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I think the font is defined by the layer the line is on.

The best usage of this would be to define the property line lengths and bearings. Think about it, it will show the length of the pl in meters or feet or inches and it will show the bearings in one of 4 optional display formats and you can control the size of the info, but the display units are now defined for any other lines you might want to use this for. Does anybody else employ this feature? And if so, what do you use is for?

A great question, I will try to answer, but I could be wrong. The only purpose of this is to define THE FORMAT (I.E. inches or feet or meters) that will be displayed if you have selected A LINE and you want some text associated with the line that will tell you the length of said line and THE BEARINGS of said line. You will be able to control the text size based on the layer the line is on, but the FORMAT is fixed (I.E. inches or feet or meters). I do not use this, I think it has very limited usages, it is confusing and blah blah blah, IOW, get a life and do not worry about this....... however, Michael or Glenn may espouse some info that I do not know. I am glad you asked the question, you and I just might learn something new.

I have been using drop box since moses parted the Red Sea. I have never had problems. I do pay extra so that supposedly if a catastrophe happened, I could go back to a certain date and retrieve the files..... I think it is called rat storage. CA has always suggested that I save to a hard drive.... I do not want to take the time to mess with that, I am counting on drop box and rat storage to save me in case of catastrophe. I am also considering signing up for iCloud storage just in case drop box lets me down.

Check out the Chief Architect web site, they offer the program at a very good price.

I just returned from appointment, and I can now get on........ thanks for your confirmation..... I never know if it is me or CA or my darn service provider who is limiting my access. This morning II could get on most sites but not this one until now, go figure.

Mac El Capitan OS & chieftalk, mine is not working, is yours?

Thx Adrean, I will check it out.

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.... And who will pay for it?

Please report that, that kind of stuff can bite you in the rear.... I have seen that, very very annoying.

Great post Michael.

There is one in the library.

hotkey or hot key, both should of found the topic, I know, a bit frustrating.... the search could be improved.

Really?

Simply reprogram your hot keys to recognize F10. BTW, I did not loose the function..... something maybe awry with your computer, Either quit and reboot and if that does not fix, reprogram your hot key..... should take 12.67 seconds

Are the plants Images? I do not think images will show in vectors.....

Another option would be to build a sloped terrain, build a sidewalk and then turn it into a symbol. The roof plane is probably the best solution. I do not like converting to symbols because the editing is lost..... but not sure if there is much choice..... the roof does not need to be turned into a symbol if there will not be a problem with cutting walls......

Build the garage and define the floor level relative to the house. It's that easy.

or they forgot to put their glasses on.

I would of bet that this was the solution. Dermot, that is such a mystery layer.... I am not sure what is on that layer. I do not believe the walls are on that layer. Is there a reason for this layer? Is it left over from days gone by? It is rarely an issue, I doubt there are many users who are aware of the layer.

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Hey guys, I just sent out invites for the 4:00 Minion Meeting. If you did not get an invite, email me at dscotthall@mac.com. I want to start at 4:00 pm pst sharp because I have been invited to the birthday party of a 2 year old birthday that starts at 6:00 pm and I would hate to miss that.

This is very interesting. I am not sure if you are on X8, but with x8 you can associate the height of certain items with the terrain or the floor,the finished floor, the ceiling, the roof, the absolute height or the total height of Dermot's hairline. When it comes to blocked moldings, what height do you want it tied to? You might want to pass that request on to CA. I wish I could associate the height of moldings to something other than absolute. If an item is associated with the terrain, and you delete the terrain, I assume you might have problems. But then when you rebuild terrain, I assume all should be well with your blocked moldings. This is an example of a very subtle nuance that no matter how CA sets it up, someone will be disappointed.