Ridge_Runner

OK, I'll be honest - I missed it!

Nice one, Michael.

Seems simple enough, but old, tired brains (like mine) just don't notice the obvious changes as quickly as they used to. Maybe not at all.

Which one of those would you say played the most important role, Mark?

That should get interesting... For me if no one else.

This^^

Thanks, Bob, for sharing this. Finally...the ability to rotate that valley member without jumping thru the hoops. Haven't tried it yet, but will. Thanks, again for sharing.

Search the forum. There was one of these posted some time back that was done for someone looking for something similar. Don't remember who posted the one they made but it was created and posted for download.

That's my general workflow also. Sooooo much better once you get your planviews set up and saved. If you want a new planview similar to one you have but with some differences, just do a "save-as" and rename, modify what you want to change, and you have a new planview, ready to use.

Maybe in this scenario, but the formatting for Rich Text is so much more versatile, as you probably already know. I use Rich Text for almost everything. However, I also realize Std. Text has its advantages in certain situations.

Didn't open the plan - clients almost here. Check your floor structure dbx. There may be two framing layers in the floor structure.

I think this is the real struggle. The repeat on most textures doesn't vary enough unless you go to the trouble of trying to make a much larger tiled texture, which has its own struggles. I like to use ACME's simple program for making brick textures with different mortar colors. I like to use a larger sample, which looks much better when applied. But the size of the texture can get quite large, especially if you then add different maps to it. I have one sample I often use that is 10MB - but it looks good!

Unless you (the OP) wants/needs the material list quantity correct. Works good, though, for quirky wall situations where the 3D or elevations is all you are after and the wall just won't behave.

Looks good to me.

Man, that is too bad! The ACME tool is great, especially for changing the mortar color.

The times I noticed it were not necessarily the two you are having trouble with; they were usually in other dbx's. Guess it could have just been user error...maybe...possibly...who knows.

I noticed this sometimes in X11 also. Just entered the number, tabbed, and moved on when it happened; it always seemed random.

Agree totally. I, too, use the crop tool like Chris, especially for exterior perspective shots. Yes, it sometimes drives me crazy, but it is still a functional tool to me. I think this type of thinking on CA's part is why some get frustrated with CA's "improvements" - sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't, as far as the user base goes.

You can use a 3D molding PL in elevation, but it won't miter correctly at the corner with a horizontal, adjacent crown. If you search the forum there have been discussions on this very topic and a "somewhat" workaround, but that involves a horizontal section at the end of the line at the miter...kind of. [edit] I think my statement above only works (with the horizontal line) on outside corners, not inside. I've slept since then.

Just a thought...Maybe we should move this discussion of keypads to another thread as it is probably not what the OP really was pursuing and it will surely go away from the original question very quickly. I, too, use a keypad but the technology exists, as Rene shows, to greatly improve on my simple device. I suggest this should be examined and discussed in a new thread. No offense intended to those who have asked so far.

My method also. Not a problem for me.

My sentiments exactly. Kudos to you and so many others on this forum willing to help all of us learn how to use this software more efficiently and how to deal with some of its quirks. You guys and gals who contribute here make this the best forum I have ever been a part of. Thanks. And as MarkMc (Mark) would say, "Fond of the magic key-F1, worth a try eh?"

I have a Genovation ControlPad CP24 programmed with the same - works great; much quicker using the left hand for the 10 key with the extra programmable buttons. Still use some hotkeys though - Ctrl G for center object is a favorite. I have Ctrl E set up on the keypad; that's another one I use extensively. I wish I had ordered the 48 key version keypad instead of the 24 key. Maybe next time.

Thanks for the little tutorial, Jeff.