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Mick - I gave it a try this morning and am not getting it. From what type of view am I to be editing the wall? I've tried cross section/elevation and the wall won't break from this view and I'm not getting any diamond handles to edit. Also, in step 6 above you state "Add Wall Cap to new sloped Wall". Was I to have already sloped it at this point? I'd really appreciate you walking me through this. Below is an image of how far I've gotten, but am unable to break or manipulate wall shape. Thanks again, Kevin

Very cool! Thanks.

Thanks Glenn - just seeing this. Kevin

Mick - thanks for taking the time to explain this. I'll give it a shot in the morning... How do you get the "break" in the top of the wall where it starts to slope downward? Can you break a wall in elevation? I don't see that in your steps. Also, what does it mean to make the railing "solid". Thanks again, Kevin

I run into this all the time and have never come up with a satisfactory way to do it. First attachment is a photo of the actual space. I am trying to recreate the wall that follows the stairs. Ticking "follow stairs" does nothing. Should I be manually drawing this shape and forget about CA automating it for me? And if I do, should I use an invisible wall on which to draw over? I still need a wall here to break the stairs, so not sure what to do... I have seen videos where the presenter is tugging on walls and manually shaping them; however, I have no luck with this. Thank you. CHF_David 1st Floor_AS-BUILT_02-25-20.plan

Eric Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to do. The video was a BIG help!

Eric - I don't understand what you mean, but the image you show on the left is what I'm looking for. How did you do it? Thanks, Kevin

Thank you David. I'm talking about where the room divider actually goes. What you quoted above was my response to Ryan with his suggested method. Here is the image again showing where I need the room divider. It's the dashed line to the left (not the red CAD line). The lower ceiling in the right room projects out a bit into the great room with higher ceilings. Does this make sense? Kevin

Hey David. Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video. That is not exactly my situation. The room divider does not line up exactly with the end of that protruding wall. Scroll up a few posts and you'll see where I am trying to place it. Is what I want to do possible? Thanks again for the help, Kevin

Ryan - that's a possibility, but if I do that with this configuration, the end of my protruding angled wall won't form a 90° return. The addition of the new divider wall will form a 135° angle when the jambless doorway is added.

Here is the closest I can get. As you can see there's a small triangle of non-defined room which will mess up the transition when I raise my ceiling in the great room. Any ideas?

Thanks Eric. The break between rooms actually takes place where the I'm showing the vertical dashed line. I can't see all the detail in your image, but I believe you are breaking it where I show the red line in the attached. Can I use the break tool and return the perpendicular room divider back into this section? Kevin

I need to separate two spaces to change ceiling heights. When I use the room divider where it connects to an existing wall, it changes that existing wall's dimensions - see attached. I have tried using two room dividers to create a perpendicular break to no avail. Would someone please help me out with this? The red line denotes where the room divider is to be placed. Thanks, Kevin CHF_David 1st Floor_AS-BUILT_02-25-20.plan

Thanks Chop. Unfortunately, the radius is too small (only 1/4") - no room for text. I'm using a text leader and it's okay.

Thanks Eric. That's helpful.

I can't find an answer to this. Is there a tool in CA where I merely click on an arc and the radius will be returned (like in AutoCAD)? I realize I can just use a leader line and fill in the blank, but would be nice to have it automate. Thanks!

That is correct. I have not had the problem since I rebooted my machine. I had Photoshop and AutoCAD open at the same time, so could have been a factor. I remember a problem with AutoCAD 2010 when PS was open - maybe something similar?

That's true. Fortunately, we have our own installation crews and they know how I feel about what I call "cover up" moldings.

I just restarted and everything seems to be working now...

Thanks Mark. I guess I could use a CAD detail and get as accurate as I'd like. I try to avoid scribe molding as much as possible - always encouraging the installers to scribe the filler close enough to caulk (admittedly, doesn't always work though). Kevin

Thanks Graham. I think the dim override will probably work in this case. Kevin

Mark - It is definitely the rectangular polyline for which I am trying to enter coordinates using the tab key. I can reproduce it over and over again. Same thing with entering coordinates for the polyline. This is the latest update to X12 from yesterday (or the day before - can't remember). Thanks.

I'm drawing a screen molding in plan view using a rectangular polyline. I hit tab to enter dimensions of X=.25 and Y=.75 (first image). The result is a 24" x 24" square (second image). Can anyone confirm this as an issue for them? It seems to be the case with a polyline too. All of a sudden I am unable to enter coordinates to draw shapes.

I have a wall with an overall dimension of 187-1/6". This wall is to be filled with built-in media cabinets which will require that the fillers at the end be accurate to 1/32" (.0625/2 = .03125). I know it's an impossibility to manufacturer the cabinets to such accuracy, however, in elevation view, the individual cabinet components do not add up to the overall width of the wall because of Chief's minimum 1/16" accuracy. Is there a way to make the fillers accurate to a 1/32"? Or the whole plan for that matter? Thanks, Kevin

Thanks Mick. Learning lots from this thread...