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Just curious as to your solution for insulation with a 7.25" deep top chord? And your initial example showed a 20' plus span for the attic truss floor. Even for D-fir that's pushing it.

kinda weird that that works. good little trick to know!

Done!

As I suspected, it works nicely from the inside.

I often add keynotes to a wall detail but unfortunately, a note schedule doesn't display correctly in a wall detail. I assume it's because my wall detail is viewed from the exterior. Anyone notice this behavior?

I believe to get that gap to disappear, you'll need to ensure that the stairs are snapped to the framing layer of the floor above. Quick guess would be that your stairs are currently snapped to the drywall layer. Correction: the tread and nosing material will need to be the same as the carpet runner! Unfortunately, the nosing material can only be set by the stairs.

@PaulNDebbie If you post your plan you'll get better insight and feedback into the quality of your design and where it may or may not be lacking. Builders and permitting officials typically require properly scaled sets of plans. There's also usually specific drawing requirements that vary slightly from region to region. This would be fairly simple to review and identify if you post your plan.

This whole topic of modeled pizza (I blame @Cheryl_C_Crane) has got me thinking about things that are or could be worse. - a 3d modeled cabbage roll...gross. or maybe a text note schedule not displaying correctly in a wall detail that's viewed from the exterior. Honestly! So my question for which I need answers is: what's worse than 3d modeled pizza?!

Unless you have access to 2x39" lumber (kidding) that's probably not the best way to achieve whatever it is you'd like to accomplish. What is the purpose of the 39" deep space?

And maybe a microwave shelf in the cabinet above. Just to get it off the counter and makes way for a Keurig or a Ninja blender...

Any fully loaded? I had plain pepperoni last week.

No such thing. Object Information Panel You should post a screenshot of one of your notes with the dbx open. Or the plan. You'll get timely and accurate help!

You just need to examine which fields you're entering text into, and ensure those fields are included in your schedule.

You'd have to build it the exact same way a carpenter would on site: piece by piece. By joining moldings, 3d moldings, railings (walls) and stairs, the desired effect can be accomplished. The techniques used would vary a bit depending on the stair layout and configuration, but the nice thing about 6 floors is that you'd only need to build it once, then replicate it for each floor. @Designer1 Could you post your stair configuration? Pictures or plan file.

Kevin, I've a feeling you're not in AutoCAD anymore!

@CoolHandLuke There are a few options for this. A shelf ceiling set a 109 1/8" will work. Main floor walls between the 9' & 10' ceilings will need to be adjusted to 'ballon through ceiling above' or dragged up manually. You could also add a layer to the ceiling structure on the 9' side.

@dskogg Can you post a plan?

Any known solution? This problem affect more than just walls. In the screenshot below, the newel posts, the clipped bottom of the timber truss, and the gable wall are all affected. The same shot after opening and closing the 'adjust sunlight' dbx.

A bit late in the day to be starting an old topic. What the heck is the deal with random wall lighting issues in PBR? I've tried every toggle and adjustment I can find but I can't get a couple of walls to display properly. It's clearly not a specific lighting issue because the problem is with a few walls. I recorded the PBR adjusting itself and somewhere along the way it gets it just right...but then just keeps on going. All I'd need is a slider tool so I could manually reverse / forward that process and then stop it where I'd like it. And while I was working on this I had an epiphany! I added a wallcovering to my offending walls, using the same material, and BOOM! They all play along now! This could possibly go in the 'tip and tricks' section.

the area of the window is already available in the window schedule. However if you're looking to display the areas as it pertains to ABC 9.10.15, I can tell you that the macro is far from simple. I bought mine from @Alaskan_Son and I could never have come up with it. I assume that is the reason you'd like a window schedule from one elevation only. Here's an elevation that shows a customized schedule based on macros.

They're complicated. Don't bother learning RUBY unless you literally have nothing to do for weeks or months. BUY them. You'll feel fantastic about your awesome decision making ability!!

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/23685-area-tabulation-analysis-table/ Check out this topic. It gets to what you're talking about.

I'll add to this gripe. I was just getting ready to print my plan, and what do you know...flush eave stopped working on one roof plane! Proceed to hair pulling and cursing (but quietly so no one hears). I've lost track of the # of times I've had to manually build these eaves. Now I'm past frustration and anger. I'm just going to sit here and cry for a bit!

That's a good point Rene. The NECB is generally not applicable for houses and the last sentence of that quote is key. In my area, the building officials wouldn't be keen to even look at an alternative solution, and honestly, it wouldn't be cost effective either. Also, that 'competent person' has (locally) been deemed to be an Energy Advisor. I believe that is the general consensus across the country. My personal approach is to follow the prescriptive method, which isn't overly onerous in our climate zone, and involve an Energy advisor for performance calcs at a client's discretion.

Question Rene: did you need to get special training and/or certification to perform, submit energy performance calculations? In Canada, even though the software is free from the govt, a certified Energy Advisor only can submit performance calculations.