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Don't place a truss in an area where that condition is present. That applies to placing a truss, replicating a truss or copying a truss. If you want / need a truss in that type of area, then you need to uncheck "Use Special Snapping" and check "Lock Truss Envelope and Webbing". You can then place that truss anywhere you want.

This happens quite often and can be difficult to just 'notice' which trusses aren't spaced correctly. Interestingly enough, I just performed this function and had the same issue. It is because of the "Use Special Snapping" setting. Simply uncheck this for the truss to be copied and then perform the multiple copy function and they will stick to the specified spacing. This will also prevent the trusses from stretching / retracting automatically. If you use the transform/replicate tool, the truss can have "Use Special Snapping" enabled and the spacing will be correct, yet the trusses will still stretch / retract automatically.

You should save your camera views and create a light set. A light set should be created for each room or each camera that will be rendered. You'll then need to edit the backdrop, sunlight, lighting, rendering techniques and materials. I created 2 cameras, saved them. I did change a few materials.

Have you read through this thread?

For this type of task, I've often created my own clipboard of sorts. I'll add all the notes to the note schedule cad detail and locate them all beside or above / below the note schedule. I then keep that cad detail open in a different window and drag it to my other monitor. I then copy/paste notes from one window to another.

There is not. I've often wished for the same thing.

This needs to be done manually. It is quick and simple to do. Take a section view looking at the rake wall through the vaulted ceiling. In the library browser, locate the correct crown molding profile. Click on it once and the molding tools will be available in the tool palette. Select 3d Molding line and draw a line on the wall. Open the molding line and check "To Top". Then drag the ends of the molding line snapping to the cross section lines generated by the ceiling surface. The crown molding at the rake will not be able to miter to a matching crown molding that is level so you may need a plinth block to clean up the connection at the bottom corner.

This seems pretty straight forward. Can Chief build railing at stairs correctly? Very rarely. But we can using a variety of tools. The simplest is simply to drop in the correct millwork parts in plan view, adjust their heghts in section view, and add a 3d molding(s) for rails / trim. Is this all ridiculous?...Yes. I'm not sure why we can't have a simple polyline-to-railing tool or a simple sloped railing tool that is not a wall. Chief Ramp for railing

Here's a kitchen scene with my recessed light settings. It has some issues, most notably they're too bright on the floor. This effect can be reduced by lowering the lumens and/or the drop off rate.

It does that because it is set to do that. An efficient way to get great help would be to post the plan file. Then all these first responders would probably make adjustments to your lights in your model and post the results. It'd be like having a small army of minions add their knowledge to the actual issue instead of all of us merely speculating. And while different people know different things about lighting and rendering, we simply can't recreate all the different aspects that affect your specific scene.

If the stucco is an exterior layer, Chief should wrap it around the edge. However, for a parapet wall, you could use a pony wall and a different wall type for the upper portion that has stucco on both interior and exterior (or a waterproofing layer on the interior). Or, you can edit the parapet walls on the attic level. That's how this was done, and I used a wall cap molding for the top. View from on the roof:

Yup, you got it.

I've always used room polylines for this task. Polylines require manual editing at doors, but it's very quick and usually doesn't need to be all that accurate because they're are behind the walls in the drawing order.

You're welcome Wilson! If you don't mind checking 'solved' in the upper right corner of the correct post, it helps other forum readers!

Uncheck Overall Dimension

All I can suggest is to make sure you are editing the correct dimension default set used in that view (you can access that by double-clicking that particular dimension), and then to remove all the locate checkmarks from the Outer Dim. column. Otherwise, a plan file would be needed.

Before adjusting the light settings, it's a good idea to create a new light set. I give them a name that coordinates with the camera name or the room name that the light set will be used in.

You can create that molding, add it to the library and use it as a lintel. This molding should be drawn in section view and should stop at the the outside of the wall cladding (don't draw it to the sheathing layer. You can use the same molding and draw a molding line in plan view or a 3d molding line in elevation view. This molding should be drawn in section view and can be drawn accurately, to the sheathing or membrane layer. Here, I've used a library molding of a 1x8 (with drip flashing above and below) for the exterior lintel. Note that it butts up against the wall cladding. If I draw the molding manually, I get more control over the molding, but lose the automatic resize with the window

Something like this?

FWIW, it's probably much, much more cost-effective to buy them! All you'd need to do is contact someone who knows how, describe what you need, and send them some dough! I paid for mine and that has saved me tons of time / money! One quick example; I ordered a custom set of macros for a specific, repetitive task (used in almost every plan set I do) which cost me about $100 USD and a conservative estimate would be that it has saved me 200 hours over 5 years. Not to mention that it probably would have taken 50 hours+ of my time learning Ruby. My own sarcastic view is that learning Ruby is for people with no money and nothing to do:) I'm kidding of course...or am I? A few individuals who can help you out: @Alaskan_Son @Joe_Carrick @solver

also reasonably close, especially seeing it's not my project! I quickly made this...it is seamless.

Reasonably close.

In some previous versions, a polyline with a fill pattern that was added to the library to serve as a molding, would generate its set fill pattern in section view. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work in X14.