Larry_Sweeney

R_Cotner2.zip

Mick & Eric..........................Thanks for your advice. The 2" overhang was the problem. That was the setup for drawing the original as built. When I started making changes in the design I never gave it a thought about changing my original default setup settings. My first thought is that the default 2" overhang shouldn't make a difference. I don't quite know where the logic is that that would be the problem to my dilemma. To me this would be considered a BUG. I'll have to put this fix into my "memory file" . Thank you both for taking the time to help-----------much appreciated.

Eric..................Is that the way it has always been? To me that seems like a strange way of doing things when doing design work. How does one (me especially) know exactly how the design is going to be without "experimenting"?

I started working on an exterior remodel and want flush eaves. If I check "Boxed Eave" and "Flush Eave" nothing changes on the eave overhang. The only way I can make regular Box Eaves is to uncheck "Default to Overhang" and manually put in the length of the boxed eave. This leads me to think I'm have something wrong in my setup. What little I've been able to find in searching "Flush Eaves" is that there were problems with using the flush eave, but I thought the problem (bug) was corrected. I've attached the plan as it now stands. Any and all help is always much appreciated. Thank you. R_Cotner.zip

Mick.................Maybe supplying the screen shots this way they will open larger. I don't think it matters having my plan or not. I have the same type of problem with any plan. If temp dimensions don't react the same way for others as it displays for me as I've tried to explain then it's some setup I need to understand and fix. Thanks for taking the time to look at my problem. Have a great day.

Mick................I guess I'm not explaining clearly enough. In "screen1" view I'm clicking on the p-line rectangle to get a temp dimension. Where is it? I zoom out (shown in "screen2" view) the temp is displayed approx. 4' from object. Now staying in the same "screen2" size view I again click on the p-line rectangle and now the temp dimension is displayed approx. 18" away from the object I clicked on. I would like the temp dimension to be able to be viewed in my "screen1" view without always have to be zooming out to find the displayed temp dimension. There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason what distance away from the object the temp dimension is displayed. It seems to me the more zoomed into the object you are, that you want to temp dimension, the farther away from that object the temp dimension is actually displayed. I hope I'm making my question clearer. What I'm asking is there a setting somewhere so I can get my temp dimension to be viewed in the "screen1" close-up view without always having to be zooming out to find it?

I could not find a thread on this subject so maybe I'm missing some simple solution, but many times (seems especially true on "rough days") I'm zoomed into an area and click on an object to get the temp dimension only to find out the dimension may be displayed several feet away from the object. This can be/is a PITA zooming in and out all the time trying to locate the displayed temp dimension. Is there a setting somewhere that controls the distance away from a marked object for the temp dimension? The/my logical thought would be that it should show up in the view that's on the screen.

oops--------------I guess I better update my signature.\ Using moldings has it's own drawbacks also, but I guess a person just has to deal with it and move on. Have a great day.

Is there a better solution for making the "tiled wainscoting" than using material regions so you don't have to deal with the outside corner issue? Adding p-solids for filling the corners could develop into a real PITA problem.

Eric.....If that's the case is this "corner problem" considered a BUG?

How are outside corners dealt with when using material regions? Am I missing something?

Eric..................Thank you and have a great day!

Renee............Excuse me for my lack of knowledge, but how do I edit the Topic? I've never edited it before.

Rene....................Thank you----that was the problem. I have no idea how that happened, but "problem solved!!" Eric.................When searching earlier threads I had seen where you mentioned "resetting side windows", but in doing a search in "Help" I could not find the subject. I was hoping you would chime in on that subject. Now I know where that option is.-----Thank you. To All.................Have a great day and thank you for taking the time to help.

They are both checked. As far as I know nothing I've done is different from when it was displaying correctly yesterday. The one thing I have realized since I opened this thread is when, let's say, I'm in the window dbx. and I go to the library to pick out a casing, my items display in the boxes when only clicking on the main folder. It seems they only don't display when I open the library just arbitrarily to look for an item. Does this help any to my dilemma?

