Ringos

Yes Ross, break the roof for it to come through is what I searched many hours for.
 
This article is missing the break the roof for it to come through.
https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03035/creating-a-cupola.html
To create the cupola
Select Build> Floor> Build New Floor , and in the New Floor dialog that displays, select the radio button next to Make new (blank) plan for the 2nd Floor, then click OK.

  To display a reference of the walls on the floor below, select Tools> Floor/Reference Display> Reference Display .

  Select Build> Wall> Straight Exterior Wall  and then in clockwise order, draw the walls that define the cupola, creating completely enclosed room.

In our example, because there are two Full Gable walls set on the floor below and because the roof is set to automatically rebuild, there are automatically created attic walls to the left and right.



  For this example, the cupola will have a hip roof using the plan's default pitch, so no changes will be made on the Roof panel of the Wall Specification dialog. 

  With the Select Objects  tool active, click the center of the room to select it, and then click Open Object . 

  On the General panel of the Room Specification dialog that opens, select Open Below option using the Room Type drop-down menu.

  On the Structure panel, change the Ceiling Height to the desired height for the cupola, then click OK.  Break the roof for the cupola to come through either by clicking the roof plans and using the break tool or making a hole in the roof. Create a Camera  view to confirm that the cupola is building to the correct height. 

If the roof is not set to automatically rebuild, select Build> Roof> Build Roof , put a check next to Build Roof Planes, then click OK to rebuild the roof. Use the reference display on roof layer to reference the cupola and close the hole in the roof to butt up against the cupola. Use foundation vents to add vents if you need it.  

This roof has some issues and the as it was built it is not perfect, but here are the steps I used:
 
To create a saltbox roof
In a blank plan, navigate to Build> Wall> Straight Exterior Wall , then click and drag out 4 walls to create a basic 30' x 40' structure.   



  Use the Select Objects  tool to click on the left 30' wall and select the Open Object  edit tool.

  On the Roof panel of the Wall Specification dialog that opens, select the Full Gable Wall option under the Roof Options section, then click OK.
  Note: You can also use the Change to Gable Wall(s) edit tool to convert hip walls to gable walls without having to open the Wall Specification dialog.


  Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to make the opposite wall a Full Gable Wall as well.

  Select Build> Floor> Build New Floor , and in the New Floor dialog that opens, choose to Derive new 2nd floor plan from the 1st floor plan, then click OK.



  On the newly created 2nd floor, Move  the top horizontal 40' wall inwards so that its distance from the bottom horizontal wall changes from 30' to 20'   



  With this wall still selected, click the Open Object  edit tool.

  On the Roof panel of the Wall Specification dialog that opens, select the Knee Wall option under the Roof Options section, then click OK.
  A knee wall's height is defined by the roof above, not the ceiling height.
 



  If Auto Rebuild Roofs is not enabled, navigate to Build> Roof> Build Roof  from the menu, check the Build Roof Planes box, then click OK to see the changes reflect in your plan. Article Found here https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00119/automatically-creating-a-saltbox-roof.html   Next, create the front gable. The more correct looking gable might be built using the Gable/Roof Line tool  to automatically generate a gable above the bearing wall of a hip roof plane.   However this particular roof goes right the edge and so I used manual roof planes for the front gable. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/6124/gable-roof.html?playlist=95     Finally, I place a dormer and modified it to the correct size: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/6131/automatic-dormer-tools.html?playlist=95    
 

SOLUTION
 
CA Support helped me with this.
 
To show art in elevation views. Use standard view instead of vector view. Standard view might be a little dark but you can brighten up the scene using technique options.
 
1. Open the elevation.
2. Go to 3D> Rendering techniques> Standard view.
3. To brighten the scene go to technique options 3D> Rendering techniques> technique options.
4. Use a backdrop image to get great skys, use ambient lighting to get light in the scene, even put some hand drawn lines on it.
 

Solution:
 
If you want to show both the window size (3050) and the schedule number on your plan view and/or layout...
 
1. Create a cad detail of your window schedule.
2. Go to the project browser and find CAD details under the name of the plan you are working on.
3. Right click and add new cad detail.
4. Go to tools>schedules and select the window schedule. It should show up in the CAD detail.
5. Customize the view of that like you want.
6. This is a great video for that. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1544/door-window-cabinet-schedules.html?playlist=87
7. Click on the schedule, then open the properties for that schedule.
8. Go to the Label section on the left, then at the top on the right area, select either Both Callout and Label or Label.
 
If that does not work, open the properties for each window you want to show both.
Click label and check that width/height is checked. Add a check mark on type if you want it to show the type (DH) of window.
If you want both the size and call out to show on the window rather that call out check on the window properties and uncheck callout on the CAD detail.

See screenshots below.
 

Solution:
 
When you have multiple referenced files and they are all of one plan and you want one referenced file instead. Find the most recent which should have all the changes.
 
1. Go into layout >tools> referenced plan files.
2. Double click one of the older referenced files.
3. A window will pop up allowing you to pick the new file to reference instead of that.
4. Click the most recent which should have all the changes.
5. CA changes all those links to the new file you just clicked.
6. Do that for each of the older referenced files until you only see the new file as linked.