Chief11ham

@DBcooper found your notes on another thread "Computer Rec for CA" - got it and will upgrade shortly. Current machine simply lacks enough power so I'm due.

Thank you @DBcooper very help I re-reviewed the quickstart videos again and I was able to draw a successful rectangle w/ the correct dimentions I desired. In my initial attmepts I was trying to "Trace Over" and existing plan that I have used as a builder. It was frustrating. It was easier to not copy over and run the walls on a the "shell view." Another one of my challenges I'm thinking is that I'm using a MACbook......I have a feeling I should set up a larger monitor and use a mouse. Any feedback for the optimial setup to use the software in office?

Thank you Gene. I am able to get the correct lengths for individual exterior walls, it seem they somehow resize themselves as I attempt to draw the house box. I'm drawing nothing more simple than a rectangle. I get one of the parrell walls correct, then the perpendiculars change on their own. Normal, inexperience fumbles, but I thought CA would be a little more intuitive and easy to make a simple house box/rectangle. I guess we'll see if I can grasp it before I wave the white flag. Thanks again

Hi, I'm having difficulty when I manually enter a wall to resize it. For example, the width I enter (and require) is 28' yet the output is 28'3" Sorry Im a newer user and tried to search similar issues,