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Thanks guys, I guess this is right, I need another line. Seems like in the past I was able to just put a line at a different level than the terrain perimeter and it would just take the terrain at the level it is and flow to the one line. Sorry for the trouble.

That fixed it. I was still trying to place the appliances, dishwasher and ice maker specifically, in the cabinet. Thanks for the help!

I think you will need at least one of your terrain values to be a different elevation - as Mark3D points out. Otherwise, the terrain takes on the common value you set which was -20’. In the example below, I added another elevation at the front with -15’

Hey Cheifsters. I haven't updated my NVIDIA drive since 577.00 due to issues with Chief. They just released an updated driver on the 5th (Version 591.74). Has anyone installed it? Is it stable with Chief? Thanks!

Could be a lot of things. Maybe your roof finish layers got messed up somehow. Maybe your material list layer set has things turned off that shouldn't be. If you want something better than guess, you should probably post your plan.

Actually, there are a few ways to do this. You can just use the tab key to select the cooktop after you have selected the cabinet. Then you can resize it using the edit handles or use "open object" to do it through the fixture dialog. You can also use the "open symbol" edit toolbar button when you have selected the cabinet. You can even edit if from the cabinet dialog by going to the "accessories" page and looking for the edit button next to the "top appliance".

Can you share your plan

Looking to hire an experienced draftsperson to detail our existing floor plan drawing in Chief Architect and provide permit ready plans. We used Chief Architect 2022 to create our floor plan for a complete home remodel (existing structure gutted), conversion of existing garage to living space and two additions (approximately 1600 square feet when finished),. Reach out if you can help.

I have been using Chief for many years, but I'm feeling pretty stupid right now. Why won't the shingles that are one of the materials on my roofs show up in the material list? The ridge cap and gutters are listed in linear length. But the actual roofing material is not calculated. My husband is a home builder, and I thought the roofing was listed in the materials list in previous versions of Chief. I'm sure there is a simple answer, but I have spent hours searching "help" and ChiefTalk, and still haven't found the solution. Thanks, Pam

after you create the second floor, change the second floor walls to align with your desired bonus room. Use the wall align tool to ensure they are on top of lower storey walls, if desired (normally the case for outside walls)

Hi. I am new to Chief Architect. I have created a floor plan, ceilings and a roof. After the fact I have decided to add a bonus room. I have went through the help area and followed the steps to create a second floor but when I add trusses they do not look like attic trusses. I also do not know how to set the boundaries of the second floor. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Jon

I got an email the last week if December with my auto renewal. Forgot I setup auto renewals last year. Before, I would get a notice something like 6-8 weeks before it was due.

Looks like I have some investigating to do. I do like how migration was easy and I cannot remember if X15 offered that. It's been a minute. Skipping from 15 to 17.

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The easiest way to do this that I have found for project management mode, is to have a "template" project which sits at the top of the list (I do it by naming it _template). and then have your template layout and template plan fully linked in the template project. For new projects, you right click on the template project and click copy. Then rename the new project to whatever you want. The links will still be there. You do not have to use "common documents"

This is what a backup does, it stores all of your files in a place of your choosing as an archive

This is how I roll. And I also upload the client's folder to google drive routinely to keep the latest and greatest.

Newbie to X17 here and already wondering the same thing about files. This will take some getting used too.

Add a simple inline rescue to fix this: %lower_layers[0].area.to_f.round(2) rescue 0%

Hi Bob, thanks a lot for the input! After messing with it for awhile and now reading this, I believe it's coming together in my mind. When I was saving a layout as a template, I unchecked the radio button beside "unlink external references", thinking that it was necessary to do this since it then places a copy of the referenced plan in "common documents". Then I created a new project and selected the proper plan and layout templates. After that I went into the layout and re-linked the layout to the new .plan file that is in the .caproj file that they share, rather than the one that it was linked to in common documents. What I'm saying is that I think I added an unnecessary step by unchecking the "unlink external references" button, when I could have simply made sure I chose the correct .plan and .layout templates when I create a new .caproj file. Is this correct? Thank you again! -Tucker

core - architectural - small appliances - vertical dual - element cooktop will fit

Thanks. That worked!

subzero - wolf library has 3 burner induction cooktop 24" wide

I have Plan templates for basic project needs, and also layout templates for each discipline. The trick is whatever project you use your templates on must be saved to that Projects File(s). Your Layout template will also contain the project specific information that changes from project to project so each time you use the plan and layout templates for a different project you will save them to that project's folder. It is imperative Plan and Layout files be saved in the specific folder for the specific project. If you change anything from the Plan to Layout they will no longer be linked.

I am doing a plan for a tiny home and want to place a small cooktop on a base cabinet. The default size for an electric cooktop is 36". Unlike other appliances there is no way to select the item and manually change the dimensions. The 24" cabinet was already in place and there are no options to select the cooktop nor change any options under "accessories" of the cabinet. Can the existing cooktop be changed? Or is there any way to put in a 24" electric cooktop?