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I think, as Eric mentioned, that some of the pages eg 1&2 have been sent to Layout with the Plan Views Option set to one of your Saved Plan View Sets , if you change that to None, you can set the Annotation Set instead and you should find they don't change. Personally I don't use "Make a Copy of the Active Layerset" Option either. But I see your Electrical Annotation Set does not automatically switch you to the Electrical Layer Set , which could be the Issue as currently it is set to use the Active Layerset. Personally I am not "fond" of the "Active Layerset" and make a Matching Layerset for each Annotation Set to help keep things straight. ie I use the Annotation Set to also Switch Layerset ...or "the Annoset is King" method as I have seen some call it here, By default CA does not do this but there is already a Layerset made for each Default Annoset, so it is easy to setup. I also set the Scaled Annotation Sets to use the Working Layerset , as I find the Active Layerset can really confuse things..for me anyway. This doesn't stop you using Special Layersets as you Draw or Work if desired by just clicking on them. Once you have it working as you want in this Plan/Layout , make sure to export the Annotation and Layersets and Import them into your Template Plan for New Projects too , so you will always have them. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01167/setting-up-a-custom-annotation-set-and-importing-it-into-another-file.html

Yep ! .........the "Art of the Workaround" Perhaps it wasn't specifically on overframing but on Valley boards? I was just looking in my folder for "Examples from Forum Plans" and found this one on Overframes , with a truss base, but I never noted whose's it was etc. Usually if I do this I put the Forum Post in a Text Box too and save it in Plan, to refer to later but must of been in a hurry when i saved this one.... Overframe example X10.plan

IIRC Michael did a Video about a year ago on Overframed Roofs ..... perhaps he can point you too it as I couldn't find it again..... I think he was using a Truss Base to control the Conventional Framing..... @Alaskan_Son

This should keep you busy for the next hour https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1520/creating-openings-in-roofs-for-manually-drawn-dormers.html?playlist=95 https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/26/constructing-dormers.html?playlist=95 https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/737/exploding-dormers-created-with-the-automatic-dormer-tools.html?playlist=95 https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/25/drawing-roofs-manually.html?playlist=95

funny you have the same Picture and question as Rocky..... There is also a Gable and Corbel Library now for Download.... M.

Looks like you did it on the other side of the house? No? or did you delete a Chimney or something? Use the Line break tool (zigzag icon) to place two breaks a few feet apart on the edge of the Roof plane and then use the edit Handle between them, to drag the small section up the roof.

Check Chief's Samples Gallery and the downloadable Plans if you are looking for examples.

I didn't know where to start as there is a bunch of Weirdness in the plan , I'm not sure how those interior doors made out of ICF are going to work either for example but the Roof Planes 1/2 over the window and Windows inside has me totally confused.... Figured if that stuff was fixed it may "fix" the Floating lights issue along the way.

the Right hand Dormer? That is not a Floating Dormer, ( ie entirely in the Roof Plane) it is sitting over the Knee Wall/Exterior Wall. Manual Dormer is my guess , you'll need to notch the roof plane to let the wall come right up like i did above.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00449/creating-a-manual-dormer.html PS for Exterior Walls in Particular get into the Habit of changing the Wall Definition to change Materials , DON"T paint them as weirdness will ensue..... eg the Dormer walls above...I see four different exteriors on this house so far....

Yes I am not sure either, whether Wall is inline with house wall (right) or if the Dormer is entirely in Roof (Left) as the Dormers as different... RH Dormer works with a 36x36 window 92" off the Floor.....

Well that's a new one but yes it going to move the ceiling upto the 60" you input.... For some reason the Room in the Dormer is Auto set to open Room , just make it any other type even unspecified to get the floor back.

Something appears to be not quite right in your plan..... may need to deal with this 1st ? Has the Roof moved or changed Pitch?

You have a very limited Roof slope below the Ceiling line , so either you need a smaller window or you need to raise the area of the Dormer. Eric may have some other good ideas too depending on your "wants" as afar as the Dormer. M.

Charles is correct , double callouts is an indication you have two Schedules in the Plan ( or Plan and a CAD Detail) M.

the Auto Floating Dormer is trying to keep its' self in the Sloped part of the Ceiling , try the Create Room in Dormer Option in the Dormer DBX. you are moving the Window below the roof plane outside the dormer ...so I'm not surprised you see OSB etc..... M.

I think this happens when you change Plank Direction but Keep Deck Framing is on , so you end up with two sets of deck boards (planks) , unchecking the Keep Option and Regenerating the Framing again should fix it. M.

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That's where......best to post in the Q&A section as Eric said.

Make sure to add a Foundation too....... and draw a Full Room even for a small interior only reno. A wrong wall definition , such as an interior wall used for exterior walls, I have also seen cause "light leakage" issues on Other's plans here on the Forum.

It's one reason we suggest adding your Hardware Details to your Forum Signature..... especially when it comes to Raytracing or with X10 PBR views

Elevations are a "camera view" in C.A.P , they are under the Menu/Icon left of the 3D Camera Views Icon Dimensions aren't Automatically in the View but there is an Auto Elevation Dimension Icon and a Auto-Storey Pole Tool too. Sounds like you got thrown in the Deep End....... May the Force be with you ! and Welcome to the Forum. M

Looks like turning Auto Rebuild Roofs Off helps with the Rotation Issue of Purlins after saving a plan.... Thanks Michael.... M.

Neil, every deck has the Option to KEEP DECK FRAMING if Room is deleted and Auto regenerate Decking is off.... not sure if that's just where things ended up but nothing would change visually as you hadn't triggered the regeneration of the deck framing at each change you made is what I think it was.... The left hand deck planks were still 75mm and the right hand end is was still set to 138mm......your default is set to 125mm though..... the Gaps are different too which also makes things look different. So I deleted the the Room dividers , reset the Deck Room Defaults , and then changed the 4 areas to the Defaults including Automatic direction for planks, and regenerated the Deck framing (includes planks which are now Teak btw ) in each of the 4 main Areas...then put the Room Dividers Back and I think it is all okay now. You could split the deck rooms differently so the planks are continuous on the long sides of the house too , the outer wider portions of deck would be their own "Rooms" then. The mis-alignment comes from CA starting the planks at the outer edge of each deck room (including overhang) and spacing back to the house ( same as in the real world.) Hopefully this is what you wanted..... MHD_Tracey's House Plan-Decking.plan

Hmmmm...thanks but isn't that the Default setup after doing Purlins ? , So I guess I need to Turn Auto Rebuild Roofs Off then as turning Auto roof framing on again will cause the Purlins to disappear entirely. That's a bummer for sure , so Purlins definitely need to be done last thing then as far as the Roof structure goes. The plan is 4 or 5 posts up if interested... Mick

I'll take a look Neil as it literally took as long as drawing 4 lines to fix it in the Plan of yours I had, so I am not sure what is up then.... M.