Chrisb222

The plan I'm working on appears to be outlining the garage slab as it projects over the foundation wall at door openings. This is how it will actually be built, but I've never seen this before and can't figure out what's causing it. I checked back several earlier plans, and all settings appear to be the same but the slab outline doesn't show on them. It's not a huge deal, but it makes the elevations in layout look odd. I can delete those lines easily in layout, but just curious if anyone can track down the cause. Stripped-down sample plan attached. Thanks. Garage Slab Issue.plan.zip

Place stairs to automatically reach next level, open stair dialog, check Lock Top and adjust number of treads and/or tread depth to suit.

Yep that's how I would do it... if I wasn't so lazy. Heck, I was too lazy to do the drawing.

Wow I didn't see anyone say anything about copying someone's plan. And it's not infringement to get inspiration from other work. A simple plan done in 10 mins entirely with auto roofs, and different ceiling heights and some other tweaks. It's really hard to say what would be the best approach without knowing the goals of the floor plan, interior ceilings, and whether there's a livable second floor. But take a look at this plan to see how it was done. Could also be easily done with manual roofs. Let me know if you have any questions. raised roof.plan.zip ( Oh btw it is copyrighted ) raised roof.plan

To all who downloaded, posted, or liked, you are most welcome! The people of this forum have been such a tremendous resource for me that I'm very happy to give back a tiny portion.

True, however I find the half baked new features very helpful in spite of not being fully baked. The real problem it seems is that most seem to never finish being baked.

Losing your distance ability, or your aim??

Did you check Upper Pitch under Pitch Options, and enter values for your two roof pitches for that railing wall? That's how you create a pitch break like you want. Just my opinion, but I prefer your original roof. I would always rather have a main hip be higher than all the gables, like in your first image. Differ'nt Strokes

In other words, no, you can't change the tolerance of the automatic label. There's no setting for that. You could try posting a request for that feature in the Suggestions forum, just don't be in a hurry.

@HumbleChief It works for me simply by setting a color for the window label, then sending to layout as Plot Lines which strips color out of the model. Not sure how you're sending to layout, but this is what I get:

Did you check your Library under Chief Architect Core Catalogs > Line Styles? You can also create your own under CAD > Lines > Line Style Management.

@solver brought it to my attention that having the individual panels would be useful for stacking taller doors in the Door Spec dialog, or for assembling taller doors as symbols. I updated the catalog with folders containing the individual panels, and renamed the symbols and folders to make more sense (to me at least ) Overhead Doors Revised.calibz

I've never been happy with the overhead doors available either in Chief's catalog or the mfrs catalogs. I always just wanted a nice handful of raised panel or recessed panel, in single width and double width that "matched," four and five panels high, plain and with a couple glass options. So I finally just sat down and made a mini-catalog of just that. The attached file should contain the following door symbols: "Double 4" contains four panels vertically, "Double 5" has five, for either 7'h or 8'h doors. These are all "short panel" style doors. I thought about making long panel versions, but I don't really like long panel doors so I don't spec them. If I make more it will be with beadboard panels. A couple sample images: Created using X15. Overhead Doors.calibz

You're right, shingles won't work. EPDM membrane can go down to 1/4"/foot

Ah, thanks, I was sitting on the back porch sipping an adult beverage when I wrote that, was going on memory And siggys don't show up on my phone so I didn't realize what version he was using. Probably should avoid the drink-posting. (Notice I didn't say drunk-posting, it is a weeknight ya know!)

I don't use an electrical schedule but in the schedules I do use you can just click on a row and drag it up or down wherever you want. Also, there are up and down buttons that appear on the edit menu when you select a row.

There is, but difficult to guess what needs fixed from your post alone. Posting a plan file would allow someone to diagnose the problem. Somewhere along your workflow, your settings are causing this. Again, without the plan and a more thorough explanation of what steps you're taking when this happens (switching saved plan view, sending to layout, etc), very difficult to guess at the answer.

Yep, my post shows how to do that. Why? It already exists.

Edit > Default Settings > Doors > Exterior Door On the Framing tab, click Header Label Defaults, enter whatever you want. Place new door, frame wall.

3. But if you have to leave the garage, yeah a small saddle there will work, added manually

1. was smooth when I opened the file..? 2. align the front of the temp wall with the room divider wall on the master deck, and it fixes that 3. I don't like roof intersections like that. I'd move the garage forward

Here, attaching those to the gable would be part of dressing the trusses on the ground.

Thanks Glenn, thinking it through I probably can't automate what I want to do. Maybe the Suggestion for mulling in the window dbx would offer that option.

Is this auto roofs? I haven't tried it, not at my computer so i can't answer your question but when working in manual roofs you should be able to delete the hole...

Would like a macro that reports the number of individual units in a mulled window, and their sizes and type. I checked the object properties of a mulled window and it doesn't appear we have access to that information within the mulled unit...?