Joe_Carrick

I think it's basically a situation where if the text is different, everything is disabled. It would be nice if you could edit the text size and/or color - but what if one of the RT's has multiple text sizes?

Assuming that you print the layout to PDF, that will work just fine - it won't be removable by anyone.

BTW, I use the Nuance PDF Converter. It does have fairly extensive Watermark capabilities, including converting any image to a watermark that can be applied with whatever opacity you want. It's simply an overlay applied to the full area of your PDF. GIF's or PNG images with transparency work best.

I think that is a job for Photoshop or a similar graphics editor using a special font. Maybe a PDF Editior could do it as well.

Scott, I get that but when one wall is closer than another, I want different line weights. I also want the edges of the eaves to be heavier. Using a heavier line weight for Walls, Normal for example doesn't do just the vertical edges but also the bottom of the stucco or siding. IOW, I am somewhat like JPC - where is he anyway - in that I want my drawings to be a bit more artistic. The edges of things that are closer should be heavier than similar objects that are further away.

Perry, Could you post a pic of your best Elevation using your Annoset?

Here's the pic using a Cabinet and a Valance

See my reply in your other thread

Greg, For the Arch, I'd use an Arched Valance (Diamond Cabinets #AV60) and adjust the Width, Depth and Thickness. No need to reinvent the wheel

The answer to the second question would be a Cabinet with a Tub Symbol defined to recess into the Counter Top.

I'm never satisfied with the line weights sent to layout for Elevations and Sections. If I simply send an Elevation to Layout then I have to draw over certain lines with heavier cad lines in order to get emphasis (eaves, wall edges, etc). Subsequent changes to the Plan can make those extra CAD lines be misleading. OTOH, if I do a View to CAD I can edit the line weights directly and then send that to Layout but any subsequent changes in the Plan are not reflected in the CAD View. I could also edit the Section View Layerset to specify heavier lines, but that's not nearly as sophisticated a result. How do you deal with this problem - or do you worry about it at all?

There are Downspouts in the Library. Just do a search.

I suspect that's what I did. It only happened on one of my computers and it may have been a shortcut on that system. I'll check it tomorrow.

OK guys, somehow "Show Line Weights" got turned off. Is there a hotkey for this? I know I didn't go into the menu and do that.

I've never had this problem before. I can't get any CAD lines to show as a heavier line weight. I can change the color but not the weight. Someone PLEASE tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks for the tip Scott. That's something that I've always struggled with. Does it also work for stepping the other foundation walls?

Some of us have a single Layout Template with all Sheet Sizes. Each sheet size has it's own Annoset/Layerset so it's a simple matter of switching from one size to another.

Export a Library File or Folder.

I use a Hexagon for my Window Labels and a Circle for Doors. I know some like to have the size, etc listed directly on the Floor Plan(s) but I prefer having the reference on the Plan and all the rest of the information in the Schedules.

Uncheck this box.

My father was born in Fort Wayne in 1906 - 3rd generation Irish American - as his grandfather came to America during the great potato famine in Ireland. Dad passed away about 20 years ago. His father was the blacksmith and buggy maker in Fort Wayne and dad told some great stories about my grandfather (Joseph Patrick Carrick) and his shop. Evidently he had an anvil mounted on a two foot dimaeter log about 2' tall. Grand-dad would put both forearms under the ends of the anvil each morning and carry it out to the middle of the square in front of his barn. I don't know exactly what it weighed but someplace around 350 lbs is what my dad said. I always picture it as being very similar to the famous painting "The Village Blacksmith".

Fixed! Thank you Scott

It can be done in Chief. But it takes a bit of finesse to specify different layers for walls that need to be "turned off", different Wall Types for some of the cutaway details, drawing custom framing that's shortened, etc. Some of the cut-aways could be simply handled with the Delete Surface tool. The new X6 Wall Region and Floor Region Tools can also be handy to accomplish some of these effects. If you have the Layers, Wall Types, Materials, etc all set up ahead of time it wouldn't be too difficult. The real question is: Is it worth the effort? The notation would probably need to be done in another program such as Photoshop.

Mercedes Tailights, I see! Worth a lot more, it must be.

There's a Tool in Windows called "Snipping Tool" located in the Accessories Folder. It's about as good as it gets. It's very easy to use and even porvides some markup and annotation capability.