A_Joseph_PE

Good Evening. I have a client that has purchased a home that was started to be built in 2013 and has been "abandoned" since. Very large home with attached garage. I would say close to 8,000SF We have the drawings in PDF format, and I would like to get them converted/modeled in CA for use in creating views, renderings, etc. for a remodel and to provide exterior finishes, etc. The home is already built and was permitted. Structural work and shell, windows, roof all on. Just a shell right now. PM me and I can get you the files for consideration. Thanks

That was it! I must have hit some shortcut on accident. Thank you!

Good Evening All, Until just now (or I just realized it now) when I selected an object (wall, cabinet, CAD, etc.) on the bottom right of the window I would get the "information" on that selected object. Now it is gone. Is there an option that I turned off on accident? Thanks

I have a really odd situation. I am modeling a "camp" that has some non-traditional framing. There is an overhang of about a foot on a section of the second floor. The two floors have differing heights. When I try to model the overhangs, where there is a first floor below, iCA automatically adjusts the floor under the overhang to the other side (See attached). How can I stop that automatic floor change? CA allows my differing floor heights in adjacent rooms. When I try to frame the overhang on the side with the room below adjacent... Ceiling automatically adjusts to the adjacent ceiling height. Thanks in advance for the help. I am sure it is something simple. \ Ceiling Height Question.zip

Rgardner: I don't believe that I had adjusted any walls from default in the model, but I will check. How did you get to that screen? It does nt look familiar... Garybills: Mine usually does in other models/files as well. Now that I can't seem to get these to go away, I am interested in knowing why in this model it is different from the rest. Mtldesigns: Not listed as an attic wall.

I know that there is a simple answer to this but I can't seem to figure it out and I am getting impatient! When I create an automatic Roof and ignore the 2nd floor to create a Cape type roof, but without the knee walls, the second floor walls remain, see image. I thought that there was a way to have the roof cut those walls off at their (roof and wall) interface?

Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I was pondering if I could get the dormers how I want them, explode them, then hide the walls, but was hesitent. Thanks again. Much appreciated. Adam

Dormer Question… I have been messing around with both the dormer tools in CA, along with manually creating dormers. I can kinda create the dormers the way I want them to look with all three options, though each option is a bit different for various reasons (Like I can’t get the auto dormer to start near the peak). What I can’t seem to figure out is how to get rid, hide, remove, etc. the wall that is on the sides of the dormers in the plan view. I know it needs to be there when build (either as a wall or floating over rafters), but it looks odd in plan view. With the Floating Dormer those side walls show but allows for the room to be considered as a single large room. With the Auto Dormer it is creating three separate rooms. Question: 1) How do I show this as more of a single room in plan view without the walls making it appear as if it is broken up (floating dormer) 2) How do I Make a single large room when using the Auto Dormer method? 3) Why can’t I get to the peak on the Auto Floating Former methos? 4) Why the heck are my files so huge when trying to load here... Thanks Garage Dormer Question.zip

Solver.... Thank you for that video. Seems so obvious once you started working on it. Forgot about that dialog box "roof cuts wall.." Much appreciate it. This one perplexed me. Seemed so simple.

Rgardner I thought I was doing just that. Perhaps it is the ceiling plane that is messing it up?

Sorry.. looked like it was selling something. No offense meant.

Any ideas other than the sales pitch above? No matter what I do to this, I can't figure out the porch end wall? Thanks

I am trying to create a vaulted porch ceiling hat continues from the living space with the same geometry as the interior vaulted space. I am using scissor trusses with a raised 14" energy heel. I will carry that same truss outside, though I don 't need it. I have a few questions: 1) How do I create the wall in that open space above? 2) I created the ceiling planes to start at the 109 1/8? top plate level, but the heel raises the fascia and it looks odd. I can't seem to create attic walls near the fascia? 3) Should I be defining this room as a Porch? Plan attached.. Thanks Vaulted Porch Ceiling.zip

I did not find anybody... Who is "TwinMotion"? I am still looking for these services. Thanks

Well... I saved the file, closed it, went back in and tried to adjust the SWT int he absolute elevations....and it worked. Must been "locked" somehow... Thanks all