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It's the Perry method, and I too like it better.

Of course, you do realize you can extend multiple lookouts by using the extend and fence tools, but yes, not auto. Simple gable roofs easy, throw in some hips or an entire hip roof, and a lot more work.

Aha, an easy answer. The size of that text is controlled by the layer the box is on. If you want that box to have a different size text than any other box in your plan, put the box on it own unique layer and DEFINE THE TEXT SIZE FOR THAT LAYER in the LAYER DISPLAY OPTIONS DBX. Remember, the only thing that controls that text size is the layer that it is on. Can I get a star for that answer? By the way, good question, I do not think I realized the answer until you asked the question (I am always a few years behind everybody else).

You say that you are using roof blocking, but it was my experience that the roof blocking would be discontinuous at each truss or rafter. I am assuming that is the issue Graehe was having. Are you using roof blocking and if so, why does your roof blocking remain continuous without a break at each truss?

Has anybody tried a roof plane with a zero pitch but the base line has an angle? I don't know why, but the rafters build parallel to the ground. I assumed the rafters would build differently. I have never used a PITCHED ROOF BASELINE. Why and where would someone want to pitch the baseline, and if you find a reason to build the pitched baseline, wouldn't you want the rafters to build differently than they do?

This is correct, I was trying the auto build with my ANGLED BASELINE, no go........ just wait..... GW will prove me wrong.

You can get auto purlins/lookouts and then extend using the extend tool and fence tool.

Nice job Bill..... I did not think of that. I gave you a point.

I don't think so. Cannot copy bays. Alan, where do you go snowboarding? I like to go to Solitude. Great snow in Utah, and i can be on the slopes by noon if I fly from San Diego.

I think it is a macro, so you must puff a text block with the macro in each room.

Change from AUTO DOOR to NOT AN AUTO DOOR

Perry's post #3 I believe is the correct answer. I just wish he had told me about this 7 years ago.

I gotta say Steve, I don't get the track pad. I can't stand using the track pad on my laptop. Is using a stand alone track pad that much better? I used a Kensington roller ball for a period of time during a bad bout of MS, but when that cleared up I went back to the mouse.

Been there done that. Be very careful that you are INPUTTING LINES and NOT POINTS. Take a closer look at drop down menu and you will understand.

I wonder how you get the ply to show. I suppose the trusses were defined by a roof plane. Here is a posible alternate solution. Build the roof, build the trusses, lock the trusses, move the roof plane up 1-1/2", space the rafters at 2000' oc and then manually build rafters/nailers/purlins perpendicular to the trusses........ easy for a simple roof, much tougher for a compiicated roof. There must be a way to get the rafters/nailers/purlins to build auto. How about putting the roof base line at the same angle as the roof pitch but of course perpendicular. This way the purlins should build auto. So it seems to me we need (2) roof planes, 1st to define the rafters/trusses 2nd to define the purlin/nailers, this plane will give us the roof ply.

Steve, I tested it out. By and large I think it was pretty quick. Big file, 34 mb. Editing the roof in 3d and deleting windows and doors in 3d was very slow. Editing in plan without 3d open was pretty quick. I did a vid so you could visually see how fast or slow you think it is on my machine. The vid will be on the youtube channel "ds hall" when done uploading.

And if you want me to test it today, send it in the next 10 minutes because I am leaving office soon.

Steve, I run an IMAC, I think it is fast. If I can run your plan on my computer and it is fast, then it might be your machine (it appears to be a fast IMAC). If you would like, you can send me your plan that you think is slow, let me try on my computer, if it is slow on my computer, then I think the plan is bad. If it is fast on my computer, maybe it is your computer that is slow.

Curtis, did you go to your digital locker and redownload the program. We all went through this yesterday. You must redownload, (you will get another product key). Others simply went to their digital locker and copied the new product key and put that in the dialog box that states that your license has expired. I suspect you should be up and running in 30 minutes.

That would make sense since the corrupt basin hole is in the countertop.

If it really important, I suppose the best solution is a psolid in the window frame, don't like it, but not a better alternative I can think of.

Problem with that is you will get a door opening indicator in elevation. Another problem (maybe), would be it would show up in door schedule. Probably better workarounds than calling a door.

If this was directed at me, I do not understand the question. Whatever the case may be, I just tried to make it crash and it did not crash, I think I might attribute this to the advise I received from Kirk which was (validating the installed fonts, do not understand why I need to do this, but I took Kirk's advice, so far so good) ..... I will continue to monitor and let you know if I experience another crash while UNDOING SOMETHING IN LAYOUT. Hello Scott, I was able to reproduce this error when I opened the layout alone without opening the two attached plan files. However, if I open the two plan files first then open the layout I don't get the error anymore. I tested both of these scenarios on my Windows 8.1 machine and could not reproduce an error at all. I did notice that on the Windows side I get a missing fonts warning so there are some fonts that are unique to Mac being used in these files. The only thing I can suggest in light of this is to validate your installed fonts: - In a Finder window, go to '/Applications' and launch the Font Book. http://goo.gl/u6pbLn - Click 'Edit> Select All'. http://goo.gl/rNfJUJ - Click 'File> Validate Fonts'. http://goo.gl/FdA6ya Other than that, can you confirm if you are getting the error when both the plans are opened first then the layout? Kirk

Dog gone it Joe, good question. I think you are asking how do we define the glass thickness, whether glass or glass block. I don't know, of course we can add a psolid, but that is more work.. great question..... Glenn?