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Ed for windows you have three choices - absolute relative to 0' - 0", from floor(sub-floor) or from finished floor. Don't forget you will have your rough opening(whatever default you set) as well for header height. Basically most things are from floor height which is usually 0 for things that are measured to like camera...not sure if it would measure from terrain as some thing on outside can have that behaviour.

Did you import the led strip as an electrical fixture? May not show if it is on a layer that is off for camera view.

Just use the edit handles to pull it to a concave. Little triangle shape handle.

Have you tried using another pdf printer to see if it is Chief'so end of things? Foxing for example which is free download or even Windows built in.

Preferences - appearance - color off is grayscale. Print with color off.

For the storefront windows it gets interesting. Model it how it will be built. This may be of interest.https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/8500-strorfront-systems/?hl=storefront There is some storefronts on 3d warehouse but thats a roll of the dice for sizing. For the post just use regular post in framing...set your default post for round and you can adjust diameter and heights then. I would get rid of the doorways in concrete wall and just drag walls in elevation to the heights you want.

Could always put a transom on exterior doors...heck even interior ones too if you like. I agree that 7' is easier to find but choice is yours. Did a custom home with varying ceilings of 12' or greater and all doors were 10' height.

As Graeme said dimensions will always update as long as they are not point to point. Set your defaults to show what you specifically want to locate on your doors, windows etc.. and they will update wherever the string is. You could look at your auto defaults and clear up some of the excess as well.

I personally would draw with two walls. Your bearing wall for roof structure and a "veneer" wall for the concrete. Make the veneer wall no definition. I have never seen this done around here without structural steel and panels secured to the purlins.

Larry, What I found odd was that even your roof for the section that did draw where invisible wall juts out is in two pieces. Anyways, invisible wall is off by a fraction from main walls. Snap them together and it draws fine.

That looks like markers on point to point dims....select the marker and reduce the marker radius.

I assume you are talking about the roof plane specifications? I believe since we are setting materials in the surface and structure there would not really be a need to duplicate. It is handled like walls are when we define them. Always ways to change it but best way is through those dbxs.

If it installs like Chief does, then look in your archives folder and select most recently modified.

It is part of the surface tab. Structure is framing and surface is everything on the framing.

I have all my fonts set to ARchitext font. The "WP" is part of original cad block so had to change it. The label is completely different.

You're welcome Teresa. Chopsaw, I copied a wall mount and edited. Made it ceiling mount and changed the x rotation and removed the numbers for z and saved. Then put it in plan and fixed the 11 1/2" offset it gives from ceiling and saved to library again. Somewhere along the way I edited the cad block for the text to remove that awful Arial font lol.

Give this a try Teresa. DUPLEX 110 WEATHERPROOF - CEILING MOUNTED.calibz

Nice work Designsyko!

My understanding is that cross-section lines in section view are the same as the outline in layout view.

Under the 3D menu tab.

Post the plan. Much easier than guessing.

That's correct Mike. If we could move front group etc. on anything it would be ideal solution. I very seldom have to do centreline dimensions for windows or doors so not an issue for me but have had to manually edit by pulling back extension on a few.

If it's anything like chief then just double click select objects arrow(top toolbar on left) and check bottom of list, should be living area options. Alternatively it would be in defaults dbx under Plan.

How about using the post tool. Set post to whatever size you want with square footing and adjust material. Post is adjustable and footing as well. If this is add on to house then showing the footing separate would be more likely than showing it as part of what is already there. Why would you just not attach a ledger board to carry joists? Curiosity is getting best of me on that.

Make sure file is closed first and foremost. What is size of file before you try and compress? Are you just using the windows compression tool? I usually use 7zip.