all my kitchen layouts instead of using plan views like I should be. And I had already spent a good amount of time dimensioning/detailing the plan set. I had to create a view with the kitchen footprint grayed out, so that I could locate plumbing for the island. It's a plan our company has always done to minimize the unimportant. Thanks again for the help. Kevin

Eric - how did you do it? Did you change the color style before sending as CAD detail from view? I am at a loss. Thanks, Kevin

Well, that didn't work. I get the same thing. Is there an optimization function like "overkill" in AutoCAD that removes excessive or overlapping segments?

Thanks again Mark. This was generated using a CAD detail from view. Are proposing that I generate another CAD detail after exploding the 2D block? I'll give that a try and report back.

Mark - these segments were generated from a CAD block (GE Range). So when exploded, they were on the fixture layer. I tried to change the fixture layer's color and they remain black. I moved all segments to CAD, Default layer and they remain black. Not sure why... The only way I am able to change the color is to open them (all at once or independently) and change within the DBX.

Mark - thanks for the reply. That is exactly what I'm doing. I change the layer to 50% gray on which all the segments lie. I then select all of the segments and open all objects at once. I tick the color by layer check box under the line style tab and the result is a jumbled mess with my fills lost. Not sure if the fill is lost or the line drawing groups are the problem (which shouldn't matter if they're all on the same one). This is typical behavior with any blocked object. I don't understand why I am losing the fill just because I change the line color. I thought someone here might have a work around. Kevin

I've got a CAD block of a range that I've exploded. So far so good, as the fill is retained. However, when I change the line color to something to more like 50% gray, I lose the fill and have a mess of lines to clean up. Is there a way to do this without all the extra work of cleaning lines? Thanks, Kevin

Great suggestion. Thanks.

Thanks Michael - very helpful!

I am setting up a custom layout for one of our suppliers. They require that all single digit pages be numbered with a leading zero (01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09.....10). I can type the zero in before the page numbering macro and all is fine until I reach page 10 and I get 010 which breaks the format. Is there a way to do this? Thanks, Kevin

I figured it out. I was pulling on the wrong diamond.

I'm drawing some hood details and trying to offset an arc by 3/8" in one direction and 5/8" in the other. The concentric setting doesn't seem to be affecting arcs in that it ignores the jump number. What am I missing? Thanks, Kevin

Chop - does that mean I have to import this new symbol from the app it was created in? I tried to select the existing symbol AND the circular CAD line, but I no longer have the option to convert to a symbol. How is this done in CA or is it necessary to import again with the circle as part of the geometry?

Thanks Chop!

I've been importing some symbols today for my user catalog. I've got a 3-bladed ceiling fan where the origin isn't geometrically centered. I thought by moving the model (in the symbol DBX) so that the Y-axis was centered on the motor, this would put the plan origin in the correct place. Not the case. How do I go about this? Thanks, Kevin

Thank you Michael. I didn't realize the drain center was in the correct location after resizing when viewed in 3D - it was just the 2D symbol that wasn't updating. I appreciate the video. Kevin

Thanks Michael. I've tried this and the symbol will not re-center when I adjust the depth, so the symbol is not accurate. Attached is the symbol if helpful... shower pan resize.calibz

Thanks Michael. Converting to Symbol is how I created the object to begin with (used a Chief library symbol). Are you suggesting to try it again after resizing? Kevin