Joe_Carrick

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Just create a CAD Block of the existing Site Plan [ CAD Detail From View ] and place that in the plan for the new home. - or - Go the opposite and just superimpose a CAD Block of the new home on the existing's Site Plan. Either of these will work - I would personally opt for the second.

I had created a 3D Molding Symbol but it only worked for a specific soffit size.

You really need to add a Ceiling Finish. Click on the Edit button and add 1/2" drywall or whatever your ceiling will be. You can even add a second material such as a paint color if you want.

OK, I understand. It's the same with Windows. IMO this is a bug in the software but it may be there to prevent execution of the macro while in edit mode.

I can edit with or without that box checked. Maybe it's just a bug in the MAC version.

Please don't use the "Tips & Techniques" forum for these Symbols. The correct forum to use is "Symbols & Content".

I would use a Molding Polyline.

But the lock is latch is easier to jimmy open and the hinges have to be NRP.

In most cases homes do not have outswing doors for several reasons. Security Weather protection Convenience ....... Other occupancy groups generally have more than 10 occupants and are required to have out-swinging egress doors. It is those doors that the code is referring to and their location can be critical. Distance of travel in a hospital, hotel, condominium, apartment building, or many other commercial buildings may require multiple egress doors.

I think the key is: When is a Door not a required EGRESS DOOR ? Basically when it's not the only legal means of egress.

I don't understand. I have both X10 & X11 installed and can open both simultaneously on a single machine. Of course if you don't activate at least one of them before going to a remote location without Internet access then you wouldn't be able to use either. Just make sure you do this before leaving for a job site. Then you will have both versions available.

Agreed, but it was designed to be used that way to develop a plan. Works well if you use it initially. If you set up a Template Plan using this tool (with your desired room sizes) it will provide the efficiency you want.

You can use the "Tools -> Space Planning" function. The Room Boxes can actually be toggled ON and OFF as you develop your plan.

Yes, but I had the wrong search string. x = custom_fields["field_name"]

I've assigned a value to a Custom Field percent = 5 How do I retrieve that value in a macro for use in calculations? I'm pretty sure someone posted the trick previously but I can't find it.

Yes, but such cabinets are not standard. They are custom and can be big problems to fabricate correctly. This is one of the cases where we have to do the work we get paid for.

How can I create a picture of my signature with a transparent background?

One thing that you can do is set "Auto Build Attic Walls" ON in the General Wall Defaults. That will often solve the problem.

That's how I do it. It's not ideal, but the program just seems to choke on doing this automatically.

But you may have inadvertently edited those particular windows to something other than the "Windows" layer. Open the plan view and check.

Check those windows in the plan view and make sure they are on the correct layer.

I think that may only be true if you use the "Copy Layer Set" option when sending to Layout. OTOH, a Saved Plan View will do it automatically.

Gene, Do you have a saved "Foundation Plan View".

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