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You can use the Make Parallel tool on the dimension.

This one looks better and seems to tick most of the boxes. I built the full height gyp lining from a 1/2" gyp wall. Chopsaw, you need to delete the Chamfer from the foundation wall. But this also deletes the chamfer from the bottom slab as well - just edit the Auto Detail for the slab and move on. Split Level Choped GLENNED.plan

Charles, I can get this far, but I am having trouble getting the gyp board on the slab edge automatically.

What wall are you referring to? Have you tried Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom?

Joe_Carrick, on 18 Oct 2016 - 04:32 AM, said: Well, yes and no. If you change the layout box layer set, it will not directly change the layerset in plan view, UNTIL you double click the layout box to open the plan view. In that case the plan view will reflect the changed layout box layerset.

Preferences...Appearance...Status Bar?

One post will usually do it. Same answer as the other post Try Define Material dbx...Texture panel...Scale...Stretch to Fit.

Try Define Material dbx...Texture panel...Scale...Stretch to Fit.

One way to have easy and quick access to custom toolbars is to right click on a Toolbar...Toolbars, and select the custom toolbar you want to display (or hide). This is a good method for toolbars you only use infrequently and don't want cluttering up the display on a permanent basis.

The other important thing to remember about framing is that you will not see framing unless you use a "framing Material" for that wall layer - usually the main layer. I will be available later in the day (Australian time - 4 hours from now) to do a .5 hour Skype session if you would like. Skype name is glenn-woodward

Why do you need a retaining wall at the front of the house anyway. If you are filling inside AND outside the front wall of the house, fill the site and use a slab with concrete piers through the fill.

Chopsaw, They are Ceiling Break Lines.

File...Print...Print Model.

Chopsaw, I don't think you can use transparency with the standard Select Color dbx. There is a way to copy an existing transparent fill from one object to other objects - but I don't think that you can do it with the Select Color dbx and/or the eyedropper, or colors stored in the library. Select the object that contains the fill color and transparency that you want to copy to another object. Select the Match Properties tool. Check Fill Color and Fill Type. OK. Select Apply Properties. Click on any objects that you want to apply that fill color and transparency to. This will copy both the fill color AND the fill transparency to the new objects. The only shortcoming with this method is that you need to have an existing object with the color and transparency that you want to duplicate to other objects.

If you have SSA, contact Chief support.

When I save several colors, the Custom Colors boxes don't overwrite with each new color. The next box is automatically populated and the previous one remains. You can select the Custom Colors box that you want to populate with a color, select a color from the chart or with the eyedropper and then click Add to Custom Colors. The box you selected will populate with the color. Am I missing something?

The quickest way to get to the current dimension defaults is to double click a dimension tool - as long as Edit Active Default on Double Click is checked in Preferences, which I think it is by default.

The temp dims use the current dim defaults. So open the current dim defaults dbx...Locate Objects panel...Openings...check Centers and uncheck Sides.

By default, railings are marked No Locate - thus, no dims.

Do you have auto rebuild walls/floors/ceilings turned on?

No need to do that, just leave a blank line and chief will auto insert the room name.

Johnny, It's only my humble opinion, but I reckon that image would look 100% better if it contained a couple of people and a car. Just to give it a human scale.

I even got an owners manual when I married Jennie!

You guys are so cruel.

Hi Perry, Yes, first grandson. What.......cute is the best you an do! He's better than cute! Just like his grandad.