tommy1

I fixing to help a man who just got Home Designer Pro (rental) yesterday I believe. Does anyone know If I should open it with X10 or would X11 be okay. I'll be making revisions and sending it back to him. Don't know if a recent version of Pro is compatible with X11.

Yes I like it.

I would make a custom line style with the spacing you need. Will be a bit of trial and error until you get what you want. If you're going to send to layout at an engineering scale, you should probably check that too.

Are you using Version 10 or do you really mean X10?

I had this same situation a few months ago (X10). I'll go back and see what I did. Probably not the best approach but got it done. Sorry, mine is different from yours.

With so many changes in X11, I made all new anno sets and layer sets with the layers I want to use and am not having any problems with my views.

If you set up a specific anno set linked with a specific layer set with specific layers you won't have that problem.

I've always displayed my roofs above and usually reference walls below so I know for sure where I'm placing it. Then display roof below.Too many steps? Oh well.

Try as I mentioned.

You might just be able to display roof at attic level and use a floating dormer. I'll look at your plan later unless someone else does.

Auto dormers (not floating)) will require walls at the back of the dormer. Don't know what you're trying to do. If all else fails, try placing a blank floor above (don't move roof) and then place a floating dormer on new floor. (display roof on floor above) Didn't look at your plan.

Chad, once again, you can use a molding profile for the lintel as well. It is quite common here to have the lintel boxed out in wood...especially in older homes. I had one made but don't know what happened to it so I made another one in 15 to 30 seconds.

I will have to try this sometime today. I've only had one plan so far in X11 that required two dormers but I did them manually for I had to be real specific on the wall placement for the engineer. This looks like you have a 3 story house right? Sometimes the problem is plan specific so I'll try a 3 story house.

I briefly watched it. As mentioned, I don't have any problems with anything. I never need to tweak my profile unless a particular wall type calls for it. My profile works for all brick walls as long as there is a 5-1/2" brick ledge being used which is what's common here. If I were you, I would forget about using a 3D molding polyline for the brick sill until this gets fixed (if it ever does).

Chad, I really do feel your pain and frustration about something not working when it used to. Been there. BTW, I generally just do the brick molding profile in a plan once. Once I have it right in the window, I just copy that window around where I need a brick sill so I don't have to do it again to every window that needs it and resize the other windows as needed...the brick sill is already there. Pretty quick. I don't ever have the gap issue you mention but I don't think that issue comes up when using a molding profile.

Chad, I don't look at using the molding profile as a workaround. It's used through the window dbx. I actually look at the 3d molding poly line as the work around. I know, I know, people will disagree but that's okay. IMO, either way it's fine as long as it works.

Chad, it's already been shown in a video posted here on how I made it (them). I made them as shown years ago. For me, it's the easiest way to do this. I realize that apparently there's a problem in X11 with using 3D moldings. With that said, I would recommend using molding profiles and add them in the window dbx. It may be a long time before this is fixed or maybe never. There's a couple of things that have been acknowledged by CA that is not right that I complained about and still hasn't been fixed after years of complaining so I just do what I have to get the job done. The more people that complain about this not working right MIGHT get it fixed. I have no reason to use 3D moldings when the molding profile works just fine for me and because it looks like it doesn't even work right in X11.

Bruce, don't feel bad, I had that same problem this morning. Usually a roof will fix it which I have. Didn't have that problem in X10. I'm still not real great with PBR for kitchens so I sometimes go to raytrace. I actually got the PBR to work pretty good but don't know which settings helped.

I have to agree. My library doesn't have to get any larger with something like this.

Just put that room divider on its own layer and turn it off in plan view if you don't want to see it.

Definitely especially if you just need to model the exterior.

Chad, I'm using a "molding profile". My profiles were made many years ago. Not using 3D moldings, symbols or whatever. I have it recessed to sheathing. I did this in X11.

I understand that. It looks fine in 3D. I'll post something later. Basically I have to do it as Glenn describes. Need to leave to meet an engineer.

This is what I'm using, molding profile via the window dialog. This is why I said I'm having no problems. Just looked at it in a cross section and looked fine.

Thanks Michael. I gave you a point for that. To be honest, I probably should have known that. Brain dead.