John_B

One of the reasons that I haven't used CAD detail for layouts is that it seems to leave certain lines out at times...e.g, if I do it for Sec N then ton the Chimney chase on the upper left side of the rolled soffit molding it leaves out the lines so that it looks odd (see pic enclosed):

Thanks for taking the time to look at this....I typically don't...should I? That's not the problem....you can see how the dimension lines trial off in Sec I...if you fix these by merely clicking anywhere on the arch in the detail then Section N in the layout on the next page does the exact same thing! You're chasing a loop! This is where I need the help!

Awesome, thanks...that's what I love about this site! Here's the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx5mCaGbi_pBRXZXQzk5RUc3Z00/view?usp=sharing

Unfortunately using WinZip the .plan file only shrinks from 194MB to 64.5MB and the 77MB .layout file only shrinks down to 46.7MB and with the Site limit of 25MB for a single file size I can't.

Thanks for the reply Graeme....I haven't changed anything with scaling on extension lines.....where would I look?

I have had a nagging issue that is driving me NUTS! Long story short....I am chasing dimension lines on my Layout Drawing sheets that keep mysteriously extending themselves.....when I correct it by clicking on the section drawing so that it goes to the original drawing I have to click on a component (e.g. CAD object) to cause the lines to "disappear" and go back to the "original way that I dimensioned them. The easiest way to see and understand this problem is to look a the samples below...I have circled in red the "mysteriously" added lines that wander off to the left (or on some sheets to the right) of the drawing compared to the way that I originally dimensioned them. This wouldn't be a problem to just click on this drawing to fix it but what happens is one of the other section drawings does the same thing as soon a I fix one and all I am doing is chasing a ghost because then it happens on another page. My only fix was to save the drawing floor plan and section as a new title to stop this but I have so many sections that I can't keep track of all the changes....HELP!!!!!

You 'da man Michael!!! For some reason I did not, although punching through the one side didn't require it, THANKS AGAIN Michael for solving one of my life's mysteries!!!

Probably with a lot more work! Great out of the box thinking though!

Michael, I really appreciate the video...I tried this and still ZERO results....your method works perfect when going through the direction that the original polyline solid was created...see below (I extended the solid through the roof and tried to add the hole above so that it would be easier to see): Hole added using your method above the roof Solid turned 90 degrees (not the direction that the solid was made) Followed same process that created the original hole above the roof but when I clicked "delete" the solid disappeared but no hole....

What's strange is that I can add holes all day long on the front face (where the poly solid was created) but for whatever reason when I try on the side it just adds a 1" solid even though I have selected "hole"!

I'm trying to add a hole to the side of this chimney chase to match the ones on the front faces.

This is giving me fits!!!

Craigevans...not sure if this house has been built but I took the opportunity for a few exterior "design tweaks" with the roof line...just something that I enjoy doing. You might not like the changes to the roofline but I thought that it could use a bit more of a "Custom" look and keep the focus on the Entry and main part of the house and not be distracted by the small hip roof on the last garage stall. All I did was swap which garage stall stood forward the most and then proceeded to tweak the roofline without any other structural changes. I also played with an option for you with a Gabled Entry to further add focus and definition as a focal point. I also used my Rendering settings and let it rip over night for 12 hours....hope you like! The first pic shows the old vs new Elevation, the 2nd your roofline, the 3rd using my roofline with the 12 hour Raytrace and then the 4th with a Gabled Entry. I'd be curious for other's feedback as well!