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Great to see these responses. I did not upload my plan. However, looks like Chopsaw advise on Distance Rounding was my fix. MarkMc has good advice too. Making note doors are equal wouldn't hurt. Caveat to my issue- All cabinets built out to equal door sizes- excepting two cabinet I had cut and pasted from another plan. All plans X14 version. Had a devil of a time trying to try all options/changes and Help as all other cabinets looked fine and equal Faces dimensions on doors with default Grid Rounding checked. Then gave up and searched here trying different search phrases. Note that changing "Edit Active View" Dimensions back to recommended Grid Rounding after I Manual Dimensioned these two cabinets on Elevation view will revert to unequal doors on these two cabinets again. I will upload plan for advice if other elevation views errors show up with Grid option off.

OK That a good reference site CA advertises in. I'll check there too. This issue has significance to me as I have learned at great expense about HVAC venting and technical issues for my air conditioning systems. 5 ton system had to be replaced due to insufficient are return size and moisture issues. Only 4 years old.

Fair question. I guess both. I'm not an engineer, but accuracy is important.

This subject applies to plan design examples applying Code for kitchen remodel. Seems like gas appliances and ventilation are in the news a lot lately. I understand IRC requires a dedicated makeup-air system for range hoods that are larger than 400 cfm I am installing new Thermador 36" gas cooktop vented upwards and room is on a slab foundation. Minimum 400 cfm for vent hood fan. Best approach I can think of is use CA's HVAC and MEP catalogues to create Layout with the following: -ceiling register, spiral ducting, motorized damper and exterior wall vent cover in soffit for make-up air intake. To hot and humid here for roof intake, I think. I found this example at Fine Homebuilding / article by M. Holiday- How to Provide Makeup Air for Range Hoods, DECEMBER 2012/JANUARY 2013. Flex duct is illegal now. If I have missed this type example/detail for this specific subject on the Forums or in sample plans on CA web kindly reply.

Right On Man. Thanks for the quick response.

Is there a specific procedure I need to employ to make these basket pullouts show closed in camera view? They look good in floorplan view but are not shown installed in a perspective camera view. They will close up if drawer front is employed, but this is not correct for the item design. I had issues loading plan file. So Pics attached.Basket Fit Issues.plan

I think I will have to address solver's question to get dormer side wall divided to remove exterior siding inside attic. Thanks for pointing out Help under Wall Specification dialog. Never thought to use that before. OK. So I did the following: -Turned on wall framing. -Checked "Lower Wall Type if Split by Butting Roof". -Checked "Knee wall" under roof option. -Applied new wall type/interior- 4 with no exterior layer for attic. And now I see framing on knee wall inside attic. Inside looks good as designed.

I cannot remove attic or knee wall material on the exterior side (inside the attic space) to gain realistic view. I can change exterior wall side material and even delete Exterior Layer material in Wall Specification/Wall Type as shown in pics below. Is there an update to this issue in X13 or another thread relating to this issue I missed? Progress in plan: Add Structure and Details - Build roof planes- completed I believe Build the framing comes next. Am I expecting the ability to see studs making up attic wall or knee wall exterior side too soon in the design process? Views and of room attic wall attached below. Upper Floor Wall Abutting Hip Roof and Dormer Interior Side.pdf Upper Floor Wall Abutting Hip Roof and Dormer Exterior Side.pdf

Done. Thanks. I'll try to remember that.

For whatever it is worth, I am seeing the same issue and I am not a heavy user. I thought it was my fat fingers. X13 updated with latest version.

I had same problem. Plan is in X13. *Alaskan_Son advice in this thread got me thinking (dangerous) and seems he was spot on. I saw advice in other threads to just use custom countertops to prevent similar issues. I did and problem was solved for lines. It also solved non-matching countertop materials when applying my choice of Calacatta Blanco from Library. *But I also saw I had placed two base fillers on top of each other in Kitchen & Bath Plan View when I rounded off custom countertop front overhang as it abutted a full height cabinet. See Snip & Sketch pics below; first one shows hidden base filler poking out after custom countertop edge profile rounded off. Second pic is Perspective Floor Overview camera after fixes.

