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No, that's the one I edited. But looking again I guess you want that jog there. My next move was to simply select the front wall (the jog) in 3D view, drag the top of it up, then drag it back down. And the issue resolved itself: We're not supposed to manually edit wall tops but I've found that with this program sometimes it just works, and I move on. As long as it doesn't screw up something else, which I didn't check.

You've got a little wall protruding into the roof area: Clean that up and it's fixed: The Main Layers ARE aligned, that's why you're not getting the tool. But the exterior layers don't add up to the same thickness, causing an offset on the outer surface.

Not sure exactly what you want, but the Wall Type definition had no framing specified in those pony walls. I specified framing for the lower wall but not the upper since it has cast iron (?) as the main layer. The settings are kinda messed up, had to fix some stuff. Is this what you're after?

What's "wrong" with the wrong template? If it's things that can be imported like saved plan views, layer sets, etc, that might be easier / less rework.

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Select your stuff, hit the Transform/Replicate button on the Edit menu, click Rotate

Of course you're correct, providing one has the side window open. Just adding that for completeness

When you drag a new tool into an existing toolbar, it will create a new, separate toolbar with only that tool in it, UNLESS you drag/drop the new tool really close to, almost on top of an existing tool in the toolbar you want to add the new tool to. You can see the toolbar highlight when you have the new tool in position to be added to it.

I send elevations as Plot Lines, which can be accurately aligned using the Point to Point Move tool. Since the view is basically CAD, all of the CAD lines are snappable. Doesn't work as well if you send to layout as Live View, but you can still use PtPM, just have to position the tool visually since you won't have snaps.

Out of the Box, yes, and as LVL. The Deck rim board size and type is adopted from the Foundation Framing Defaults: OOB default material for decking is Redwood, for deck framing is Treated Lumber. Go to Default Settings > Floors and Rooms > Room Types > Decks > Structure > Planks, Joists and set the materials you want for decking and framing there. No, not that I'm aware.

Also, you can have as many Material List Layer Sets as you want, to customize various views of the list. From your material list, click on the Edit Active View icon:

Ha! Yer a pup! I'll be 62 this month! That's why you're getting frustrated with creating con docs. It's literally quite possible to have complete documents the moment you enclose a room, and add dimensions and the client info. Of course, it's not THAT easy, there will be a lot of tweaking, and just drawing four walls doesn't give you windows, doors, cabinets, etc etc. But you get the idea-- much of this can be pre-programmed to occur automatically. Saved Plan Views are the key. They allow you to create very unique plan views of any floor, with fantastic control over what is displayed. The SPV (Saved Plan View) you're working on can be switched back and forth as you build the model, keeping everything organized and just how you want it. Then these SPVs are already building your con docs in your layout template, because it has views already sent to it from your template plan. Review these videos: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2421/saved-plan-views.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2433/developing-saved-plan-views.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10199/productivity-tips-saved-plan-views.html This gives you a good starting point. Along the way with these videos you'll be introduced to Defaults, Default Sets, Reference Display, that all work together to maintain that organization and control. And beyond that are many routes to simplifying the development on con docs of elevations, sections, and details. Be sure to utilize the Chief video library, as well as the online help. And this forum. Good luck! Don't get me wrong, it's steep. But this is the way.

Ok. Are you using - and making the most of -Saved Plan Views, Default Sets, custom Layer Sets with custom Layers, Saved Dimension Defaults, Saved Text Defaults, and Saved Cameras? These (among others) are the tools that make construction documents simple, along with as Rene said, a layout template with pre-sent views. Hard to address where you need to make changes without knowing more about your current workflow.

You was "Rob"d!!!

If you go through the steps rlackore used on the original plan, you'll see wall direction doesn't matter.

Not in my testing. I reversed them all trying to get it to work.

Personally I've not had it ever work, but I did download both the original plan which @rlackore was able to resolve, and the most recent plan. His solution DID work for me on the first plan, but not on the most recent... which is very strange, and I spent some time (more than I should) matching up the settings and trying to find the difference in the plans, but was unsuccessful. Even with identical settings (as far as I could tell), one worked and one didn't. I even went as far as using two different railing wall types on the last plan (as was the case in the original plan), with no luck. So IDK what's going on, but when I run into this I don't fight it, I just manually set full height posts on the corners. Maybe someone else can find the difference in those two plans, why one works and the other doesn't...

That's because you're using a door symbol. As @DBCooperalready said, the door will only be clipped if you use a parametric (slab, panel) door. I think what @JKEdmo was suggesting is that the door would actually look better in real life, the final product, if it's NOT sloped. That is, if you have wall area there as you show in your pics.

I see hinges, so yeah...

If you had "Use Custom Text Style" checked when first creating rooms, and you want to use Layer settings to control the room labels, you will have to first change your Default settings to "Use Layer for Text Style" before those room labels will change. Then you can open the room DBX and uncheck/check Show Room Label and it will adopt the Room Label layer text settings.

Changes made there will affect new rooms. To change existing room labels, set it in the Room Label layer:

That's the nature of how the program currently handles parametric railings, which is pretty limited. You're gonna have to do that manually, lots of different methods. Here's a video of one method which isn't super simple but very effective: My personal method is to set all railings to have short posts, then manually add the full height posts at the corners. Pretty simple. But it would be nice if we could control this parametrically. Would make a good Suggestion.

Did you try testing the Auto Story Pole in a new OOB Residential Template plan? Then compare the settings to see what's different.

This may be the heart of your problem. I can't diagnose it without your plan, but something is wrong in your settings. It works for me automatically: Check your Default settings for Auto Story Pole Dimensions. Make sure "Top of Foundation" is included and that when selected, the "Reset" option is dim meaning it's the OOB marker name. If it does allow you to reset the name, that means you changed the name of a different marker, possibly Top of Wall (which references the sill plate): It also works with the OOB Residential Template:

Yep, we got those. Right next to the Sky Hooks.