Alaskan_Son

You should be able to keep that break from jumping if you make the adjustments in elevation too.

I'm not in front of my computer to play with it right now, but I will say this... I've never done it that way. I've only ever broken the wall polyline in elevation ( when you do that there are no wall breaks created). In essence, I end up with exactly what you have now. I suspect what is happening is that the wall just repaired itself once you made your subsequent changes. The program just recognized it all as the same wall type and reconnected accordingly. I think the same thing usually happens when you put it break into a wall but fail to change one of the wall types before editing it. If you want to keep the breaks you might have to create a couple different wall types ( just giving them different names should suffice). I personally don't see the benefit in doing that though. You should be able to get what you want just making those changes in an elevation view.

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That's a very good suggestion Glenn.

Thanks : )

Hey Alan, You can get essentially the same functionality in Chief with a couple extra clicks. There might be a faster way, but here's what comes to mind... 1. Make a copy of the layerset you're working with (maybe add SELECTION) to the name. 2. Select the item you would like to move, click on Object Layer Properties, and make a note of the layer. 3. Check the little box that says "show all layer"s, and then select them all and lock them. 4. Unlock the layer(s) you're trying to select 5. Make your marquee selection and do what you need to do with it. I would personally take the opportunity to block those items as well. If you're moving them once, chances are you're going to want to do it again. I'm sure there are more efficient ways but that's what comes to mind.

Sweet. Thank you Jonathan. I thought I remember seeing that option somewhere. Casing tab...seems like a silly place to have that.

I have a good handful of workarounds for this, but I would still like to figure out if there is a mo betta way... I'm trying to place a short wall behind a toilet. No matter what type of wall I use or what settings I've tried, the window seems to want to cut through the wall (i.e. it recognizes the situation as a double or furred wall) even though the wall itself is shorter than the window. Is there a setting I'm missing?

Changing it through the DBX as Perry suggested is the safest method. Material painter works great as well and is my preferred method for most things, but you REALLY have to keep an eye on the settings, especially Blend Colors With Materials as Robert pointed out. I actually added that toggle to my toolbar so I can keep a good eye on it at all times.

Glad you posted a plan. I was envisioning something entirely different. In fact, I'm not even 100% sure I see your specific problem. A couple screenshots that more specifically point out your area of concern might be in order. I went ahead to and took a stab at in anyway though. I suspect the problem you're having is due to the fact you changed your plan after you initially built the foundation and the foundation was not set to auto-rebuild. The rooms in the center portion of the plan also had no foundation defined. I fixed those 2 issues by turning auto rebuild foundations on and checking the box in the appropriate room structure dbx's that says "Monolithic Slab Foundation". Again, it was just an educated guess based on what you said previously, and on the way the rest of the model was built. See if this looks about right... Beechmont temp.plan

You would probably be best served posting your questions at the HomeTalk forum (the Home Designer product line forum). This forum is more specifically for Chief Architect users. You might not actually have that tool in HD Pro. If you do it would be right here... It shows up in the Help files for me. Again, it might not be available for you though. I'm not sure...

That's pretty stinkin' cool. Thanks for sharing facer

You just need to download the file as an older version next time...

I think this was the issue. Try the attached file. After reading your signature, I figured you must be using X6 still. I tried importing the file into X6 and got the same message you described. I opened the file in Sketchup and saved as an older version (2014) for you. Hopefully that works. FoldingSlidingDoor5t.zip

I found the model in 3d warehouse and was able to download and immediately drag and drop with no problem. You must be doing something wrong...Not sure what though.

Hmmm...So I tried again. I guess it does work, but only if I take it out of the zipped folder first. I thought simply opening the folder unzipped the contents, but it must not.

That's odd, it didn't work for me until I opened in Sketchup and converted it to a component. I was only trying drag and drop though...Did you use the import skp option?

Try importing as a different SKP version. Also, you should be able to post the SKP file if you zip it first.

Still don't know exactly what you are trying to do, but maybe you can elaborate...I have used other programs. I actually can't stand how most of those select objects. Maybe if once you illustrate a little more clearly and if there is no reasonable solution given, you can explain how another program would select the objects in question?

Yes, you explained it. Unfortunately I still don't understand. I'd like to help, but I'm just not following. It seems maybe you are trying to select a group of things but not all of that group. Can you not just use match properties and then un-select what you don'tt need? Or perhaps select part of your group, block it, select another part, block that, and then block those 2? Without seeing your specific issue I'm just taking stabs in the dark.

It would most certainly NOT help if you were to attach some screenshots or a plan. Oh wait...yes...it would.

A quick example illustrating one I did not too long ago...

This can be done a number of ways. You can use any number of primitive solid tools, slabs, etc. You can also use a combination of smaller "cabinets", shelves, soffits, and/or partitions to build your cabinets. It sort of depends on the cabinet design as to which option works best. One thing I've personally done in this situation and what probably has the least negative effect on schedules, material lists, etc. is just build the cabinet to extend through the ceiling and add the extra parts and pieces required for the ceiling transition manually. That was actually one of the only times in recent memory that I've chosen to deliberately model something inaccurately. The ability to specify the shape/slope of the cabinet top is one of a number of cabinet improvements I'd really like to see.

Do you have a picture to illustrate what you're talking about? I"m not sure I follow.

I know, right?!!