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In all versions of Chief that I can remember, you can control this using layers: In X18, you can also turn it off for individual rooms, or for certain room types, in the room dialog on the label panel.

Yeah, I would call that a bug. You should probably report this to Chief.

You can find Legacy version libraries here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02899/manually-installing-core-catalogs-for-chief-architect-premier.html#legacy

Hi there, Added a simple custom backplate trim block to a wall sconce (Bryant Sconce by Visual Comfort), figured I’d share! https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/oaf8icubpfqhyw4daepdi/AFbiCku-xUCIra-xZGhBvLM?rlkey=xtw58fhdzgpcq81aaaivxhuac&st=6b8lvusc&dl=0 Talk to me via email: tinadelllic@icloud.com or message me (737) 900-2555 MORE RESOURCES SHARED BY ME: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/48952-as-builts-remodels-additions-sharing-content/ https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/36614-project-toolbox-updated-122923/

First look at column footings:

I tried searching without success, for a discussion thread on the new M5 Ultra vs. M5 Max...for those running the Mac OS platform, and price difference set aside, what are your thoughts on these machines? I'm investing in the future and am leaning toward the Ultra with standard core and 96 GB of RAM, just for shear horsepower. I used to build PC's from scratch every three or four years, but abandoning that platform (i9 13900, Win 10) entirely for Mac ecosystem.

I have had the moasure for 18 months. I only use it to capture terrain. It seems pretty useless for anything other than tht. I grab tree placements fences. As build survey and the data for the elevation does a pretty good job. Use a laser measure and grab room dimensions.

Thank you! I will look into these suggestions.

BTW. This is a "Not for Construction" plan. Its a remodel with a mudroom and garage added. The client wanted just enough info to solicit bids. Didn't even want to pay me to do shedules and bid specs.

That was a sunroom that I manually drew the support framing for. Yeah I think it must be a bug because I've never run into an issue like this before. It's really quite odd because X18 picks up some of the suppoert framing and not the rest. It's all in the same layer. The work around as opposed to redrawing the framing was to copy all the missing framing to from a archived .bak file in X17 to a new plan in X17. Then I opened that plan in X18. Oddly enough it found all the copied framing in the new plan. I was then able to copy it from there into the plan in X18. Like I say it was weird because all the old files including the autosaves opened with the same items missing in X18. If you're curious heres a link to the file as saved in X17. I do kind of wonder wether it's just my install of X18 that misses the framing under the sunroom or all installs. https://drive.google.com/file/d/12hGuAu_WbQMUHCE5J3b-RdG_Ed1rqg0K/view?usp=sharing

Wound up using the walls. Worked perfectly. Thanks.

Is it possible using to NOT display the room size with default room label ..? It is often misleading with odd shaped rooms...

Chief Architect Roof Gap Solutions 1. Check Roof Plane Heights Select each roof plane and verify the heights are consistent where they should meet For a porch roof meeting the main roof, they need to align at the same peak or bird's mouth intersection Go to 3D > Roof Plane Specification and confirm all height settings 2. Verify Wall Plate Heights The gap might stem from different wall plate elevations Select the porch walls and main walls → check Wall > Wall Specification > Height Both should match at the roof line intersection point 3. Check Roof Overhang Settings In Roof Plane Specification, confirm the overhang dimensions are consistent Mismatched overhangs often cause visual gaps in 3D Pay special attention to the soffit depth 4. Adjust Roof Plane Intersection Select the roof planes that should meet Look for "Auto Connect Roof Planes" or similar setting Chief Architect sometimes needs manual intersection adjustment 5. Rebuild 3D View Try 3D > Regenerate to force Chief Architect to recalculate the roof intersection Sometimes gaps are display artifacts, not actual modeling errors 6. Check for Hidden Geometry The gap might actually be a soffit or fascia element Look in your layer list for hidden soffit/fascia components and toggle visibility Since you mentioned this is mostly over porch areas and doesn't happen on standard roofs, I'd start with verifying the porch wall plate height matches the main structure, then check roof plane intersection settings.

Yes......copy an object and paste in same plan view. My workaround is to use the shortcut for Copy and Paste Hold in Place, and then drag that new copied version to where I need it. But if I do Command or Control-C and then Command or Control-V, I often end up with a different result. I will fire up the screen recording and see if I can capture this. When it happens again, I will reset and screen record it for you.

Hi, I am trying to draw a roof and have beams such as shown. Randomly in chief I can't make the roof assembly not have a gap? There is a little gap that shows in 3d and if I click on it - it's the interior walls or the ceiling plane. Anyone know what setting I need to change? Usually it doesn't happen on standard roof planes but its more over a porch i think. Thanks!

Howdy! I haven't been able to reproduce this issue. Would you be able to share a simple plan file with an object in it that causes the issue to occur when pasting? Also, to clarify, you are just copying an object and pasting it in the same view without changing anything else and that causes the warning message to pop up?

Hi Estee, I deleted your sinks and the holes remained. I switched to "All Layers ON" layer set and found that you have another set of sinks. Deleted those and the erroneous holes went away. Strangely enough they seemed to be in cabinets on the "Electrical, Labels" layer.

Thanks for the tips. I think I might need to update to the x18 soon.

I understand the software version is way behind, but does anyone have a database of x12 Libraries that they would be willing to share ? Chief's Download page stops at x14 / 2023 and I wouldn't mind grabbing any of the libraries that were available for x12 in it's day. Thanks

Winston Tower 700_2026_09_29.zip

Many times when I copy an object and I want to paste it in the same saved plan view, just to have two instead of one, when I right click paste and then click where I want it, a warning message pops up and says that layer is not displayed. Do you want to display it? Why would it do that if I’m copying something that already exists and is visible and somehow when I hit paste it changes the layer that it’s on? this is odd behavior because then I have to hit escape and then open the object properties and change whatever I’m pasting to the layer that it was copied from. I’m on a Mac, so who knows if that has anything to do with this, but I have witnessed this for years and just recently realized I need to find out what’s going on.

Thank you for your answer. Just realized I saved the plan in the archives !!! Dah... how do I save it as a plan in my clients' file (in X18)? I cannot believe I did it...

Thank you for your answer. Just realized I saved the plan in the archives !!! Dah... how do I save it as a plan in my clients' file (in X18)?

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/profile/106-glennw/ Glenn is in Sydney, and a highly proficient chief User , not sure of his availability though.... @glennw M.