mbblakesley

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  1. This has happened to me before but I can't remember the solution.

    My temporary dimensions are snapping to the outside of the door & window casing, as well as the outside surface of the wall. How do I reset it to be to the framing??

    I can't find anything in the temporary dimension defaults

    Thanks!

     

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  2. It's a very odd way to frame a roof. The example shows how the auto-truss is laid out with both a single pitch up from the walls to the ridge, and another example showing the split pitch. Both are laid out incorrectly by the auto generated truss layout, but the example with only a single roof pitch works a little bit, the other doesn't work at all.

    We'll stick to laying out trusses manually, as this new function only seems to work on a rectangle. I'd love to see how they made this roof automatically, per their ad for automatic trusses.

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  3. It's great to have auto truss framing, but I may have stumbled across a glitch already.

    We constantly do truss roofs with an upper pitch on the roof, typically known as "split pitch" or "Dickey roof".

    In X15, when the walls are set to have an upper pitch, the automatic girder trusses get confused and place themselves on the transition between the two roof pitches, instead of the set girder truss location of 96" inboard (or whatever you set it to). Would be a good feature for us if this could be fixed.

  4. Is it possible to set the header framing l defaults to show the nominal size, but NOT the length, on X13?

    It probably requires a macro, but I'm too dumb for that.

     

    Thanks

    Mike

     

     

    (p.s. Please don't tell me to update my signature, I've got better things to do.)

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  5. Seems like I've used corner windows a hundred times, but since updating X11 yesterday, I can no longer get rid of the corner post?

    Is this happening to anyone else?

    My usual method is

    Fixed Glass

    Minimum window separation of 0"

    No post in corner 

    Drag window handles to corner of wall...

     

    Why it's not working is strange.

     

    Any ideas welcome!

  6. Should be a quick answer, I hope.

    I'm doing a garage floor plan and I'm getting these "S" labels appearing. I have no idea what they mean, and more importantly, no idea how to make them go away.

    Any suggestions welcome.

    Thanks

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  7. Really silly question but when stacking an awning over a casement, the horz casing between the windows won't go away to allow the two to mull. I just want casing around the pair of windows, just as it does when they are joined side by side.

    What am I missing?

    Thanks

     

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  8. Hi,

     

    I am a designer on Maui and working with a contractor who is completely remodeling a home he built in 1997. He will be gutting the home, removing all the arches, adding two bathrooms, possibly adding a 400 sf Ohana (guest cottage) on the property, keeping most plumbing fixtures in their exact locations. I have the PDF of the original plans, so you can trace over the top of those to get the main drawings created, then doing the changes necessary so I can submit the plans to my engineer for stamping to get our permits.

     

    I am looking for pricing on this project, please email me at: amanda@balancemaui.com

     

    Thank you,

    Amanda

     

    Also... I prefer version x6 for the drawings. 

     

    175 KALAIHI PLACE ORIG. PLANS.pdf