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I don't think that will apply to the new license Perry.. Especially not X10.

Something like this when you are done with a few experiments along the way.... Your final symbol may be best to not be a window and just use the " Inserts into Wall " option.

That might require a variation on one of @yusuf-333 's tricks. Bend it with a very thick wall that has the appropriate radius and a reduced Facet Angle. Create a symbol of the window and place it in the wall rotated at 90 degrees. Recreate the symbol and rotate it back.

Yes you can select and delete but your original question was to turn off the layer as it may be useful again later on. If you dock the " Active Layer Display Options " it should tell you what layer the PDF is on when selected. X14 uses the " CAD, Default " layer for imported PDF's. Note that Eric posted an X15 screen shot above. Be aware that there may be plenty of other things on the CAD, Default layer so that is why they changed it for X15.

No luck selecting the PDF in plan view ? Perhaps the layer is locked ? Depending on what version you are using see the two options I listed above.

Previous versions used the " CAD, Default " layer for imported PDF's by default.

Ok it looks like you have the setup correct. Did you select the PDF ? Also what version are you using ?

You are almost there, just a few more clicks starting with the gear tool.

The easy way to do that is to use " Active Layer Display Options " and set up the Control Options to Not " Show all Layers ". Then when you select an item it it will display the applicable layers. I believe the default layer for PDF's in X15 is " Picture/PDF Boxes ".

Would you not want at least 2" so you could add a nut and washer or are you recessing those ?

I have seen it done with ramset nails but really don't like the safety or security of that idea so would also like to see how others do it. I think drilling with a mag drill is the much better option.

Yes DWG is preferred but chief can import DXF from sources other than AutoCad. This will give you the ability to measure things that are not dimensioned and some snap points to work with but not much else unfortunately. I often ask for a reference PDF when I am being sent a DWG file that can come in handy when there are issues.

Deselect "Retain Aspect Ratio" and you can increase the height and keep the same width of the image or symbol.

Yes of course, there are always drawbacks to workarounds. Some matter and some do not. That is up to the user to decide. I left my response open to other suggestions and someone decided to use me for target practice.

Likely a few ways to approach that but converting to a symbol and setting to "Inserts into Wall" would likely be the simplest solution.

Try compressing the 2D image column.

Yes you can and people do that but it is a public forum. Any private information can be sent by PM (Private Message) if you provide CA with your email they will take care of that for you. Also if you click the follow button you will be sent an email notification of posting activity. Some of the more regular users include that information in their signatures that appear with every post.

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Perfect convert the top of the cutout polyline to an arc and match it to the symbol. It should be automatic but this is much more satisfying.

So you have imported elevation lines that chief is using to generate the terrain and contours ? Elevation Lines can be converted to plain polylines and then they no longer influence the terrain and can be replaced with other data. You may want to consider using a separate plan file for the proposed terrain and then that can be displayed in 2D and 3D in the original file.

Jason when you select the symbol does this tool show up on the active toolbar ?

It sounds as though you meant to attach something ? Screen shots or the Plan File perhaps.

I am not sure that should be happening at all but have a look at this other recent thread and see if it can provide a solution: X15 I Assume ?

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It has been a while since I have seen that but I think it sometimes happens with drywall sticking out and is associated with a rogue ceiling plane. Not sure if it would be the same with the OSB or not. If you don't get a good answer soon I would post the plan file.