Section 2a - Dimensions, Walls, Floors
10 Parts, 1 hr 25 mins
Proper dimensioning techniques to Dimensioning everything in your plan.
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• Introduction
• Dimensioning Defaults
• Adding Dimensions to a Plan
• Working with Dimensions
• Manual Dimensioning Tools
• Deleting Dimensions
• Checking Plan Dimensions
• Dimensioning Cross-Sections
• Difficult Wall Line Up Situations
• Dimensioning Complex Angled Walls

Section 2b - Working with Walls, Floors and Levels
24 Parts, 1 hr 37 min
Working with walls, alignment techniques, setting up multiple floors, platforms, split levels and getting your plan ready for roofs.
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• Overview of the Walls Specification Dialog
• Creating and Drawing Walls
• Creating and Adding Railings
• Wall Dimensions
• Working With Pony Walls in a Plan
• Defining New Walls
• Specifying Wall Materials
• Laying Out Exterior Walls
• Typical Wall Tools
• Changing Wall Coverings and Materials
• Working With Wall Layers
• Types of Walls
• Adjusting and Moving Walls
• Defining Rooms
• Adjusting Wall Angles
• Hatching Patterns
• Showing Future Plans as Layers
• Creating Attic Walls
• Unwanted Attic Walls
• Working With Attic Walls
• Floor and Ceiling Defaults
• Floor and Ceiling Heights
• Adjusting Floor Platforms
• Select Same Type Tool
• Using Ceiling Heights for Better Roof Results

Section 3. Foundations, Pony Walls, Stairs
25 Parts, 2 hrs 9 min (This Section Available to Free Members)
Creating foundations, pony walls, garage foundations. Adding stairs, defining rooms, decks and porches.
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• Creating a Garage
• Creating a Foundation
• Creating a Crawl Space
• Adding the Garage Footings
• Adding a Garage Door
• Adding the Garage Curb Block
• Aligning Walls from Floor to Floor
• Adding Pony Walls
• Making a Lookout and a Walkout
• Creating Pony Walls
• Cleaning Up Exterior Wall Corners
• Showing a Pony Wall Ledge in a Floor Plan
• Putting a Window into a Pony Wall
• Adding Interior Walls
• Creating Basic Stairs
• Creating an Opening in the Floor for Stairs
• Creating a Starting Landings
• Drawing Walls Under Stairs
• Creating an L-Shaped Stairway
• Creating a U-Shaped Stairway
• Creating a Straight Stairway with Landing
• Stairways in Two Story Tall Rooms
• Joining Stairs Together
• Using Winders
• Using Custom CAD Landings

Section 4. Layers, Layer Sets, Elevations, CAD Details, Schedules
15 Parts, 2 hrs 19 min
Understanding and using layers will give you more control over your final working drawing and save you time. Learn how to create sections, elevations, and details and where to store them. Also learn the proper techniques for creating schedules.
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• Introduction to Layer Sets
• Determining Layers to Use in a Plan
• Layer Sets for a General Floor Plan
• Layer Sets for Cabinets in a Plan
• Electrical Layer Sets
• Showing the As Built vs. The New Plan
• CAD Line Details
• All On/Off Layer Set
• Using the Layer Painter Tool
• Full Elevation Cross Section Camera
• Using the Back Clip Cross Section Camera
• Working with Schedules
• Creating a Library
• Editing a Schedule

Section 5. Windows, Doors, Cabinets, Moldings, Libraries
37 Parts, 3 hrs 4 min 
Learn simple techniques to add windows and doors. Create great kitchen and bath plans. Explore custom cabinets, custom countertops, and work with the molding polyline tools. Add items to libraries for future use.
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• Door Defaults
• Setting Window Defaults
• Stacking Sidelights Above Doors
• Dimension Windows with Levels
• Stacking  Windows
• Stacking Sidelights Above Doors
• Custom Shaped Windows
• Custom Shaped Doorways
• Triangular Shaped Windows
• Default Grids with Windows
• Creating Custom Window Grids
• Creating Bay Windows
• Corner Windows and Doors
• Creating Box Bay Windows
• Creating Bow Windows
• Using Default Moldings
• Creating Custom Moldings
• Creating a Custom Shower Stall
• Creating a Custom Bathtub
• Creating an Exterior Door
• Adding Doors
• Bi-Pass Doors
• Bi-Fold Doors
• Setting Door Frames
• Cabinet Defaults
• Changing the Face of a Cabinet
• Changing Cabinet Shapes
• Cabinet Hardware Tab
• Adding Sinks to Cabinets
• Refrigerator Cabinets and Groups
• Adding Moldings to Cabinets
• Creating Custom Countertops
• Custom Countertop Edge
• Using the Molding Polyline Tool
• Adding a Pipe Railing to a Deck
• Crown Molding on a Gable
• Creating Custom Moldings

