joey_martin

With X13 there is a way to change smaller dimensions, along a dimension string, to show inches rather than feet-inches. Before you could only change the entire string. This may help with the clutter. Rather than having a 2'-2 1/4" in the long string, you can change just that dim to say 26 1/4", which may help you.

Take a full overview camera screen shot. In plan view is the roof layer turned on?

Are you looking via a FLOOR OVERVIEW camera or a FULL OVERVIEW camera? Has the roof been defined? Are the associated roof layer turned on in the camera view?

Check your code book first. If using dimensional lumber it's still code to support those walls. Some situations with I joists will need the extra joists under those walls.

1) Take an elevation view and use a polysolid. Put it on the wall layer, and match the wall properties. Use CAD to show the opening. 2) And what I would do is create the front wall with a wall so that I can attach openings and fixtures to it more easily, then add the poly solid around that wall to create the return on the left and right and the shape at the top. Show it in elevations, not necessarily on plan view.

I give it those qualified to do it. I don't remember what he uses but I think it's an online Manual-J & D program.

Last time I did quick calcs for stairs I think we used 2.5sqft per tread and 2sqft per riser. 9sqft per landing if the stairs are 36" wide. Add all that and add 10% for a guestimate.

Build the floor framing.

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You can assign it any symbol you like, for speeds sake, I drag them in and go.

No. Open the actual material and make a copy. Name it and rotate it. With the material region you are rotating the "region" not the material.

The joist hangers are in the Simpson library.

There are multiple anchoring options other than the ole cast-in-place anchor bolt.

Make a copy of the material, rotate it 90d.

We don't all live and work in seismic zones.

Break the invisible wall at the width you need the gable to be. Changing the pitch will need to happen after and manually.

Yes. Use the roof tabs in the wall dbx.

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Check that the ponywall is aligned properly. Delete the line on the layout page if it's still there.

Construction Documents 101. We get hidden lines at countertops, stair nosing, and stair stringers, we should get them for overlapping roof planes, and half walls hidden by overlapping countertops.

While I appreciate the work and ideas @Alaskan_Son (Michael) that is a ridiculous amount of work and steps when all we need is for Chief to give us hidden lines. The program knows when there is a countertop on top of a cabinet, it should know when 2 roof planes overlap. Sooo, that's a big no for me on creating all that to get hidden lines.

Select the upper roof planes and set them to solid fill white so that the lower roof planes are hidden.

Yes, but why? Do you have a ROOF PLAN layer set and/or default set or SAVED PLAN VIEW? When I am ready to work on my roof plan I simply hit ROOF PLAN and Chief does the rest. I then just add notes and such. Sending anything to CAD just creates more work.