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ditto

I don't like the solid fill idea because it will hide the walls below. For a 2 story I show a roof plan from the 2nd level, the first level roof are showing via ref set..... and then..... I HATE TO USE CAD LINES BUT I HAVE TO USE DASHED WHITE CAD lines over the lower roofs that are hidden by the upper roof. I would complain more about it but I am the only one here and I don't want to hear it.

I think they are busy implementing construction lines.

Thanks Chop, you are kind of correct. 2 problem with that: 1- It cannot be controlled on a door by door basis 2. the opening header lines is for the header, I want it to highlight the arch opening including the drywall, not the arch opening framing so... we still need control of the TOP EDGE LINES...... thank you very much

We still can't control HEADER LINES? I can't believe it! I think this topic pops up now and then, this is dumb.

Suppose you are working on a plan and you want to import a SPV and its corresponding LAYER SET from another job, simple go to IMPORT SAVED PLAN VIEWS and select the project that has the SPV you want and you get the corresponding LAYER SET. Pretty Darn clever of CA.

hey hey hey.... CA is doing it again....... .... after they make the "upgrades", let's bombard them with complaints!

I say the fake room idea is a bad idea. I say using ref sets like Dermot suggested is best solution., I put exterior stairs on their own layer for more control......... who cares about the up/down arrow showing, draw it in yourself.

change your wall type to this, then you will get wood rim boards. (check your wall type)

they may be roof intersection points? or temp points you put in the plan

thanks Joe

Does anybody remember What year did we go from 36" hi to 42" hi guardrails in CA? I think we were still in the UBC thanks

hmmmm. for some reason if I open a new plan it behaves correctly, however with my plan, is drops the bottom chord down. Wall is correct height, roof is correct height, bottom chord is dropped down.... only on my plans, not on a new one.....

I have noticed this with the past couple of releases.... anybody else notice this? Scissor Truss bottom chord frame 2" too low. I start the roof plane at the exterior of the wall and I start the roof plan at the interior face of wall.

As a fall back you can use CUSTOM MUTTINS...... I assume that is still a feature 8n CA

I did a vid on this many years ago. You can make any shaped island you want. Think positive bow and negative bows. if it is complex, draw shape of base cab with cad lines and then using the info from each arc/line to define the length/arc of the bow cabinets. you get the BOW DEPTH from the cad arcs. it is really quite easy once you d9 it once or twice.

funny you mention Bruce Goff, one of my favorites. I do between 50 and 100 remodels each year. Including a 4 hour site measure, most AS-BUILTS come in around 12-16 hours sans details, electric plans and all the BS paper work we in California need to complete. So this includes site plan , elevations, roof plan, floor plans, demo plan, 8 sections, framing plans, foundation plan and a round of golf. CA is truly an amazing program for the type of work I do. Hence this necessitated a 20% increase in hourly rate this year.

that is a fair number.... or quicker.... at least 24 hours

Interesting. you are showing plywood on the roof.... I am assuming you put that in manually?

That is 3D. I believe he was asking how to do in PLAN VIEW.

ADJUST MATERIAL DEFINITION. BTW, I may not of read your post correctly..... is there the roller at the bottom of the screen that is either clicked on or off? This might be two different issues. I could not change the color. You might be using the MATERIAL EYEDROPPER, you are changing color and the pattern/texture. try the ADJUST MATERIAL DEFINITION (rainbow tool)

This is so weird. I was just experiencing this issue. I was not able to change the COLOR of. material using the RAINBOW TOOL. This was going on for about a week or two and suddenly this morning it is working again. I am on a MAC.

Larry, try using a true curved polyline to create a true curve to that roof plane. Do not use the segmented curve for roof plane. just a guess.

I have been using this program for 15 years. I have tried user groups, private tutors etc, The best way I have found to get help is right here on Chief Talk. There are plenty of good folks on this site who will help you out....... and just think about it.... you can usually get an answer in less than 10 minutes.