DianeP

My new computer needed to have the NVIDIA driver updated. It works now.

Thanks Ken!

Yes, I like this idea the best. Thanks!!!!

k. I will just try restarting my computer and see if that helps.

Mick, does the wall at the stair side of the landing have to be there? It is between the door and the vanity. Also, on x11 I can't get the transparency of the fill on the landing to adjust on my computer. Are you able to adjust it on yours? lastly, I am tryng to make your changes in x10 since I couldn't get teh fill to change on the landing. I can't get my wall to break. I click on the break tool and then click on the edge of the wall where I want to break it, but the wall doesn't break into sections where it can be edited. Have you ever run across this before and if so what is the fix?

I would like to know more on this too. I thought if I had 80" in height in front of the toilet I was good to go. The slope would only get higher at that point. I found this online that gives some explanation: Kbird1 said the landing would need 2x8 or 2x10 to carry the second flight of stairs. I have the landing at 8 1/2". Is this what I would change to 10 1/2" to show the 2x10?

Great idea! I will show them this option.

Signature done! I think.

Sorry, I have x 11 so I can open. I do need to fix my signature. is that under my profile. Thanks!!!

Here is the current plan. Need to find a way to simplify the roof system, but that may be a different post. Post_residence_expanded.plan

Oh this is wrong because it changed the height of the landing and brought it in off the wall. How can I keep the landing at its original height and the beginning of the stair in its original spot and have it join the landing without moving it? does the landing jog over one tread width?

So glad you mentioned this. I think I did what you were saying to do but the stair flights have different height risers. Okay?

Would the 2x4 wall have to go the whole distance to the landing? I need to have it stop about 20" from the landing so there is room to maneuver around the cabinets to get to the toilet.

Thanks so much for the great info guys!!!!

Just reaching because I love the ideas I hear on this forum I have a client that wants a 2 story house with each level at 12'. I have a U- shaped stairway with unequal lengths with lots of space underneath. We are thinking about putting a sink, toilet and shower into this space. Question I have is how can I close in the gap between the two flights of stairs so that folks on the stairs can't see into the bathroom? Does anyone see any other reason why this couldn't be done?

Thanks! Sure takes a lot of steps to get a perpendicular dimension. I appreciate you breaking down the process.

Thanks so much for taking the time to make the video, Rene. That is a novel way to handle it. So would you say the point from the corner is to the perpendicular point on the curve?

are you going to do another video to show us?

Thanks so much for the video!!!!!!!!!!!!! I learn best this way. Can you tell me the toolbar you have open that has the perp. parallel options. I don't seem to have it open on my computer.

Thanks for trying to help. Here is a picture with examples of what I need. I have to give the distances for all corners to points perpendicular on the property lines.

Turned it on it still doesn't seem to work. I do get the nearest on object but how do I know that is the perpendicular point to the corner of the house. Here are my settings: While I am asking questions... the help for snap says to enable extension snaps... is this just picking one of the three extension snaps that are available in the preferences for object snaps or is there something else that has to be enabled?

Why can't I get a perpendicular object snap icon to show?. I have tried to do a plot plan in CA and want to dimension to the point on the lot line that perpendicular to the corner of the house. I have all the object snaps off except endpoints and perpendicular. Perpendicular doesn't want to work. As a test I drew two straight lines and then a line off of one of the straight lines that would join the other straight line at a point perpendicular to the origin of the new line. Still no perpendicular icon to snap to. I can get middle, nearest etc to work. I have always used AutoCAD to do the plot plans for this reason, but would like to be able to do them in CA Thanks!!!

Chopsaw if I undestand your question, Mick put the line on CAD,Plot PLAN layer which automatically gave it the right size text. I then went to the defaults for CAD default and changed the format to ' instead of ' and " and made sure there were just 2 decimal points.

it was imported geometry from AutoCAD so it had the name that was assigned to the layer in autocad. Changed it to layer you suggested and POOF it works. just had to go to the default settings for CAD defaults and change them to decimal dimensions. Thanks!!!

Mick to the rescue once again!!! How can I change the number style on this. Mine is in feet and inches instead of decimal feet and the number is too small. Thanks!!