Joe_Carrick

I do that sometimes but it will eliminate any existing doors and windows so I avoid that in most cases.

I know we can't per ( CRC, IRC } put an Electrical Panel in a Bathroom but what about a Laundry Room? Is it allowed? I know I did it in a remodel project about 10 years ago in San Diego but that was when the codes and plan check requirements were much easier.

If you have Wall Types save in your Library, Selecting one of them will initiate th Walls Tool using that Wall Type. It's not 100% seamless because you will be starting a new wall - but it definitely eliminates the need to "Break" the wall and then edit the Wall Type after creation.

FWIW, I have different wall types saved in my user Library. When I want to switch from drawing one type to another I just select the new wall type from my user library and start drawing. The solutions Eric listed are also very common.

It must be a roof plane.

Right Click on the Layout page in the Project Browser. > Edit Page Information.

The basic problem with the stated exception is that you can't be sure the same type (capable) dryer will always be installed. The originally specified dryer may be replaced at some time in the future with one that doesn't comply. I personally think there should be an exception based on the air-flow (fan assisted if needed). How do we get this issue fixed in the codes?

I've been trying to find a way to vent a clothes dryer more than 15' (2-90 degree elbows) from an exterior wall. According to some previous threads it's possible to use an in-line exhaust fan such as "FanTech" to extend the allowable distance. However, the CRC, IRC or any other code I know of doesn't have such a provision. The City of San Diego has basically refused to allow any extension of the allowable distance. Can anyone quote a code section that allows an exception? Without some sort of solution the location of a Laundry Room is severely restricted in a single family home.

Who is Ed Zachary?

Michael had your answer. You just need to use a different "Reference Layer Set", one that includes the items you want to display. Note that a "Saved Plan View" remembers the "Referenced Layer Set", including the referenced floor.

Much discussed and cussed issue. Only solution I know of is a PSolid.

"Half Wall Tool" Set the Height in the Newels/Balusters tab of the dbx.

If it wasn't that the Plan is about 50 MB I might have done that.

Glenn, I tried all of that. Sent the entire plan off to Customer Support. I haven't heard back from them yet.

Lance, You need to click on the specific folder you want and then select "Export Library".

I have my roof planes set to Square Cut but my roof trusses all come out Plumb Cut. Can anyone explain why I can't get the trusses to be Square Cut?.

No, I think it's just a matter of making the post and the beam larger (thicker) than the wall panel.

Use a Railing Wall (Post to Beam) with a "Panel" for the infill. In addition, you should eliminate all the rails except the Beam.

You should consider importing the picture as a material that you an apply to a panel. An actual 3D symbol would be extremely difficult and would also be a memory hog due to the number of faces.

And you have to switch the Annoset and Layer Set at the same time.

You can only have one sheet size in a Layout, but you can have more than one Layout for a project. You are just limited to having only on open at a time - without some special gymnastics which I don't recommend.

Sherry, This is a classic for use of "Saved Plan Views". You can specify the Reference Layer Set & its Floor for each Saved Plan View. It will take a little work to set it up but once you have the Reference Layer Sets defined it should work fine.

Besides that, for almost all new construction today we are using 10' ceiling heights and 2x4 studs just don't work. I use 2x6's for all exterior and bearing walls. The walls are much stiffer and getting the extra insulation (even fiberglass batts) provides the necessary U value.

I find that using Distribution Paths and Regions works pretty well without too much degradation in performance. I think this is because Chief is using "instancing" with these tools.

You can use custom fields (Window dbx OIP) with macros for each of those. Then you can add those fields as columns in the Window Schedule. AFAIK, there's no way to reformat the Schedule to side-to-side vs top-to-bottom. However, I could create a custom table showing the information in that format. It would require a set of custom macros.