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Change your wall framing material to steel studs. Change your header framing material to C-channel.

You will find that this method will give undesirable results with the railing. I'm not aware of an easy fix for this.

I made this useless little video showing deck railing can be placed anywhere you'd like. In the video, you'll notice I have 1" grid snaps turned on as well as a 12" grid and the deck railing will automatically be drawn on a 1" grid line. Then, each move will remain on that grid unless I choose otherwise. There should be no reason that you can't move your railing wherever you'd like it to be. @jonow6 If you post your plan, I'd be happy to look into it movingdeckrailing.mp4

The very fastest way to get help would be to post the plan. Then we can identify exactly what needs to be done instead of using the SWAG method.

generate between platforms, perhaps...

Couple of questions / points: why would you need framing for an invisible wall? a polyline solid will not build framing why do you need framing built for a soffit? You can detail this using CAD tools in a section view or a CAD detail. You can put the p-solid on the soffit layer, but that doesn't change any other properties of the p-solid. Yes, to ignore framing. Solids will be the fastest, simplest and most stable way to accomplish what (I think) you want for both plan view and 3D views.

A few options: Put those notes on their own layer, make that layer really bright, like neon pink or something. That way it'll be very obvious that you've left it on and you can turn it off before pritning. Or use a different layer set for printing that already has your notes layer turned off. Call it something like "PRINTING SET" and that will also be fairly visually obvious to identify before hitting print. Both require habits to be formed.

What they said ^^^. However, once you're ready to rotate the property p-line, select the desired property line and double-click the make parallel tool, then click on the wall segment you'd like it to be parallel with.

And, when you want to re-use it, you'll be placing a CAD block, not a text object, and it will be on the default cad layer. If / when you explode it, it will revert back to its original layer and you can also then edit the text if needed.

Don't do it!

I assume you already drew plans for the home. If so, I'd draw the ADU as a separate plan. If I needed to show them together for visuals, I'd convert the ADU to a fixture (once its complete) and place it as an object in the original plan.

Not sure how you did it, but make sure the file isn't in use and use the choose files button...don't drag it in.

I use a separate layer set for the rear elevation (for example) when I don't want to show some trim elements.

That description is especially short on specifics. Very difficult to offer any suggestions. Screenshots, plan files and a signature would be a helpful starting point.

Oh geez, another typo! This time in your door label. Not trying to be annoying, but I'd want someone to point it out if it was mine.

Transitions made no difference. It was a single staircase with a wall on one side that was not as long as the stairs and was partially under the stair edge. To be honest it was a bit of a weird video as it's less than practical to any normal situation one would find in a home.

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.