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I think you'd have to make a custom Panel symbol , but the Arcways Baluster Library has most of those items in it

I used Railing walls for this Fir Pavilion I drew up a while back, and if you don't mind some manual work , like putting in the header over the Doors it works ok with a few caveats, like Chief's windows not working though library one's do , with some anomalies , I am sure Joe had figured that part out if you can find his old post. I actually made the Fir Posts clad steel as that was how I thought it might be built ie, cheaper to do at the time than a true Timber Frame, it wasn't too hard to make the post symbol and then use it as the specified Newel from the library for the Railing Wall. M.

Hi Allen , curious which material exactly , as it seems you got very lucky , what you did does not work with all Tile Textures , usually you need to made a new texture with Grout lines etc. M.

Sounds like you both need to pay Perry $6 a Tiff file

I think I saw you mention ,you are a new User so I would recommend you not only Download the User Manual off the Help Menu and save the PDF to you Computer , but Also the User Guide which has 8-10 Tutorials in it , one of which is on Creating Layouts. It can also be gotten on the Getting Started Page here: http://www.chiefarchitect.com/getting-started/ and a few videos http://video.chiefarchitect.com/?search=Layouts http://video.chiefarchitect.com/?playlist=105

They "updated" the ThermaTru Door Catalogue last week due to "Errors" too if you use it... they also added Bosco Mouldings if you need a few more. M.

Didn't Joe make a Post Label Macro a while back ? , I seem to remember another thread on this...

In this case It looks like your windows don't have casing ,so the other setting may not help , and the Window separation is just for that ,between windows only eg when Mulling Units . But you can actually you can use the same trick , you use for Corner Glass Windows and that is to SLAM the window in the direction you want and it will go thru the framing and butt up to the end of the wall .... you might need to try it once or twice to get the hang of it but move the window in the opposite direction and then quickly move it back the other way dragging the window through the framing etc and it should bump up against the end of the wall, but don't let go of the mouse button too soon ,if you hold it too long the window will popover to the other side of the wall break , so it might take some practice.... but it works when I can't get the Ctrl Key to work as Curt suggested M.

That's the one Curt , thx for the Pic , I have this set in my Template Plan now...

Do you have the Ignore Casing resize option in Defaults>Plan .... off ? check the box if so... it may also be the framing (2X studs) and RO measurements which defaults to 1" perhaps?

default Hotkey is F11 for Bumping on/off but I set mine to BB , easier to reach

Nice tip Kevin, Thx.

The double swing never looked right to me , so while trying two doors with there frames 1/2 the width of the wall each I found I didn't need to get fancy CA melded them together no problem, and still let me have both doors. I think last time I might have just done a copy in place and reversed the swing side of the copy and changed the door type, but not at computer now to verify that. M.

isn't there a setting in the mulled window dbx , you uncheck/check for one large opening ...or not as needed.... , sorry can't check myself just now....

placing a 2nd door next to the existing Ext. door , then use the CTRL Key to drag the 2nd door over the Existing Door works, probably best to setup the 2nd Door's Specs in DBX 1st , as selection of each one will be harder after overlaying them. M.

The Main Arrow cursor uses the Window's settings as far as I know (shadows.size, colour etc) but the "Blue Cross Hair" can be turned off for all views or just some , the colour changed and also the width of the screen , ie set 50% and it doesn't go side to side (full window).

Thanks Bill , I thought it could probably be done from my quick playing around , just took a Master to prove it This is something CA should be able to let us do more easily by just allowing more layers in the current Roof DBX , I would of thought ,especially these days with all the different Roof systems available.

"Also your "flicker Issue" was not Z-Fighting on the Garage Door's it was because you have turned off the Interior Casing , which also causes issues with the Jamb , even though it is still spec'd to be there , one I fixed the other I didn't so you can look at it. " Just forgot to post the settings pic for your Flicker issue on the garage Door Terry , garage Door don't normally have it so I know why you turned it off but it seems CA in recent versions has an issue with showing the Jamb if the Interior casing is turned off or set to zero , setting to 1/16th x 1/16" and all is good , you might wan to mention it to TS , so they can fix the issue.

I was thinking they wanted these Gable End Brackets ? not what I call Knee Braces ( CA calls Corbels) but that maybe just local Terminology , but thanks for the Knee Brace

Certainly looks like you are getting the hang of it , it is a pity that this isn't considered by CA as important and there isn't a system to add drop points to the Auto Gutters , especially since that information has to be added to all Plans nowadays in a lot of areas, here all water goes to City Pipes or Gravel drainage pits well away from the house/foundation. I see way too many plans where no thought has gone into getting rid of the water , and you end up with DP at the Front Door or right outside a bedroom Window ,where you get to hear it dripping all winter.... PS isn't it time you got over your 70 characters per line Habit

I think I saw Scott (dshall) mention the 50ft trick in another post, about Rafters too, I'll see if I can find it, but wouldn't the "undefined space" not just be the Foam in the SIP sandwich? and be detailed as insulation?

I may have made the Corners out of two Verticals , overlapped , been a couple years since I did a Log Home Job. There is a Log Truss Library I saw in the 3D Library online too, which I haven't installed , so can't really advise on.

There are Brackets in the Millwork Library , and Corbels/knee braces etc too

by now you would think it was standard practice, there are just too many things (DBX's) to check ..... My, you are Really Optimistic Jon "X8 Beta should coincide with the UGM in September' I'll keep my fingers crossed that all anomalies within CA get fixed in X8".

one of the Gurus' may have a answer but if there is no other option , you could stack one roof plan on top of the other perhaps... use the auto roof to get your pitch , and 1st four layers would be drywall, strapping(rafter), Sheathing (Rafter), Surface (3/4 sheathing) Then copy and paste in place a second roof plane and set up it's layers to finish the roof. though it would get a bit much to do a whole complicated Roof , so it is probably better to just set the roof up for the total thickness and in the Section Views , add extra lines as needed.