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I think you are right Jason. I probably should have rebuilt instead of raising the FTH. I did fiddled with this a bit.

Doing a wall section, and I noticed my top sill plate was 1/2" higher than what it's supposed to be. My ceiling heights are correct at 109 1/8". So I edited my Fascia Top Height to add that 1/2". That corrected situation, but I am wondering why that would make a difference in the 2 top sill plates?

Thanks, that worked. Curious though on why both roof planes changes that eave when I only modified one? This is something I will note, since the I won't be doing that lower eave after all. It was tough for me to give you the "solution" John, since I am from the state to the north.. but live in FL. (don't tell my fam) Go Blue. It is nice, daughter lives there now. I'd love to visit Australia but the worlds most deadliest anything (animals on land and the sea) are down that way. I'm too far north for boa's.

@winterdd and as Jim states, you can do in X16 and I think even X15 as well. Recording 2025-09-26 172729.mp4

Same layer... I'll try that tomorrow. Where is Qld Australia, :-)

Latest project is to add 20' to the rear of this existing shotgun style house for a master bedroom. In the video I highlight the existing roof and the new.. when I grab the section of the new to pull down for a little awning over the slider, the eave on the existing and new change, even though the settings do not. Not finding a way to put the eave back to what their supposed to be. Any ideas? Should this little awning be its own roof pane? Recording 2025-09-25 215433.mp4

@willbb Without a plan to look at, you might check your attic wall and see if it aligned with the wall below. I am guessing here obviously but i's tend to believe its a wall alignment or intersection issue.

So, did you show these on your model? Did you use the stair tool, and minimum the size of the tread and then just placed these in its spot?

please attach picture..

COOL....

I made my own, by copying a 6" recess light to my user catalog then renamed it so I knew what kind of light it was. "Open Object" that part in your user catalog. Go to the 3D tab, and rotate this fixture, I believe on the Y axis +90 degrees Then go to the Options and make this floor mounted. (I could never get this to work as wall mounted, even though that is my preferred method) Lastly, go to the 2D Symbol tab, and at the bottom of that page is "Generate Block". This will put the light in the vertical. Place the light on your pool wall, adjust the height A/R. Recording 2025-09-07 201845.mp4

In my temp-plate I have a layer called "Walls, Normal SOLID FILLED".. and in case like this, its a a simple solid, drywall material, placed via a section view. This has no value to the actual floor plan set, so this layer is turned off on the con docs. Its is more for a visual, and awesome camera views. I have spent time trying to figure this out, and if it's not a obvious fix, and it doesn't affect the plan.. I move on.

There are peeps who do this, ALOT. I probably get two clients a year, that end up scrambling after they get busted. I also know many who believe if its on 50 acres, way back off the road.. it's no bodies business.

That's kind a what I thought.... Thanks

We have builder (from not in our area) decide to do an addition to a 50+ yr old home here wo a permit. He got busted and now is in a hurry for a drawing set to get made and engineers review and stamp, I am trying to match his build as close as possible for an engineers to use. One of the things he has done is a rafter roof package. I want to show the Rafter Collar Ties that he has built.. however I am not seeing this option. Am I missing it, or so I need to manually model them and copy paste?

@DRyeHD As DBC mentions above, if this isn't a room change, just a material section on part of a wall, the Wall Material Region is the way to go. And again, what DBC says about the molding. oops, sorry no audio. follow the curser, :-) Recording 2025-09-05 233157 test wall.mp4 Recording 2025-09-05 233410 test wall.mp4

I like this idea very much so... Even if it's not AI. All of my rendering issues for the most part are because of lighting. I hope its under your tree this year for us all to enjoy.

I just did... this is crazy. I guess I got so used to using the same tools and not really ventured through all these extra tools. Has this always been here? I learned two things to today on the same post. LOL.

@JKEdmo Cool elevations. How did you get the back view lighter, is this tow different elevations on top of each other?

Genius... thanks Robert.

When you did this, the views you did want them to show, were those labels out in space? I figured this might be the only way, just have to remember the correct set I am using.. :-) Glad to see others working on a Labor Day weekend..

As the title states, I am asking if there is a way to show these labels on certain section views, but not all section views. I typically show these labels on exterior elevation views, but being asked not to show on interior cross section views. It appears that their either all on or all off. I thought, well I'd just turn them off on the views that do not need them and on in the others, but after you refresh your layout views they "ALL" either turn on, or they "ALL" turn off. Anyone have a trick up there sleeve?

OK, That's what I kinda been waiting for. I am no means an IT guy, I like it when OOTB works with ALL my software's, not just Chief. I understand some things need to be set once a software is loaded, but when I kept reading Chiefer's were having problems finding files, save as, linking, the new PM, etc.. I thought I'd just wait it out. Those issues have dropped a lot since it originally came out, your statement makes it more official. Not worried about the downvote. We all have opinions and someone didn't agree with mine. It's totally ok.. Thanks DB

@Doug_N I haven't upgraded to 17 yet, so not able to look at your model. I am waiting patiently waiting for all the bugs to we worked out. What's the material type for those casings?

Exactly what I do. And if they want, I can ask my mom for the phone we kids used to use that had a 8' cord, she's be glad to get it out of her basement storage. Never could figure out how to text on that thing.