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Wow, Glenn has probably given you some good advice, this guy has never been wrong except when he suggested I order the halibut instead of the sea bass. Post your plan if you want an answer you can use......... I can't believe he recommended the halibut in lieu of sea bass.

Yep, that is the key.

That is a great point. I suppose what I started doing years ago is when I do a DETAIL FROM VIEW, it is a detail only of walls and windows and doors etc. So I take that detail, copy and paste in plan, put on it's own layer......... AND THEN........ I take the as built and start doing some save as's to create the DEMO FILE and the PROPOSED FILE......... the point is...... now if the toilet per your example is going to be removed, I select and put on THE DEMO LAYER which is a dashed line layer........ I DO NOT DELETE THE TOILET ANYMORE, I SIMPLE PUT IT ON THE DEMO LAYER, which is a dashed layer, if the client changes their mind and wants to keep toilet, I then put on default layer. Thanks for bringing this up Joey, I know what you are talking about in regards to the "funky toilet lines", but as I just stated, my toilets are no longer part of a CAD DETAIL. WOW, I forgot that somehow I stumbled into the method I just described....... If anybody does not understand the method, let me know and I will do a vid.

how about using a pass-thru or a doorway?

I must be getting old. I know the program and I do not understand how to do what you just described. If they are blocks, open up the block and either select BY BLOCK or BY LAYER, essentially what Joey was trying to say. But that is cumbersome, get rid of the blocks, IOW don't block them, take the cad to view detail, copy, and paste in the working plan and p lace on their own layer, the layer will now define the line weight and the line style....... fixtures in cabs need to be deleted and a cad line needs to be used, i.e. sinks. I think there have been dozens of vids on the methods to do as built plans.

Geez,I have to test this........ Hmmmmmm...... Downside? Can't think of a downside...... I suppose the rooms need to be kept otherwise you lose the stepped footings.

Using rooms in a crawl space to step footings, now ain't you clever, thanks.

NO YOU CAN'T and this ticks me off. What you are asking... I think.... is can you select the anno set/ layer set/ ref set with one click...... no you can't..... why not? Because ref sets are not linked to the anno set........ if this is not your issue, I apologize for the rant. I try to bring this up every chance I get because without it, my work flow suffers.

Import hot keys per pic

I agree, thanks Jere.

I am not sure if CA can do the FREE FORM WALL SHAPES easily.

My guess is that CA will work in Brazil. If it works for the folks in OZ (Australia and New Zealand, metric), (they are barely smarter than us in North America), I assume it will work for you in Brazil.

I think it was the Curmudgeon who pointed out the name is ROOM PLANNER, it is not HOUSE PLANNER. I am with you Perry, for us folks that have to draw a full set of plans of the entire house, ROOM PLANNER does not cut it..... or I should say, nobody has shown me how I could use it. I am sure it works great for some folks who only need to deal with several rooms and do not need to locate setbacks etc.

I think bedrooms need to egresses.... a door to the house and a window...... maybe you think the minimum window size meets the egress req....... it is a good question.

You are awesome Jaquilla.....

Thanks for the correction Glenn.

Hmmmm, and does this apply to egress doors out of each bedroom?

..... you need to go back to CA 101....... BTW, when you go back to CA 101, let me know, I just may join you........ it's so funny, I have been using this program for over 11 years and sometimes I am embarrassed at some of the basic stuff I don't understand.... i.e. railings........... it's a learning process and together we will be great.

Maybe not encouraging but very understandable. Most people in this field are very visual, videos are great to explain an issue and your vids are very good. Don't worry about the points, who cares.... (well I care, but nobody cares that I care), BTW, you have more points than I and I have 25% more posts than you... so what are you complaining about? I have always appreciated your input.

Jaquilla.... \your plan is a mess..... I picked it up within 30 seconds.... the wall between existing/bed/office and garage do not line up.... you are dimensioning between finished surfaces, not smart, you should dimension between framed walls, also I see that some of your dimensions are as accurate as 13/16" and 3/8", a mess, 1/2" accuracy at the most... I also noted the invisible wall between living and landing of stairs at first floor does not line up.... not good..... I am not surprised you are having issues........ in some wall definitions you have the exterior finish part of the main layer, not good, part of exterior layer.... not good... Jaquilla, I see you are using ref sets, but you are not paying attention to the info the refs sets are giving you...... this is basic stuff Jacquilla..... you need to go back to CA 101 and learn how to define wall types and learn how to dimension plans which will help you locate the walls...... the review maybe a bit harsh..... I apologize if I have offended you. And back to what is important.... how do you think the Chargers will do this year? Tennessee looks good, Marcos M. is a super quarterback. You guys in Tennessee may have a fun year rooting for your team.

That is the answer, open an old plan file, export the hot keys and then reimport to new plan. Nice thinking.

This is a great question. You have discovered a big weakness in the CA wall framing/floor framing dynamics. I did take a look at it...... I could not solve the question. I wish someone from CA would chime in to confirm that this is a very difficult framing model... or maybe they can chime in and show us how to do it. Joey's method sounds way too cumbersome.

NICE

True story: I was showing my client her project in 3D and she said, "I can't picture what it will look like" What should I of said to her?

Build your framing.