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Personally I think Chief does it backwards. I keep several items named by the drawing type first. They of course organize with the SVP's. Site, Text / Site, CAD / Site, Dimensions / Site, Footprints etc. Roof, CAD / Roof, Dimensions / Roof, Text etc. Chief also had most templates and text styles organized oddly. I organize my templates by scale factor. So if a plan gets too big for the paper at 1/4" scale,it's no work at all for me to change it to 3/16" or 1/8" scale. I also name all my text style by the font, size, characteristics. WTH am I going to do with "cabinet text style" if cabinets are displayed in different drawings at more than one scale factor? I see they have cleaned this up a bit in X14. Wonder where they got the idea for that? For example: Arial 4" / Arial 4" Bold / Arial 8" / Arial 8" Bold / Arial 25", etc.

I've included framing schedules for rake walls and I simply have some notes to the schedule that mention that the length for beveled components is to the center. I framed for over 20 years and this wouldn't have bothered me for a couple of reasons. Once one knows the difference from the center to the long point, then it's a pretty simple adjustment on the fly. For those lacking the grey matter for that adjustment, there will be bigger problems to solve. Chance are there will be some small adjustments needed anyhow, so the exact numbers may only be good for material takeoff. That being said, If I were framing the walls that I draw, I wouldn't need to double check anything on site, I'd just start cutting.

Select the attic walls, then select Build Framing For Selected Object(s)

Wall structure , balloon through ceiling.

If they are framed, and if you have not changed, and then turned off the display of the layer of the wall framing, they will show in that view.

So why can't you? Do you have attic walls framed?

The attic wall or the attic wall framing?

Here's an example of a walkout basement using the 3D Framing layer set. Easy peasy.

I don't want to try to influence your methods but wall framing details should be separated by the floor they sit on. But if you must show a framing elevation view, then simply take a back clipped elevation camera view and use a custom layer set. Make a copy of the layer set that you use for 3d framing views and then adjust it as you see fit. Note that in X13 you will not be able to snap to framing members in this type of view. Another option would be to stack / align the separate wall detail drawings on the layout page.

You can't using pony walls. You have a couple of options. Build just the concrete fdn walls on their own floor. On the same floor, Use 2 separate walls overlapping each other. One of which will need to be "No Room Definition. Make a copy of the plan file just for this purpose, and redefine the upper portion of the wall so each layer is an air gap.

It's the roof plan. Just switch to manual editing to clean up the roof planes at that corner.

As for tips, I should point out that I only include that addition when using a board-type of fascia or shadow board. For aluminum fascia, I don't bother to add 1/16", I leave it at an even number, like 18" or 24" for example.

However you can simply add the thickness of finish fascia &/or shadow boards to the default overhangs and then it'll at least build correctly. If you dimension roof planes in plan view, then you'll need to devise a workaround to dimension to the subfascia. I use a point marker in plan view to dimension the overhang correctly.

If you want specific help, please post the actual plan. Otherwise, you'll just receive other people's best guesses.

There could be several reasons, but I'd suggest you start by editing or checking the material defaults. Select: Edit>Default Settings>Materials

You could post a plan file here or send me a PM. I'll take a look at it and then get back to you.

Yes.

You would need to post both the plan and the layout for help. Or you could send someone a link using a PM if you don't want to post it here. I'd take a look...

Time tracker starts from zero for a template plan but is cumulative for 'save as'.

As mentioned, a ramp or solid will do. A solid can be easier to edit but this is somewhat dependent on the user's mindset. A ramp requires an intuitive knowledge of the buildings heights / elevations and a ramp can only be square or rectangular. A solid can easily be drawn in section view using the snap points generated by the cross section lines. This way, it can be very easy to adjust for a slope by 1" increments or by percentage. And the solid can then be shaped in plan view to account for jogs, corners, or doors. In either instance, I like to place these on their own layer so that I'm not constantly having to 'tab' my way around them when trying to select something else in that room.

Take a camera view and use the create symbol tool from there. Much simpler.

Keep in mind you can't 'move' a referenced plan. When using a referenced plan, the x/y coordinates remain in the same place. For a pool house or detached garage, I draw them in their own plan file and if I need to show them together in a model, I convert the smaller building to a symbol and place it in the larger plan file on its own layer. It's very simple and then I can keep both plans starting at 0,0 on the grid. I never draw 2 buildings on the same plan file. Mostly because of the defualt / height settings, but also because I'm probably going to re-use the accessory building plan over and over. I shouldn't say this out loud, but by doing this you can draw a 'new' detached garage plan to completion in about 5-10 minutes.

@Alaskan_SonWhat are you doing on the forum anyhow? Don't you have anything better to do? Your presence has been sparse over the last several months!

I was expecting this to be driven from the layout box to the camera view, but it is the opposite. It's simpler to number and organize your drawings in layout, isn't it? Shouldn't the camera view plan display have the ability for it's callout label to be driven by the layout box? This isn't a huge problem for a page of 1/4" sections that might only have 3-6 drawings on a page but it will still be a bit of a bugger for detail pages with many drawings per page.

I figured it out. Yay! This is the layout box label dialog box: