Steve_Nyhof

I will look into one drive. Once thing Code 42 does is backup every day - meaning, I can go back to specific days and find a file that was completed to a point on that day. It does not overwrite files, but keeps making new backups each day of files that change. This is also an old service, so maybe OneDrive offers such features.

I don't even know what the Windows Host Audio is. I can turn off my backup for a time, but that has saved me many times. I think over 11 years, there is just stuff on here running that could just go away with a new computer. Start fresh. Thank you for your help, Graham!

i can also pause my backup for a time if I run into issues. But it seems to me that our conclusion is that it is time for a new and faster computer.

Here is the list - jumping all over the place - right now CPU is at 51%

Wow! How time passes! I have had the best luck with ASUS over the years, so looking at a new computer. I built this last one, and maybe I will build a new one. The plan below is one that I started to really notice this on - and it is about 5000 sq.ft. I have not messed with my camera and light settings - still learning things.

The main thing I see is my backup software, which runs less during the day, but seems to be hogging up resources. I will look into that and see if I can make some changes.

Thank you - I will look into this. I thought my build was about 2 to 3 years old, but now that I think about it, it maybe be like 5 or 6. But, if it is older, maybe best just to get a new computer as I would be up the creek if something happened. I have like 9 jobs I'm juggling now.

Thank you to both of you for spending the time to test. I think upgrading to 16GB is going to be the first move I make. Even ADT runs a little slow at times when I have other things open and being worked on.

Thank you Michael, for checking it out. I have a very powerful computer - I have built my own computers for many years. But the last build is about two years old, and who knows why in time computers just seem to get slower. Maybe it's time to reformat and start fresh. If it continues, I will do that. PS. Yes, we have beautiful beaches here!

Thank you!

I'm working on a new plan and just noticed that my Living Area square feet notation is missing. This is the second plan I have worked on in the past number of days that this has happened.

It is my template. This is the plan it was happening on just a while ago. I do have YouTube open and playing music - that might be part of my problem. MPI1825 Bill and Sharon Kirkwood.plan

At times, and not on even very large homes - like under 2000 sq.ft. - every edit I make, I get the popup telling me it is rebuilding the model. Now I am trying to force it and it's not doing it - of course! There are times I get a delay with my drawing and editing, and what I find is normal as I know there is a lot going on as the software recalculates. However, other times it just takes like 2 to 4 second with each step. Is there something I can turn off? This happens even if I only have the plan in front and no other windows/tabs open. I have tried rebooting. Once again, it is fine most of the time, but then I can work for an hour like this. I do not have my layout open either. Thoughts?

That did it! - It must have been a bad symbol. Thank you Eric!

Got it. So maybe I have a bad symbol. I will use the plan to make a new symbol and give it a try.

Thank you Eric, I can see you fixed it - but I am not following what you are saying. "The single column plan" ?

I put new columns on the front porch - all worked fine. Might have been a glitch. Now onto the rear which is a railing wall and beam.

Offset is set to 0" - on the rear porch. The front porch are stand along columns - no rail wall. I am using a divide wall - maybe that is doing something to the columns???

On the house file I uploaded, I did not include the front porch header - not drawn yet. I am making that now. But, I am finding something very strange going on with my columns. Now I am thinking I have a funny insertion point or making the columns wider is doing something funny. They are drawn 10" square on the column and the molding outside of that. So I am making it larger so that my columns are 12" square (roughly) for this plan. The plan view shows they are centered, but the 3D are offset. Hmmm, offset... I will need to check that...

For the time, I made my beam width wider - 14.5" - this increased the width of the trim to match the roof trim. I like this and makes sense to me. So all remains is the column molding distortion.

I have two questions, both in this same picture... My column molding is distorting on the top. On the rear of this house I wanted to learn more about making my header/beam using a railing wall and my columns I made. I'm liking this better than on the front of this home where I create a molding to make my header/beam and then add my columns in. I even made my columns smaller and places symbol columns over the top of the existing built into the railing wall, but they would not fit over the top - conflict - and also did the same distortion on the top molding. The other is the roof frieze board. Looks strange. I figure there may be something I am missing to make this look right. I was very careful with my dimensioning of the rail wall and my roof. I even tried the using "Edit Wall Layer Intersections" tool - but that did nothing. That may be more for how a plan looks. I also tried the "Wall Intersection" options in Structure. The file is too large to upload here so I will include a link to the file from my google drive... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ir7TdOUleweaC7DFxXqp3hEvQ2eKn-K7/view?usp=sharing Thank you, Steve column_standard_post_10-02.plan

Thank you Michael! That did work... I used 100 and red just to show it here.

I must be doing something wrong. I will come back to this later...

I'm not following... I put a switch in the stairs and opened the DBX - then re-label it... then .... ?

Very good! Was thinking maybe something simple like that. Thank you