Chrisb222

Changing the Wall Type does not override Material settings (that I showed in my s/s) when you have painted the walls. Have you painted the walls?

No. It appears you've been spray painting your walls. That wall's exterior materials are set as Drywall: You can reset it to Default, but it then reverts to the vertical B&B siding:

Probably because of a point load over an opening, but it's not difficult to engineer. People just think it looks "wrong." Proceed with fulfilling your client's request.

Because textures are typical patterns. If you want it to look seamless, research Seamless Textures, here and on the innertubes. Tons of info, including tons of free seamless textures.

Although to be honest, this was my first reaction: No offense, using the terrain tools to get complex terrain is just really wonky for me. Good luck!

For a simple slope without more complex contours, I use two flat Terrain Elevation Regions (Terrain > Elevation Data > Elevation Region). You need two regions to get the program to follow your instructions. This creates a smooth transition with easily controlled results. First, set the height of the overall Terrain using Subfloor Height Above Terrain in the Terrain specification dialog. You want to uncheck "Automatic" and either accept the default value or enter the height you want: Next draw two Elevation Regions that overlap the building slightly and which extend to the edges of the Terrain. Open the front (upper) Elevation Region and set its elevation to zero. This places it at the same elevation as the overall terrain: Open the rear (lower) Elevation Region and set its height to a negative value that places it at the basement floor. You will either find this value by trial end error or doing the math first: Result:

The long wall (that I drew a red box around) is checked "No Room Definition." Since that area is not a Room, but there is a defined Room behind the window, the window thinks that side is the exterior: Uncheck "No Room Definition" and the window flips:

I had no issue at all getting the walls to align easily on the OOB plan you attached, because I have all of my snap settings toggled on. The walls align with snaps very easily, without changing any wall settings: Before: Here is the wall being snapped to the other wall: Result: I suspect the real issue is that you're not getting the snap effect, because you have some relevant snap settings disabled in Preferences. Check your snap settings, as no one here can diagnose that issue since Preference settings are global and do not travel with the plan file:

Just guessing since no plan file to examine, but check the railing walls' Exterior and Interior orientation. Perhaps the railing showing drywall has the Interior side facing out, and needs reversed? Also, I would not have a Drywall layer as part of a railing wall, but that's just me.

Well shoot, give yerself a Solve!

Easiest method is railing wall set as post to beam, but getting the notched section seen in the original pic is tough to reproduce auto:

Did you perhaps delete the name thereby unchecking "Default"? That will produce the condition you described. If that's the case, just check the Default wrench icon:

Out of the box, objects are assigned to System Default Layers which are hardcoded into the software and are not user-assignable and cannot be deleted, although their name can be changed. "Text, Notes" is the System Default Layer for Notes. Checking the Default Layer box sends the object to the System Default Layer, NOT your "default" layer. You don't want to check the box unless you want the Note to go to the System Default Layer. Did you perhaps change the name of the out-of-box "Text, Notes" layer to "Text, Notes, Foundation"? Just set up your default Plot Plan Note (under Default Settings > Text, Callouts and Markers > Note > Saved Note Defaults) to use the Plot Plan Notes layer, and they will be created on that layer. Ignore that checkbox- you should see the correct layer in that field, with the checkbox off. And change "Text, Notes, Foundation" back to just "Text, Notes," and create a new layer for Foundation Notes.

I only see them on my desktop, and not on a mobile device... and my browsing here is 50/50 between them. One of the reasons I don't get excited if someone doesn't have there's filled out.

I'm sure there is too but I'm a little confused by your description of the issue. A drawing with notes, or better yet a plan file, and a better explanation of what you're after, would get you a quick solution.

Please attach samples. Taste test required or we're just guessing.

Vertical location of the soffit is controlled by the Eave and Gable Sub Fascia Depth in the Structure panel of the Build Roof or Roof Plane dialog.

Yep like I said, I don't spec frieze on a beam but that's a good approach. The ceiling is still protruding past the beam, which isn't an issue on the eaves as it's usually in the soffit space, but it is on a gable. I take care of that by deleting the ceiling over room and drawing a manual ceiling plane. Good discussion, I'm always up for learning new methods to deal with porches / railings.

Steve, I like your method too. But when i've tried it, the soffit didn't close. And I don't specify frieze on a beam, and typically don't specify frieze on an eave either. Your picture number 1 does reveal another problem with my method though, which I deal with all the time and that is the porch ceiling projecting past the beam. As you said earlier, nothing perfect with porches and railings. Or decks, for that matter, lol.

The method I described still allows the soffit to reach the beam, and automatically aligns everything to stack flush with the foundation, which is the most common technique here. The only downside is the visible joint between the slab and the overhang in vector views, but it's easy to do and looks correct in plan and 3D: No but you can use an open railing with no rail, post, or beam to get the effect (if this is what you're after):

I'm a little confused by your wording. I do often place columns at the extents of the foundation wall, but there's always a 1-1/2" lip on the slab around the foundation wall. If you're talking about a typical 1-1/2" lip on the slab around the foundation, I do that with a 1-1/2" concrete layer added to the wall dialog. I also make the interior layer 1-1/2" so the main layer of the wall will be centered on the railing/posts: However I do also sometimes place columns inside the extents of the foundation, and use other methods to also accomplish that automatically, if that's what you meant...

As Joe said, uncheck "Ceiling Above This Room," but also you will need to go into the Roof dialog and delete the ceiling layers: Then make sure you have "Framing, Roof Rafters" layer turned on in your camera view:

The wall above is not aligned with the wall next to the stairs, causing the lower ceiling to poke into the room: Go to level 2 and click the wall alignment button:

Click the gear icon in the lower left and select "Filters."