Larry_Sweeney

ADDING TO MY FIRST THREAD OR AT LEAST TRYING TO CLARIFY BETTER MY PROBLEM......When I built my trusses I stated they weren't completely correct. I changed what I could with the highlighted truss envelope. As everyone knows this can be a real PITA. After "playing" around (and I do mean playing) trying to make the trusses somewhat correct so the truss company would understand what I was looking for, I ended up going to the "truss detail" and making rest of the changes I thought were needed. After making these final changes in the truss detail I locked the envelope and tried moving the trusses to their correct position. It was at this point when I noticed the trusses were reverting back to the way they were when they were first made. Can you not "lock" the changes when they are "corrected" in a truss detail so they can be adjusted and multiplied on the plan? I'm sending a link for the plan. If anyone wants to look at it. After opening the plan, open the "truss detail" up. I made a cad detail in red) of the truss detail. I next copied the cad detail into the truss detail for comparison so if anything would change with my trusses in my truss detail, because of moving the trusses in plan view, I would have quick reference. The last truss (TR-5) is as close as I could get by working with the truss envelope for this particular truss. The "look" I was after for the same truss is TR-1. Some of the other trusses when made by CA were WAY off the mark and it took much work to correct them in "truss detail". You could check this out yourself if you want to. I'm sure I'm being a PAIN, but I need to find some clarification on this. Either by someone in ChiefTalk or support as to whether I'm asking for the impossible. I just think if you can make changes in "truss detail" and the changes show up in your cross section, then there should be a way to lock it so you can move it around in the plan or multiply it. Please forgive me for rambling on, but I'm just sooo very frustrated with this. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49042923/BOYD%20STATION%2002252014.zip

Amy......If I take a grey textured vertical siding and "blend" a reddish-brown color with it I get a reddish-brown textured vertical siding. I gather what you are telling me is that I CAN in CA just "tint" (semi-transparent) with a reddish-brown color in a way that the grey is still showing through. I've never been able to get this look. Could you explain or show an example how this is done. Or if you could point me to a video or somewhere in the ref. manual on the procedure, it would be much appreciated. Thank you and have a great day.

Randy....I don't say anything about the first floor plan. I just stated I went back to the floor plan so I could move the trusses. I am building the trusses off the second floor plate. I'm building trusses or should I say I'm trying too.

I have 5 different trusses on my project. Everyone I made needed to be "fine tuned" for one reason or another (some a lot). After adjusting them and getting them right I locked the truss envelopes and went into the floor plan to move them around for 24" centers and to multiply them where needed. As soon as I moved the first one, I noticed in my truss cad detail that the truss changed back to the way it was originally when first made losing all the changes I made even though I had the envelope locked. Is this the way it should work? What's the use of having the "envelope lock" if as soon as it is moved it changes back? Please tell me there is a work around to this or did I approach correcting the trusses all wrong?

Jon......Thanks for the info, but when I started to go through the process of downloading the program it started to give me a whole bunch of other crap and I stopped the whole process. I'm not much of a "computer techy" and things like this really bother me. Whenever I download something anymore my heartbeat goes up about 30% because of some bad pass experiences. I'll have to go back to the site and look at it a little closer. What I know now though is that when I try to open ChiefTalk now (or anything else) I get taken to "advertisement sites" first. Now I have to figure out how to get rid of them. Thank God for grandchildren . They are "my" computer techys. Have a great day OldCKD......Do you have a name? (the handle doesn't fit the picture ) Thanks for taking the time to find and do the jps. They are very close to what I'm after (especially the first one). I must get a program and learn how to do that. Have a great day.

"OLDCKD"...........When I blend a light grey color with my textured red vertical siding I get a textured light grey siding. I wish for a way to get a semi-transparent light grey over the red but with the red not being completly covered. I guess I'm going to have to invest in Paint Shop and learn that program. Man, I'm getting too old to learn new stuff!

Nicinus...Post the plan! You will save yourself and especially everyone trying to help you much grief.

Dennis......Is there a way to add a semi-transparent color (washed over look) to a color already on the siding? I have a "barn red" color on the vertical siding. When I "blend" a color to the vertical siding texture, what I get is just a different color on the siding. May be that I'm just not "getting it" to what you are trying to explain to me. You have seen from the picture in my first thread what I'm after. I'll give you a Dropbox link to my model and you can see what I have for a color at present. Maybe what I want is not possible. Dealing with colors and textures is not a "strong suit" of mine. Appreciate your time. Dropbox link---- https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/49042923/BOYD%20STATION%2002212014%20CREAME.zip

I have a client that I'm designing an office building for that has a "barn look". He sent me a picture of the finish "effect" he wants on the exterior (attachment). Is it possible to get this "washed" effect in CA and if so then how? As always, all advice is greatly appreciated.