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Just one of those setting that fell in between the crack I guess.  I had the "sub flooring" set as framing-truss.  Unchecked and it works perfectly.  I saved a test model, to do this.  Noted for the future.. 

The house I did has way to much deck to possibly mess with a structural rebuild, that's why I did a test model..  Except for the main deck, all others were hand detailed.  1800 sq deck for a 520 sq house.  

2 hours ago, Astrigal said:

floor trusses show a multiple top chord layers

I had the same thing happen to me about two weeks ago.  While your in perspective framing overview camera, you should be able to pick the top of each chord and delete it.

I'm not sure of the setting that plc it there, but that's how I got rid of it.  

9 hours ago, joey_martin said:

Sometimes I put 2 different corner to corner

Yep, same here.  Its ugly of course in regard to the neatness of the package..  but if it can save time and avoid math errors in the field, it is worth it.  

17 minutes ago, JiAngelo said:

Here is where you can add additional angles.

That worked great John.  I put in 148 degrees in that box, and the sections come in right at it.. perfect.  thanks!~

I hope I can explain the predicament.  This project I am adding a new build to tie into two existing builds.  One is a carriage house (aka garage w ADU above) and the other a guest house.  I have the plans for the two builds and to fit the rocky, very sloping land of NC that architect put these builds at a funky degree (Main front wall is Chiefs 148 degree with walls perpendicular to that).  These were drawn on the board BTW.  I cannot get my section views to be perpendicular to the walls and having a heck of a time even putting roof planes on.  Is there somewhere I can adjust what Chief thinks for these degrees.

@joey_martin

I see you put a corner to corner dimension so trades can verify square.  I do this too, but never seen it done by others.  Glad I am following such a pro at this.  

6 hours ago, joey_martin said:

SPVs for foundation and for floor plan

This how I used to do them to, haven't had one in a couple years though.   

9 hours ago, kellygreen said:

create 3d rendered engineering details

I really liked that colored detail sheet.  Different plus easy to read. 

I am up here in Crawfordville (just south of Tally), when you say 3D rendered details, are you referring to the example I attached?  If so, I've been trying to get one going myself, and have been trying to figure out how to take the 3D model, and put each view on a layout sheet w annotation.  The only thing I can thing of is a screen grab and annotate on the sheet itself.. which isn't productive at all, esp. with changes.  I attached views of my working detail model in progress.  That last one is a screen grab put on a sheet...  not liking that process.  

7 hours ago, DanielleDubuc said:

What am I doing wrong

So do you want the crown molding wrapped all around (into the shower), but not have the shower floor move like your attachment shows?  Is that a step up shower, hard to tell?

As far as the lighting at the cabinet floor, I would first try moving that pendant just a tad, hard to say.  Can you put backsplash on the side to see if that helps?  Maybe move the cabinet off the wall and put a filler piece in?  Change sun location sometimes does the trick too.  This is one of the things I struggle with too, lights from no where.  

Cool sink and faucet btw...

1 hour ago, Cadwork22 said:

Chief calculates the area of an entire floor

See if this helps

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00285/restoring-the-living-area-label.html

I would love to help, but you support that team down south.  LOL.  Go Blue!

43 minutes ago, Chiefnewell said:

Need gravel under carport showing.. Cannot get it to show. I do not know why it is showing a design. just plain gravel. 

So you want the gravel to show on top of the conc slab?  I am assuming not, but that's what you have in your room dbx.  You had the foam and gravel as flooring, with a slab underneath.  Actually, you have two slabs.  One in the room DBX but other as a terrain feature.  Delete that feature and that pattern will go away from your plan view.

Once that is deleted, go back to your dbx and pick "Floor under this room" and your gravel will appear, so will your foam and slab.  Adjust accordingly...

Hope this helps!

Curious on how you will tie into the existing walls though.  Your model view shows block at the kitchen door, are you just going to put a ledger board there and bolt thru that block like a deck?  How about the other three walls, looks like that's wood framed?   

Is that a crawl space on the other side of that block?  Thinking ahead for you on the waste piping that will have to connect to existing.    

9 hours ago, StephenM said:

at the end

Sorry, wife had me putting up shelves all evening after work.  IKEA is becoming a PITB.  Nice stuff, easy to put together. But mounting 8 of these things to a wall was just the best time ever..

