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This is a great point and has been discussed before. So Let's talk about it again. If you delete it from computer #1, it is deleted from all computers... correct? Okay, if I delete it from computer #1 on Monday, it is gone from all computers.... but... but ... but.... on Tuesday I realize I deleted a file that is now gone from drop box and all computers... so how do I get it back? If I have paid a little extra for something that DROPBOX offers which I believe is called PACK RAT, can't I contact DROP BOX and restore files that were on the drop box on the previous Saturday.

pretty dumb of me...... I do not see it, GIA, would you mind posting a screen shot..... Larry, my MAC works like GIA's, thanks Joe for the macro, however I use the label in layout and I do not want to see the 1,386 character path.... it's never been a problem since I claim I know I am doing...... usually I know what I am doing....

obviously I did something wrong. No worries,

Richard, it is Interesting you should say this. There was one time that something happened.... on on particular job....... I was so upset I kicked a hole in the wall and then ignored it and somehow things worked out. I am not sure if I was able to attribute the problem to the SAM. I would not be surprised if my latest plans origination was from a plan I worked on 8 years ago..... the original SAM template. I know CA says not to do it, but I did and I have and I continue to use it. One day I may start from scratch.

That is the down and dirty solution... it works. I model my terrain to fit the building,,,,,,, a little bit more work, but when you get the methods down, easy peasy. Note in the attached pics, I have modeled the terrain as it will be built. Note the dirt you see WITHIN the building perimeter. Not super important, but I like to model the terrain as it will be build in lieu of taking the shortcuts...... both methods work, pick your poison.

Can you believe it, he offered me supper, not dinner. My Mom is English, we eat supper at her house, everywhere else in the USA we eat dinner. I hope you are FRENCH/Canadian, if so, I would be that supper would be awesome. I hope to take you up on your offer sometime in the future. Here is my take on the SAM: PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 This is stuff I originally did about 9 years ago, but it still holds up.

I just watched Larry's new video. If somebody did not follow Larry's method, let me know and I will give you my take.

I do not think Larry did a good job with his video, I know what is going on and I was confused with his video. If you could follow it, super, I will try to do a video of my version of the TEMPLATE/SAM method before I leave the office today.

I think if it is "live" it wants to update constantly which slows things down. If you have a hot key, you can hit the hotkey and in 43 seconds all elevations & sections etc. are updated.

I completely agree. 1 template or SAM.

I do not use this feature because of the limitation...... which was my point in the beginning. I do not like it to be view specific. Why can't it be line specific? Why can't I have a line length be in feet and inches and another line in decimal feet? It's really not a huge deal for me, there are bigger catfish to fry.

Curt, you are absolutely correct.

I think this stuff is so new, I doubt the cities have figured out how to deal with it. I have one in the works right now..... I am not sure how this will work out. I know my permit service was not aware of it until I let them know. It's all new..... BTW, if I owned a home on a street, I do not think I would want every house on the street to be able to add an ADU. The parking would be a problem. Luckily, I live in a condo and we cannot add on to our homes.

Law does not take effect until 2017

Well, you are welcome, I am glad I was able to help.

I do not use auto dormers either... waste of time for me. I build them all manually. I do not think there has ever been dormer I could not build. i have done multiple videos on how I build them.... if you can find them.... I did them a long time ago.... they might be on youtube, type in DORMER VIDEOS BY DSH and you might find them.... who knows though.... If you want me to show you how to do it, I will do a gotomeeting with you if you pay me for my time.

Do you understand that there are a multitude of methods to build what you want. How do we know how you did it. Why don't you post the plan and you will get more answers than you want. I think I am getting grumpy in my old age. Just post the plan.

I do not think you can have two terrains in one plan.

I will give you a tip. If you post your plan, you will probably have 5 guys helping you with an answer. If you do not know how to post a plan, do a search, it has been explained many times.

I think I have it figured out. At the risk of being a pooh pooh head, this is what I think. I just reviewed the video on the new stair features. It all looks super.... if you are a DIYer. This video is a great example of what I have seen for the last ten years. Really neat stuff if what you want fits in a prescribed box. I do not think I have ever relied on these "quick" tools. Maybe good for a quick presentation as I sit in front of a client. But these are not the kinds of stairs that I build 95% of the time. The question is, if we use these quick "tricks" how do we now modify/manipulate the features to create what we are going to build. As I and several others pointed out in another thread, our stairs typically but into a side wall that is roughly 6" above stair nosing and then we have a handrail on top of that. Just to be clear, for me what I just saw in the video are superficial features. I typically "get by" with the features we have now, I suppose I would like the ability for greater customization. I think I was quite clear in another post I made in regards to what would be most beneficial for me. "OUCH, who through that tomato? Ooof, that brick just broke my nose, Hey, stop shooting spit balls at me"

Are you guys in the same or different universe than us?

turn on your attic wall layer

Group select all of your walls, open dvx, note that some are defined as non room def, uncheck that box and you will get some rooms.

I suppose if I am at a site, and I know I want to take a picture for a spherical backdrop, I must learn from what direction I need to begin when taking a panoramic picture. IOW, do I need to realize my front of my house will be at the bottom of my page, therefore, I must begin taking a panoramic picture facing the direction the front of my house faces and then taking a 360 degree panoramic picture...... maybe I just answered my own question. Does anybody use panoramic backdrops and if so, how do you guys do it.

Have you guys figured out how to add a SPHERICAL BACKDROP and then control where the beginning and end points of the spherical backdrop begins and ends relative to a given point on plan. Let me rephrase that, if you import a spherical backdrop, can you control where the left edge of backdrop is relative to a camera view. I first asked this question many many years ago. So the question is, can you do it?