rlackore

Here's what I've got: Commercial.calibz

The layers Terrain, Primary Contours and Terrain, Secondary Contours should be turned on. Adjust the layer Text Style to control the size of the contour label. Also, in the Terrain Specification dbx, the Contours>Label Options can be used to toggle the display of the contour labels on/off.

Turn of auto-build for roofs, or alternatively define the bump-out main wall as Roof>Extend Slope Downward, and the bump-out side walls Roof>Full Gable Wall, then manually adjust the overhang.

Turn off Auto-build for roofs. And I wouldn't draw the bump-out as a deck, just as a normal room - though someone else may disagree.

Draw the principle structure, then build the roof. Then draw the bump-out.

Just post the plan with an explanation of what you're trying to achieve. I'm sure many forum users will be willing to take a look.

K-5864-5U Cape Dory Under-Mount Kitchen Sink

The Kohler manufacturer catalog has some undermount trough sinks.

You have to explode the block, then select the lines you want dashed and change their Line Style. Then you can re-block if you want.

Unfortunately, the line style you've defined for the toilet's Layer is not preserved when the Detail from View is created. As far as I know, this true for all Symbols. If you click-select the toilet in the Detail from View, you'll notice that it's a CAD Block built from many, many polylines. You can explode the block work with it to get dashed lines, but results can vary depending on the block.

Yep. Unless you need something custom, which is when building it from moldings is useful.

Are you un-checking Color Fill when you send to Layout? You can also open the Layout Box dbx and uncheck the Color Fill box:

You can also use molding polylines for this sort of work, such as with this custom tapered porch column:

Truncated Pyramid. It won't give you framed walls, but Chief doesn't do battered walls, so you'll have to use some kind of work-around.

Draw a CAD line roughly perpendicular to the elevation you want to shoot. Select the line and use the Align>Perpendicular command to align the line perpendicular to the elevation. Turn on your Snaps, enter the Cross Section/Elevation command and snap the camera to the CAD line. EDIT: Scott beat me.

I don't believe so.

Thanks - I didn't know that.

You're on the right track. Go to the story above, define the area to be open below by enclosing it with Walls or Room Dividers, then select the Room and define it as Open Below.

I wouldn't think that the video card has anything to do with whether CA needs to "Rebuild" the 3d Model. I get the message all the time, and I have a fairly new machine and GPU. Maybe someone can disabuse me of this notion.

It's pretty simple - you just need to define the symbol as a Light. Select the symbol and open the Symbol Specification dbx. Under Options>Options select the Light checkbox. Click OK. Now double-click the symbol to open the Electrical Service Specification dbx. Under Light Data>Light Characteristics enter whatever you want to define the light source, and under Light Data>Options select the On checkbox. Click OK. Now you have a light:

Thanks for pointing this out. It seems to be a less-than-intuitive behavior - but it's good to know. Rep point for Scott.

Scott - it puts General Framing on the CAD, Framing layer for me. EDIT: Well, Michael solved the issue for us.

No.

I use a General Framing member for my bearing plates, etc.

When opened in X9 the ceiling is there. Maybe it's one of those weird one-time issues that Chief throws at us once in a while.