Joe_Carrick

Are you looking at Interior Dimensions or Temporary Dimensions? There are separate Defaults for both.

Buzz, That's not true. You just need to pick the one that applies.

The danger in resetting the toolbars is that you will lose any customization. In my case that's a disaster.

Most likely, the Edit Toolbar got moved. Right Click on the Object. A context menu will appear, but the Edit Toolbar should also appear someplace. Grab it by it's handle (a little line of dots) and drag it down to dock it at the bottom of the screen.

Check this link https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/1988-people-images-1st-batch/?hl=%2Bpeople+%2Bimages

Zip it. -or- put it on Dropbox and Share / Send a Link

Johnny, See post #2 for the graphics and post #4 for the annotation.

Just to clarify what Joey said: It's in the "Global>Room Info" section of the macro selection.

macros can be inserted into the room label to show finish material

I use the Room Polyline or a Floor Material Region. It depends on the job, but either of these will work.

It makes it look correct in the Plan View.

I would think it might be dependent on the USB. Older ports didn't have nearly the speed of newer ones. There might also be a restriction depending on the anti-virus settings.

I would use a "Wall Material Region". For the continuous sill and lintel probably a Molding Polyline.

Here's a link to a lot of pics. https://www.google.com/search?q=skirl+siding&rlz=1C1AVNA_enUS590US607&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=995&tbm=isch&imgil=g8ExK6UGAjAU3M%253A%253BA06KAd3crPb5ZM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.bridgerforestproducts.com%25252Four-products%25252Fsiding%25252Fexterior-siding%25252Fhaida-skirl-siding&source=iu&pf=m&fir=g8ExK6UGAjAU3M%253A%252CA06KAd3crPb5ZM%252C_&usg=__s1YevERo8m_SqB7WoFZmV9VOvLo%3D&ved=0CEIQyjdqFQoTCPHs5qXuosgCFUyagAodrCMFxQ&ei=JfwNVrHGOMy0ggSsx5SoDA#imgrc=g8ExK6UGAjAU3M%3A&usg=__s1YevERo8m_SqB7WoFZmV9VOvLo%3D

Dotters of Skirl

Dan, "Flitches" is the term used basically for the small pieces left after the board are trimmed square. For siding the term is "Skirl"

It's very interesting to me that there's anyone that hasn't seen this. It's been done this way for as long as I can remember. In fact, if you look at a full Stem Wall Foundation detail you will find a similar condition - but on both sides of the wall. The Footing itself is wider than the Stem Wall. It really doesn't matter how it's done - the reality is that the Stem Wall portion of the foundation is almost never as wide as the footing..

Greg, The terminology for this type of siding is "SKIRL", not "SKIRT". It's the siding made when a log is "slabbed" but the edges are not "dressed".

Dan, I don't think that's quite right. I think it's the Rich Text with those settings, not the macros per se. As you noted, by unchecking those boxes the slowness was gone. The macros are still there, but the Rich Text isn't having to be resized in the Layout.

I just sent out the macros for 09/2015. In addition to the Living_Area Bonus, this month included a file that adds Ruby methods to automatically format numbers into the standard display for the type of plan (Imperial or Metric). This allows a value in inches to be displayed in feet-inches-fractions: 80.8725 --> 6'-8 7/8" (rounded to a specified fraction - in this case 1/8's) or a value in mm to be display in m 7650 --> 7.650 m (automatically displayed to 3 significant places)

Current new Dropbox is 2 GB Free. Invite others to sign up = 500 MB additional (for both you and invitee) up to a max of 16 GB. I think some new systems come with a Dropbox account with 3GB. Of course, if you have more email accounts - you could invite "yourself" I'm not sure how Joey got 54 GB - probably an earlier invitation policy.

Using Dropbox works, but there are a couple of things to consider: 1. The Dropbox Folder on your computer(s) should be located on a large enough local drive to accommodate all the files you want synced. That may mean the "D" drive if your "C" drive isn't big enough. 2. If you have more than 3 GB of data you will need to upgrade Dropbox (1 TB for $99 per year) The nice thing is that you only need 1 account no matter how many devices you have.

Even for a 1 story building without a soils report you would have the bottom of the footing 18" below grade and the overall depth from top of slab to bottom of footing would be 24". That means a distance of 18" from top of footing to the top of slab. Same 40'x60' house with a 4" offset is about 4.5 cubic yards of concrete.

Larry, I don't use the Mono Slab for exactly that reason. I use a standard "Footing Wall" and offset the Footing. Since the "Slab at Top of Stem Wall" doesn't work very well, I just add a Slab at the correct height inside the Stem Walls. The depth of the footing varies a lot depending on soil conditions and freeze problems. Where you have less than perfect soils the footings often need to go quite a bit deeper. This is particularly true where there's a lot of top soil or clay. The bottom of the footings need to be deep enough (to avoid expansion/contraction due to freeze/thaw) and wide enough to support the loads.

Really guys, that's the way they are actually built. The trench is excavated (the width of the footing) about 4-6" to the outside of the edge of the slab. Then forms are installed on the outside with the "footing thickness" open to the outside of the trench. Rebar, Sand, & Membrane are placed and then the whole thing is poured. As the concrete seeps out under the forms it's typically back-filled just enough to prevent the concrete from coming up outside the form boards. Later when the forms are removed, if you were to cut thru the foundation that's what you would find. For a 3' deep foundation on a 40' x 60' building the savings in concrete is about 10 cubic yards of concrete. That's a lot of money to just put in the ground. btw, Even if you don't show it that way in your drawings - I would be willing to bet that your builders do it as shown in my detail. IAE, if you use the Materials List - and I know that most of you don't - you would find a huge difference in the amount of concrete.