Alaskan_Son

Challenge!

Call. We'll never know till the OP plays his cards though.

In all seriousness, totally random guess, but I’m betting you don’t have the electrical note type set to display in any of your note schedules.

Okay then.

Not me!! I had to futz around with it for a bit. I remember the problem being posted by a couple other people in the past and decided to go ahead and troubleshoot it this morning.

Oh, I know that's not true. I appreciate the vote of confidence though.

Not sure if this is the problem in your case or not, but one thing I've found that can trigger those corrupted Wall Types is if the Wall Type in your library is assigned to anything other than the Default layer. I won't pretend to know why, but once a wall in the library has been assigned to ANY layer other than the default, it will become corrupted from that point forward, even after it is changed back to the default. Try to see if you can create your wall type on the default layer, add that to your library, and see if that one consistently works in new plans.

Post the plan and I'm sure we could have it sorted for you in a matter of minutes.

I (possibly errantly) assumed that with all the back and forth and troubleshooting both with tech support and here in this thread that surely someone had already mentioned that and that I had just glossed over it. This is typically one of the very first things people check, and if it wasn't checked, you could of course very well be right.

That may be worth a shot, but that won't likely solve your problem if it's a driver issue.

Instead of using several blocks and stretching them, build one extra tall stud out of 2 separate but overlapping closed polylines.... ...then simply trim to length using another polyline instead of stretching. Just group select the main 2, click polyline subtraction, then click the trimming piece...

Depending on the specifics, you can also simply select the desired room(s) and click Build Framing For the Selected Object(s), but again, it's only available in X12.

Just a friendly piece of advice. In an instance like that, you're better off just manually placing the things and moving on. To give you a very general answer to your question though, you can technically select all but one or more rooms and check Retain Floor/Ceiling Framing. You may or may not want to place those rooms onto their own Framing Group though (the setting directly below Retain Floor/Ceiling Framing).

Only thing I know of that can cause that problem is you manually modifying framing in one way or another and then clicking "Yes" to the "The current operation modifies a roof framing member....Would you like to turn off Automatic Roof Framing and continue with this operation?" question.

Might sound like a silly question but just to make sure, you are clicking OK and not just closing or canceling the dialog box right?

Yes. Setting delays to an appropriate number is key. You want the delays to be long enough to ensure the process will carry out but not so long that the macro takes forever to execute.

Good thought on selecting NONE. I hadn't thought of that and not sure I ever even noticed that was an option. Quick bonus tip... Tthe automatic block you get when you select NONE is based on the window Type you have selected in the Options tab.

It can be a lot easier than what you're doing. For starters, use CAD Detail From View to get a couple snap points and simply use Point To Point to position. Also, don't forget you can set a Symbol's Elevation Reference to From Roof. The 2D Block will be wrong, but it does provide one way to get an automatically rotated symbol at least. You can then select that rotated symbol, Convert Selected To Symbol>Add To Library, select the original, Replace From Library (or simply place manually), take an elevation view, CAD Detail From View, draw a line From/To, Cut, switch back to Elevation View, Paste Hold Position, select the symbol, Point To Point Move, and use the 2 ends of the aforementioned line. By the way, this is one operation of many that could benefit from my suggested Convert To Symbol In Place functionality... It also highlights another issue...that Flush Mounted items do not create accurate 2D blocks. You could set the Elevation Reference to From Roof and then replace the 2D Block yourself, but that would take just as much time as the other method if not more. I agree...it should be easier.

I could definitely show you how to do all that in a custom video. Again, just shoot me over an email if you're interested in discussing further. In short though, most all of that is done using CAD tools and their Line Style/Fill settings and is sped up by familiarizing yourself with some of the various CAD productivity tools such as... Auto Detail Polyline Union Polyline Intersection Polyline Subtraction Trim Extend Stretch CAD

You can't. Like I said in my post, Chief does not insert window symbols into walls as I believe they should. Instead, the symbols essentially attach to the surface of the wall. Because of this, there is no way to move the 2D Block. You have to place it manually. Try reading and following my instructions again. In Step 1 you are creating the block you will use to place in the wall. In Step 2 you are removing the automatically created block...the one that attaches itself to the wall. In Step 3 you are manually positioning your block. The last part (in red) is what I usually do myself. If you use something other than a Window Symbol (like the one you posted above...which again attaches TO the wall), then the 2D Block works fine because the object gets placed IN the wall instead. Only downside to the Fixture Symbol method is that the glass is not automatically transparent in Vector Views.

I’ve made boatloads of ‘em. I actually make custom tutorial videos on a regular basis. I throw one out from time to time for free here on the forum and have quite a few available on my YouTube channel (link in my signature), but I also provide them as a paid service. Shoot me over an email to alaskansons@gmail.com if you want to discuss further and we can take it from there.

Wall Specification>Roof>Roof Cuts Wall At Bottom. Read up on that setting.

Chief has always attached window symbols TO the wall rather than inserting them IN the wall as I believe they should. If you want to stick with the window symbol there are a few ways to deal with that, but here is one... Create a new CAD block with a solid fill. This could even be the same 2D Block automatically produced by the window symbol. Open the Window Symbol, click on the Plan View tab, and change the Plan View Sections to 2. This will Remove the CAD block being attached to the wall and replace it with a generic window Block. You can play with this Plan View display, adjusting the various dimensions in the dialog, etc. for some situations to get what you want, but for your example, I think you're just going to cover it anyway, so I would just leave it alone. Place your new block in the desired position and move it to the appropriate drawing group (in front of the automatically generated block).. What I typically do myself though is skip the Window Symbol entirely and just use a normal Fixture Symbol set to Inserts Into Wall (options tab).

I personally haven't seen Joey's plan/layout files, but when I create views like that, it's essentially done using Back Clipped Section views. Study and practice with the following tools and operations, and I think you'll figure it out: The Back Clip After setting for Cross Section/Elevation Cameras The Clip To Sides setting for Cross Section/Elevation Cameras Using Layer settings to control both what is displayed and what line styles/colors/weights are used for various items Using the Auto Detail tool and adjusting the automatically created filled polylines/boxes as may be necessary Adding your own Text, Dimension, and CAD objects to annotate and embellish as desired.

Best to post the plan, BUT, I'd say your lower stairs are just built too wide. It looks like they're encroaching into that wall is all.