Thanks Dermot & KBird1. Confirmed that tab does not work when selected. I see cabinet selection allows changes to dishwasher. I'll look again at X13 User Manual unless you can reference this caveat in it for me as I may forget later.

For my posted Plan: SNestor fixed my roof. Alaskan_Son provided fix for cheek wall. Solver's and others advice and suggestions applied to Plans. I'll remember to save Plan View to make it easier for members to assist when posting Plans. I was waiting to build framing until some of these major issues fixed. Keep me straight. All advice given is greatly appreciated.

Thanks Gene and Mick. Yes. I was waiting to build framing until roof and some other issues debugged which other members assisted and roof is on right now I think. Maybe it is safe to do it now. I need to look into that template issue and Saved Plan views because this is a plan carried over from X11.

I believe you Eric. Maybe my syntax is the issue. The space I am describing is existing as-built and is physically on the 2nd floor level. Imagine having a room same floor level via hinged door entry with no walls, no ceiling and no conditioning. A real man cave.

In as-built I need to replace existing window with a smaller height new one. Window supplier asks me the following: Is it new construction or remodel? Need to determine if we use nominal versus actual size for the window. Window remodel contractor wants a completely framed RO w/Header and also a finished opening/sheathing exterior over that framing to be able to measure for exact fit w/1/8" variance. *I note that Genes advice will apply in any case. My thinking for my as-built: Assumption #1- is that "net unit size" stated by Michael means same as the CA Reference Manual X12- Window Specification Dialog- GENERAL- Size and Position: Width: Height: ex. "These values include the window frame." Assumption #2- So if you know size the window is manufactured to (window & frame) then correct RO and header will be automatically generated by CA. For as-built I measure 35" x 59" inside window dimensions. So, I may want to show window as an actual "standard size" 36" x 60" in Window Spec/General. Unless I can find out actual size.

Wow. C'est beaucoup bon Michael. A video says 10,000 words. I saw you were working from 1st floor level to be able to see the hole in roof from dormer to pull it out and fix it. You are also correct on framing. I understand I need to do this after these type issues are ironed out.

I did create new thread ATTIC FLOOR and posted plan there. But to address the advice- "build new "blank" floor": I lost you. This is area on same 2nd floor level. Not split level. There is also attic above this 2nd level. Functions as an unconditioned attic space with plywood platform floor/no finish floor where mechanicals (HVAC) and electric panel are placed and require access. So I created a room with door and modified walls and showed no ceiling. CA Reference manual only shows me floors created above or below current floor.

I needed a mechanical area/attic area with a floor in attic. So I did this: Defines a room with walls. (type- Attic) Then door and floor added. Changed wall types: Railing wall- Wall dbx/General/checked Railing; Room Divider type on another. Created new wall type on some walls as seen and defined them by deleting wall layer #1- Drywall to show studs in unfinished attic area. fyi: Walls not framed yet so I believe that may be why it looks like paneling on some attic walls from removal of drywall on layer 1. However, more experienced folks like SNestor advised this may create issues in Chief. Any detailed advice to create "blank floor" in attic is appreciated. AS-BUILTCURRENTv8.0remodel.plan

OK. Looks like a new thread for Attic Floor may be needed. I'll create one now.

Thanks SNestor for the heads up. My search shows "Create a new floor by selecting Build> Floor> Build New Floor from the menu"? There was no floor before I drew new walls in attic area and modified them. I'll check your videos if you show the methodology there.

Thanks for the question DzinEye. Defines a room with walls. (type- Attic) Then door and floor added. Changed wall types: Railing wall- Wall dbx/General/checked Railing; Room Divider type on another. Created new wall type on some walls as seen and defined them by deleting wall layer #1- Drywall to show studs in unfinished attic area. fyi: Walls not framed yet so I believe that may be why it looks like paneling on some attic walls from removal of drywall on layer 1.

That is an attic and I need to look at putting floor in part of that space. Blower and water tanks reside in it. I'm guessing invisible walls to define it to make a space to identify it.

Any points for almost? Made wall a pony wall to get bottom most interior type. But not quite all of wall.