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I know a thing or two about construction stress, design / drafting stress and life stress! And I feel for you @pazzfam, especially when I read some of your phrasing. You make it clear that you may be at or near your limit! The stress in drafting design is certainly no less than that of building, but of course the newness of a different occupation could feel like a reprieve for some, though I doubt that would last for long. I find that when work is too stressful, it's usually not the actual work, but rather my tolerance has decreased and that is often based on other factors that affect quality of life, like relationships, exercise, nutrition, community involvement, etc. I'm also a big believer in identifying stress factors in our lives and removing or mitigating those causes as quickly and simply as possible. Without going too far down that train of thought, drafting and design work may be satisfying and low-stress for you if you can keep to smaller projects, a wider variety of projects, and a limited number of projects. At 64, I'd be focusing on quality of life over earning potential, and I'd remove any expense in my life that enslaved me. While the stress of being too busy is real, it's nothing compared to the stress of having no work at all. And speaking for myself, I'm at my best as a father and husband and friend when my earnings go down to a level that affords food on the table, some money in the bank, free time for myself and availability for my family. I also really hope you have a great friend(s) or other resource (not spouse or partner:) that you can at least vent to. I'd love to hear how you make out, what kind of decisions you take to help reduce the stress and if I can't offer anything else, I hope it makes you feel a bit better to know you're not alone!

Bonus Room. Turn on the attic walls. Give them room definition. Specify the attic space as "ATTIC"

Its coming from the garage...still working on it.

In the example I posted, I have both: 3d solids for glass used for 3d views, and 2d cad polylines used for 2d views. The display of which is controlled by layersets.

No. No material will be transparent in vector view. The transparency is just the fill pattern of a simple 2d CAD polyline that has been drawn in that elevation view, section view, or in layout.

And here's an example interior elevation where I have NOT used the technique described above because I didn't feel it was helpful to see into the shower, and because of the hassle.

I also prefer plot lines, however there are NO transparent materials for the Vector View rendering style which is used for Plot lines. There are a couple of ways around this, but they are all work. You can model the shower glass to be on its own layer which you'll need turned OFF. You can then replace the glass with a CAD polyline with a solid-color transparent fill style to represent the glass. Depending on how your shower wall is define this may be a bit tricky. The example images show the above mentioned technique used for glass deck railing.

Yes, select the drip-edge and use the point-to-point move tool to place it exactly where you'd like it to be. If it's a CAD block, you'll need to explode it to get all the snap points of the drip-edge.

Are you looking for 3d representation or 2D CAD detail or both?

Great! As you've no doubt figured out, in order to spec. different trim materials, you need to specify an actual molding for the casing, lintel, & sill (as needed).

Yes, in the window specification dialog, Lintels. You can add the molding there.

Definitely not 'us builders', it's 'those builders'!

Alan can chime in, but my guess is that to save time, he just downloaded the dwg from Simpson, dragged it in, made the least adjustments possible in order to convert to a solid. Great reminder about face count and great video!

I'm giving the OP an upvote for having 3 first names. I know you can't trust anyone with 2 first names, but I have no idea what the protocol is for this.

Although, it looks like it would require a bit o' thinking ahead. That's not a skill that has been evenly distributed.

There is currently no method to specify jamb profiles or sill profiles for doors. Solids, moldings, material regions, would be required. I'm not sure if you could make a door symbol with that exterior trim piece, but I kinda doubt it.

Thanks Michael. Finally the statistical odds are working for me...you throw enough stuff out there and something's gotta stick!

One relatively simple way would be to create wall types that matches the roof and floor assemblies for the sole purpose of schedule inclusion. A custom schedule may be required to avoid the hassle of renaming the column "Wall Type".

Looks like you nailed it Alan. FWIW your symbol is twice as thick as the real model (although this will help it show up better) and it only comes in black. Edited version is attached. APGP Decorative Gable Plate.calibz

Whoops. Edited my post.

If it's helpful, the counter tops will generate as long as there is more than a 3" gap. It may work for you to use a partition to fill the void, reduce the lower cabinet's depth, and adjust the overhang of both cabinets as needed. In this pic, the lower cabinet over hangs the back by 3 1/6". The upper overhangs by 16", and there is a partition in between with a depth of 3 1/16".

That's right, and even with a 2X12, the rise would be limited to 7 1/8"...not quite enough for some installations. There are some fairly simple methods to add material below the rim joists in order to provide increased backer material. Easy enough to detail if necessary, but no doubt each carpenter may have their own preferences. Michael provided one nice example that's very simple to execute.

https://www.strongtie.com/deckconnectors_decks/lsc_connect/p/lsc

A quick google search of "stair to deck connections" would show many appropriate connecting methods that resolve the 'nailing' issue. Just the thought of stair stringers end nailed or toe-nailed to a rim-joist is cringe-worthy.

EDITED: removed my comment because I didn't read the post carefully enough!