Alaskan_Son

It can totally be done but would require creating the door as symbol and setting the appropriate origin offsets to get it out flush with casing. You would have to do the same with the hinges and handle (set offsets).

Ya, I totally get it. This would be a very good suggestion and would be handy for trimming framing members in other places as well (decks, railings, rafters, wall details, etc.)

I like this idea. Actually, I would be fine with simply having the ability to use polylines. Lines and polylines work, but they will only cut the framing members square. I didn't do it in the video, but just FYI, you can also drag out General Framing members in a truss detail and use those instead of copying and pasting members. I can get pretty sloppy and inefficient with the tools I use sometimes.

Quick followup note on the video I posted yesterday before heading out the door: The methods I covered aren’t necessarily the best or fastest route, and even using those same methods, in retrospect there are a few things I could have done differently to speed up the process. Anyway, its just a crash course in a few little truss modeling tricks we can use, and certainly not a best practices video.

You can actually paste that into a text box or callout if you want. Doesn't have to be in the room label.

2 things: 1. Try resizing that first column (width). 2. Try using the Scaling settings in the General tab of your Schedule Specification dialog. You probably want it set to Use Plan View Scale.

Seems like you didn't watch the whole thing. I showed later in the video how to edit the truss members to rectify that limitation. Anyway, I see that your plan is a little more complicated, but the basics remain the same. Edit the truss envelope as necessary, and then do the rest of what you need in the truss detail. Get really familiar with using these tools in particular...

Gene, did you watch the video I posted in your other thread?

It sounds to me like we (you) need to clarify some things and use the correct terminology. We have Truss Details and we have CAD Details. Truss details are essentially a section view of the actual truss framing. Any changes to the framing in the truss detail will actually change the truss framing in the model just as Glenn pointed out above. You may have some layers locked in the Detail Layer set by default. The 2 main layers you need to be concerned with are "Framing, Roof Trusses" and "Roofs, Gable Lines". I would recommend keeping the latter layer locked unless you really know what you're doing with it. CAD Details are exactly that...CAD details. No connection to the model whatsoever. If you use the CAD Detail From View it uses whatever layer set you're currently in and creates a new CAD Detail using that same layer set. In the truss example, if you open a Truss Detail and click CAD Detail From View, the CAD items will be placed onto the same layers as the items they're representing, so again, your 2 main layers will be "Framing, Roof Trusses" and "Roofs, Gable Lines". If they were locked originally, they still be locked.

Nice symbols. I particularly like what you did with the flames. Thanks for sharing!

It's because it's not a framing item and not something that actually exists as an "object" in Chief.

There must be something in the water. My oldest son just told me this morning that he might start on building some Christmas gift he's planing while we had a little down time. Then, right as I was reading this post, my youngest son walked in and showed me a Christmas ornament he just made.

Here’s a video I made for another user a while back that might help...

Just copy and paste from materials list to Excel.

By the way, your cheek wall issue is the result of your Roof Opening on the 1st floor cutting into your wall. Here's a quick complimentary video with a few tips on-the-house...

If you had posted the plan here in this thread, most people would have seen a long time ago that you already have a suitable floor. You're not building on the Attic floor, you're building on Floor 2, so the majority of this conversation is moot.

You bet. Followup note too: You can also lose any terrain holes that may have been present in the terrain during the cut process.

That is true, but you lose any customizations you may have made in the Terrain Specification dialog.

Terrain perimeters can't be cut and pasted. They get converted to standard polylines during the process. You can always turn the layer off and use your method in Edit Area Visible mode though.

Post plan and maybe I'll show you.

You should have a Fill Patterns folder in your Core Catalog. Might be time to click on Library>Update Library Catalogs

You should always post a plan for stuff like this wherever possible.