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if your main floor is using the default elevations, you could change the default.

If not, I will normally select all rooms using the marquee select and then adjust elevations/room heights if I need

one other tidbit. the highest amount of accuracy is achieved by doing the measurements on the longest straight line in the PDF that has a measurement printed

I believe CA actually has a video. 

The simplest way to scale is: if there is a dimensions between two points on the pdf, you do a point to point measurement in CA (after you have imported the pdf), and then do a ratio of that measurement with the one on the PDF.. And then use the transform replicate to resize using that calculated ratio. in the simplest example: if there is a measurement on the pdf which says it is a 100m long parcel between tow parcel corners, but when you actually measure it in CA, CA shows it to be 50M, then you need to resize by a factor of 2

I also believe CA has a point to point resize tool that does the math for you. I seem to recall seeing it in their video, I just never remember where it is. It is probably in the help

you cam import pdfs and put them on their own layer. You can then scale and trace if you would like. it works best if there is a known dimension on the pdf

it happens all the time for me, drives me crazy

what is your ceiling elevation at for that outdoor room? notice mine is at -28

after you create the second floor, change the second floor walls to align with your desired bonus room. Use the wall align tool to ensure they are on top of lower storey walls, if desired (normally the case for outside walls)

5 hours ago, tuckanthony said:

Does the .plan file have to be located in common documents in order for the .layout to have a .plan file to reference, then once a new project is created I would re-link the .layout file to the .plan file that was created when I created the project?

The easiest  way to do this that I have found for project management mode, is to have a "template" project which sits at the top of the list (I do it by naming it _template). and then have your template layout and template plan fully linked in the template project. For new projects, you right click on the template project and click copy. Then rename the new project to whatever you want. The links will still be there.

You do not have to use "common documents"

9 hours ago, decorators3 said:

no .. not a curved roof just a slight gable uplift towards the front of the perch

then I see two different scenarios. 1. you can do it as I showed, or 2, build it with declining pitched full span trusses all the way to where the left of your blue line is. 

I think 2, would be the better option, but to model it in chief, I think(but maybe others have a better way) you would have to create like 20 roof planes, each very narrow from the top down to the eave, and each with a slight decreasing pitch, from right to left. You could try start using 24" spacing for the roof planes, but I'd not sure how the 3d would look. my guess is it would show too disconnected at the top

If I were you, I'd call the truss company to see what their thoughts are

I dont see a curve in the picture. Are they looking for a curved roof, or just a declining ridge at a set decline pitch?

I think the roof is flat, but it is certainly not trivial. I actually did something similar on my attached garage in order to have the roof ridge be below a window at the house. I spoke to the truss guys and they were a little surprised at what I wanted. I describe it to them as reducing the peak of each truss from front to back by 1/2 inch so when I got to the house, it was 3 inches shorter.

I think you have to play with the pitch and rotated angle of the roof plane.

But then again, maybe there is a simpler way

for the first picture, wouldnt it just be a seperate roof plane on either side which starts from the top, and then goes down to the right corner of the roof,but angled?

let me try

cool looking house

the chase around the elevations problem. I've had it many times

...from what I remember

Possible Issue 1:

I find that if your entire basement is not at the same elevation and ceiling heights, then any rooms that you try and make different, must have a corresponding room on the main floor with the main floor walls over top of the basement walls

Issue 2: Set the absolute elevations, then set the stem wall.

or post a video of the issue, and/or the plan

does the material list not work for siding? i did a quick test on a wall with a garage door and it appears to work

What are you having issues with?

I make the stairwell a room (ensiure the floor level is where you want it to be and ceiling just above grade), add the stairs, make the stair material all concrete, set overhang to 0.

and i ignore that proper concrete steps have a sloping riser

i draw a railing on the floor above to match

make a terrain hole if you have to

Curious... did you take the pictures for hover? Are the footprint and window dimensions accurate?

I make mine using the stock cabinet,  delete the door,  add drawers ..  but I've had the same question as to why not al ready there

Not sure what you are trying to accomplish with polylines. What polylines are you referring to

Copy paste hold position if you want it to show up in the same place

did you check the wall settings vs the OOTB template plan ...almost looks like balloon framing with two different wall types.

you could try checking that:

i have the basement on level 0. I also have the basement walls in my template on level 0. I manually align the walls to the main floor, rather than use the auto build foundation. unless of course I am doing nothing in the basement, then I will delete the foundation and turn on auto foundation

one suggestion, try rebuilding the "all" framing.