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What a tease Mick...c'mon, show us how you solved this!

Is there any way to automatically get a timber texture to run parallel to a gable end fascia? Same for stair stringers. Its seriously lame that to get the texture direction right, you need to get out your saw and hammer and nails, and starting putting individual pieces on.

There's Chief backdrops in 2 locations: -Chief Architect Core Catalogs -Chief Architect Bonus Catalogs What did yours look like?

FWIW, I'd suggest NOT using the 'live view'. Switch to 'plot lines' and the problem will almost certainly disappear and never to return. In my experience, live views seem 'twitchy' at best and downright unreliable at worst. I've had saved cameras, sent to layout, where in layout the view jumps to a different position every time you open the file. Plus, for section views in layout, you'll notice a few things that may be helpful to you: -plot lines will allow you to snap to points for drawing placement -plot lines will result in a crisper print than live views, especially noticeable when zooming in using a pdf file

I'd send this in to tech support asap. There's something really weird going on here. The structure refuses to build according to the inputs in the structure tab of the dbx and it displays conflicting information as well.

I've never seen anything like this. The garage foundation walls apparently refuse to move using the structure dbx. You can drag them into submission in a section/elevation view, but you shouldn't have to.

Perhaps the 'saved plan view' would work for you? When sent to layout, that can be displayed very simply. Just copy the saved plan view and rename 101, 102 or whatever.

@dskogg Something like this? With more editing it could be greatly improved. The tricky part would be enhancing the metal dividers.

I noticed that and you're correct. There's no reason hecan't draw it as an elevation (I have a setup for that), but I'd suggest that it's much more practical to provide the drawings using the wall detail tools for a few reasons: -an elevation view will perform slower assuming you keep it live, and really, why wouldn't you keep it live? -the elevation view of all floors will limit space for dimensions and notes -there's no need to show them together, unless the framer's got some cool trick for building them both at the same time so... -the wall detail is faster, -cad tools are available to edit live framing members quickly -easier to add notes and dimensions. etc -easy to create a logical hierarchy of placement in the drawing set that should reasonably match the order of operations on site -wall details can be named to match the layout drawing numbers for easy drawing coordination -schedules are available for the wall detail view essentially providing a cutlist with almost no effort for you or the builder Just my suggestions!

If wall framing detail layouts are what you're looking for, I'd suggest using the wall detail tools. Very simple to edit the 'live' wall instead of a CAD detail.

As long as we're showing some ICF foundation models...this one took longer than the allotted 15 minutes! It certainly is annoying how Chief wants to cut the foam insulation on the interior.

What I'll do (in certain situations) is delete those unwanted surfaces to create a clean foundation only view, then convert the foundation to a symbol, place it in a blank plan so that I can send a 3D model viewer link to the client which can be forwarded to the foundation crew.

FWIW, the sample view I included was from Chief. If you can do that in Sketchup that quickly, my hat is off to you! Tell you what, I'll spot you another 5 minutes giving you 15. The clock starts now...

I am referring specifically to a 3D view of the foundation only which I believe was the intent of the OP.

This is going to suck... The pony walls don't have physical layers that can be displayed on separate layers. Also, the upper and lower portion of a pony wall can't be separated to display on separate layers. The only way (that I know of) is to delete all the unwanted surfaces, then save a picture from that view. Those surfaces will always re-generate, meaning any change will require you to repeat the process (lame). For this reason, I stopped including 3D foundation views on walk-out foundations.

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Certainly the list of provided drawings varies greatly. For myself, in my main market, no MEP, HVAC drawings are required and none are provided. It's also rare for typical residential projects in my region to include interior elevation drawings. That's not to say our plans aren't detailed or thorough, just a different requirement of included drawings. That being said, I adjust my provided drawing list based on the jurisdiction and client needs. My fee schedule has been developed accordingly. As far as engineering, that varies based on project needs and your established relationship with the engineer. I prefer to provide the drawings for the engineer based on collaboration and communication with them. If the engineer wants to provide their own drawings, then my drawings are setup to be much less specific to avoid conflicting or redundant information. I had one project where the engineer provided their own drawings, yet mine needed to be very specific to communicate the structure to them. We ended up in a circle of constantly revising and updating drawings to match each others. It was an inefficient process to say the least! When calling out info that is subject to review by an engineer or would also be on a supplier's drawing, it's fairly straightforward to include notes indicating who the information is for and whose information will take precedence. Example; if I include a beam schedule where LVL beams will come from a supplier using engineering software, the schedule would include a note that the supplier's layout would take precedence.

No auto for that. You'll have to do it manually. If someone else knows how...I'd love to learn that tip as well!

If you have a fill type for most layers, after auto-detailing a section you can group select all those standard polylines and combine into one polyline, then fill as desired. You'll still need to make some shape adjustments. I just did a quick one, took me about 30 seconds.

Possible and even relatively quick, but not automatic.

Assuming there was, how hard would you push your tape measure into plush carpet? Keep it simple Bob, use the sub-floor elevation! IMO AFF should be used to reference other finish items.

At the junction to a house, yes. To separate the rail at a structural column, yes. To insert your own newel post, no.

Just the perpendicular is necessary. By dragging the perp. room divider, the railing will adjust automatically. They can be dimensioned if you'd like to get exact spacing. I use this where alumnium railing meets a house wall and I don't want it to connect, but have a newel about an inch from the wall. Or if I want my aluminum railing to have a small space on either side of a structural column, etc.

In the example below, I used a p-solid for the glass, and 6 standoffs. I made these before the Indital Library was available. 7 Pieces. Super easy.