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Tips: Avoid Rich Text wherever possible. This is significantly less important in X16 and X17. If you are sticking with X15 or older versions, and you have re-usable text from CAD blocks, details, library items, etc., it could be worth replacing Rich Text with standard Text wherever you can. Upgrade to X17.

So you'd like an exterior mounted screen for a casement window? The casement window opens to the interior? That can be done! You'll just need to set a y-axis offset for your exterior mounted screen. Start with something like 3" then examine in section view and adjust the symbol. Then open the window and replace the 'blind'.

The wall reversal issue sound like something caused by the room types adjacent to these walls. Plan reversal can cause room type switching as Chief 'remembers' where rooms were on the x,y grid. I'd be happy to take a quick look at a plan file to see if I notice something obvious. To really dig into this, it would be worthwhile to get some paid help from someone or develop a friendship with a chief expert The plan file in its current state along with a plan file prior to those changes could be examined and discussed over a virtual meeting. Changes could be made and examined with troubleshooting in real time.

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Try 2 different schedules and adjust which columns are included. Make sure you only use the callout and/or labels from your main cabinet schedule.

You can use a window treatment to serve as a screen. Use any flat panel or make your own symbol with a thin frame!

No. These are essentially conjoined twins, except that you can choose which one you want to see.

Pony Walls! Create your porch using a wall type for the stone. Add windows, not doorways, simply to be able to add the keystone > 'Treatments' / Millwork Above Casing. Position and size all windows; use a pass-through and remove frame and casing. Change walls to pony walls, with the lower wall being an air gap type of wall. Place columns manually.

Unfortunately, we can't hide a portion of the camera's cross section line. To represent a 'break' in the camera's section line in plan view (or other views), I can think of 2 options: Use a CAD Mask. This could be as simple as adding a white line to cover the section cut lines to control the visible extent of the camera's lines. Alignment of these lines is fairly simple if you are drawing on the grid with snapping enabled. It could also be a polyine with partially transparent fill.This approach is similar to adding a CAD box or polyline to represent a callout tail. Use a callout (or a pair of callouts). This approach is essentially the same as above...just different. Both approaches are manual and require 'maintenance' if the camera needs to be moved.

I'd suggest you examine the settings for the Floor Structure Definition. If it's checked as Trusses, the truss width is greyed out. Check Joists, change the width, then check trusses.

I agree! I needed the same thing the other day.

Hi Gary, all you need to do is create a stacked molding to serve as the top rail. Draw 2 polylines in the correct orientation, select both of them, and add to the library as a stacked molding. Then apply them to the top rail of your railing. TIP: In the library, you can open the object and assign a separate material to 1 of the moldings. This will give you the ability to assign different materials to them once they are in use.

There are several key settings that need to be addressed: Main Floor Platform: 4" concrete slab Foundation Defaults: Foundation Level: Uncheck 'Floor Under This Room' These settings should result in something like this:

And to keep it from coming back, check this box: