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@Matt_S To notify someone, type the username with the @symbols first. In the Plan Defaults, try changing the 'zero' to -11 1/2". Windows Snipping Tool has some basic markup tools at the top of the view after you take a screenshot.

There may be a bug relating to some types of decks. I encountered something similar this weekend on a project that hasn't had that problem before. 2 decks, one on the front, one in the back. Auto-building only worked on one of them after this most recent update. Exact same room definitions. I haven't reported it and I could be wrong about the cause.

In plan view on the Attic level, All you need to do there is grab the corner handle of the adjacent wall and drag a perpendicular section to connect them. Select the new wall and use the align tool to make sure it aligns with the wall below.

Hi Jonathan! Try changing the railing wall type around the Carport (Floor 1) to Siding-4 (this will address the attic wall).

"instead of" is where this is all going...and quickly.

Yes, the ceiling planes, right? What I was suggesting didn't have anything to do with auto framing, only the problem Gene indicated which was the wall top. I locked all the framing before connecting the roof valleys. In any event, it was the roof that forced the wall down as roof trusses will not cause an effect on the wall structure geometry. It's fairly common to have to edit trusses and the truss bottom chord could be edited to cleanly bear on the top plate.

I'm assuming he is referring to the wall shown in his image. When I join the roofs at the valleys, this wall top is correct.

This is simply because you're relying on the roof plane to also provide the sloped ceiling plane. For more and improved control you will need to use ceiling planes independent of the roof planes. This will allow you to properly model ceiling planes and allow you to join roof planes at their valleys.

Impressive stuff! Questions: Does it matter which AI tool is used (is one better than another)? Can the AI training be shared? For example could you share (sell) your trained agent? Would a pre-trained agent be able to work across different plan templates? For example, trained on your template but operate reasonably well on my template.

AFAIK, notching is not possible. You can attempt to bury a portion of stairs in a wall but this will be painful. You can break the stair at the full tread before the notch and then add a 3d solid.

This may be close enough: K-3203 Brockway Wash Sink You could add the drain boards manually to that symbol if you really needed to.

You can add that railing right from the landing, but the handrails will probably not connect.

I'll show some screenshots from a simple example. Plan View: On the 2nd floor, the roof baseline has been set at 109.125 + 16.875. Section: Attic rooms have a 3.5" floor structure & no floor sheathing. Bonus Rm has sheathing over 2x10 joists. I've manually added the sloped ceiling planes. Build roof trusses. Manually adjust the truss profile where needed. In the truss detail, manually add the 2x10 bottom chord.

I'd suggest using a wall (no room definition) with a wall cap. Use CAD lines and arcs to create exact geometry for reference and snapping. Work on one side of the stairs only and copy/reflect about the center when complete. Draw the wall at an angle. In section view, manually lower the top of the wall to be parallel with the rise angle. Then, in plan view, curve the wall and set it's radius to match your CAD reference arc. Use the point-to-point move tool to align the arc centers. For the stairs, first add and shape the flare and I'd also make sure winders is checked.

I'm not sure that Chief has ever had that function, but it sounds like it would be a good option to add next to the Open View function. For CAD details, you could consider placing each detail in its own CAD Detail view. This can help you organize and use the details with specific naming, scaling, and view cropping and centering in layout.

If it affects the model, then in one form or another we could assume it's still there. Did you accidentally place it on an non-displayed layer instead of deleting the wall? If you can post the plan file, I could take a look and let you know what I find.

And change all the building materials, hardware, fixtures and appliances, etc.? https://vdc.aareas.com/?beaverhomesandcottages#/alpine-sc This app functions extremely fast and has a lot of options. It's not just an orbital viewer. Just imagine trying to change all those materials on the fly during a live design meeting in Chief. You'd need to do a lot of setup to get even close to operating this quick and seamless.

The company providing that service is listed in your link and in the bottom left corner of their views. You could contact them for pricing, but one could assume that you'd have to have sales on par with Beaver Lumber or Brookfield to afford that type of service. https://aareas.com/

The grade level elevation setting has been moved to Plan Defaults.

For walls, you can place the cladding on its own layer so that you have the line control you want (wall specification dialog). This is NOT available for roof planes.

I made a request for this type of function during the beta round. A revision entry in layout will auto enter the current date and retain that date. We need the same function for plan issues and probably a few other categories.

If you examine the Wall Settings at the bottom of that dialog, you can choose which layer of the wall assembly is used for dimensions.

I prefer to start with an elevation or section view and plan the curves out with cad lines and polylines. Then, I'll know the proper dimensions, elevations and radii before I draw the roof planes. Using construction lines will be helpful to also provide some guides in plan view. Draw 2 roof planes, one or the bottom curved portion and one for the upper curved portion. Set the top and bottom elevations of each roof plane and assign the proper curve. Connect them to each other and to other roof planes. Copy / reflect these to the opposite side of the center line.