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Dennis, I haven't downloaded any of these but it could maybe help.

http://www.sketchuptexture.com/p/exterior-floors.html

Make it have a ceiling, then build the roof. Once the roof is on, remove the ceiling.

Yes.

It's hard to tell you what's going on with out looking at the plan. None of your settings are to default. It's good practice to always work with defaults where or when possible.

I have a 4'x8' trailer I made several years ago. Just for grins, I tried to build a house on top. Took me about 20 minutes to figure something out. To do it better, it would have to be done with a little more time. I guess it can be done. The house is not a symbol...only the trailer. Maybe I should say the trailer is under the house (tip).

It's on a layer that is turned off. I'm having this behaviour 100 times every day. Select "All On Set" layer set. you will find your block then

This will probably be your best answer to make it work. It's what I do.

This happened to me several years ago and I had to pull a wall back and re-join it to fix the problem.

I don't seem to have any problems.

Be sure all your .PL0 (if a foundation is done), .PL1, .Pl2 files are in one folder. You need to open the .PL1 file to have it work. Do not just open the .PL2 file. I just went through this doing a plan for someone using V9.5.

Open the room dbx and edit the ceiling material by increasing the emissive setting to 60% or higher under the general material tab. That should help.

There is a floor above the garage. It should be there. I will check the file again and make sure.

Haven't looked at it but remember that the attic level is not a floor level.

Thank you.

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Is it possible to open block, make changes and save it back? Or it's necessary or explode and save it back each time  

If you try it, you'll find out real fast. To answer your question, do the last.

Draw a marquee around it to block it. then you can save it to the library.

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Okay. I was doing it a different way which automatically unchecked "outlet" and "110 volts".

Sorry, I forgot to include a step. Within the Symbol Specification dbx, Options tab, you also have do de-select any of the Options tick boxes. Then save to your User Library.

I have mine to where it hangs on the wall. To really make it work from the library, you have to do it a different way.

Insert the default the symbol from the Chief library.

Select the symbol and open the Symbol Specification dbx (toolbar icon looks like a pencil with chair).

Select the Options tab and enter the new Height Off Floor.

Close the dbx, and save the new symbol to your user library.

 

There is no need to mess with the 2D block.

Michael, if you're wanting to save it to your library to reuse again, this way as mentioned will not work. Try it. It never has worked this way for electrical. Here is a new symbol that will work. I think I have it set right. If not, it's probably close enough. 

Duplex 16 inches.calibz

I have postponed it until next Monday the 8th.

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Maybe so Scott, but we both said the same thing.

Tommy, if your just looking for the Credit- go ahead and take it, who cares.

No I'm not. That's ridiculous. I was just saying that I have already mentioned that in other words trying to explain about the old invisible wall and the new room divider.

The Room divider wall turns into a regular thickness invisible wall if it needs to frame anything above or below. It's automatic. if you are just using it to  define a room then it stays thin.

I thought I already said this (in other words).

In all previous versions (prior to X6), all invisible walls are actually a wall type of Interior 4 made invisible by default. So, if you want an invisible wall like the previous versions, place an interior 4 wall and make it invisible. In X6, they have the room divider instead of an "invisible wall" type already made. If you use the room divider, it has no thickness, but if you change the structure one side of the room that has a room divider, then that room divider gets the same definition on the old invisible wall which is actually an interior 4 wall invisible. BTW, for doing porches, I prefer to use a railing wall (wall type).