DianeP

1 hour ago, Chopsaw said:

To do what you are asking to do, you would need to define a single layer brick attic wall and place it there.  However at some point you will need to decide where the water is going to go and what to do with it once it gets into the dining room.  Sorry but you are asking for trouble without rethinking the design.  Possibly a few modifications and a roof cricket would do it but not sure where to start right now.  Not really sure what is existing and what is new.

Sorry, I should have said this is a new build.

I have this almost complete but the owner and truss company say this wall that is circled should go all the way up to the roof.  The back side of the wall (drywall) shows on the other side.  Is it possible for this wall to be done the way they say,  and if so, can you tell me what I need to do to fix it.  I tried just cosmetically fixing it with a slab with the brick on it, but  the wall seems too wide coming out of the roof.   Thanks!

Bobbie Welch Residence.plan

4 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

This roof plane is your problem...

 

Check out the shape in the upper right quadrant.

Awesome.  You found it.  I am still not sure why it wouldn't work, but I took out the extra segment around the stairs (there were 2. I made it one using the fillet tool)  Thanks bunches!

Is anyone able to help me figure out what is going on with this plan.  There is a gap that shows up in the 3d model on the second floor near the stairs.  Also, the area doesn't look right when I do a section cut thru the area.  I  have attached the .plan file for any that have time to look at it.  Thanks!

6040 East Bay ICF Design.plan

That's great Joe.  Is there anyway I can see an example of its output?  Does it measure to the exterior of the veneer for the sqft figures?

Is there an automatic method that would calculate the living area for each floor, and the garage, storage space and put it into a table format?  I have been making polylines, getting the sqft info from it and putting it into my own table I made.  Just thought I would check to see if something easier was available.  Thanks!!!

Got it, thanks Eric!!!!

Does anyone have a wall type for open lath like is used in the picture below that they can share or tell me how to create.  I am not sure if this is the correct term for this type of wall.  If it isn't, I would appreciate the correction.  Happy New Year and Thanks!!!

Got it on the suggestion forum!  Thanks!

20 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

Not so sure you can have those on hot keys but you can set them up on a Library Object toolbar.

 

20 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

There really should not be any reason that once you set up the Library Object tool that you could apply a hot key to it.

 

That might make a good suggestion for an up coming version.

Thanks Chopsaw!  I will do this and add it as a suggestion.  Is there a way to add a ChiefTalk forum thread to the suggestion box directly.  If not, then that would be a suggestion I would make to Chief Architect. 

Can you tell me how to link library symbols to hot keys?  I either forgot how, or it isn't possible.  I want to link an exhaust fan, ceiling fan, chandalier, smoke and carbonmonoxide detectors to hot keys.  Possible?  If so, how.  Thanks

On 11/12/2020 at 1:48 PM, rlackore said:

 

On 8/10/2016 at 9:57 AM, Gawdzira said:

I have hot keys set up for the electrical item placement. E,S = switch   E,L = light  E,R = outlet (receptacle) E,C = connection

 I hate when I don't notate what I did so I can refer back to it.  I did create these hot keys for library symbols, Now I want to create more for other things in the library that I use often.  I can't figure out how I did it.  Any help is much appreciated.  Thanks!!!

Sorry about the second quote.  I had two saved somehow and I can't see how to remove the other one. 

Oh Wow!!!  Robert thank you so much!!!

Well darn,  The above options work in the 3d perspective views for the materials, but the pattern is still single lines 7" apart in the vector and 2d views I send to my layouts..  Anyway to get the pattern 5" and 3" for the 2D views? Thanks for all the great ideas!

2 hours ago, rlackore said:

You can give this a try: Wood Lap Siding 7x2.calibz

 

Wonderful!!  Thanks so  much Robert!!!

3 minutes ago, solver said:

Use an existing material. Edit in an image editor. Use the new image to create a new material.

 

Eric is there an image editor that you like to use that is easy to use?

Any suggestions on how to modify a material so that I can create this effect.  I have created a 2" reveal and a 7" reveal, but never one that alternates between two sizes.  Thanks!!!

Thanks everyone for your advise.  Didn't realize there was a section for building code questions.  I will keep it in mind for next time.  I appreciate everyone using their ESP in figuring out what I was trying to ask and giving me the help I was looking for on this stair question.  I will confirm that the landing is 44".  

On 10/8/2020 at 9:27 PM, rgardner said:

Looks good.  Btw you put up

two of these threads.  You may consider deleting the other one to keep everything clean.

23 hours ago, Dermot said:

Please check with your local building department because this stair configuration may not meet code requirements.  I was told that stairs are never supposed to get narrower along the path of egress.  

 

I would also encourage you to delete your other post.

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to post both of them, but they both have some really good information in the replies,  Is there a way to merge the posts?

2 minutes ago, Ridge_Runner said:

Yours are. Your landing, as drawn, is the same width where the stair sections touch it. What doesn't work is where the landing is "narrower" than the stair section that it connects to.

Thanks Mike, that makes sense.  Not sure how/why anyone would want to create that situation.  

is this allowed?    Wanting to do this so that the opening at the top of the wider stairs will match the double door on the house.  I remember reading the landing is supposed to be the same width as the stairs, but wasn't sure if it would work if the stairs came to the landing from different directions, so thought  I would ask one of you experts.   Seems like a 6x6' landing would be incredibly large.   Thanks!  

is this allowed?    Wanting to do this so that the opening at the top of the wider stairs will match the double door on the house.  I remember reading the landing is supposed to be the same width as the stairs, but wasn't sure if it would work if the stairs came to the landing from different directions, so thought  I would ask one of you experts.   Seems like a 6x6' landing would be incredibly large.   Thanks!  

Is the  a way to have an exterior landing framed automatically with its required support posts  so it isn't floating in mid air? I alway go back and add the posts manually, but wonder if there is an easier way to do this now.

1 hour ago, solver said:

Make the roofing thicker.

 

And that often goes away when sent to layout.

Eric, The picture I attached was from my layout page.  I'll try to make the roofing material thicker.  UPDATE: Where do I make the roof material thicker? UPDATE 2:  I found it Here it is. 

Any ideas on what I did wrong that caused the rafters to show through my roof material.  I need to show the open rafters tails.   

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