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i've noticed this too, where there are some very odd widths..thought it was just me

sounds similar to what I do, but I'm not organized enough to keep them 1 to 1. But some of that is due to my details being semi automated (if the stud is 2x4 vs 2x6, I only change the label, I do not have a sperate detail). I would perhaps be interested in both. I get tired of making new details for different wall assemblies and the associate RSI calcs. I will send you a PM

do you(or any of the polyline people) have a trick for getting the living area polyline for a detached garage? it seems to only give room area poly line, which looks to be to the outside layer, not the main layer. ...other that the change the room type to something other than garage, then create it, then change it back. as that seems to be a bit of a workaround

Robert, did you create RSI calcs for all the floors, ceilings, walls to match the different details. I noticed you have them nicely named sounding like you would have them

curious, why don't you just scale when printing ? or does that not work I rescale them in layout, one layout box at a time

if I understand, correcty: If you go into your template project, then open up the template layout, and go to that camera, and click to update the view, it updates the layout with the elevation of the template plan. But if you copy your template project to a new project, and then go to the layout file in the new project anddo the same thing, you dont see the plan's elevation, and instead you get that error? You shouldnt. I assume you are using project management mode? you might need to post a screen video

are you using the tools->layout-Referenced plans/layouts from the layout menu? I use it all the time. ...but the better workflow I found is to just have a template project with the layout and plan file in it, already linked) Then just duplicate the project, and rename the project, plan, layout

centers on this dialog?

well..found this in home designer forum which is exactly what I am trying to do L-shaped Dutch gable roof - Q&A - HomeTalk Forum CA staff state: "Home Designer Pro should give you the tools to make that happen. However, you can get really close in Home Designer Suite by using the following technique:" I'm not sure if the "tools" means manually or automatically I tried the work around in this thread and could not get it to work

just did, but I realize I could build it manually, and this video shows a good way to do it compared to what I would have tried. But is there no automatic way to do it? and why is the program dutch gabling the whole side when I only told it to do the left portion? If I make that wall back to a gable, then the front garage is correctly built as dutch gable so it has something to do with that split wall

I'm trying to do what I thought would be relatively simple. Change the gable to a dutch gable that looks like: so the roofline is over the top plate I have this, where the lower wall is broken to delineate the gable going across: but if I change the 3 walls (broken, top, right lower) to duthc gable and set the in from baseline at 24" I get: it looks like this: the one not seen looks good, but it looks like it just ignored the hip directive on the wall to the right of the broken wall Residential Template - Copy 1.plan

is your SPV any floor or a speciifc floor. Mine are any floor

are you sending both of those to layout, or are you copying the layout box and relinking for the one on the right?

I just note where my crosshairs land on the left and right by looking at what icon they are touching, and then align the main floor height to that for each one and call it close enough. The issue for me is elevations. Joe, what do you do to align those? I like Rene's point marker way. for this CA changes my floor to 0 when relinking to another SPV, or maybe it is to another plan. dont remember. I just remember it is a tad annoying

if I know it is going to a truss manufacturer, I will sometimes show a representative truss in the layout with the heel height dimensioned. garages here typically have different heel heights, so for that i just dimension in the section like rob says., and if the heel is uniform every where else I will dimension on the section of the house, or create a specific section where the heel is different and dimension that The problem with showing a specific truss in layout is if the roof gets rebuilt, CA does not maintain the order, so your layout might be left showing a dimension on white space, or worse a dimension on a completely different truss. So it can be better just to bite the bullet and create specific sections where the heels are different I suppose you could, just put all of the trusses on layout and send them as part of your package and let the truss company measure to scale. And I have been asked by the truss company if the truss is to the end of the top plate or the the exterior of the sheathing. so nothing is every straighforward from their perspective