Larry_Sweeney

Not sure exactly what you are looking for, but there are some in 3D Warehouse.

Joe...….…………….Ah! To be honest, I never saw/noticed that box before-------it took me a while to find what you were talking about. Thank you for the heads up. Have a great day.

Joe...…………..Not quite clear what you mean, but I assume it's basically what I'm showing in my second thread.

I finally got my idea to work by adding an 1 1/2" to each end of the two types of wall. This accomplishes my main objective, but as you can see in the attachment there still shows a minor detail that is no "biggie", but I'm wondering why they are there and if I can get rid of them.

I'm trying to place a 2X4 pocket door in a 2X6 wall so there can be and outlet place in the "pocket area" of the door. The way I'm trying is to start with a 2X6 wall, remove an area where the pocket door framing is to be and replace it with a 2X4 wall and a 2X2"net wall furred along side it. I then place the pocket door in the 2X4 wall. My problem is the door doesn't show coming through the 2X2 wall. I have it marked as a furred wall. I have also changed it to split framing and nothing changed. Am I trying to accomplish something CA doesn't "allow" or am I missing something.

Chris...……………..Thanks for verifying. That's the conclusion I came up with. When I have a lot going on with floor framing in plan view it's helpful (at least to me) to show the framing members with different fill colors. I'm sure it won't do any good, but I'll put it in the "Suggestion Box". Thanks for your time. Have a great day.

Like the title says. I would like to change the default fill colors for some framing members in plan display. Such as making the sill plates a light green. Looked through the Defaults and did a search, but came up with nothing. Oh, one other thing, which isn't really to do with the title. Every time I go to write a thread the default color is grey. Is there a default setting for that? I know it use to be black. I don't know why or how it go changed. As always, any and all help much appreciated.

Eric...………...Attached is a cut down version of the project. I have noted the beam pocket on the foundation plan in red. Appreciate you taking the time. BEAM POCKET TEST.plan

Eric...……….I do like your work around. It can do most types of beam pockets that a person runs into. I seem to find that if the top block is less than half the width of the block it sometimes will not perform as wanted. Another area I ended up using p-solid because I just could not get your way to work. I'm showing in the attached picture of the outcome I was after. If you want to try to accomplish what I'm showing using your work around go for it. If not that's fine. You've done much more already treating me to your time and knowledge---very much appreciated. I thank you and all who have responded to my thread. Be safe and have a great day.

Michael...…………...Agreed, by adding an actual beam, CA will cut a hole in and through the wall. I'm trying to remember in my 45+ yrs. of designing and building homes where I would have a beam pocket in the foundation that went all the way through the foundation wall so the end of the beam would be exposed to the elements. We always made our beam pockets a minimum of 1/2" wider on each side, a 1/4" higher and 1/2" deeper, but never clear through the foundation wall. The space on the sides and depth were so the wood did not touch the masonry and the extra height allowed us to install a 1/4" steel plate underneath between the beam an masonry. If CA can (and does) cut a hole in a masonry wall for the beam then they should give us the option to specify how much larger in width, depth and height we want the pocket to be. In the meantime I like Eric's work around. It's not perfect for every instance and it can be a little time consuming, but the visuals are good. I don't think about the "up and down thing" very often, but he got a well deserved + one from me.

Robert.....……….I was able to get Eric's work around to work at a corner. It took some fudging and a coffee or two. I have a 9 5/8" block wall and the width of the beam pocket is 10 3/4"Wx4"Dx8"H. I came to realize the depth of the pocket partially determines how narrow the width can be made after playing around and watching Eric's video. I still haven't been able to get close to a 1/2" gap as Eric shows in his last thread. Hopefully I'll figure it out at some point.

Eric..................Dang it! You always leave me thinking. That's a positive, not a negative. When I was "head scratching" with your work around I thought I was following your steps precisely. That must not be the case. I guess it's back to the "drawing board" for me.

Robert.....…………...Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. It's been one of those Mondays. My plan is way to large to send. I tried to just make a foundation plan with the foundation from my larger plan, but when I do that everything works as it should. I don't have time right now to pursue the problem right now, but it's definitely something in the plan. If and when I discover the problem I'll post the outcome. Thanks for taking the time. Have a great day.

