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If I remember correctly, these point markers are remnants from temporary dimensions. A bug if I'm not mistaken...obviously they should not be generated and remain because of temporary dimensions. It is annoying.

Hi Steve, can you post the plan? Or PM me a download link and I'll take a look.

Search the library for "Imperial Rake Crown AZM-6937" Resize to about 6" wide and 12" high

The walls with stone are straight forward so I assume you can model those. Place a doorway for the fireplace opening and size it accordingly (you can use the doorway casing for a material to fill any space between the fireplace and the surround). place a fireplace, adjust size and position Place a Fireplace Surround from the Eldorado Stone Catalog (The Giada)

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/bd2df52e-14d1-4b45-8df2-9e26e152f9fc/Modern-Forms-Mies-Chandelier https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/93138341-9cb9-4dc0-9f8e-b84ea5ebbc50/Modern-Forms-Chandelier

I'd suggest using the program default wall type for deck railings: Deck Railing/Fence. I'd make a copy of that wall type, set it's thickness and other properties, and then start by drawing one railing wall and customizing it before drawing the rest. You can change them all at once if they already exist in your plan. An even better suggestion is to customize everything so your defaults work for you better than the program defaults and save these railing types to your library for future use. In your example, you should be able to simply achieve almost everything using the railing tool. Some additional suggestions: Adjust the wall width to best suit your needs (columns aligned to the exterior or centered on the wall) The Beam section of the Rail Profiles tab is great for adding simple, rectangular beams or more complex beams with cladding and crown / edge moldings. Don't use a 3d solid for a rectangular beam...use a ceiling beam. Set it's properties, and then copy and CAD block it and add to your library for future use. Make the auto-generated Attic walls invisible...unless they won't be! You can learn how to manipulate those settings to create what you want BUT in many instances using the railing wall tool will be slower than modelling almost everything manually. Using just the railing tool provides you with less flexibility and control for plan /elevation / section view display of the components and labeling. It only saves time during design development when you need to move railing walls through several iterations.

You're right, they must both be 7" for the eave sub-fascia to build correctly. So, the program doesn't function as it should!

In the roof structure tab, set the sub-facia depth to 7". Rebuild the roof framing.

That's happening because of the Interior-4 walls that have been turned invisible to create the Porch room. Change them to Frame-3 1/2" and that problem will be corrected.

I can confirm that (on my system as well) the appearance of labels in 3d views, specifically windows and doors, is not working properly...not even close.

Hi Gene, did you confirm that both views were using the same set of defaults? Perhaps one view had a default set where the end-to-end locate settings don't pickup framing or cad...

You'll need to use a point marker. You can place one manually, or the dimension line may generate one that you can move manually. Try locating the top of the glass dome and a point marker should appear. It appears as though Chief will not recognize the top or bottom of a light fixture or any other electrical symbol.

That is controlled by the layer and can vary from one layer set to another. You can choose a text style, re-define a text style, or create a new text style to control this display.