Chrisb222

I recently completed something similar but used ceiling heights on the main floor, since there is no second floor in the house and I wanted interior camera views to be accurate So in some cases that "how do I" depends on more than just the exterior appearance, unless that's all you're after Many ways to skin that cat

This is the correct answer. It's a little complicated but yes, in a nutshell you need a separate and unique Saved Dimension, separate and unique Layer for that dimension, and a separate and unique Layer Set for that Saved Plan View. Then switch On or Off that Layer for the particular SPV. This is only necessary when, as in your example case, you need to show different views of the same Floor, or a totally unique View in a different Scale, like 1/2" Scale Kitchen Cabinet View as an example (one of my unique views) In other words, if you have very similar dimensioning needs (also CAD and other settings) for a Main Floor Plan View and a Second Floor Plan View, it may work that they can share the same Manual Dimension setup, since they are on different Floors. This same Layer Set structure works to streamline your creation and display of CAD and other elements of the Plan Views, like object displays.

I make a tiny room in the "exterior" space using invisible walls, and select "do not include" in living space calculations I got the tip from @Alaskan_Son

I'm guessing he wants to be able to view the entire model accurately in CA This is a personal build, not something for a client

Like I said, single-layer wall, make it whatever thickness you want, and it will do what you want It will screw with the 3D but you just said that doesn't matter, so there you go

You can create a custom wall type with only one layer, and make it whatever thickness you want That should accomplish your goal but it will mess with all sorts of other aspects of the program such as 3D displays, material lists, framing plans etc etc Lay out your rooms using temp dimensions and move-tab-enter

Pretty sure the m1 architecture will run anything under Rosetta 2

Lots of people have reported running X12 fine on the M1 No idea what will happen with X13 as it hasn't been released yet ....

Funny, I tried that earlier and it just kept copying the original

I for one could not open that file Might be Mac related ...

Just curious In plan views, is it correct to show an actual drawing of the hanger? Or is there a "symbol" like for electrical receptacles re:

Yeah, I've been wanting to print off a set in negative with blue background. When I did a takeoff on the ink required I changed my mind

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/playlists/105/layout-construction-documents.html

Yup

Automatic roofs are generated from floor, room, and wall settings. Attic rooms are trickier. To get that roof I would generate the rooms with all proper settings, get the auto roof as close as I could without spending a ton of time, then finalize it manually. It's not hard to do if you have a pretty good grasp of the program, but tough for a beginner, and nearly impossible to answer "what am I doing wrong" without seeing your plan file. Start by studying this Knowledge Base tutorial: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00772/building-a-cape-cod-or-a-story-and-a-half-roof.html

And I'm on Mac and rarely have an issue I also use two monitors, have the pallettes detached, and move windows between monitors all the time.... the things that people are guessing causes this

Base cabinets and stringers show as dashed lines OOB due to the line settings in ALDO, which can be changed

Weird, I've only had toolbars freak about half a dozen times in X12 After the second time I made a backup copy of my custom toolbars saved in a remote location. Every time after that, I delete the corrupted file, copy and move the saved copy into place, and all is well again. Toolbars haven't spazzed on me in a couple months.

He described the process here:

You mean at the bottom of the wall opposite the top landing? I don't model it, just CAD and Notes

I did a wall similar to that a few years ago, 8 windows stacked 4/4 I used double 1.75x5.5 LVL king studs in the center and outsides of inner bank of windows, 6 total, and double 2x6 SPF kings both sides of outer bank of windows, all ran from floor to the top chord of 2' parallel truss so the studs reached the roof sheathing (studs notched to clear the gable truss), rat runs on the truss bottom chords with diagonal bracing to tie the bottom chord into the sheathing It was strong as [bleep] .... for a flimsy wall

Select the room, open the spec dialog and uncheck "flat ceiling over this room" then draw a custom ceiling plane, open it and set the slope you need

I made that suggestion two years ago

Wouldn't those settings then appear on all Plan Views?

Active Layer Display Options panel