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... minimum 8" oc, but I get your point..... of course it is better if the anchor bolt goes through all plates, but then that would defeat one of Michael's arguments in regards to the difficulty in lining up anchor bolts with holes in sill plate. As I said before, I do not use or have seen the double sill condition down here. I appreciate the input from you guys who deal with these issues and I bow down to your expertise.

An advantage to building the slab on level 0 and not on level 1 (not using floor supplied by floor below) ..... is you can auto put a sill plate on the foundation stem wall and still get a sill plate for the wall. I usually do not build it this way, but it is an option if you want the additional sill plate.

Yep, I guess so, I did that the first time and it seemed like I had less control.

I think the best method is to ZERO OUT floor assembly at LEVEL 1 and then put the SLAB ON LEVEL 0. Using this method, you can control elevation of the slab independent of everything else on level 0 or level 1 you can control height of conc stem wall independent of everything else on level 0 or level 1 you can control the width of all footings separately but of course the top of footing will be a constant for all stem walls. give it a try. No manually adjusting height of stem walls.

Thanks Mark, a great review. BTW, I think CA would garner all of the 2020 clients if they figured out how to do the pricing.

Oops, don't forget the sill plate on the block wall. How about 13 courses and a 4x P.T. sill on top? Oops, is the block sitting on a slab or footings with a slab then poured between the block walls. I say let the electrician figure it out.

That is the question.....

FYI, there is no data in your posted files. You must first close the file and then post..... or close CA AND THEN POST.... pst the plan and I am sure you will get an answer.

Yep, that would be my guess.... I think it should be set to 100.00

I have not updated to the latest because I have seen several reports such as this. This is the first time I have not updated immediately. I think I will need to bite the bullet soon and update....... I hope it works out.

This is so silly. You should not even need to ask the question....... but I get it...... the way CA works some of its text is a mystery. I might have have a text block I am looking at in its DBX, and it is a guess on how many tabs I need to line up with text above and the text below. I willl say the Alaskan son did a good vid on thiss a couple of weeks ago, but if I had to guess, his solution does not solve your issue. i hear your complaint.

Well, if the floor elevations are not defaullt elevations, they willl not change. I apologize because I did not open your attached plan.

A great tip that I do not take advantage of.

Easy peasy, start with top floor and change the DEFAULT FLOOR ELEVATION, and then change DEFAULT FLOOR STRUCTURE. Then repeat for the next floor down etc., IMPORTANT, start with top floor and work your way down.

No, do not be quiet, your voice helps all of us including CA, try not to be quiet, I think CA appreciates the criticism/help.

LOL

Reset your tool bars.

Is the problem your plan or your computer? I think you should post the plan, let someone compare it, if it is slow on our computer, then it is a CA//Plan issue. If it is not slow on our computer, it is your computer issue. That is where I would start. Is it a CA issue or is it your computer that is the problem?

call CA

I changed nothing, I am using X-9, I doubt you could open plan if I posted it.

My bad... you did have a ceiling plane. So I went ahead and drew the trusses, no problems

You must have a ceiling to build a truss. You do not have a ceiling in the room.

I do like this method also. Maybe not as quick (seconds).

See pic, See blue marker, that is on PAGE ZERO, I point to point a corner of house to that blue marker for each PLAN VIEW. It does not snap but it is close enough for me.

It did take awhile to download, but well worth it. I am lucky I do not need a grain elevator to download the file....... I think I saw a grain elevator 40 years ago when I was traveling through the great midwest..... do you guys really use those things?