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Have a house plan that I recreated in CA with mix of gable and shed roof lines. Need some help making this work so I can review plan with structural engineer. thanks

I'm not understanding, IF you are using project management mode, you have projects and have no access to the project files unless you export or backup. if you are not using project management mode, you save files to directories. Are you using project management mode?

I know I posted this earlier, but it is worth the read as I answer or expound on a number of questions that are coming up. In fact I think I mention to stay on X16 and use X17 in Project Management mode until you understand the details before committing time on important projects. I use it every day now and love it. I am a single user so I cannot speak to a team.

Ah.. ok. I've only used that tool for polylines, who would have thought it could be used for other things. Genius. I've said this before, will say it again, learn something new everyday. Thanks Chris...

Sorry for the harshness in my writing. mildly frustrated but certainly not an issue I created Hard links to my unmanaged substance folder so that will work. Would be nice to handle subfolders in this system better still if it could be navigated in the way that the library browser can be navigated and organized...nudge nudge. I have 500 SBSAR files, haha

The behavior you are seeing is so that we can ensure that our files are correct and up to date. The populating of other files into the combo box is a side effect of the design and not an intended feature. I would say the main benefit of the feature is for users to be able to work with SBSAR files without having to leave Chief Architect and having all of the maps populate into the correct slots automatically when creating a new material. I will consider your feedback, though I cannot promise anything. As it is designed, I do continue to recommend not putting any files in that folder directly and using the browse selection from the combo box to navigate to your own folder.

jeremydylan127@gmail.com Can help with that

jeremydylan127@gmail.com Can help with that

Why would you manage a folder that has the ability to automatically load custom substance maps? This is the only way for us to populate all of our substance graphs in the drop down menu of that utility...which is the main benefit of this feature. Please consider not managing the folder or giving us some way of choosing a substance folder the same way we can choose our unmanaged backdrops folder

Wow! That fixed it!! I have been looking and looking for what wasn't right and I just missed it. Another set of eyes is what I needed. Thanks so much for taking the time to look at it. I know I could have just done it manually and moved on but it just bugs me to much not to do it right. Have a great day.

Update: Should have stayed in bed today as apparently the file that I though I had saved didn't or at least it is lost somewhere I can't find it; not even on my online backup is it any good. Hell of a way to find out that the "new" way of saving files isn't any better than the old way. I just had a power spike and I have a battery powered backup and I thought I had the time to save the file I was working on, but after restarting the computer I got something about a corrupt file when I went to open the project. Then I spent a few minuets looking for the file which I usually saved in a directory I made under the client name. I did find the files eventually, but now I need to figure out how save the last non-corrupt file as the project. What a pain in the ass to have to do this on the fly; I'm just about ready to go back to V15 and redraw the home (not really). Someone just tell me from opening up the file how to save it as the "project." I expected a "save as" option, but I guess we don't get to pick where anything is done these days.

I have heard that there are two types of computer users - those who backup their data and those who wish that they had. I am a long-time user of Arcserve ShadowProtect SPX. Works great!!! Easy to restore files if you ever need to using the "Quick Mount" feature.

Hi Rene, I want to apologize that you lost some of your files. I would recommend not putting files into that folder as we directly manage that folder, including editing the contents. We have not advised people to find that folder and change what is in it, and plan to continue to recommend against it. We don't expect users to add files to that folder and thus don't backup the files. Again, sorry for your loss of work.

Yeah, on that note, unfortunately 3D view columns are the one area where Chief doesn't recognize unique attributes. There has to be something different in the text. I would recommend sending in a complaint/suggestion on this if you want to see this behavior changed.

Thanks for explaining this. I've had the case where two windows that were identical except for their muntin patterns were being scheduled as the same, which confused me. As soon as I added the muntin / grid column to my window schedule they scheduled out as separate. Jim

In addition to the option @robdyck gave you, you can also leave Group Similar Objects checked and force the items onto individual rows by making something unique about them. The thing to understand is that schedules group items that are identical based on what is being displayed in the schedule. Here's a simple example: Standard schedule with items grouped: ...and here's what happens if I remove the width column: So, if you want to force certain items from not grouping together, make sure to include a column that is reporting some unique attribute for the desired object(s). This may be a Room column, a Label column, a Description column, or, it can even be as simple as using the Comments column and adding a unique column. In this example, all I did was add a single space to the Comment field for one of my 12" wide cabinets:

Bravo!! Thanks so much ChiefTylerL

Edit Area tool is awesome. Thanks for the tips all. Shane

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/sysreq.html This may help.

Thanks for the help everyone. Rob's solution seemed to be the cleanest, most direct way to accomplish this.

A couple things I noticed when opening file.... The wall that has the man door and windows is marked as a foundation wall. ALSO, the lower part of the pony wall w/stone is set to generate foundation to the outside of the stone (This is in the wall type settings under the "properties" tab.) which may be contributing to the behavior you're experiencing when generating the foundation. When I corrected those two things and generated the foundation using a stem wall the foundation generated correctly. I have X16 so I can't save to X15 or at least I don't know how. Good luck.

Hello @SuzLeigh, These indicators can be controlled underneath of the View dropdown along the top of the screen. This one specifically can be controlled by going to View> Coordinate System Indicator - Floating and toggling it on/off. I hope this helps!

Hi All, I'm using Chief16 pro. Several months ago, the User Coordinate Icon started showing up in all my 3D renders--circled in red in attached image. I'm sure I accidentally clicked a box at some time that turned this on, and now I don't know how to turn it off. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Try 2 different schedules and adjust which columns are included. Make sure you only use the callout and/or labels from your main cabinet schedule.

Thanks! Now I wonder, is it possible to group specific items together, while leaving other items ungrouped? Ex. I want the base cabinets be separate, but I want the molding to be grouped together into one item/multiple qtys.