Chopsaw

I almost thought you were joking and may not have believed it if you had not posted the plan. But that is seriously flaky. As I recall you don't do walkthroughs so how you figured that out is quite a mystery. Has that been sent in as a bug or at the very least a feature request ?

Rocky. It is not quite as simple as Michael suggested but the concept is exactly right since a walkthrough path is really just a cad line and Michael knows them quite well. You would actually set the time for camera 3 and it is the elapsed time of the walkthrough until the end of keyframe 3 so you need to subtract the elapsed time displayed for keyframe 2 to get the elapsed time between 2 and 3. See attached and edited plan file of yours with additional path from the video I posted previously. Walkthrough for Rocky.plan

Try 4.5" if you are not sure. I will print as 3/32". 1/8" is pretty standard but you may be able to get away with slightly less depending or local standards or maybe even the particular plan checker. Do you have a desktop printer for letter size ?

Yes unfortunately these are all workarounds and have different limitations. Might be best if you post a cad detail of exactly what you need including the railing configuration and spindles as you have described the newels well already but the other details will dictate the best method as you also need to consider how it looks in your documentation and not just 3D. Someone may be able to provide you with one on one consultation or a test plan or even a personal video.

Maybe because there are still issues with plot lines that they have not fixed but still need attention ? There is still an offset issue with the color fill that is difficult to ignore but I think there are still a lot of users that use plot lines despite that problem just hoping it will get fixed some day. Even with plot lines and color fill you need to be careful not to let things get to dark or yes it will look muddy. I have even made custom materials to compensate for this problem.

Yes and usually with color fill. Might use some of the other rendering options with conceptual plans but Plot Lines for Construction Documents.

No just refresh unless you have edited any stray lines and they will need to be redone so if you use that feature do it last.

Yes adjust the material definition. Change the vector view under the General tab by making the Strip Height 12" and the Standard view gets defined on the Texture tab. Just change the Scale according to the preview. Usually best to make a copy of the material and rename it.

It was actually .033 because I made another adjustment and it seems to compensate for you sometimes. .01 seems to be the lowest entry possible but maybe Michaels Idea would also work fine or even better.

Could something like this work for you or are you looking for something totally different ? Art Gallery.avi

It would depend a lot on your specific situation. The most predictable thing is to convert both to solids before subtracting. I think polyline solids work if they are both drawn in the same view but that is not always possible when things get a little more complex. Post some screen shots of the steps you are struggling with or a video and plan file and one of the experts will likely be able to help out.

That is all possible with a walkthrough path. There must be something you are missing. Each camera you place along the path can control the angle speed and direction of the view. Maybe post your plan file with some specific questions and they will be answered.

If you might consider doing a workshop I am sure there would be others that would love to join or sit in.

You should be able to get something close to what you need without editing. Just add extra cameras and play with the settings. The Absolute Camera Angles are a little more difficult to setup and require a lot more cameras but offer more control.

Not sure you can stop unless you press pause when playing the video but you could try reducing the speed to almost 0. Or throw in something interesting like a real slow pan while you narrate ?

Welcome to the forum. We were just discussing the subject over here in Q&A:

If you run into that issue again you can place the symbol into a new plan file and use the delete surfaces tool and recreate the symbol.

Steve you should be able to add a layer to your ceiling definition for the purlins to exist in the same way we did on the roof. Just use "Opening (no material)"

What library is that from Bob ?

That would depend on what you need it to look like. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search/?q=billiard table

Darn I though that Jason may have found something new just by asking a question.

Did Eric delete the original before creating the new one ?

Well that is rather interesting. Does that mean you can have an imported terrain as well as a " Chief Terrain " ??

How long was that and is it typical that it is ok for a while when the plan is first opened and do you remember if you used undo at any point ? Is it a whopper plan file ?

Not likely but it would not hurt to try swapping that out for something stock temporarily as a test. Just pulled your plan through to X8 and all the elevation and section cameras work as well as orthographic views. Might find the odd little surprise here and there though.