HumbleChief

Thanks but I've never heard of, nor can I find the "foundation polyline." Still looking.

Yeah Thanks Perry. Rooms layer is on and the second floor is showing fine.

Thanks, Each room is 'unspecified' as a room type and I matched all properties for each room and they are all set to the floor default settings. Still no love.

I have a plan that the flooring wont' show in anymore. Something somewhere got changed and if I move a small exterior wall then the flooring shows (see video), put the wall back and the flooring disappears. Simple I'm sure but has me stumped. Thanks in advance. Plan file below https://www.dropbox.com/s/zp1tujouzc5gpsu/FERGIS%20PROPOSED%209.plan?dl=0

The upgrade addresses a couple very minor issues - I'll pass for now.

If you don't have the technical skills nor inclination for messing with a computer the MACs offer a great system and operating platform. I like building and messing with computers so the money saved with a PC is very enticing to me but most of all I am OS agnostic. I have used MAC's and I have used PC's but mostly I have used both to get me to my software so I can get some work done. You didn't mention what kind of business you have. Is it the occasional small remodel? Large custom homes? Somewhere in between? It's only important in that if you need that $3000 to stretch into a very powerful machine for larger projects then that $3000 will get you a LOT of PC versus a MAC but that's really the only significant difference other than personal preference IMO. If you do decide on a Dell PC (or any other PC of which there are many to choose from) please post on what your impression of 'pretty darn powerful' is. There's a lot of knowledge on this forum that can help you get a 'really' powerful system that you will be very grateful for for many years to come.

Budget?

Totally get that. Not at the right computer now but can a 'Hot Key' be assigned to delete? Or is that your question. I think I would prefer another key myself. Need to explore.

Nice work Shane

Why can't the 'delete' key serve as your hot key for delete?

I see you have HD Pro and X7 interiors. Not sure it can be done with those programs.

Yeah, pretty straight forward.

White lines over a black fill. Couple minutes. Sorry, won't work as a symbol but that's what you need. To create a symbol start with a p-line solid and create long holes with the corners fileted (filet all tool works fine) then just size and multi copy into position. Copy and paste your first group to create 4 of the same groups. Save as a symbol and apply where needed.

Interesting - thanks.

Interesting challenge...I wonder if curved roofs might work?

It helps a LOT David and really appreciate all your help over all the years!!

How in the world do you "just line it all up?" I cannot get that line to disappear in elevation view. Gotta be a secret I'm missing.

Anna, If you are using X8 (good to let everyone know which version) check to see which 'Elevation Reference' the 11' - 6" is being measured from - floor; finished floor; terrain; etc. If the landing is outside a room it will ignore the interior floor heights or interpret them badly, try using terrain as the 'Elevation Reference'.

+1

Thanks so much Michael for taking your time to create the video. So interesting to see the methods someone else uses to solve problems and something I've never tried before. I'm sure it will come in handy in the future - thanks again. ...and I'm thinking that should be enough info for the OP to get the job done.

Thanks Michael, Like I said in the video it's good to post stuff so the smart guys will chime in. Not sure I really understand the second part of your post. What minor change are you referring to? Can you get the line between the attic wall (assuming one were used) and the parapet wall to not appear in elevation view when the roof is deleted? Even with balloon through ceiling above that line between floors comes and goes in elevation view with the roof showing then turned off. EDIT: Just got that to work in elevation view but still really awkward. I was never able to get a wall top to curve. What am I missing?

Did one of these not too long ago. Tried shaping the wall in elevation but Chief won't allow a curve as you have probably learned. I used a curved roof to get the arch but this only works if your arch is a constant radius, though you can use multiple roofs if you have a more complex shape. Would REALLY be nice if Chief had more flexible wall shaping tools! If it is constant then define your curved roof and place at the proper height but make sure the rest of the parapet 'floor' has a roof over it the structure dbx, that way an attic wall will fill in above the wall and below the curved roof. Position the curved roof accurately then break the wall in elevation for any vert. or horiz. cuts you may need to make. As you'll see in the vid I couldn't get Chief to display properly in elevation without the roof and I think this is a bug that I will send in as a report shortly but either way I hope this helps you out.

Thanks Perry, was wondering about that...

Thanks Chop, I can see what I did to create the situation and adding the soffit and trimming to the soffit worked - in most cases. The 2 roof planes over the entry way still don't behave correctly but I'm working on it with the same settings and they want to keep the 2 x 12 all the way through the rafter tails. These roofs do extend over a room defining the entry area, I wonder of that's the difference between these 2 roof planes and why they won't trim the rafters to the sub fascia height? But then....it all works fine now...dunno...but thanks so much for taking your time to help!!

Thanks Chop, I'll check it out in the morning.