Chopsaw

1 minute ago, rgardner said:

To give back to future users who may be searching for this you can mark the one that answers your question as the solution as well as mark other pertinent and helpful answers with upvotes and likes as well.

Also let us know how it works out.  Some of those values were not reporting correctly the last time I checked so make sure you are confident that that math is working before you publish the schedule.

3 minutes ago, GeneDavis said:

What I might try is to draw an appropriately sized roof and ceiling below, generate the needed truss, and convert it to a symbol.  I can rotate the symbol.

So by normal do you mean the square side of the opening above the skylight ?  If so then yes I think that would be the best option.

Try drawing it perpendicular rather than rotation after the fact.

That is definitely an intriguing situation but I would first check your file associations in your operating system but unfortunately I can't tell you how to do that on a Mac.

2 minutes ago, wazzubrad said:

Done, added snip of Schedule DBX to prior reply above showing the Schedule Label setting. Thanks Chopsaw

You might as well delete the posting previous to that since you did not use the suggested X13 solution and you should mention that your solution is achieved in X14 so people don't need to read right through to the last entry.

4 minutes ago, wazzubrad said:

Wasn't aware this is solely an X14 feature.

Yes I think you need to have a look at the Label tab of your X14 Schedule Specification DBX on line  #1 and post that in the appropriate place.

6 minutes ago, wazzubrad said:

Is your comment based solely on my signature?

No not solely but you signature is causing a lot of confusion and it looks like you now have that fixed but this thread mentions nothing about X14 and I believe you are using an X14 new feature for your solution and not showing how you achieved it which is very confusing for anyone else reading through this thread and seeing the supposed correct answer.

1 hour ago, wazzubrad said:

Guys, when a door or window schedule is created, it changes the label on each window and door to the schedule label. Is it possible to show both the Schedule and Size for the label rather than just the Schedule label? I have tried various settings with the Door/Window labels to get this to work and haven't found a setting that allows this.

Brad this is a mess.....   In another thread you said you were using X14.   You have a bunch of answers provided here for X13.

Also it looks like you are showing an X14 solution without saying how you accomplished it ?

If you are in fact using X14 and asking X14 questions you need to update your signature.

Pretty sure I have seen that happen before but can't reproduce it in a small test plan.  Have you sent tech a plan file with the issue?

If you have and they can't figure it out you can always post the file here.

Have you tried a Custom "Roof" Schedule ?

You can always get the .stl files from Simpson and apply a material to them.

https://www.strongtie.com/search?v=%3Arelevance%3AdrawingFileType%3ASTL&tab=drawing&keywordFilter=APGP612

Actually if you only need it for a rendering you may be able to force a Quoin to do what you want.

Personally I would just use a p-solid in a situation like that but no harm in putting in a suggestion to be able to add a profile to a corner board so it is easier to do in the future. 

Not sure that you can have terrain features without a terrain so it could be an issue with material visibility or application.  It might be helpful to post the plan file.

(c) edit the wall polyline to cover the beam. 

P.S.  Also we are no longer allowed to have LVL in an exposed situation anyway.

6 minutes ago, jbur91 said:

I do have primary format of smallest fraction set to nearest 1/2 inch. Is there a setting that is preventing dimensions from ever rounding up? That appears to be my issue here.

If you could post the plan file we could have a look at your specific situation.

Yes you should be able to get it back out of the library and edit it if it is still a p-solid.  If you want it all as one you can create a symbol from the assembly but if the next client wants the same thing that is 4' shorter it would be good to also keep the original work in your library as symbols do not edit very well.

It seems to be a known issue that I have sent in but not enough others have sent in yet.     So I would encourage you to do that and send it in. 

For now if there is a way you can control the layering such that you don't need to use a background fill with the hatch pattern you should be fine to print to PDF.   Also some PDF viewers do not have as much of an issue with this as others so try that if it is an option.

I have not seen an issue that displays quite like that before.  You would need to let us know what version you are producing the PDF with and likely post the plan file to be sure there are no artifacts in the plan that might be causing the problem.

Are these the irregularities you are referring to ?

6 minutes ago, BrentJohnJohn said:

I needed to add walls around the stair opening.

 It is still better to keep that and just turn off the layer if you don't want to see it.

"if a room is drawn within a larger structure and none of its walls connect to the exterior walls, either directly or indirectly by connecting to walls that do, it is referred to as an “island” room. The program will connect such a room to the larger structure with an Invisible Wall. See Room Dividers and Invisible Walls."

3 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said:

AFAIK, there's no "save in layout" for the images.

There was in X13.

1 minute ago, rgardner said:

You can see another layer below your drywall on the interior layer.  That is most likely the paint layer and what is causing the issue.

Pretty sure it is just the extra unexplained interior line the same as Charles posted but yes definitely worth checking.

7 minutes ago, MovingandShaking said:

Here's the screenshot of the wall definition:

Is the main layer marked as "Framing" as Charles posted above?  If it is you may need to post your plan file.

Just now, joey_martin said:

You will also be shocked at how often...well, maybe...at how often roofing contractors over estimate roofing materials and end up cutting into their profits. I will tell you 100% that the Chief numbers for roofing materials are accurate. They can add 10% for waste, or what ever percent they use, and they love saving $$ and time.

I have seen plenty of bundles of unopened roofing on the top of the container loads being disposed from roofing jobs and I can assure you the client is paying for the extra shingles and the disposal of them.  I will need to check again if materials are being calculated correctly for roofs but I have not seen anything in the update notes about it so I would advise people to check their material lists before submitting them.

1 minute ago, KnotSquare said:

I got there easy enough. I was just asking if I can select only the center section that is 12:12 and leave the wings at 8:12 alone. In this case, erasing the wings is a non-issue as I have not done any design work there yet. If I learn how to just change the center section I will know something new for when I am further along in design.

Sure, once you are committed to manual roof planes they can be selected and adjusted manually one at a time or similar planes in a group.

2 minutes ago, KnotSquare said:

If I use tranform/replicate, will it turn off my automatic roof build? I try not to do that until I am as far along in design as I can get.

Sorry I suppose I should have looked at you file but yes stick with the build roof DBX if you are still doing auto roof.