Chopsaw

Possibly just too many options and no specific requests. Same problem with 2D Cad Blocks it seems.

You need two polylines. The one I previously posted over this one. It might be possible to find a cad fill pattern that works or make one but chief does not seem to have one.

Well I think you already have half of the puzzle completed. Here is the other half.

Something like this ?

Not a problem as it seems that it often takes a collaborative effort to come up the correct answer for things that don't seem to be in the manual.

Thanks Robert. There is always some little significant step that I seem to forget.

I think that was a new feature in X14 Chris. And you need to select the object.

Hummm... X15 has sort orders for each column. You may need to do it manually in X13.

What happens if you make " Floor " column #2 ?

Hi Steve. You might want to copy this over to the "Seeking Services" forum where it should get more attention.

If you have never experienced that before it is likely that your "Snap Unit" has changed. I believe it is set to 1" by default. This allows walls and most other objects to snap to a grid and avoid fractions. Check this in General Plan Defaults. Or perhaps you have Grid Snaps tuned off ?

You will find lintel defaults in your window and door defaults in the Framing tab labeled as "Header Label Defaults".

Be sure that the laptop is using the dedicated video card with the latest video driver. Otherwise post the hardware specifics so that others using the same can comment. And it appears you are using X15 but let people know what rendering technique you are attempting to use and if any of the others work.

I have noticed that as well and it does not seem to serve any useful purpose that I have been able to think of. Perhaps if it was a sticky option it may come in handy for something ?

Not unless you convert it to a symbol after you build it.

Well that was pretty quick. Congratulations.

Something like this and then possibly some manual editing...

How about a roof plane with rafters and purlins but no sheathing or shingles ?

Thanks @Kbird1

I did not find the saved camera view but it seems to be fine on my system and from the windows I think this is the approximate angle. Not sure what to suggest unless you have another system to test on perhaps see if the other card might be able to generate a standard view for you. I am not aware of any settings that could actually create that condition unless every plan material was set to be more transparent than glass. Possibly a tech support case in the morning.

Not sure if I can help or not as I have not seen that situation before but if you save that camera and post the plan file someone else can see if it works with different hardware.

There may be still a few issues with the new system. I tried a manufacture update the old way today and got this error message. Not sure what it means ?

Pretty sure that is just a 3D perspective view of some solids with materials applied and sent to layout then some text labels in layout.

You could build a symbol and assign a cad block similar to the way joist hangers are done. Not very auto though.

There are also plenty of other formatting options that can be accomplished with macro's depending on the region you are working in and the timeframe the survey was done and sometimes even the personal style of the individual surveyor. Trailing zero's is a common modern one to confirm the level of accuracy used in doing the survey.