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Very interesting post and it made me look at the code section again. It's complicated and I'd be interested if others agree with my take. I try to understand the purpose/spirit of the code instead of just the letter. To me, the primary purpose of the WUI requirement is about preventing / reducing the ignition of exterior walls during wildfires. That's a bit different from the intent of fire rated wall assemblies which is to delay the passage of fire so as to allow for evacuation and first responder response: So, to prevent wall ignition, the focus in on the wall covering, which needs to be non-combustible, "ignition-resistant" or fire-retardant treated wood. So, as long as the exterior wall covering complies, your non-rated wall complies. But, say you decide to have a non-compliant (combustible) exterior wall covering. In that case, you have additional options, including but not limited to 1-hour rated wall assemblies. (This may be where the confusion comes from). Note these options are only triggered if the exterior wall covering is combustible. Options include: You can also stick 5/8" Type X exterior-rated drywall behind the non-compliant combustible siding (common approach but not exactly a tested 1-hour assembly). You can build a (solid wood) log cabin or cross-laminated timber building. You could also have a tested 1-hour rated wall assembly with any kind of combustible siding (e.g. wood shingles). This is one option to comply with the WUI code but only needed in the case the exterior wall covering is non-compliant. In a sense this is overkill for WUI. But, your wall may already need to be 1-hour rated for other reasons such as proximity to property line. So you could just use this to satisfy the WUI requirement. Jim (Excerpts from 2022 California Residential Code)

Almost $3K.

Thanks for the tip - Jim

Thanks Rob and Gene for your input and work. OK, I think I figured out the problem or at least a workaround. My original arched window was a true arch - 6' wide by 3' tall. Robert, here's that window with your custom muntin block applied. However, same problem as before. But, as soon as I add 1/8" to the window height (36.125"), it works. So, my theory -- at least for now -- is adding a bit of straight sides to the bottom of the window seems to help the muntin tool figure things out... Jim

Thanks Rob. I'm stumped. Tried your suggestion. Even tried getting rid of the lower arch and turning it into a segmented line. The rays still shoot through. I might still fiddle with it

Trying to add a custom muntin pattern to an arched window... I drew the linework, blocked it, but when I load it as a custom muntin pattern into the window, the muntins go a little crazy and extend too far. Any tips in getting this to play nice? I suspect there might be some rules of thumb / best practices to drawing the line work "just right" for the muntin tool. Blocked line work (before): Custom muntin result (after): Thanks again, Jim

You can do it yourself. File online with the US Copyright Office. I did one back in 2016. I recall it was pretty easy and the fee was reasonable. Jim

Just do it in Windows Settings. Windows 11 below. Probably similar in 10. Jim

Search for "mulled windows" in Help. Also, look at the online videos Chief has available for Doors / Windows. Jim

Nvidia now has the Nvidia App. You can download from the Microsoft store. It allows you to update to the latest video driver pretty easily. I have Windows 11 with an RTX 3080. Jim

I think you can Copy and Paste them over. Give it a try.

Larry, You might need to download the Bonus Catalog / Exterior Roof Attachments: Jim

You might check out this recent thread with a similar condition. See if there is useful info there. Jim

Brilliant! Worked very well. Thanks, Jim

Great idea. Thanks!

Have you checked out the tutorial videos? I think these are often overlooked. There are many help videos for roofs: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/playlists/95/roofs.html

Today I wanted to select all walls of a certain type (Interior 4 - NEW) in order to change to another type (Interior 4). I thought you could do this with the restrictive selection tool (with certain filters?), but I could not figure it out. I only got so far as selection all walls... Can somebody clue me in on this please? I think I'm missing something important with this tool. Thanks again, Jim

That's correct. They are typically inswing I believe. I worked a while in Germany -- super common there. Great windows.

Radical! I've got some homework to do. Thanks, Jim

Is there an easy way to have a "dummy" place holder for a deleted schedule item? For example, if I delete a door from a door schedule I often like to keep the schedule line item and mark it as "Not Used." This is to keep the overall schedule numbering order / total count unchanged. I feel this helps the plan checker or GC in keeping track of changes and is better than renumbering the entire schedule. Would be interested if anyone has a good method for this. Thanks again, Jim

Thanks Rob for the input. Jim

No, it's just attic.

I struggled with a tray ceiling earlier today and wound up just making it as a 3D solid due to time. I have not used the tool much, but have watched the videos. Just a simple grid / box dropped 6" from the ceiling plane as shown in white below: I was wondering... a) Will the tray ceiling tool work for this layout? I just couldn't get it to work. It seemed to me that the tray tool wants to work from the room outside perimeter in. I could not figure out how to have a tray at the room interior with a perimeter of unchanged ceiling height around it... b) if not, what's the best way? Thanks again, Jim

Thank you sir. Drawing Sheet Setup it was. D'oh! I had accidentally change my drawing scale to something weird. Changed it back and that fixed it. Jim

Good morning, For one of my projects the display line weights have "suddenly" become very fat: As opposed to this below -- another project -- which looks normal to me: Both are PLAN files with Line Weights turned on. This happened "suddenly", so I feel like I may have changed some obscure line weight setting that affected the problem PLAN file only (not global). Any thoughts? Thanks again, Jim