To your wall..  Hope you figured it out since I was absent.

You can see the dashed line is my divider wall, dim'd 4" off the "apparent" intersection.  I stretched the horiz wall to that divider, then connected.  

30 minutes ago, StephenM said:

I've attached a picture of what It's doing and used dashed lines for what I want

Your almost there Stephen.  Where you have that dashed line, put a room divider line there and it should work.  That room divider line will be in your wall pulldowns if you didn't know.

8 hours ago, rgardner said:

Is this something you need to show in 3d or can a cad detail suffice

11 hours ago, robdyck said:

You won't be able to replace that c-channel in the wall dbx. If you want to model a z-channel, you'll need to add them manually.

Thanks gents,

I kind a figured as such.  This is the client I mentioned in another post, in regarding wanting "shopping list" per say.  I should be able to create a material of the the Z's, but still show as a channel, so that he can get that count.  My CAD detail will show the correct config.

How do create and use a custom structural shape?  I need to use z-channels in lie of the C's on this exterior wall.  Interior wall are good with the C's.  I am not finding a lot of guidance... but as it usually goes, it's probably right in front of my face. 

Actually, I already created the profile, but not clear on how I can use as an option in DBX  

Thanks in advance

3 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

I make them

Ha... Must be some good juice in Cali.  Or did you do the "Weird Science" method...  

5 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

X16 ..only thing was adding the woman. 
This is all x16:

Nice touch.  Where do you get your people from?  I've searched, and there are a lot of sites dedicated to people, situations, etc.  So it's hard to just pick one without asking a reputable person, as in you, who they'd recommend.  

3 hours ago, GeneDavis said:

snow load

They want this here in FL?

On 5/10/2024 at 11:01 AM, Alaskan_Son said:

Draw a single wall, follow Rob's advice from that other thread, generate a materials list, and take a look at a 3D view.

Yeah, I did that after I put that out there.  Down in Gene's neck of the woods, there is more CMU built, here it's either ICF or stick built.  I guess I panicked just a tad because my client knows more about this stuff than I do (he's a concrete engineer for Cemex).  I wanted to know what he was talking about.  I did my diligence, looked up some things, and put that wall in a model.  I freaked out over nothing.

Glad to hear from you Michael... 

On 5/10/2024 at 1:02 PM, GeneDavis said:

CMU block, exterior walls furred with Z, interior walls framed with stee

Hey Gene, I figured most of this stuff out, but the one question I cannot find a real answer for is how the Z furring strips connect at the floor, or don't they?  

Some great stuff~

My client lost their home to Hurricane Michael back in 2019.  He is now finally at the stage to build new, but this time around its going to be a fortress considering everything else in his neighborhood (Panama City FL.).  Beside being above flood zone, which is 4' above his current grade we are building the exterior walls with 8" CMU's with a brick/stone facade (stem and slab).  All interior walls are going to be metal studs.  I honestly have never used these before and don't find as such in the Chief library.  I found this question in the forum, and wondered if this is still the case in X15?  Does this report as lumber by chance?  Does not showing the correct shape, not really matter?  Oh yeah, my trusses will be metal too..  

Secondly, when is comes to the furring of the interior of the CMU wall, he wants to use "Z-furring channels".  Would I do the same as the metal studs and create a new material and with name?  He wants 3" foam board insul, so I am assuming the sill would be a typical metal stud, legs up?  

https://www.clarkdietrich.com/products/z-furring-channel

Any advice in the build process will be appreciated too.

This man has done his research and knows what he wants, that is for sure. 

21 hours ago, mthd97 said:

(not ketchup BTW)

HA!

I watched the vid twice, but still not something I ever needed.  But I might once I have it, and know what it is and know how to use it.  BTW, I use Inventor during the day, and I can set my material defaults, like 304L S/S, when I do cross sections, that view is hatched.  Is this kinda the same thing?

11 hours ago, Michael_Gia said:

Also excited to see poché fill

What exactly is this?  Sounds like a meat and potato pastry, or is it that I am hungry?

Glad somebody else uses sheet notes.  I love these things, rids so much clutter.  I use them for my elevations and electrical plans too.  However, to answer your question, I have not found a way, but I also haven't had the list you've had either.  Would be a good thing to find out.  I am not a custom macro guy, many on here are though.  I wonder if a macro could be written for this?