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Are you sure it's not just a shadow in 3D? If you're seeing this in 3D, it may be that the wall looks dark.

I was wrong about this. I'm still on 10.11.6 El Capitan

I'm running the latest version of Sierra and CA x8 on a 2010 Mac Pro tower with an updated video card. No crashes, in fact it's very stable.

I updated my MacBook Air and all is well. On my Mac Pro, I'm going to wait for updated drivers on the Wacom Tablet and video card. Sometimes that takes a week or tow to be offered.

I was able to install X8 on the MacBook Air. I also exported and imported my Library. I was able to upload the .plan and .layout files to Apple iCloud and open them on the MacBook Air. I can make changes and save it to iCloud and open it on the Desktop computer It works fairly well. Drawing 3D views is surprisingly quick. Moving the camera around in 3D show some hesitation but it works. Thanks for everyones help.

That's a good idea, I do have an Apple TV. I'll give it a try.

I normally meet with customers here at my office. I work on a Mac Pro tower while the customer watches a 40" TV as a monitor. The latest customer is disabled and in poor health. He cannot travel here, even though it's only a five mile drive. What's my best option for him to see this program and design his house? I have a MacBook Air, but it doesn't have HDMI out. I'd like to use his TV as a monitor. The MacBook Air does have a Thunderbolt jack. I hate to spend $3K on a MacBook Pro. Is there an option for using an iPad? Any other ideas?

Do you mean like this?

At work as an Electrician, I have to find the center of a room to mount the light box. Quickly, in your head, what's half of 87 3/4" ? I'm all for the metric system.

I've made Blueprints. They've been obsolete since Whiteprints took over in the 1940's

If you want it to show on every page, place it on page 0. If not, choose the page you want.

1. Create all your details in a plan and save it to a permanent location. 2. Send the plan to your default Layout, be sure it's sent to Page 0. 3. Arrange the layout the way you want. 4. File > Templates > Save as template 5. Save it to the Templates Folder. Create a new sub-folder to make it easier to find. 6. File > Close all views 7. File > New Layout from Template > choose the one you just created. 8. "Do you want to use this file as your default template?" > Yes 9. Close all views. 10. This should now open when you "Send to Layout."

It took me awhile to follow your instructions on changing the material orientation but it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for your help.

Thanks for your help Graham, that worked. I Blocked it and save it to my Library. The only thing is, when I make the partition wider than hit is tall, the stone changes directions from horizontal to vertical. To fix that, I made the faces two partitions joint in the middle. You don't notice the seam because of the Fireplace doors and TV. Below the hearth is six partitions and you see the stones repeating in image #2. I extended the hearth down into the basement in #3 and it looks right. I anyone knows a way to keep the material from rotating, let me know.

I drew a Fireplace from scratch and I'm trying to save it. It matches ones built by a local company. The Block option is not available when I select all the parts. The fireplace view and plan are attached. I appreciate your help trying to figure this out Fireplace plan.plan.zip

Here's how I was taught in school. Looking at the plan view, if the door opens clockwise, it's a right hand door counterclockwise = left hand.

Try this PDF as a test. I converted it to CMYK. It's on my layout sheet, size 17x 25. Be sure to select the correct paper you're using in the print driver. Miller, Kelsey & Jordan Demo Plan CD's-2-Layout.pdf.zip

It sounds like a color profile or paper profile issue. Color profile can be changed in Acrobat Pro. Paper profile is selected in the print driver. Your Plotter, HP DesignJet 800, is a four color unit using CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) Which color profile are you using for the PDF? Sometimes a RGB color profile will not print correctly on a CMYK printer. The best option is to convert the color profile to CMYK first. Are you using Adobe Acrobat Pro? or just PDF reader?

True, let me explain a little further. The only thing that determines possible print size is Resolution, Width x Length measured in Pixels. A 12 Megapixel camera will have a resolution of 3,000 pixels x 4,000 pixels = 12,000,000 pixels = 12 Megapixels An image 3000 x 4000 pixels printed at 100 DPI can produce a print 30" x 40" ... 3000/100 = 30, 4000/100 = 40 Same image printed at 300 DPI can produce a print 10" x 13.3" ... 3000/300 = 10, 4000/300 = 13.3 100 DPI is usually a minimum for print companies like MPIX.com 300 DPI is considered high quality Use this math to determine print size, but always send the full resolution image for prints, don't resize for the printer. Set your image size ratio to match your final print size. In other words, if your final print is 30" x 40" for image ratio should be 3:4, if not there will be a crop. RGB and sRGB are standard color spaces for prints. Most companies prefer sRBG but will accept either. CYMK color space is preferred for four color printers like ones used in magazines. A Raster image uses pixels and is limited in size to the number of pixels A Vector image is a solid and can be enlarged infinitely without loss of quality, but these are usually text or line drawings, not photographs. Software like Photoshop CC or CS can be used to increase Resolution but you're limited. Specialized software can be purchased to increase Resolution but it gets expensive for just a few images.

Thanks Scott, that fixed it.

I have many "X" on my plan but they don't transfer to the layout. Anyone know what the X's are? I cannot turn them off in Display Options.

Measure the existing walls a draw it using interior walls. Go to the Library and find Tiolets, tubs, etc and place them in the drawing. Use Text and Leaders/arrows for notes. Get that far & ask questions & we can set you up with a layout sheet.

Thanks for the advice Graham. I'll leave CA folders alone and move my older 2014 plans and layouts folder to one of the other drives to free up space. The SSD is 480GB with 179GB free. All of my photos and video on are the other 2TB drives, each is about 50% full.

I just downloaded CA 8 and was going through the preferences and defaults. My Mac Pro had four internal drives. The CA application is one Drive 1, a solid state drive with the OS and all other applications. In the past, I've had all other CA files, Plans and Layouts on the same Drive 1. Am I better off moving some of the folders to a different Drive? Would it increase speed? The folders I'm looking at are Data, Temporary, Undo, Shared Patterns, User Backup, Plans and Layouts.