timmy123

Hi all, For some reason the component options is disabled in my window options. See attached.

Hi all, My rendering shows black patches. Please see rendering attached and let me know what could be wrong. Thanks, Tim

After making a cross section cut is there a way to automatically highlight the lines where the cut is occuring and lighten/thin the lines/areas beyond? In my cross sections they are all the same.

I am using X7.

Hi all, I am trying to use the break line tool to do a full break on general CAD lines. However, instead of doing a complete break the Polyline Specification Dialog/popup shows up. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tim

Chuck you are correct, it is fixed now see attached. Thanks a lot !

I always used to get the 3D prospective full overview look correct but now for some reason it has started to look weird. It looks like the surfaces of walls have become translucent. Please check the attached screen capture.

Hi all, I am having an issue with a few of the walls in my plan. For some reason the outermost layer is not showing up instead the Chief Wrap layer is showing up which makes everything look bad. See attached plan and screenshot ChiefWrapIssue.plan

Hi all, I want to show the existing grade as a dashed line instead of a solid. I tried changing the terrain line type to dashed but it did not help. Please see the attached image and let me know how to change the highlighted to dashed. Thanks, TIM

Hi, I would like to flip the labeling of the vertical lines. For example in the attached image P/L label is correct while CURB and others need to be rotated 180 degrees.

Hi all, I can generate the automatic window and door schedules with the tools->Schedules option. However, I wanted to also include the shape/small picture of the windows and doors along with the automatically generated table. How can I do this in layout?

Hi Curt, Thanks for the detailed response. I really appreciate it. This is my first modern design therefore, I don't have much experience with flat roofs. I have parapets in my design but would also try the parallel chord truss.

@Gawdzira...of course I would not actually use 2' thick sheathing....I was experimenting. I am trying to get this roof made but have no clue...I am thinking that increasing the fascia height is the way to go and then to fix the ceiling maybe lowering it so that it reaches the bottom of the eave? See the attached image (Garage and Room roof) for the look I am trying to get. The room roof looks like a parapet roof however the garage roof I am not sure.

Actually, I am thinking if a similar effect could be obtained by just modifying the fascia...?

@Drawzilla :-P Perry, I am sure there is an easy way to do it. Please enlighten. I was able to change the sheathing to make it thicker say 2 feet (see attached image) But still the ceiling does'nt look right since the rafters are exposed. CJ I am trying to make a 2 feet thick 1/4" sloped roof, I am thinking of using tiles on top and around since the roof will be visible from the street.(just like the soffit example) Thank you all for your responses.

HI all, I am trying to create a modern roof. I made it easily using the soffit but can't get the same thickness using roof. (See attached image) Is there a way to achieve the same effect using roof plane? Thx

Hi all, I need to make the dimension labels transparent. See the attached image I am not able to see my grid thru my dimension labels. I can make the Text labels easily transparent by setting the fill as transparent. But how can I accomplish the same with the dimension labels? Thanks, Tim

Hi all, 1) I want the two stairs to intersect at 45 degrees. 2) Also the door in the plan view is behind the stairs. Please see images and let me know how to do both. Thx.

Ok I was not able to rotate the elevation cameras. However, I found a work around. I added new cameras and copy pasted the information inside the views. Still if someone knows how to rotate the cameras let me know thanks,

Hi all, I rotated everything in my plan. Now all my layout sets are empty since the cross section/Elevation cameras were not rotated. I am manually able to move the cameras but not able to give it a 90 degree rotation. The rotate handle rotates the label of the camera rather than the camera itself. I do not want to delete the cameras since I have alot of data in the Elevation view. Please let me know.

Hi Glen, Thanks a lot. I had posted the wrong file here is the link to the plan file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0_-X_Oc8QXtbXVnV1JNWmlTNms/view?usp=sharing Happy Holidays..

Hi Glen and Rich, Thanks for your replies. I tried the way Rich suggested using rotate plan view, but now the labels are overlapping in plan view...as well as layout. I used Glens method and it fixed the labels in plan view as well as layout! but the problem is I cannot rotate all the layers. For some reason in plan view I am able to rotate the plan but not the exterior parking etc.. I am thinking if some layer is locked or not editable? I am attaching the plan please see if you can spot the problem. I am trying to rotate everything counter clockwise 90 degrees. home_6_6_2014_d_fazal_56Layout.layout

hi glen, thanks that is correct. But how can I rotate in plan view? I did edit area all floors, CTRL-A, but rotate under transform is greyed out. I also want the terrain to rotate.

Hi, My dimensions and labels are on top of each other in layout, while in plan they look good. Does anyone have an idea what could be wrong? Check images..

Hi, I want to rotate text inside callouts. Text labels are easy to rotate but I can't rotate the text inside callouts, please check the attached image. Happy Thanksgiving to all.