tundra_dweller

For slab foundations I have a saved plan view set up specifically for the slab plumbing layout, separate from the foundation plan. It uses a reference display of the floor above with its own layer set and dimensions. The only dimensions I use for this saved plan view are the plumbing dimensions that I create on the floor above (floor 1). I started out turning cabinets off and using 2D cad blocks for sinks, but quickly realized I'd rather just have the base cabinets on than risk forgetting to update the 2D block locations if something gets moved. Sounds like Rich's solution above might be the better way to deal with sinks without having to show the base cabs.

Yeah that's pretty slick. That callout view tool alone would be friggin amazing.

Hi Shane, one thing you can do is go into your wall definition for that fence and change the material from fir framing to insulation air gap. It doesn't change the look of your fence since you are using panels with their own materials for the fence. I'm not sure why Chief does this kind of thing with walls and wall intersections.

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

This song actually lives in my liked music playlist after this original post was made, it's pretty groovy. Thanks Gawdzira!

And I'm not sure how well it would work to create a copy of that layer for your new slab areas, it's a system layer and I'm not sure how the software would handle it, I'm guessing not very well. Maybe the slab pour number would have some effect on how it works too. I'm curious to see how it works for you.

Select your slab edge and take a look at the "Slabs" layer color.

You nailed it, thank you! We have a cat that likes to jump up on my desk and walk on my keyboard when I'm working. I'm blaming it on him.

Every so often I have a plan I'm working on where seemingly out of the blue when I go to move cabinets or fixtures around they will no longer bump up against walls or other cabinets/fixtures, they can be moved right through walls or each other. It's kind of annoying and I know there must be something I'm doing that causes this to happen. I'm not going to take the time to post the plan, just hoping someone out there might have some insight.

Makes sense, I'm going to try live PBR views again and see how it goes. I've been spending way too much time updating images after changes, and those kind of views are the type that seem to generate more changes from clients.

I haven't come across that request yet, but someone like these guys might be a good place to start. https://www.range-systems.com/home-range/

I always do current screen as image for PC performance reasons, plus I try to keep the number of different cameras I have set up to a minimum. That being said I haven't tried live PBR views in layout for awhile, I'm curious to hear what others are doing as well.

This is one of those common instances where it would be really nice if we could take over control of footings (and wall intersections in general) similar to auto-built then manually adjusted roof planes. Sometimes the edit wall layer intersection tool doesn't get the job done, then you have to resort to CAD mask polylines or manual slabs/solids with different line style and fill properties to get the job done for 2D presentation. Which is probably what I would do in this situation, a combination of slabs and CAD lines/CAD masks, depending on what you need for 2D & 3D presentation. Do not overlook the power of the white (or whatever color works for your situation) line with a higher line weight value than the line you're covering. Not ideal but it works.