Chopsaw

Yes you are absolutely correct. There seems to be an issue with X14 and X15. Can't really think of a decent workaround right now unless you have X13 still installed and you could build it there and import. Maybe check with tech support as this needs to be reported as soon as possible and they may be able to provide some sort of suggestion to help you finish your build.

I guess the best advice would be to check with the local building inspector as you would not get away with that here. You can certainly saw your own lumber but you need a licensed grader to grade the lumber for any structural use. Great for building a shed that does not require a permit though.

The Specification Dialogues are a little different now but it all works the same way. Gives you this: Which is actually the default setup in x14.

It seems to me that we are talking about something different than this : As "this" has been happening as long as I can remember. Actually I just installed TrueView 2024 and it still works the same way with an X15 exported file.

Actually in this case you might be in luck as there was a change in X14 that auto saves even Untitled plan files. Even if you don't want that.

Have you made any other changes to your computer or file systems ? If you are using any script files and one of them is corrupt or throwing and evaluation error then chief will fail without warning. The more info you can provide the more feedback you will potentially get.

It is a windows issue. Take the " * " out of the file name.

Hi Jim, I will give you the up vote for sending it in but it is not proper to give yourself the solution.

Sure. Add 10% ? =material_data.quantity*1.1 Add 5% ? =material_data.quantity*1.05 If you want it to be clear that it is in addition to the calculated count then use the "Extra" column. Add 5% "Extra" =material_data.quantity*0.05

That is definitely a bit odd but x14 is the same. Fortunately it only appears that way on the child toolbar. So you get rid of the problem when you graduate. But all the same quite confusing for new users. Might be a good idea to submit it and find out what the issue is.

Try changing the scale of your drawing sheet in plan.

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looks good so far just pull the elevation lines back away from the edge of the region maybe 2-4' and see how that is. Maybe more.

You can usually just place a double break and then tear a strip completely out for a quick method on a simple plane. See video demo posted below.

Yes you have created a situation where you now have conflicting elevation data so just as in real life you would need to remove the extra information from below the pad and then taper off the edges.

Excellent. If you have a moment maybe post the finished comparison so others can see the results with your procedure. Thanks, Chopsaw

It looks like you may have the opposite problem as discussed here: Same solution though I think.

I have not noticed any significant changes in the viewer for quite a while now. At least in comparison to the number of suggestions. Your status bar will display the number of surfaces rendered in a 3D view for a short time after it finishes rendering if that helps.

Yup, definitely check the settings on those then.

Not likely a template issue as there is no default for that. Walls can also be easily tweaked in 3D by mistake. Not saying that is what happened but it can happen.

Humm... Try this perhaps: If you are not dealing with walls it may not be possible to be seamless and you would need to use a standard camera view or plot lines that can be edited in layout.

So it does not seem to work at all in x15 ? Maybe I should have posted some of the crazy results in x14.

Ok that does work. It seemed that it should but everything else needs to fall in line.

Any other settings involved there Glenn ?? It does not seem to work for me. Alcove perhaps ? Extend Slope does not seem to limit the overhang.