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thanks Val good tip....hadn't thought to try that

I did a small Arbor Plan the other day and the concrete pad was under Exterior Trim ............. still can't figure that one out.....

as I did....

No Dennis , always very careful not to click on links to unknown websites....... I just hit the Report button so the Mod will delete those posts...

yep I am see the same thing as Joe...in Vector View

Instructions on the KB are here http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00767/

this is a two line reply but this is what shows up 1st ,wondering if its on my end or not? only happening here BTW the difference is everything starting in bold (Blue/green) is a single letter line so the page is like 8-10 pages of one letter on each line... copied and reposted here I get what to see now.... Report {"success":1,"post":"{C}\n\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t#2\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tKbird1<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t \n\t\t\t332 posts\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t0 warning points<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocation<\/span>Canada<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted Today, 02:26 PM<\/abbr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tI use this too but always check the \"Auto adjust default Glass properties\" box too ....seems to work , if I get your \"drift\"<\/p>\n <\/p>\n is the setting \"sticky\" in X6 ?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

I use this too but always check the "Auto adjust default Glass properties" box too ....seems to work , if I get your "drift" is the setting "sticky" in X6 ? Edit: Just had a quick play and now see what you mean , the window next to the shower is "clear" but the 3/8 standard glass in the shower stall is opaque.... didn't notice that before.... also noticed if I turn colour off I see the subway tile "lines" in the shower ( only above the glass) ,with colour on I only get a white square where the Subway tile is.....

Quote: Since we recently upgraded to X6, I've been working with multiple windows open: plan, sections, details, 3D, etc. I'm starting to think this is my problem. I seems that CA is "Building 3D Model" for every 3D window I have open I have 3 monitors and have noticed this as well when I break the tabbed windows away to my other screens , its as if there are now 3 instances of CA fighting for resources and things become very (very) slow.... multiple monitors was a feature I was waiting for but it appears as if that system isn't up to snuff yet....

the book they are referring to is worth the $15 on amazon too , picked it up several months ago after reading that thread... "Get your house right" by Marianne Cusato

might be still in the digest list ? but none on forum as of 2pm PST Tues that I see...

Thanks Jon , needed a good laugh ..... sorry I'm no help to the OP either... I'll have to wait for JC's tutorial like the OP

Another Name is Furnace, (which may also have a heat exchanger/airconditioner attached) and it looks like it is in the Mechanical area in the basement.... though I am not sure if it meets code as you need room to service the unit etc. I think in a lot of areas they must now be in "conditioned space" which the attic is not......usually.

that's because they'd have to "guess" at the depth to estimate it....is my guess mind you look carefully , last small job my concrete pad was included in the exterior trim sub heading list.... Probably be easier and quicker just to work it out manually , especially since Chief would only model the "compacted dirt in place" which is not the Trucked Volume etc.

volume would require "depth" so I'm not sure how it would work ? you'd be assigning a random number to the depth ie would you use eg 1" or 1' and I'm not sure it would give you the "after" anyway

Yep Spam was high this weekend but I think the Mod is back as I think I hit the report button at least 8-10 times in the last few days and all have disappeared including the two late last night. Keep hitting the Report button , they will get the idea and hopefully do something about it......

I thought the Patterns were in the Patterns Folder in the Install directory ? not the Textures Folder which is in the UserData folder in My Docs. ? M

Not sure If I have ever heard a name for where the Raked gable soffit runs into the Flat Eave soffit ( boxed eave per Chief ) But as Levis has said it is a pretty Common detail these days so would be nice to automate M.

Think that Cali.Gable is a Dutch Gable Joe? there is a Kb Tut. on those too.... http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00749/#

oh hang on I think 3D Printers are .STL not .STP and it looks like we can import or export them...... so perhaps CA does not support .STP but I think I saw something about a converter to .DWG

yes the HD Products can too but I thought .STP was for 3D Printers? M.

did you check out there stuff at 3D Warehouse? https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?backendClass=entity&q=Keuka

Parapets and scuppers as suggested, if you want it to look flat from the street but the image on the Chief Website doesn't look flat to me , hence my response re the Mono-slope but maybe I interpreted the question wrong , wouldn't be the 1st time today

I certainly didn't get that from the OP's question , and in your 1st image Levis I don't see a flat soffit behind, just the Gable trim-board which I'd use a Soffit for probably (or 2 for shadow-lines) The Roof would be trusses ( no overhangs) sitting on top of the beams in the real world , so the soffit /porch ceiling would be flat , so I guess Chief isn't modelling the bottom of the flat truss outside the beam for some reason and still following the Roof slope..... needs to go on the BUG list I guess ,assuming you are framed with Trusses not Rafters, cos the trusses are getting cut off by the soffit in that case. Mick

looks like a stray ceiling plane to me too...