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Michael, I think we may be talking about different things here. I have a Bonus Library called 3D Plants - admittedly, I think it migrated forward over several versions. I just checked on line and yes, the library there is called Bonus3Plants, but it only contains .png 2D images as you describe. My library contains the 3D stylistic symbols as in my picture. Barry, Am I guessing that you have the same 3D stylistic library as myself? You can make them look the same in vector view and render view. They use a texture file for the leaves, etc in a render view. All you have to do is delete the texture used. The easiest way to do that is use the rainbow tool to select the leaves, branches, trunks and then delete the associated texture file. Here is a before and after render view - the after have had their textures stripped out. And here is one with transparency applied to the leaves and trunks

Barry, These are from the 3D Tree Bonus library - there are heaps of them in the library. They seem to be similar to what you are asking for. They can be easily tweeked to suit you needs by way of color, transparency, etc.

Christina, I have always thought that the Newels/post spacing was a maximum and that Chief would place as many equal panels in a railings/fences length as it can without exceeding the maximum - that's how it seems to work on my machine. But you are saying that you can get 80" spacings when you set it to 72"? To control the spacings at the ends, you could always place a break in the fence and then drag a Room Divider wall right through the fence at the break point. You have to do it in that sequence for it to work properly. And the Room Divider has to go completely through the fence - it can't be just one side of the fence. You can then control the length of the end panels by moving the room Divider wall.

Edit Area (all Floors) and Copy. Paste into another plan. While the edit area is still selected, you can do a Point To Point Move to locate the copy accurately in the new plan. You may need to set up a reference point in the new plan first, to give you a location to Point To Point move to.

I downloaded the font onto my mac and all seems Ok, although it does't appear to be a narrow or condensed font - quite the opposite, it appears to be stretched out. Why not use Arial Narrow which looks to be identical, only narrower. A stab in the dark as a last resort for Rich Text. Open the Rich Text dbx and go to the options panel. Under Size, make sure Cad Style Font Sizing is unchecked.

Most times I find it easier to use a Terrain Break along with a normal wall or railing. A normal wall or railing is a lot easier to control than a terrain retaining wall.

Your big problem is the the top right hand corner of the Family room where the green wall runs up and down the screen. The roof/ceiling springing off that wall is horizontal at the the ceiling height of 133 9/16". You will need to resolve that conflict. Assuming that you want to leave the roof alone: Maybe have a flat ceiling either side of the room for the length of that green bit of wall - about 3'3" long.

Try going to your Toolbars folder in Chief Architect Premier X9 Data. There is probably a backup file for your customised toolbars that you can resurrect.

The previous suggestions will destroy any toolbar customisation you have done. So I would try this first, which will retain any customisation Or..View...and check Toolbars If that doesn't do it, try Reset Toolbars. Reinstall as the last option.

Do you want to get rid of patterns on all materials or just the roofs?

You don't need a true projection to do that. Build framing and get the length of the hip through it's dbx, or the Material List.

Doug, You could try File...Print...Print Model...uncheck everything except Roofs. Print to .pdf and then import the .pdf back into Chief. You should end up with something like this:

Good call Johnny, There are actually symbols in the library (wainscoating) that are made from cabinets that can be customised.

Johnny, Yes, wall types, details, line types, blocked text. Anything you can store in the library. So you could have a "Walls" tool bar with a whole lot of wall types that you could select with 1 click.

Y Johnny, The closest you could get would be to use the Layer Hider which I have mapped to the LH shortcut. There is also a toolbar button for Layer Hider. Custom buttons can only be used to place library items.

Johnny, Here you are wall.plan

Javatom, No, not another floor. I thought I explained it pretty well - but obviously not well enough. It is a pony wall with the upper wall defined as a solid railing with a tall top rail. The top rail is the third wall level, the solid rail is the middle wall panel and the lower pony wall is the bottom wall level. All one wall. All on one floor.

You could try using a pony wall with the top wall turned into a solid railing using a metal material. The transparent top section is then a tall top rail using a glass or other transparent material. This will allow you to work with the wall structure as all one wall. Or did you want it this way?

OK Johnny, I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I think i know what you are talking about - finally! Unlock the Cross Section Lines layer. Drag a marquee around the whole cross section. Only the cross section lines will select - not any objects. Open the dbx and change their layer. Or, if you do select an object, go back and try again with that object's layer locked, NOT hidden. But you shouldn't need to do that. And yes, if you turn off the display of the walls layer in the cross section view, they will not generate cross section lines - expected behavior and a good way to generate only the cross section lines you want to move to another layer. The drag marquee for selecting section lines works the same way a drag marquee works to select all the Auto Detail polylines for editing or deletion.

Johnny, You can't isolate the section lines on the Cross Section Lines layer. They are deleted and auto regenerated when the model is changed You need to move them to another layer. Although I think I am still misunderstanding you. Are you turning of the display of layers in the plan view or section view? What do you want to end up with?

Johnny, Sorry, I got a bit lost with your post and don't quite follow what you mean. Can you explain it again please.

Another thing to be aware of is that opening indicators will display in a section through anything that has the ability to display opening indicators like windows, doors and cabinets. It's not so obvious with a cabinet because the opening indicator is almost flush with the door. It is more obvious with doors and windows.

Johny, Unlock the layer.

Hi guys, Sorry I missed the workshop, but thanks to Chopsaw, i just watched the video. I was surprised to see that no one mentioned or used the Cross Section Lines layer. When a cross section is generated, the cut lines are automatically placed on the Cross section Lines layer. Try changing that layer to red in a cross section view and you will see what is happening. These lines are dynamic, meaning they are updated with changes to the model. By default, they are not selectable because it is a locked layer. However, any of the cross section lines can be copied or moved to another layer and edited so that they can be used to alter the appearance of the cross section. Once the lines are on another layer, they are safe from any auto editing or regeneration. Well worth having a look at.

Use Craftsman type in a Fixed window with 1 light across and 3 lights vertical. Or, if you want the choice of top third or bottom third (or anywhere really), use a Single Hung window and use the Bottom Component Size setting to place the muntin. Or, you can always use Custom Muntins.