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I would 100 percent agree with this in terms of the terminology used. It is terrible. Hitting delete as the fastest way to share with a team is absolutely ridiculous. No "Save As" howver incorrect it may be, is breaking decades of learned behavior. "Make a Copy With Links To New Folder" is one of the most ridiculous grammatically incorrect menu items ever. When what is doing is one of the best features of managed mode, copying a file, along with any plan/layout files it shares a link with, into a new folder to create a new independent and linked iteration. The function in PM is not half baked, its really brilliant, but the support and terminology makes it a mystified workflow. I've been pushing for a change and not sure if I am getting any traction

Thursday is my day for arguing, haha. I was very specific about my language here, I was not comparing it to "Save" I was comparing it to backing up a project. Save As is not the same as backup, one includes all of the texture files you would need in a 3d view or elevation view if you were to share with someone that didn't have all of the same textures as you. Even if you didn't need the textures, you would also need to hit save as for the layout as well, or easier would just be to backup the file. Open is still an actionable thing you have to do, just like import. For either, you can double click your file and it will open. Even though open is a faster action, waiting for a cloud service to sync and index loose files(Backup-unmanaged) takes longer than waiting for it to sync one file(caproj-managed). In PM, I hit the delete key, that's 1 key press, i click export and delete, i target my location and click okay. I don't find that this could be much easier than that action. With it comes a ton of extra features that you cannot otherwise get in unmanaged mode. In unmanaged mode, to get the same result, you would hit the file menu, then back up and restore, then backup with textures, then target your location. I might be off on the names, its been a while, but I'm fairly certain that it is more clicks. In managed mode, I can just share the caproj file, in unmanaged mode, you would need to share the folder containing all of your files. People are arguing over 1 click or so, truly, yet unmanaged mode comes with a gang of additional features that you cannot do in unmanaged mode.

This is all Ai Rubbish really, please reference this video. PM absolutely works in a multi-user-multi machine setup and I have been doing it for over a year now with no problems and all of the benefits of PM

Absolutely zero difference between exporting your project to dropbox(X17 with PM) and backing up your project to dropbox(X16) cept for one remains a single archive file(X17 .caproj) and is ultimately a better system than having PM turned off. When Chief says they don't support working in the cloud, they are specifically talking about working with cloud based files, as opposed to working with local files that are synced to the cloud from a client server like dropbox caching from your machine Reference this video

Global macros could help for controlling annotations for all projects. Change your global annotation and all plans annotations will change with it

That would be the most efficient way

also you might want to remove this in case its a phishing link ..eek

LOL, they got the date wrong but if you feel like giving me $12 I can go get a coffee

Quick CA Short… diving into polyline solids + extrusion tools in #chiefarchitect This one walks through building from a simple polyline and pushing it into a full form using extrusion… then dialing it in with union, intersection, and subtraction tools so everything cleans up exactly how you want Also jumping into the revolve object tool to get that soft tapered form working the right way. These tools came in around X14 and can feel a little heavy at first… but once they click, they open up a ton of flexibility for shaping custom geometry fast End result… a tapered stucco fireplace chute that dives cleanly into the wall, miters correctly, and still gives you control to soften edges with the fillet tool. No custom symbol needed… just smart use of the modeling tools. If you’re working in #cad / #bim and want faster, cleaner #buildingdesign and #architecturedesign workflows, this is a solid one to have in your back pocket More #chiefarchitecttips and #designworkflow coming… tagging the crew @Chief Architect #architecturaldrafting #residentialdesign #3dmodeling #rendering #designautomation

M5 will not be instantaneous but it will certainly be fast enough for most, I would go for the max or ultra.

AIBD, NAR and MLS have all removed the term and replaced with Primary or Owners instead of Master. NKBA makes no formal statement but you won't find master in any of their new guidelines, they use Primary. IRC and IBC have never cared about any designations beyond simply calling it bedroom and bathroom.

also see video 260406 (7).mp4

I think it is, the help menu is live and this is what it shows in X17:

You resurrected an 11 year old thread haha looks like you made them emissive in the material, might want to use the adjust material tool to check. are these image based plants or 3d plants? I would suggest using 3d plants instead as trhe rendering engine may have a tough time trying to properly light image based plants in a night shot with no ambient light