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2 ways: place the selected object in plan and then open the symbol and review its properties. Change as needed, then add to library. copy the symbol in the library browser and then paste into one of your libraries. You can adjust the object and symbol properties there.

Dangit if I can't find the button for that! Anyhow, I appreciate the tips. I'm sure I'll need another hexagon window in about 20 years!

Pretty please promptly post your plan!

I don't know how and this silly thing has taken enough of my time so I'm cheating! section view through any window polylines replicating chief's window sash and frame and my casing add to library as stacked molding section view of the wall to get this goofy window draw a hexagon copy in place, convert to 3d molding, for the previously mentioned stacked molding grab hexagon, copy in place, convert to material region for glass replicate material region so there is one inside the wall and one outside the wall. position 3d molding accurately over the wall select all 3 items, convert to arch. block, assign to window layer, adjust label. Move on with my life! close enough!

Does anyone know how to make a hexagon window or have one they want to share?

Definetly! And there's hardly anything to adding the few CAD items to show the roof plane and wall. Those should already exist somewhere in his other details, right? You gotta think like a kid in school these days....ctrl-c, ctrl-v...all day long.

Eric's suggestion is so simple that the brilliance of it is almost missed. You could have that that detail done in less time than your last post! I'd probably use those roof plane copies in a separate plan, just to avoid messing up the model. @solverKudos for thinking outside the box!

In a camera view, use the delete surface tool to remove the underside. Then, convert the stairs to a symbol and place in the exact same location as the stairs. Use the layer display settings to turn off the real stairs and show the new stair symbol. Use these settings for affected 3d views only. In plan views, turn the symbol off and keep the stairs on. Or manually draw and place a riser surface. It's not as hard as it may seem. Draw one, at the bottom and get it right. Then using the information from the stair dialog box, replicate this riser the correct amount (in x or y and z axis) and the correct # of times using the absolute location setting.

Is there a question in there?

When my clients want custom items like that, I just quickly draw them in using p-solids or 3d moldings. Often faster than searching the library, seeing as you were already in the right view and using the right tools. I place them on a trim layer that displays in 3D views and my working set only.

Your omnipotence has been granted by my omniscience and grace. Careful though...sometimes the almighty Chief takes it away!

Make a copy of any room label and paste this into the text dialog box: FLOOR AREA = %living.area% Place it wherever you'd like Copy and paste in place for each floor. Now turn off Chief's living area display in Plan Defaults.

Copy the Walls, Normal layer, and call it Walls, Normal INT. Then select all your interior walls and place them on that new layer. Then review each drawing for appropriate layer display control. Because you made a copy of the Walls, Normal Layer, it will indeed be a copy, so you should only need to turn the new layer off in a few drawings (layer sets). It will already be on or off for each layer set the same as the original layer Walls, Normal. Does that make sense?

Take a backclipped section view through that roof, looking at the front door. Plop the p-solid onto the wall with the front door, then break as needed and snap the corners to the cross section lines of the entry roof. Then apply your material and, in plan view, stretch it out to the gable end.

It's just a gable roof with a vaulted ceiling pitched to match the roof. In that example, it would appear as though enough roof structure depth has been left so that sloping-flat roof trusses can be used for the roof structure. You can set that depth for those 2 roof planes, or you can use ceiling planes. Either way, you'll want an exterior room with NO flat ceiling. That example would be easily modeled with a p-solid and some 3d molding polylines for the battens. All easily drawn in a section or elevation view.

Is that a hard no? You could be limiting your options. My work would exceed your expectations and needs, but I'm 3 hours away and relocating is not an option for me.

type "narciss" into the library search bar. Once you've found it, you may want to add some search key words to its attributes.

Yessir. I take it that's not the norm in your region. It varies out west regionally, but also by builder and plumber preferences.

The 'Ceiling Hole' portion is greyed out because there is no ceiling. This is controlled (that is to say 'removed') by your 2nd floor room 'Open Below'. The skylight appears fine...what would you like to be different? Made some changes for you...take a look. 993208181_Skylightproblem.plan

For the same reason that walls are measured to framing...which of course we can choose in our wall type spec. Oh wait!! How about the same type of choice for a roof assembly? Now we're talking! For you it might be sheathing. For me it would always be framing. 3 key elevation points: top of sub-fascia baseline elevation ridge elevation And please, don't measure to the aluminum strip of fascia that covers the sub-fascia in 99% of north american homes. Ok it might only be 97%...

There was a time, many years ago when Chief's Fascia Tope referenced the top of the sub-fascia. I think that was x7. The inconsistency of referencing framing elevations for some points and finish elevations for other points has been brought up often, in suggestions as well as in feature requests. This current system really gets weird when you have multiple pitches that should have the same sub-fascia elevation. It's not cool...but I got used to referencing the baseline height whereas I used (again many years ago) always reference the fascia height...it was just more familiar to me. I also don't like that roof planes measure to the finished fascia instead of to the sub-fascia.

I didn't find what you're referring to... which is why I asked here. What I ended up doing was taking a series of screen captures of the various preference settings (in order) and using that as my guide to match them up on the new computer.

Quickly Rendered in Chief X11 (this model was produced for the marketing rendering only) @VirtualDesignIs this type of quality is acceptable? Feel free to contact me if you're interested in assistance.