Eric...…………….I've been working with your idea with some success. The smallest, it seems, that I can make an opening width is 10" without losing the pony wall after connecting all the wall back together. When the beam pocket is on a corner the width is more like 17" and then the is quite a bit of fussing around. I also had a beam pocket placed where on the outside of the wall I had a "furred" 4" block wall. It was only 2 courses high for a ledge to support concrete steps and it ended right in the center area of where the beam pocket was placed on the inside of the foundation wall. This is really giving me a headache. Your work around does work in most cases.. I guess I'll mention it in the "Suggestions" though I probably wouldn't live long enough to see it in the program. To all that answered on this thread...…............Thank you for your time and knowledge. Be safe and have a great day.

I'm trying to find the best way to show beam pockets in a render view and also looks correct in plan view. My thoughts were to use a wall niche, but it leaves a thin layer of the foundation material at the top of the wall. Is there a work around to eliminate this thin layer or is there just another simple approach for making a beam pocket that looks correct in a plan view? I tried a search, but as usual I didn't have any success.

Opened the Room specifications to make a material change in the crawlspace of my project and the "display window" looks like this (attachment). When I open the other floors everything is showing in the "Display Window" that should as always. Maybe it's because it's Monday morning and CA is trying to keep me in line, but does anyone have an idea what's going on as to why only the dimensions are showing in the "Display Window"? I'm sure it worked/displayed correctly the last time I had used it. I'm just not sure where to look for a "cure", other than CheifTalk of course. Suggestions will be much appreciated. It's probably something simple and I just haven't had enough coffee yet.

Eric...…………………….. I was taking the brick ledge to 0 (zero) on the foundation level instead of the wall above. That was the reason why I wasn't getting the line to go away. Thank you for allowing me your time and knowledge. Have a great day.

Eric...…………...I don't think I ever used "brick ledge" before. I highlighted one of the walls that was showing a "Brick Ledge", went into the that wall definition and reset the brick ledge to 0", which somehow had got set to 8", and the line still shows. Can you tell me what I'm missing?

I have an extra line on my block foundation (attached picture) where I have a stone veneer applied to the wall above. I don't remember having is occur before. When I move a wall so I no longer have a "room" (unexcavated) on the foundation level in this area the line goes away. To me this means it has something to do with the room, but WHAT? I made a sample up of the area from part of my original plan, which is way to big to send/show, but with what this Test 1 plan is made up with the same thing is still occurring, As always any and all advice is much appreciated. Test 1.plan

N-I-C-E!!...……………...Now that's what I call "thinking outside the box"!

Chopsaw…………..Thanks for steering me to that thread. That's the one I was looking for. Have a great day

I'm sure that not long ago there was a thread that mentioned the work around on how to set a newel post on each side of a deck corner, but I haven't been able to locate it. If anyone could steer me to that thread or explain the work around it would be much appreciated.

I guess I could copy the roof plane and wall off to the side and change the pitch to zero. I'm trying real hard to think why that won't work , but in this situation it would work (not ideal) but it would. I know if I take time to think on this subject a little more I could come up with reasons why it would not in some circumstances, but your idea is a fair work around, which is what I asked for. I appreciate your advice and taking the time to get back to me. Maybe I should put forth the idea of using the "back clipped cross section" in a cross section view and being able to rotate is worth a "Suggestion" thread. With knowing all the other items that need to/should be fixed or made available, this would be WAY BACK on the list. Well, it's now time for a coffee. Be safe and have a great day.

I "suppose" that could be called a work around, but it seems like it could also be a PITA.

Many of my projects are duplicating 18th and 19th early American homes. With these projects come many interior and exterior details. one of my "pet peeves" is not being able to do a back clipped cross section on a gable end overhang at the same angle as the roof (attachment). Many times I might use 6 or more moldings in building the frieze, soffit & fascia and it would be nice to easily show this detail. Is there a work around for this or is it worth suggesting? Not only showing this detail in the construction docs., but being able to look at the placement of profiles as I'm designing it.