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Thanks guys. I appreciate the info.

Heres's the poop. You built a deck around the second floor and those walls are defined as non room def. Auto dimensions will not dimension to the walls because of the surrounding deck... I know, a nuisance.... but here is a work around.... select a deck wall, define as non room def., now do your auto dimensions, and then redefine the deck wall as room def.

Can I export a LAYOUT that has a PLAN FILE in it and have the layers of the PLAN FILE show up on different layers? I do not think so... am I correct? I can export a PLAN FILE to dxf and have the all of the layers, that is good.... but my clients wants to export the LAYOUT FILE with the PLAN FILE to dxf so he can open in ACAD and see both the LAYOUT and the PLAN FILE? How do you guys do this? Do you export the PLAN FILE separately from the LAYOUT FILE , and then in ACAD, put the plan file into the layout file? BTW, I can export dwg files, but do I have the option to export dxf files? I do not understand the difference. My client would prefer dxf files instead of the dwg files.

This post is so funny. Darn right it is about the dollar bill....,, If it wasn't, you wouldn't be complaining. What I don't understand is what is wrong with trying to make an extra buck...... CA isn't here as a charitable organization. They are here to make a buck and to give their employees a few bucks.

Thanks for the vid Glenn. I have never experienced this (in a long time) except for a recent project. I hope CA can get to the bottom of this and figure out a way to prevent this from happening again.

I have not looked at your plan, I did want to let you know I have experienced that too on a recent plan. I have not figured it out.

Nocturnal proclivities? Inquiring minds ....

Yes, I understand what you are saying, Rich must of used a workaround of some sort..... this is not a slam dunk using CA's available tools, Hey Rich, how did you do this? To summarize, Rich was able to create a "BEND/ANGLE" in the bottom of the window. In the top of the window it is easy peasy, but in the bottom it is not so easy. Good job Rich.

I did get the vid posted, I think you guys can figure out the limitations that CA has imposed on us.... it's all about not having the OFFSET option for the bottom of window whereas we do have the OFFSET for the top of the window. BTW, lest I be reminded to send this into CA as a suggestion, I did send this in several years ago. If you guys think this is important, maybe you can also send this in as a suggestion.

I guess the easy peasy comment was directed at me, I did post a pic in post #11 showing the dbx I used to get the job done, but if that was not enough info, here is a vid. https://youtu.be/BNV0q6rp6T8 One of the reasons I do fewer videos, it seems to be a crapshoot whether is gets posted

Hi Larry, I remember back in the day, there was a lot of that. I do not think there is so much of that anymore. Was there a particular issue that was not clear to you?

I apologize, I did not look at your picture. In most #8, Rich showed it can be done. In post #11 I showed what cannot be done easily. In post #11 I showed how you can alter a point along the top of the window, BUT YOU CANNOT ALTER A POINT ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW.

Rich did all of that in CA. Easy Peasy.

I should of been clearer with the limitations. Can you build the window on the left but "INVERTED/UPSIDE DOWN". By looking at the dbx, the OFFSET for the bottom corners is missing whereas there is an OFFSET for the top inside corners.

I believe you are correct. You can change the top, but you cannot change the bottom. Why not? I believe it was an oversight by CA. It is a shame, I have reported this before, still no ability to do this. Maybe if more users reported this, it just might be a possibility.

This is the answer

Great idea, thanks DJP, I have now emailed him. And if anybody else can help, that would be great.

Hi Guys, I am looking for a CA model of A GREEN BUILDING that I can pass on to a high school teacher who will use it in his classroom for teaching purposes. Does anybody have a CA model A GREEN BUILDING that they would be willing to share with this High School Teacher? It would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Nuts, that might be your point, you can rotate the p.l. much easier.... my bad...... yes, a definite advantage of the cad detail method vs the layer method.

This is a great point. However Since we do remodels, we are always shuffling the house location in relation to the site. To make this easier for me, I have an anno/layer set that locks the house and unlocks the site, so once activated, I select all (the property lines and the public roads) and move that stuff in relationship to the house. And if I need to, I CAN ROTATE THE P.L. AND THE STREETS. Taking the opposite approach (moving the house instead of the p.l.) works well also, but if the house needs to be rotated in relation to p.l., we are S.O.L. No system is perfect, we must pick our poison.

Then my question is, why use the cad detail method in lieu of the layer method? I stated the advantage of the layer method, the use of ref sets, but what is the advantage of the cad detail method?

I do not need an answer..... unless you have a specific answer..... I go back to my initial question, what is the difference between the two attic spaces in post 13? Which of the two spaces is a concealed space and what is the definition of a concealed space? Which of the two spaces is a horizontal space and what is the definition of a concealed space?

I think that was the reason I ruled out the cad detail method. I use ref sets for my site plans..... at the very least I want to show my roof eaves.

correct

BTW, years ago when I was doing commercial work, this was very standard... . But I have not seen this requirement for residential work, which is something Perry brought up earlier.... , but I cannot find this in the code book where the requirement is dependent upon whether it is commercial or residential project.