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Excellent. I had tried that, but hadn't used the no room definition setting so it wasn't working. I had run into the problem with the railing breaking back downward before as well so this info is really helpful. Thank you very much for taking the time to download and view my plan. I had actually worked around the problem by copying and pasting the stairway to the 2nd floor and making it sligjlty less wide than the original on the 1st flloor, but this is a better solution than having two stairways accupying the same place. Still wish you could offset the railing along with the newells.

Thanks for the suggestions, but Chris's solution doesn't really work. Manually drawing the railimg won't work because there is already an interior wall where the railing needs to be. (It's under the stairs). I tried a pony wall with the lower 1/2 as an interiuor wall and the upper 1/2 as a railing but that didn't work either. I can't move the landing in or out because the platform under the landing won't align with the interior wall under the steps then. I've been using Cheif for at least 12 years and this has always been a problem. The plan is available for download at the link I posted above.

Wondering if anyone has any idea how to move the railng on the steps in to align with a raling on the landing above, The newells can be offset but the railing doesn't follow. The plan in question can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IuW5QSPCDAk7XrYQc8pKaDD1qJjOsJuZ?usp=sharing

Thanks for explaining that Kbird1

Actually think it may have to do with "Partition Wall" check box in Define wall specification dialogue.

So, yeah there are definitely issues with moving all wall layers into the main layer section, IOt does make wall intersections look better but creates dimensioning and platform issues. Here's .jpgs

Actually discovered that be redefining wall types to include all layers in Main Layer the intersections look better and the "edit wall layers intersections" tool seem to be more functional. I'm guessing there will be some unwanted side effects.

Tried everything I can to get the wall intersections to look right with the "edit wall layers intersections" tool but really haven't had much luck. In General wall intersections look right till you have more than one wall intersecting at the same point. Thoughts anyone ? Wall Intersection 2.pdf Wall Intersection 1.pdf

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately these go on closets where I had normal bypass doors. No room for the rails to extend past the opening more than a few inches. Will probably have top draw something. As popular as these seem to be getting I was surprised I didn't find one already drawn on Sketchup. Once the client sees it on DIY I'm doomed.

Just wondering if anyone has an idea of how one might draw a Bipass Barn Door in CA. (X13) Checked Sketchup 3D warehouse and didn't find anything there. Seems like Barn doors are the rage. I personally think they suck

Thanks Kbird1. I'm going to give it a try.

So I just added Signature with my computer specs. Updated Graphics Card with Latest Driver from NVIDIA Checked Shader Model with Direct X Caps viewer which indicates 6.5 Updated Windows. Still no graphics in X13 so back to wondering if a graphics card update is appropriate.

Just downloaded x13 and found current video card isn't up to snuff. Not really wanting to buy a new desktop just yet. Attaching specs for existing desktop. Anyone have a recommendations for a new graphics card. Hoping not to spend a boatload of money if possible since I will probably get a new machine with in the next year or so. Thanks , Chuck

Thank you very much Michael. That did the trick. I'd forgotten about the island room issues. Haven't had to draw one in a while. Chuck

Thanks Ryan, Using glass house view I found that the missing lights were in the attic above the 2nd floor. I have no idea why. Plan is very much a work in progress. Attaching below. Roberts 71921.plan