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I always keep the name of the current file the same so the links to layout remain. I copy (in windows, not a save-as) and rename the plans that are archived.

You can bump up the emissive setting on the material for the fluorescent tube so it appears to be illuminated and use Dennis's suggestion to approximate the light cast.

Well, it looks like the GIMP homepage has a blog post about this: THE PRICE OF BEING POPULAR... 2014-12-26 When software is popular, then there are elements out there who seek to profit from it by less ethical means. Installer packages with added spyware, adware or even malware are apparently part of the (Windows) user experience these days. GIMP is being attacked in that manner as well, In order to keep safe, get GIMP from our own downloads pages or the sites we link to, and be very cautious when going elsewhere. One victim of this is GIMPshop - started as a fork of GIMP to add UI terms that are more familiar to users of Adobe Photoshop, it is nowadays used to load third-party software onto the unwary user's system. Thankfully, the original author is not to blame, as this operation is run by someone else. Here's the link from that post: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ (I mentioned sourceforge in the meeting, which is the place I originally downloaded GIMP without the malware experience.) Here's an alternate link for the other software I mentioned: https://inkscape.org/en/download/ Many apologies to those that have had their day derailed by this.

Sorry to hear that DSH. I did not have the same experience, though I'm on a PC

I'd guess those will go away if you turn off the soffit (options tab)

Have a look here: http://youtu.be/jnqIk8DZULE (sorry no sound)

I think their ubiquity has more to do with being at the party early than their GIU.

Maybe an "override the rule of geometry" button? I prefer to manually create all but the simplest roof forms. Then you can control the crazy. The algorithm just covers the plan with a roof - it does not design a roof.

One part is 26' wide and the other is 23' therefore the ridges are different heights.

Your defaults are fine, but the room has been set to override the default. There is no subfloor in the floor definition of the room. Click the default checkbox and your sub-floor will appear.

Michael - Do you see subfloor in your floor structure definition? (My guess is no) If you do - post the plan.

It must be a setting. Check your floor structure definition in the Floor Defaults.

I would use the soffit object for a dropped ceiling. If it is dropped for a whole room, I'd use the ceiling plane object. "molding lines with round molding" - That's how I'd do it.

Hello John, I can echo the comments of skipping lite and jumping right in to the full version. (You may have to upgrade the Osbourne 1) Like you I am an office of 1 architect and all my projects are unique, bespoke designs. (I also used Architrion, though it was 18 years ago...) I think you will be able to model unique historic conditions but you may need to rely on this forum to help with a crash course in the inner workings of the software.

With the "Lites Vertical " entry in the dialog box.

If you have fixed, casement, or awning windows these type if lites can be accomplished with the "Craftsman" type from the pull down menu.

To expand on Roberts answer you can create 2 side clipped sections. Use a line to accurately place the extent of the side clip. Snap these two sections together in your layout. In the attached images the section markers are live section cameras. (The horizontal line is a cad line but you can set it's properties to match your section line.)

You may need to manually model that roof. (And the possibility of it shedding water may come along with that solution.)

here you go: http://www.mockett.com/mpb3a.html

It's your printer boundary I think. Check your sheet setup FILE > PRINT > DRAWING SHEET SETUP Settings are under "Drawing Margins"

I use the +/- symbol in the text macros.

You cannot copy cameras. When i need cameras to match from plan to plan I draw a line that follows the camera, paste it into the plan I like the camera duplicated in, and create a new camera view that follows the pasted line.

Then Robert's answer is the one you need.

Seems to work for me. You may need to post the plan to get more than guesses.

Drag the wall with D07 edit handle down so it joins the other wall with the slider.