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New follow-up question. If I create a whole bunch of new materials (that will be in my user library). Can I then just reuse them for other projects? And, if I change the vertical/horizontal positioning, will that change the positioning in other models in which I used the same set of materials? Or, is the positioning done per model? Not even sure if that makes sense what I'm asking. Thanks. Jason

Hi I've received the Contours DWG, and it fits with the existing DWG terrain perimeter file ( which did not have contours in it). I'm looking for guidance again on how to approach the various terrain features like slopes and valleys, considering there are many polylines. I've attached both files .. Cheers Levina ACAD-25221-PR1-RevC (3).dwg contours.dwg

Nvr mind... got it. and WOW. See you went with creating the second floor. Just calc'd, a full circle walk on the main floor is about 110'... 48 laps is a mile.

Which Chief version is this?

OK, here ya go--I managed to get it down to 25mb somehow! [I guess them extra walls I deleted were pretty hefty] https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vxc5c57kqiqg4t6a6svy0/rotunda.plan?rlkey=0twejjdqsaxsoqp00s75zrcpb&st=w2cn2ei8&dl=0

Yeah that's good. You can try sending via a zip file too, that's what most peeps do. More secure that way too, I believe, but I could be wrong. Be sure to be out of the file before you do either. I won't be on here much longer tonight, but others will.. and they all like challenges. I get that!

Thanks for the Aerosmith ref! I'll put that on right now, might improve my headspace... I can send you my file if you want; is dropbox good, or is there a way to squinch it down and attach it here? I've only been using Chief for ten days, but I'm trying to push myself into unfamiliar territory so I learn faster.

Floyd may have done it, but I remember Aerosmith doing it too. I was more of the 80's hair metal guy.. so Aerosmith would have been more in my brain than Floyd. After watching The Wall, never watched them again.. lol.. L-O-N-G time ago. Back to your roof.. yeah, I'd def make a second floor for that. That's nuts. Boy you stepped in with both feet on this huh. I may be asking you advice in due time when you master this.

My plan file is 31mb, which makes it too large to send here; but I can send you a dropbox link if you want to see what I made.

Floyd, not Aerosmith! I'll show you what I'm working on, it's a real newbie challenge! A split-level rotunda with a cupola roof [if that's the right way to describe this thing]. So far, I have it mostly looking good, with that center part modeled as a silo that starts on the ground floor. Haven't made the upper roof cupola yet; I was going to use the invisible part of the center column as pony walls, then designate the skylight rim as the wall above the pony wall. But this strikes me as what the Attic is for, if only I knew how to use it...

What are you doing in the attic? If your adding rooms, etc, the easiest thing is just make it an official floor. This might bump up your roof (if you have it modeled), but you can bring that back down. BTW, your subject made me think I was going to hear an old Aerosmith song! :-)

Thanks for that menu tip, Michael! I'm just trying to model a building from a floor plan; I don't need structurally accurate drawings. The auto-walls seem to appear in a haphazard fashion that is not helpful, so better to disable them. Any idea where I might learn more about how to work with the Attic? I would like to make use of this area, but can't find good reference material.

Hello INH You can disable the attic walls, and delete them and their phantoms. Go to you defaults, then to Walls, then to General Wall... uncheck "Auto Rebuild Attic Walls". Then you can go delete those phantoms. But keep in mind, there is a reason there are phantoms, the software thinks a attic wall is supposed to be there for whatever reason. I wouldn't just go crazy and deleting these walls without a good check. Tread this road lightly especially since your new here.

Hi everyone, I'm having trouble understanding what the Attic is for, why it just appears automatically, why it generates phantom walls I can't get rid of, etc. I can't seem to find any references or videos which explain what this level is for, or how to control wall generation. This is getting to be quite frustrating. I can't disable it, I don't know why it's there, and there's not much documentation I could find on it.

This is a very good point and thanks for bringing it up. I don't show the wall or panel there and haven't for some time. It's definitely worth me looking into again.

Sorry I have not checked back on Chieftalk for a while. No I have not found a dongle. I am still interested. Mine limping along but not stable.

As Joe has stated.. 99% of your time will be in the model, but to answer your question, it tracts them separately. Keep in mind, if you have them both open, time will be charging to both (I believe) even though you can only work in one at a time.

Assembling pages shouldn't take anytime at all, all the work is done in the plan file.

On time tracker do you add your plan view time and layout time together or does 1 of them figure both times at once?

Never mind. I followed the bread crumbs (instructions in the knowledge base) https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03125/troubleshooting-error-messages-associated-with-the-program-s-data-folder.html#Windows

Does anyone know the cause of this type of error or how to fix it? I am trying to create a symbol. I have been seeing an error on saving but have ignored it since it was not holding up progress. This is V x16

I had no idea what the title should be.. What I am asking is when we have multiple windows side by side, framed individually, what determines the casing material in-between? I have a brick wall (both sides), and I want 6" in-between windows, but since the wall is brick, I get brick casing on two of my windows, the third is what I want. Even adjusting to 4", I get the same result. Exterior is visa-versa.. so.. I'm a little confused. Thanks,

That's what I did, send two plans to the same layout. It worked.

Ask your planning department that you are submitting to. Most of the AHJ's i deal with are measuring the outside layer of the siding.

Standard is what is used for the government taxing purposes.