Crashmo

Thank you David.  The very second I ticked the "show line weight" box in preferences it all came to life.  I think it just took some time away from the screen to see it.  

Many thanks,

Bill

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to change the line weight of my roof planes.  No matter where I make the attempt, the line weight I see on the screen remains the same, about 18.  I've tried to uncheck layers in the object box as well as change the display properties.  No matter what I do, the line weight that I see on the screen will not change.  I cannot find any related titles in the defaults or preferences.  I've done a search here for line weights and changes and tried most of the suggested to no avail.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Bill

HD Pro 2017

Thanks Eric.

I've been looking for a way to program hot keys or shortcuts to things I access regularly.  Some of the menu items already have shortcuts assigned to them.  What about the ones that do not.  Has anyone figured out a way to assign hot keys to items?  eg. Open Layout or New Layout.

I don't see anything in the reference manual or user guide.  I have other apps where this is possible.

Bill

HD Pro 2014

HD Pro 2017

David,

Thank you for that suggestion.  I didn't think of exploding the dormer because I did not want to edit the dormer.  But... it worked.  Now the main roof no longer cuts through the balcony.

Thanks to everyone else--I did consider all of those options.

I would like to add a cantilevered balcony to a large shed dormer.  Essentially the dormer acts as a room within the second story.  The deck will draw just fine, but anything I do to the roof planes completely eliminates the dormer walls and roof.  I would like to break the roof planes to meet the sides of the balcony so as to not cover the balcony deck.

It is an automatic dormer so I get the warning "Cannot build walls for dormer here because other walls are in the way." 

Anything I want to change on the rear roof plane results in the entire dormer reverting to the original roof.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks for your guidance.  I used the Jo Ann technique.  I had to get back here and read carefully.  Each wall must be selected individually and the rail height adjusted.  That lengthens the half walls.

Just for good measure I will try dragging the wall down as well.

Bill

I drew a foundation for a basement that will be living space.  Hence, a few egress wells for fire safety.  Those were in place and looking good.  Then we decided as part of our kitchen remodel we would add a slight bump out to the main window in the dining area.  This happens to be over one of the egress wells in the basement.

When I added the window bump, the egress well walls automatically rose to the level of the floor of the bump out.  The 2 separate items are now somehow connected and whatever I do seems to negate their separation.  When I initially added the bump out the opposing walls of the egress well rose through the bump to meet the roof of the bump out.

If I change the floor and ceiling of the egress well, it drags the bump out floor down into the foundation level.  If I move the floor or ceiling of the bump out, the egress well moves up to become one with the bump out. 

Can I separate these 2 items?

pic 1 is the egress wells as originally drawn.  This is how I want the well in pic 2 to appear and build.  Pic 2 is the offending party.

Mick,

Framing or Floor defaults, they are both the same in terms of how the program operates.  I tried it to be sure.

I just ran down the basement and measured them--7 1/4" joists.  The house is 1936, so I'm sure that explains it.  We are raising the house, excavating to make our 1/4 basement into a full basement living area, pouring new foundation and setting the house back down.  These are the engineering drawings.

Bill

Thanks Eric and Mick.

This was a tough one and NOT self evident.  When I selected Defaults/Floor Structure, the type (lumber) was greyed out and unavailable to check.  Hometalk 1 jpeg.   I don't know why exactly, but I clicked on the second sizing box (2) under Layer which was set at 7".  When I clicked on that box, the Structure Type then became active and changed to I Joist.  Hometalk 2 jpeg.

After I changed that to lumber all is good.  Thank you for the guidance.  Mystery detectives on the job.

Bill

When I generate the floor framing the program shows I joists, regardless of the fact that I specify lumber (fir studs 16" center) or default, which is supposed to be lumber--according to the reference manual.  This is only true of the first floor framing, the second floor is lumber.

I'm sure I am missing something.

Any ideas would be helpful, thanks.

Bill

HD Pro 2014