johnny

I used Mac exclusively from 1998-2011, but switched due to critical 3D apps not being supported yet. The Mac hardware is nice, but I really don't notice much difference in productivity. Apps I find critical to my business still aren't available on Mac....so my office is 90% PC now. Lumion 3D is the most important tool I have currently - I hit "home runs" in my presentations each time.

Im going to get the SSA special today. If I do, does that give me X8 in beta in my locker - or do I need to apply to be part of the beta team?

Doesn't the offset input work?

Hey Glenn - just as a matter of exercise I did this and the roof overhang still built at 18" (default) and ignored my manual overhang I made input on the "wall" diagram. Perhaps I have something wrong....

Yes, it does appear that the wall settings for roof overhang is ignored, but your example wouldn't work well for "automation" regardless since geometry would require the baseline to be set inward from the wall by the same distance as the common overhang. Another option might be to then segment out a "room" the distance of the overhang, and choose "no roof" over that room which will automate a baseline that will keep the fascia heights aligned. This may get you the automation you seem to be after.

your welcome - but so you know the video was from Scott Hall who deserves the credit... take care.

This might help....

Id say overall, wall snaps need to be changed in CA - as not only is this a problem, but so is moving windows and doors close to a corner or edge. It would be great if there was a way to disable the automation when you want to - or lock walls.

Actually, I just noticed you don't have a exterior wall made up of multiple sections (not 1 wall profile), but you are running a secondary wall manually partially around the perimeter. I dont have a fix for you at this point other than to say you'd probably solve part of your issue making a wall profile that contains all the layers you need/want...and not have multiple wall lines running together and parallel. http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02944/defining-a-new-wall-type-in-x7.html (added) in fact, I just deleted the secondary wall and it turned on balloon frame (see Joe's comment) and it fixed the issue. Your main issue I think is that other wall line you are running parallel with the exterior walls. CA is trying to place a wall platform under that wall.

You've set a neg ceiling height for the room which is messing that up. You need to just correct your default heights....

You best bet is probably to use a molding poly - but someone may have a better solution.

I wish everything was metric.

The extra amount I think you are confusing (or I am wrong somehow) is the "continuation" price vs the "re-start" price. They give you a discount if you continue your SSA. Which brings up an interesting point that doesn't relate to me - but curious nonetheless. What if you naturally had SSA coming due now?...that means you don't get any additional discount? I think this is a good deal to get back in SSA and that way can get beta X8 - ill spring for this deal.

Never mind - I see that if you upgrade to X8 it includes SSA so that is really what I wanted to know.

I noticed there are a lot of sales for CA. Does SSA ever go on sale?

Actually they recently had a video on this - I think you are on right track, but perhaps too bright in your example (but very good overall). If you want better lighting you might be better to use a full render app.

Under default settings, dimensions, and then automatic exterior -

Chief thinks in terms of rooms - for better or worse. If you dont think in those same terms, and approach your project file differently, you will run into issue after issue. What I understand you to be saying is that you have a post and beam structure and am unsure if you should place that structure first or the "in-framing" first. Since you can't make rooms with post and beams I would say start with the in-framing, but I would draw lines that represent the "grid" of your posts and beam members. After you are done with that place the structural members into the file - and I would isolate the layers for each type. I'm not a Chief pro, but that is how I would go about it.

Yep that was it, thanks. I had thought it needed to be checked for the sides to be dimensioned, but works fine un-checked.

Thanks Glenn - that was easy.

Is glenn's method the same as yusuf's?

Does someone mind verifying this works on their system. When I set the default to R/O its 1/2" off still. I couldn't get it to work, but maybe I am missing something.

edit - Joe show's below there is a way.

You probably should post in the general section, as this area is more for people giving tips than asking questions.

Is there a way to move a roof plane's baseline post creation, but in a way that actually resets the roof plane to the new baseline coordinate position keeping all other settings "locked"? I understand you can move the baseline, but simply dragging the baseline over to a new location messes up the other aspects of the roof plane settings. Thanks in advance.