I open CA this morning to a project and went to my library to search for a item, Opening my user library, I went to a folder, clicked on it, and none of the items show in the display window to the right. The only way the items are displayed is to click on each individual item in the selected folder. Everything worked fine yesterday when I closed CA. I went through other sections in my library and nothing is displaying when I click on a folder. What am I missing? What changed since yesterday?

Mark.........................Appreciate the video. I figured the procedures about 15 min. before you loaded your thread, but the video confirmed everything I did. I'm now trying to figure a way I can control the height of the chamfer on the stile (changing the distances in from the top and bottom of the stile) without making different stile symbols for each situation when installing the chamfered stile on a cabinet. Do you have a suggestion? Once again.......I appreciate your time and knowledge in helping me with my problem. Have a great day

Mark...............................Thanks for all the info. What you are showing is almost exactly what I'm after. Now I'll have to do some homework to understand just how you did it. I'll be going through your threads on the subject and I'll also look for some other training (video/knowledge base) material. Thanks again for your time and knowledge and have a great day.

Is there a work around to make a chamfered corner on a cabinet stile?

Mick.....................Thanks for the info. You made my day! I had a strong feeling that would be the answer.----------- Well, like you said--"Great practice Day! You have a great day. Me, I'm going to have a coffee.

This may be a little lengthy, but here it goes. Yesterday afternoon I finally had some time to set down and work with X11 beta. To start out fresh, I wanted to make all new dimension, text, etc. defaults instead of using my old ones. This also included anno and layer sets. Basically because, over the years, I added many items to these defaults that I now realize I don't need so I thought it was a good time to start a new slate. I started by opening up a new untitled plan so to have access to the toolbar. I spent the next four or five hours setting everything up. Getting near the finish, my wife informed me it was time for dinner. Being a smart husband for 48 yrs. I quickly got up from my desk (without saving the "untitled plan") ,went and enjoyed a great cooked meal and then after that sat down to ponder the evening news. During the news (and old timers nap time) the power flipped off for maybe 30 seconds. With this happening, of course, the computer went off. Now comes my dilemma. On opening X11 back up I'm realizing everything (dimension, text etc., etc. defaults--annosets, layersets and so on) I had set up wasn't saved. Am I "screwed" or can I find my work "somewhere"? One thing to understand. I'm an -- well some would say-- "old fart". I do not understand the workings of a computer at all (or very little). I understand most of the program (or thought I did) since I've been using it since v10. It's like having a car today. You turn the key and it starts--Great!. If it doesn't start you call your mechanic. I'm calling on my "CA Mechanic" ----CHIEFTALK! Can anyone help me or was yesterday a "day of practice"? I always appreciate all advice given back to me-----whether it's good or bad for me. So with that thought I say thank you.

Eric...............Thanks. That looks like what I was looking for. I did different searches, but as usual I didn't find either of those threads. I'll play around with those thread suggestions and see what works best. I'm pretty "thick" at times. There are some things I'm not quite understanding with some of the suggestions, but I'll get it worked out. Thanks again for the quick response and have a great day.

What's the correct way to change the page lettering on some pages in layout? Having multiple templates? I watched a couple of videos, but I'm not doing something correct. From the video it looked like I could go into the edit page info and put (example--S-#) in the Label box and that would change the page letter from "A" to "S" and the # would then start numbering the "S" pages in order, but nothing changed on that layout page. I know I'm missing something, but what? I've always up till now just manually put in the page numbers and letters, but I know there is an auto way to do this--or I think there is.

Thanks guys....................your help was much appreciated. Have a great day.

I'm looking for a gas fireplace wall exhaust vent symbol. I thought someone had put one on in a thread sometime ago, but I can't locate it. I've looked in the library and on 3D Warehouse, but didn't find one. I know if it is not describe correctly the item doesn't show a lot of the time. I don't know if this is my case or not, but if anyone could help out in any way it would be much appreciated. Thank you