Section 6. Terrain, Rendering, Symbols
11 Parts, 1 hr 4 min
Enhance your plan with the terrain tools. Add images to a plan and learn rendering techniques. Create and organize symbols and CAD detail libraries. Get an introduction to layers, layer sets, and the 2D CAD tools.
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• Adding Terrain Perimeters
• Creating a Walkout
• Adding a Terrain Retaining Wall
• Creating a Swimming Pool
• Creating a Simple Window Well
• Corrugated Window Well
• Adding Roads and Sidewalks
• Adding Plants to a Plan
• People, Objects and Plants
• Exterior Rendering

Section 7 and 8. Automatic and Manual Roofs
26 Parts, 2 hrs 49 min
Learn the right way to use the automatic roof functions and tools. Create auto dormers and returns. Overview of the manual roof tools.
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• Introduction
• Using the Roof Dialog Box
• The Build Roof Options Tab
• The Build Roof Gutter Tab
• Adding Freeze Boards
• The Build Roof Materials Tab
• The Automatic Roof Tool
• Building a Full Gable
• Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom
• Adjusting the Pitch
• Using Auto Roof Return
• Wall Type by Butting Roof
• Adjusting Auto Roof Heights
• The Auto Floating Dormer
• Automatic Roof Planes
• Editing Roof Position in 3-D
• Adjusting Roof Planes
• Reshaping of Roof Planes
• Using the Roof Join Tool
• Summary of Roof Tools
• The Automatic Roof Tool
• Manually Creating Roofs
• Reshaping a Roof Plane
• Creating a Two Story Plan
• Creating a 1-1/2 Story Plan
• Walls/Ceiling  and Roofs

Section 9. 2D CAD Tools, Creating Sections, CAD Details, Trusses
25 Parts, 1 hr 52 min
Use 2D CAD tools, add 2D and 3D framing to your plan, detail sections and elevations from the model, Learn view to CAD, and prepare your plan for the working drawings, layers, and layer sets.
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• Introduction
• Using the CAD Detail Window
• Adjusting Line Weights
• Default Settings for CAD Items
• Using the CAD Tool Bar
• Using the CAD Tools
• Copy CAD Items
• CAD Trim and Extend Tools
• Snapping Tools
• Using the CAD Break Tools
• Fillet and Chamfer Tools
• Line to Arc Tool
• Parallel and Perpendicular Tool
• Rotating an Object
• Polyline Union Tool
• Reflect About Line Tool
• Section- Foundation
• Section - Floor Details
• Section - Wall Details
• Drawing Rafter Details
• Drawing Shingles
• Making a Mirrored Copy
• CAD Block to a Library
• Sections from Library
• Adding Roof Trusses

Section 10. Creating Layout Pages, Printing Options
17 Parts, 1 hr 47 min
Creating layout templates and pages, adding the six different types of items to a layout, and printing your plan using the PDF writer.
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• Introduction
• Overview of the Layout Page
• Creating Layout Page Borders
• Saving a Layout as a Template
• Adding Views on a Layout Page
• Setting Up Layers on a Layout Page
• Adding Elevations to a Layout Page
• Using the Edit Layout Page Tool
• Editing Layout Lines
• Updating Elevations in the Layout
• Adding Floor Plans to a Layout
• Adjusting Floor Plan Layers
• Adding CAD Details to a Layout Page
• Adding Pictures to a Layout Page
• Adding 3D Views to a Layout Page
• Linking Plans in the Layout Pages
• Creating a PDF File

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