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@IRDesign What's the plan view look like? Can you show a large elevation view to see what's going with the whole wall?

@decorators3 I really couldn't tell by the screen shot of the cad line being that I couldn't zoom up on it. But it looks like it had magenta and cyan lines.. representing your project lot lines and buildings, correct? Were you able to measure these and compare the dimensions to the pdf? This looks like a model space drawing to me, where the views in paper space would be scaled and that is where dims and text are placed. I always draw 1 to 1, but I've noticed some survey groups don't when I received there cad files. This is where you do a few distances measurements in the CAD file, then see how it compares to the pdf. You might have to scale the CAD file up I don't mind looking at it for you and give you my $0.05.

WOW! Do you do a elevation of every wall in the home, no matter if its a blank wall just with a few outlets? I'm curious for sure. Not sure 100% I understand your question besides just simply renaming in your tree.

I thank God I have not had to do one of these. Take plenty of notes Rob, might hit you up some say. This is why home with stairs always get a surcharge.. that's where I pretty much start most projects.

Hmm, al I can think of is you may have a reference grid on.. Have you tried just changing the tolerance of that one dim to one? Uncheck "Use Default Formatting"

That does look pretty good Dustin. I wonder how the crack in the concrete got there.. pretty cool affect, however a new garage shouldn't a crack yet. lol.

@CA_Russell I have to totally agree with DBC, but I am anal on details. I have over 130 different walls I keep on a library drawing to drag and drop on my projects. It really is easier to do this the right way than to have more work for you at the end. Just for example, a typical con doc set, is you dimension to the studs. A nom wall your dimensioning to the sheathing, the trades probably wouldn't want that method. Are you doing this for brochures or something? And good luck, welcome to the club. Lots of knowledge here, I've been using Chief since X6 and I still learn something new everyday.

Just like Keith mentions.. looks like your framing for headers is on.

No worries... lol. It will be our little secret.

I do it this way as well. But I will try the suggestion that DB linked next time. @decorators3 You probably will need a contour map as well. The property details are nice, but that lot has a deep slope per Google Map. I am not sure on what you need to be doing, but if your designing, looks like having the contours will be a MUST!

Yep, just like Jim states. I always create this door to the side, make any changes (like turn off all casings, jambs, and lintels). Cut and paste to its new location. Easy Peasy.

Dang..................... some steps there for sure.

More of a follow up on your response Connor, and its more of just a curiosity thing. Why in 16 does it do this automatically, but not 17?

NO that was a X16 file opened up into X17.. it now is a 17 file... @ConnorE So I wasn't crazy... and I remember somewhere seeing this.. prob the X17 preview vid. Thanks. I am ganging away now.

Ok I thought I was seeing things... or saw things IDK. I opened a plan I last opened and saved in x16, and my switches are "ganged" as a block. I like this, but how did this happen? I know I didn't do it on purpose.. and if its a X17 thing, why are the models I am working in 17 not doing this? I don't see any setting for this kind of thing.