Alaskan_Son

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  1. Alaskan_Son
    That last example is way better than winders if you can make it work and if the treads are deep enough. The only reason to use winders in my opinion is when you need to because of space limitations.
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    On a side note here, the way Yusef drew the stairs still doesn't meet code anywhere that I know of. Its close, but the narrow part is too narrow. That being said, it is probably MUCH MUCH safer than the 2nd example in the OP. The odd, gradual change in stair shape can only be bad. In my humble opinion, 2 straight runs with a group of winders is much safer because you're not taken by surprise... the change in step profile is obvious and so a person is mentally prepared to deal with it. With the odd gradual change this simply isn't true.
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    I believe what I've always done in the past is... Frame a small ceiling or roof at the correct pitch (even just a small section), take one of the rafters and put it on it's own layer " decorative beams" maybe), delete what you don't need, and then adjust/copy/distribute the new rafter as necessary.
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    You bet.
  5. Alaskan_Son
    Here's a crappy video. Not full instructions but hopefully enough to get you started. Sorry it took so long, my upload speed is WAY slow. http://screencast.com/t/GPujt2Vp
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    Would definitely use primitive solids. Video shortly...
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    No attachment
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    Or...temporarily change your exterior wall definitions to remove the extra exterior layers, create the plan footprint, then change the walls back.
  9. Alaskan_Son
    Okay, I wasn't fully understanding. I think your best bet is probably just to create the footprint and then convert to polyline and manually adjust it.
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    You should probably attach a plan. Hard to tell whats going on based on your screenshot, and for your particular issue it would be good to see your wall definitions.
  11. Alaskan_Son
    You know...I'm not sure I've ever used that tool. Not sure if I ever even knew it was there. Not sure I'll ever need it, but thanks for bringing to my attention Perry : )
  12. Alaskan_Son
    This is obviously very subjective. Maybe you should try making those 3D flowers and see what its worth to you to create them.
  13. Alaskan_Son
    A couple things... 1. You can select that room you created above the stairs and make the room type "Open Below" and your stairs will show up. If all you're producing is floor plans, that might be enough, HOWEVER... 2. Bigger issue is that your stairs don't actually work as you've drawn them up. Take a section view midway through your stairs and parallel with them and you'll see what I'm talking about. They just need to be adjusted and then you don't need that manually created room on the main floor necessarily, the auto stairwell tool would do the trick.
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    I bet a huge part of the problem is that very few people submit these things to tech support.
  15. Alaskan_Son
    I suspect it's an issue with your wall definition though.
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    Attaching the plan would probably be a good idea.
  17. Alaskan_Son
    You should probably attach the plan.
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    I messed around with it a little more... Not sure why, but in the wall definition for your exterior wall, if "Build Platform To Exterior Of Layer" is set to a main layer it keeps that wall from automatically ballooning through. So, as another option, you can either change that to your stud layer or make your OSB a main layer.
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    Shameless (my head shaking in sad disapproval)
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    Not clear to me why, but there are indeed 2 walls occupying the same space. That lower wall is automatically ballooning up to the roofline. You can either search through your plan and figure out why that is happening, or you can just manually drag it down in elevation...or any other number of things (such as what Eric suggested above).
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    Not by my computer but I'm guessing you have 2 different walls occupying the same space for one reason or another.
  22. Alaskan_Son
    You can expect X8.
  23. Alaskan_Son
    You're very welcome. Thank YOU for actually posting a plan.
  24. Alaskan_Son
    I think its your wall definition. You've added a layer (presumably a paint color) with a zero thickness on each side of the wall. That zero thickness layer is what's wrapping the end of the wall. Delete that layer or increase the thickness and the framing covers.
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    You bet.