HumbleChief

Scott, Good call and probably true with that plan. I diligently set all my defaults and worked things through using them to great advantage - then - they were all different. NOT making that up. I had 130" default floor heights when I had them set to 97". The upstairs had reverted to all kinds of strange numbers. There was a 69" room height and much weirdness. I went back through and redefined everything back to the original defaults, but the problem didn't change so I didn't think that was the problem. Plan with proper floor heights. DECK OVER ROOF.plan

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Thanks Scott, It seems like I've done this a thousand times with no problems, but I guess not exactly like this plan.

...it was sure bugging me for an hour this morning. I ended up patching in a new roof plane and it looks fine in 3D. Might have to fix the framing.

Nice Perry! I didn't use a deck because they always give me trouble. Did you notice it's all good except the one railing wall nearest the roof? The roof seems to kill that railing wall as well. Have you seen this behavior before? Is it expected? Not sure I've run into this exact behavior before. THANKS!!

Never figured it out. Thanks Michael. I ended up scabbing on another roof plane to the original, with the original just short of where the deck disappeared.

Yeah excellent suggestion but the behavior is the same with a new roof over that new room. I've attached a vid explaining the phenom and am truly stumped.

Thanks Michael, Placed inv. walls and defined a room - same behavior. Tried re-building the roof, no change. Not sure I've ever come across this before.

Tried it with a new plan and could get it to work. Can't figure this out.

Should know this I think but can't get the upper deck/room to have a floor when over a roof below. Thanks. Plan here DECK OVER ROOF 1.plan

...but I think only from a 3D or elevation view and only if that poly line is a solid. Can't see how to copy fill from plan view. Would be a nice feature request.

Agreed

I guess I meant each macro lives in each plan file not in a general location like preferences so if you want to use them again you have to copy/import them from one plan to another. Just so people know they are not like preferences that effect each and every plan but are indeed plan specific and need to be copied/imported to be used again.

GREAT tip Perry!! Thanks!! Perry aren't macros like that plan specific? If so do you copy/export/import them from plan to plan?

I'm not understanding the term 'architectural notes' as it seems a bit all encompassing to me. Do you mean plan specific notes? General notes that pertain to most plans? Boiler plate notes that appear on all Layouts? Plan specific notes obviously need to live within a plan file, either on the plan sheet itself, positioned to show properly on the Layout Sheet or in a CAD detail that's been sent to Layout. Hard for me to see how to avoid plan specific notes being in the plan file and keeping track of them. A Layer with a name you can remember works pretty well. I've got (at least) 3 different layers for my plan text. Separate layer for my room labels, general text, plan notes, maybe more. General notes that pertain to most plans? They can live on a Layout page and be modified as needed and positioned where one chooses. That Layout page can contain multiple notes and classes of notes. What I've done over the years is added note after note after note with each plan check as each plan checker asks for a new note and now I have an almost complete Layout page with a bunch of notes that should satisfy any plan checker. If they are in a macro and the text changes Perry's macro idea should work but I'm too simple minded to add macros to my skill set. Boiler plate I treat the same as above. Just stored on my Layout page and added/positioned within the Layout as needed.

This is a good idea as I have had plans with hidden items in the background affecting the current structure. Also try the "All On" Layer, and make sure every layer is on, this will sometimes show a odd attic wall or something that's affecting the plan. EDIT: Also wish I could see the problem

Use this feature all the time. Yuge time saver.

I so remember that time too Perry before Anno Sets and to me Chief knocked it out of the park when Anno Sets were introduced. Far exceeded my expectations.

I'll remember that for any future videos. When I first started with Anno Sets it was an easy way for me to remember that the Layer was associated with the Anno Set by labeling the Layer with the word Anno which I think reinforces the point that it's important to use whatever works and is comfortable for you and is easy to remember.

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Just watched another Anno Set video from the UGM and the Chief narrator used the same technique which I hadn't seen before from Chief.

Hey Perry wondering though, is it the same basic, Copy/create new Anno Set, define Anno Set defaults - create new Layer Set, define new Layers in new Layer Set, done? Just not so many Layers and different names etc.? Thanks

Too true Scott. I watched a new video on Anno Sets and really can't understand how Chief intends them to be used in real world design. BTW I don't think Wendy is promoting a different method at all. It's essentially the same thing. Copy/create a new Anno Set. Create a new Layer Set (usually a similar/same name) refer to the new Layer Set then set layers up in the new Layer Set. Same as your method, same as my method (Perry's is secret) but not the same as Chief's, which is as you put well, very confusing for the average user.

After all that - I hope someone finds them helpful