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18 folks so far, I bet Mark is real nervous. We can heckle him while he is presenting.

why don't you change the floor level of the garage to -36"?

This is an interesting suggestion. Suppose you made the first floor a BALCONEY and the second floor a DECK? What is the difference? Do the floor joists frame the same? Take a back clip cross section and study how the floor frames. i think you will find that the floor/deck joist frame differently and you will also notice that if the deck/balconey is lower than the main floor, the wall may frame on upper level or lower level depending on what the lower platform is defined as..... a deck or a balcony I am sure everybody understands this.

That is why it is so important to understand who is determining the definition. Is it the City? Is it the school district? Is it the Planning Dept.? Is it the zoning department? Is it the owner? Is it the builder? Is it the health department?

I am sure the city of san diego plan checkers read wikipedia. As I said, you win. BTW, here is an easy rebuttal..... wikipedia does not count parking garages?.... do you really believe the city will not count a parking garage as floor area for FAR. BTW, is that a parking garage that has only one wall open or 3 walls open or 70% of wall area open..... does it matter? Joe, you surprise me, I thought you would of known how the City of San Diego determines what areas to use for FAR. But you are the Architect and I am a lowly designer.

You win Joe. If you know the answer I am not sure why you asked the question. I was just trying to share my experience with the city of San Diego over the last 37 years and thousands of jobs. Would I count the attic as heated space because there are ducts in the attic? Is that a serious question?

Really? You do not include duct chases in the heated floor area? Wow. The city and everybody else has been doing it wrong for 30 plus years. And yes, the stairwell is always counted twice. Not only for floor area (truly a bit of gray area here) but also for FAR. With that being said, I have been known to be wrong quite often.

I include in total. It is heated area.

Yes, it is an added feature in X9. I think there was a thread earlier that suggested a way to eliminate the shadow.... I like the shadow.

I thought most people spelled out the dot...... here is the real email address... dscotthall@mac.com I hope I do not get pummeled with span, if I do, I am going after Jon Scussel..... lock your doors Jon

The Mark McAniff Cabinet Workshop is Scheduled for February 17 at 2:00 PM EST and 11:00 AM PST. I will host on GOTOMEETING, but this will be Mark's Party, he will be the presenter. I will send out invites at 1:45EST/10:45 PST on the day of the workshop for those interested. For you guys who use 2020 and do a lot of kitchens and baths, this is a great opportunity for you. Mark has been working on trying to eliminate 2020 and working with CA exclusively. This meeting will be no longer than 3 hours.... it's Mark's call. Mark, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us nitwits. I am looking forward to it. If you are interested in attending, please email me your email to dscotthall@macDOTcom, PLEASE EMAIL ME..... PLEASE MAKE THIS PROCESS EASY ON ME, thank you ATTENDEES TO DATE: MARK MCANIFF, DSHALL, PERRY H., MATT KENNEDY, JON SCUSSEL, CHOPSAW, THE SOLVER, JON CAFFEE, DAVID ZAWASKI, CHARLES VOLZ, GEORGE BROWN, FRANCOIS, RAY ROOD, BRIAN NEWKIRK, YVONNE CERDA, SUSAN CRACRAFT, SCOTT MENARD, ROBERT ZEBROWSKI, JON-A-THANK, CHRIS ELY, ALAN LEHMAN, RICH WINSOR, (22)

I will set it up.

Mark, I missed your on line meeting notice. I would be interested in hearing what you have to say. If you would like, I can host on GTM and I will let you be the presenter. This could be good. I have Friday the 17th 2 pm eastern and 11:00 am PST locked in if you are interested. Let me know what you want to do. If you want to use GTM, then I should be the poster and the guy who coordinates but the show will be all yours.

Yeah, with few exceptions, if someone can't find the time to post the plan, I don't have time to look into it.

trying checking this

Gene,. I get that quite often and I have reported it. To fix I either open a new plan or I use a hot key to open my library and they come back. an annoyance but does not take long to fix.

I have a project that is close to a freeway. I can either provide an acoustical report or build the walls, floor and attic with an STC of 50. Does anybody know where I can get an approved assembly. I need a sloped ceiling assembly, a wall assembly and a deck above assembly. Thanks guys

Listen to Racklamore, post the plan.

I am rarely sticking my neck out when I agree with Glenn....... I agree with Glenn...... house and terrain in one file...... only use symbol for a house if your really know what you are doing (I have used this on only one project, multiple houses on one lot), if you want to move site relative to house, set up anno/layer set with house locked and terrain unlocked..... move terrain relative to house, do not move house relative to terrain.

I suppose I was looking for an example of how you might add a new area and how you might add a different macro/calculation. I was hoping to observe how quickly it could be done. As I stated before..... "Joe, I think it would be beneficial for anyone considering using your program if you can illustrate how easy it would be to modify the formulas. I am talking about adding up the existing areas and getting a total, adding the new areas and getting a total, adding new areas and existing areas together and dividing by the lot area to get the FAR. And adding the first floor areas and dividing by lot area to get the coverage."

Yeah, Dr. K is probably one of the best.

Joe, I do not need to watch it again. I saw it. I was sharing what I would of wanted to see to determine whether the macro would work for me.

What Joe has done is super. Something I have been asking CA to do since 1973. Michael takes a different approach and to date I am using his approach. When I choose a method to use, all I care about is which method is the easiest for me to implement into my plans. I want a method that I can customize. Joe, I think it would be beneficial for anyone considering using your program if you can illustrate how easy it would be to modify the formulas. I am talking about adding up the existing areas and getting a total, adding the new areas and getting a total, adding new areas and existing areas together and dividing by the lot area to get the FAR. And adding the first floor areas and dividing by lot area to get the coverage.

Wow, this is great advice. Several years ago there was a local new structural engineer in my area.... he kept coming by and talking to me and soliciting my business. I was happy with the engineer I was using. But this new guy showed how he WOULD MAKE MY JOB EASIER (using internet for exchanging plans and getting plans stamped and signed). I eventually left the engineer I was using and went with this new guy. A great move by me. Point is, meet with the builders in person and show how you can save the time and money. Who is the DESIGNSYKO with such great advice? He is probably a woman.

Did you open plan in x8 and did you see reflection? Did you then save plan and then open in X9 and not see reflection? BTW, open your mirror and change thickness to 11", all okay, now change to 12" thickness..... mirror quality disappears, not earth shattering, but a quirk.