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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.

Rebar in a cross section or in a section detail? To show rebar in a drawing less than 1" scale would just be silly. However, if you did indeed use a cylinder from the library of geometric shapes, it will not generate a fill pattern in section view. No symbol does. It will not even generate cross section lines. A 3d solid or a molding line will at least generate cross section lines.

That's what I would have suggested as well. Attic walls don't always rebuild perfectly especially if they have been moved.

It is not checked in the plan you posted. Checking it fixes the heights. Change this material in the window defaults.

dropbox or google drive link. Or make a copy of the file, strip unnecessary items and then zip it up.

I think you used a short segment of wall for your pilaster and changed the wall width. Try using a slab for the pilaster / footing instead. You will end up with a line where the pilaster and wall meet, but the footing controls will be separated.

Depending on what info you want included, you could use these 2 columns to drop the library symbol name.

As an experiment add the following 2 columns to your schedule: Type and Style. Together those form most of the automatic description. And your right, the description takes the name of the Library symbol.

Hey Bruce, you gotta help us to help you! Simply make a copy of the plan file, and strip it down, then zip it up. Or use a dropbox or google drive link. The plan file is pretty important to seeing what's going on...in the plan file!

You can mess around with the Edit Wall Layer Intersections tool or you can use a material region for the black wall cladding, set to Cut Finish Layers...