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This little devil ain't got nothing on the Stair Demon.

For the life of me I cannot reproduce that 90 handrail either. I don't think I could copy that video any more exact than what I did and no dice.

You gotta post a plan Wilson.

When you have a plain elevation view, this will happen. The plain elevation view of plot lines has no fill to cover the lines in the back. Color Fill, or shadows turned on may be a satisfactory fix. Otherwise, Rene and Michael are pointing you in the right direction. A material with a pattern will also allow you to send the elvation to layout using pattern line defaults so you can quickly change all pattern lines to a lighter color and/or weight if you'd like.

You're welcome Steve. Have a great weekend!

@stevenyhof I messed around with this plan for a bit just to show how I'd set this up. Take a look and do with it what you like! cape code test-robd1.plan

I'd expect that if they typically use an attic truss, that the truss supplier would provide a gable end truss and the framer would in-fill frame the wall to the open portion of the truss that is the room.

@Archnot-Boltz This is a great question, and just as strange is how come sometimes the model gets rebuilt without actually rebuilding. For instance, I just modified a shower room to allow for the shower base material. All the fixtures have been moved accordingly, but the don't appear at the correct height until they are clicked and closed. From my vantage point, the model rebuild seems less than practical, or that it's not working correctly. I'm attaching a screenshot showing the before and after. Before: After:

For example if your pages are numbered using something like A#, then then numbers will automatically be in the correct sequence, even if you insert a page.

There is an insert page tool so you shouldn't need that. And if your numbering method is correct, that also wouldn't be an issue. What is your page numbering method?

When using the Modify All function, you must actually make a change to one of the options for 1 or more layers. For example, let's say I want to change the text layer to black on all sets, and the text layer is already black for the active layer set. You'd need to check 'modify all layers sets' and then change the text color from black to black. Make sense?

We're here for you! But without the authority of a planning official, or a mother! If I had to submit that project without guidance, I'd probably try to come up with some sort of term for those corner wall segments other than walls. Like Panels, or Screening, or something along those lines. Are those wall segments structurally necessary, or just architectural? !4' wide opening seems almost awkward...maybe you can advise your client that the design should be fully open on 2 sides, or they run the risk of not being approved. And then design some 'columns' (built with walls) that are 24" wide and maybe 1' deep?...Just spitballin' here.

Do your code officials provide preliminary guidance for 'gray areas' in a reasonable time frame? In a situation like that, I'd contact the officials and ask for at least a preliminary code review of the project in order to ensure compliance.

My comment about the permitting authority was specifically to dshall's question of not having clearly defined parameters. It's a little less gray in Canada. The NBC code reference is:

Do you have stub walls on the open sides, or portions of wall that are floor-to-ceiling?

Seems to me that when a term isn't defined then the interpretation is up to the permitting authority. I know this doesn't apply to you @dshall, but as a quick point of reference for others who stumble upon this topic, in Canada it is considered a garage if 60% of the perimeter is enclosed.

No problem Justin. A little heads up...if you import too many high surface count models, or models with large texture files, Chief can start to slow down significantly. A little experimentation and you'll figure out what works and what doesn't.

download it, then just drag the file into your plan view.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/u9d731ce1-a1fd-479e-8b8e-6be4b76c232c/Water-Hydrant https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/3d627513-532f-4e3e-a80d-d07587dfb252/Outdoor-tap-set

Not a plan view issue per se, but I'd love to see swing control for doors that varies based on the view. Example, open in camera views but closed in section views.

OK, I hear you and I did notice your default heights were still active. I 'm not sure I could free my mind to that extent. Rather, I leave the steps until the house is in it's final position on the lot, and I have the final grading determined. Then, I create reference lines in elevation view so I can ensure the following: all footings are below frost depth top of conc. walls are at least 6" above grade all steps are at even 2' horizontal increments for simple forming (when possible of course) no footing steps exceed 24" in height no foundation pony walls have backfill heights exceeding 4' above the basement slab all foundation wall step dimensions can be easily relayed to the excavation and foundation crews. and I need to relay the footing elevations in imperial for the foundation crew and in geodetic metric for the survey crew

Here's a brief video showing how dragging a room height can be beneficial. In this example, I have my house positioned on the lot, and the final grades have been decided. My grading info is metric so sometimes it simpler to drag the garage room down to the driveway elevation instead of doing math. I have my driveway layer turned on temporarily to get the snap point. And in this example, my garage floor is the top of the gravel substrate, and the 4" concrete floor is in the floor finish layer (just for automatically correct cross section display). dragginagarageroom.mp4

I'm not intelligent enough to pick up what you're putting down...you'll probably need to spell it out for me!

Do you have 'cross section lines' layer turned on?

If you need it...