RRABuilders

I am using the MAC version of X14. When I send a scaled drawing ( usually a site plan scaled 1" = 20') to Layout, and print it directly from the program to my large format printer (24 x 36), the printed image always prints to scale. No problem. When I print it as a PDF, the image scale is always about 5%-8% smaller, and won't measure correctly using a standard engineering rule. Mac lets you select how you want the image to print (print to scale, print to fit paper). When I select "print to scale" at 100%, the printed image is always smaller than it was drawn, and the called out dimensions don't match the actual line lengths. Has anyone else had this problem? We generate and sent PDF plan sets all the time, but can't do this anymore if the printed versions don't scale correctly. Just had my third different plan set rejected by the plan checker as printed image differs from displayed dimensions. HELP!

Any idea how to create an "A" frame structure where sloped walls create both the exterior walls and the roof?

Yes, X13

Time to upgrade from my 3-year old MacBook Pro. Going back to a desktop with a bit more graphics power. Looking at a new iMac with a 3.6 GHZ, 10-core I9 processor with the new Radion Pro 5700 XT graphics card. This is a $4,000 computer, so I want to set it up correctly from the start. Several months ago I was on some online training and heard that VS 13 was able to dramatically reduce rendering times on a PC with the newest graphics cards, but as Apple had not yet released its newest models with upgraded cards, there was no information on how VS would work compared to the PC version. The Radeon PRO 5700 XT is state of the art. Anyone have any experience with this setup?