Joe_Carrick

What tool did you buy from me? I always try to support those who purchase my macro packages. If something wasn't working for you I was not aware of that.

Actually, my system still works. I've made a few changes for X15 but I haven't seen any problems. It handles all the required code adjustments: Stories Story Height Adjustment Eave Ridge Adjustment Wall DL Adjustment Wall Ht Adjustment Exposure Adjustment RC Adjustment etc It provides a Schedule showing both the required and provided panel lengths for Seismic and Wind Loads It labels both the: Braced Wall Braced Panels for each Braced Wall. The price for this package is $100 which can be paid via Zelle or Paypal to chriscoll@dslextreme.com

Try drawing the walls in the opposite direction. Also check the wall definition to see what layer is the main layer and what layer is the dimension to.

Draw lines each 5' long. Draw the walls on those lines. That should work.

I had been doing it with manual drafting back in the 70's, then also with CalComp & AutoCAD LT - both as simple CAD Blocks. It would be great if Chief implements it as a smart Callout for the Auto Interior Elevations.

I've suggested a different callout for interior elevations.

Just move the special sized rafter down the thickness of the roof plane. You can put them on another layer and use different materials.

You should be able to draw a single rafter and change its size & vertical position.

It also works for bi-folds & pocket doors. For pocket doors just make sure the wall is thick enough to provide the pocket width. It's really great for multifold nana (or similar) glass walls. I'm perplexed that the option is not available for Barn Doors.

I have a Walls Label Macro Package. It displays the wall Label differently depending on the View Type: Floor Plans - Wall ID plus direction of exposure (quadrant bearing) Elevations and Sections - Wall Type Layers similar to what you show Ideally this is placed in the Default Label for each Wall (Exterior, Interior, Half, Railing, etc.

Not using a standard Garage Door. You could create a Symbol and insert it in a Doorway, but that's the only way I can think of at this time. It's similar to the approach I used for a Roll-up Garage Door. You would probably need a 2D Block showing it in the closed position for Plan Views.

I was hand drafting long before you were born. Never did I see anyone use that way to indicate a hinged door.

There's a big advantage to the existing plan display. It shows any potential conflicts with other doors, cabinet drawers & drawers, etc. Why would anyone want the straight line representation? It's definitely not graphic standards.

This is probably a result of the "Z" Stretch Plane or "Z" origin being at the wrong location in the Hardware Symbol. OTOH, it might be a bug in the calculation using the door height to stretch the vertical pieces. You should contact support for this.

I need to have a different submittal for the Planning Department than for the Building Permit. This essentially will require different Layersets for the views sent to Layout because the Planning Department doesn't want to see all the annotation which the Building Permit requires. It appears the easiest way to accomplish this is to have a separate Layout. Is that how you would do it?

I can understand that idea - but you would have to do that for each drawer. I was thinking more of a global solution without needing to burrow down 3 dialogs.

It would be nice to have - but as I stated, it would require that the handle symbol could know the geometry of each drawer front. It doesn't appear to me there's any link within the model to make that happen. I could be wrong but I don't think so.

Unfortunately, for that to happen the Symbol would need to be able to know what the drawer face is. I don't think that could be done. It's relatively easy for users - as Larry did in this case - to provide separate symbols. CA's programming resources would be better spent on other features.

You need to modify the 3D origin of the Symbol. That can be done only if you copy the Symbol to your user Library.

Is there a set of materials for "System Pavers"? There's a variety of shapes, colors and arrangements of the shapes.

Style Palette(s) - extremely quick once set up.

Please ask questions i the Q&A Forum. Tips & Techniques is where you SHARE your TIPS.

Hi Doug, Try this: In Layout, dlb click a Layout Box In the Tab that's Highlighted check the Plan File Name If that's the Plan you want to "Not be in the ALDO" either delete the Layout Box or Relink it to the correct file. If not, close that Tab go to the next Layout Box Repeat for each Page in the Layout until you find offending Layout. There may be more than one Layout Box using that file. It's a tedious process but eventually you'll find the offending Layout Box.

FWIW, I have quite simply copied the area of my Layout Sheet that's available for drawings and set up the same margins in my Plan Sheet. Nothing else is needed. When the Sheet is shown, the Margins are also shown. I have a Rectangle Polyline that corresponds to the Sheet Boundary so when I send to Layout the Layout Box is the same size as the Layout Page. For Details, the Boundary is sized as a whole fraction of the available area

Evidently I had managed to get a matching rectangle created on a layer that I still needed to be displayed. That layer was locked so I couldn't select it. User ERROR