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Chopsaw, They are really only designed to be viewed in elevation. There is no cad standard that says you can draw them in section. They are just a hangover (in section) from as long as far back as I can remember - when Chief was a bit more basic. I would class this as a bug and worthy of a report.

Barry, Very similar to my own. I use ones like ZA (zoom all), ZI (zoom in), ZB (zoom window building only), LB (library browser), PB (project browse), TV (tile vertically), TH (tile horizontally), etc. Generic Cadd had this figured out at least 30 years ago.

Chopsaw, They are opening indicators and it has been like that for a long time. On the Opening Indicators layer.

Larry, I am not sure that you understood what Kirk was saying, so forgive me if I am stating the obvious. If you have a layer specified by an annoset to use that layer, even though there is no data on that layer, Chief will mark that layer as Default which you can't delete. So you need to check your annosets for any layers they may be using - you would then need to delete that layer from the annoset (or delete the annoset). Then if there is no data on the layer, you should be able to delete the layer - as long as some other default is not using that layer as well. My best guess is that a most of your layers (that you have created) marked "Default" are referenced by one or more of your annosets. It could be a big job!

Can you post a plan diagram of the left hand sidewalk/road junction. Is it curved or bent? If a sidewalk runs into a road at an angle, the sidewalk will trim to the road. You can snap sidewalks end to end and form a "bent" sidewalk.

I think so.

Get one Space Planning Block to the angle you want by Transform/Replicate, or draw a line at 45deg and use Make Parallel/Perpendicular. You can then use Make Parallel and use the SPB or line as the reference. Once you have a couple placed, you can use Copy/Paste for more.

Or update and do it automatically.

Scott, Just about every sidewalk here cuts the kerb. I am guessing it is mandatory - access for the disabled, mums with prams, etc.

Bob, That should all migrate automatically.

I am talking about having the details anywhere in the plan, grouped by floor or not by floor, or on any floor in the plan. As long as you use Remember Zoom and Floor whenever you save the Plan View of the detail. When you then switch to a Plan View which uses the detail name (can be any name you like, but probably the same as the detail name as Larry shows), you will always end up with the correct detail being dispalyed, ready for use.

Mick, If a change of wall type fixes the problem, then it could only be a setting in the wall definition itself that is doing it. Makes no difference which toolbar you click to draw the wall (Internal or External).

Mick and Aamir, In terms of the wall's definition, there is no difference between an exterior wall and an interior wall. ie, There is no wall property that makes it an interior or exterior wall - that is defined by how the wall is used - either internal to the model or forming the external perimeter. The fact that we have 2 wall buttons named Exterior Wall and Interior Wall has no meaning - they are just 2 default wall buttons - wall A and wall B.

If you are placing your cad details in a separate plan (or even the same plan), you could utilise Plan Views to quickly locate them. Zoom in to your cad detail wherever it is located and save a Plan View (check Remember Zoom and save the floor if needed), name it to identify the detail's name. Then all you need to do to find the detail is to select it's name from the Plan View dropdown or the Project Browser and Chief will go to the correct floor and zoom into the correct detail, ready for use.

Chief calculates drywall height including floor and ceiling finishes (Rough Ceiling Height), so make sure you are including the correct room height in your calculations.

Are you somehow toggling View>Crosshairs?

Doesn't the selectable Preview Width do the same as a zoom - only not as elegantly.

Neil, Looks pretty good to me. You need to get the height correct by changing the Subfloor Height Above Terrain or rebuilding the foundations to the correct height. I would not move the house, I would move the terrain and the terrain data - leave the house where it is. Work out where you want the terrain to go and then maybe place a point and use Point To Point move after selecting the Terrain Perimeter and Terrain Data. Otherwise, you can use Edit Area All Floors to move the house. You really need to get rid of those break marks on the top and left of the terrain - they are a classic! Reminds me of the time that the bricklayers were building the plan north point which they thought was a BBQ! As Mick says, there is no shortage of training materials - start with Chiefs training videos. If you open up the help file, there is a bar across the top of each page that says "Click to view related online training videos" - well worth a look.

One advantage worth mentioning is that the as built referenced floor plan is interactive. ie, if you open the as built referenced plan file and make any changes to it, the changes are interactively reflected in the referenced plan in the main drawing - no having to go through the process of making a new cad mask if the as built plan is edited.

They have a limited use for placing short notes on a 3D view.

Neil, They are controlled by the Text Style assigned to the layer your boundary polyline is on. Several ways to change it, here is one way: Select the polyline, Object Layer Properties on the Edit toolbar, Text Style, Define, Edit, Character Height. Be aware that if the Default Text Style is being used elsewhere as well, that text will also change (like the contours). You may nee to use another text style or create a new one just for your boundaries and contours. The contours are on a different layer, but are also using the same text style as the boundary polyline, so they change along with the boundary lines text. Do you realise that not only do you have a terrain, but you also have about 7 copies of a polyline the same size as the terrain. They are all stacked on top of each other - that needs fixing. I am at a loss understanding what you are trying to do with the 2 plans - why the need for 2 plans? You should be able to do it all in the one plan. What are you trying to copy and paste. I don't see any structures. I don't see the .pdf because you haven't saved it in the plan.

Mick, The Edit Behavior tools are not toggles, you have to select another edit behavior type if you want to get out of an edit bahavior - you always need to be in an Edit Behavior so a toggle would not work. Basil, Preferences>Reset Options...

Zowie, Selecting just railings is easy. Internal and external walls not so easy. Select a railing, Marquee Select Similar from edit toolbar, select Restrictive Selection from edit toolbar. Draw a marquee around the whole plan or select Select All Similar. Only railings will be selected.

I doubt if you will get too many offers of help with an open ended request like that. You will need to be a lot more specific with your request. You could start by looking at all the reference materials like the manual, training videos, erc.

Steve, I don't have time for a video at the moment, but a few things to get you going. Be aware that not only can we now have multiple reference plans, we can have reference plans that reference external plan files. ie a completely different plan than the current one. You can add referenced plans by using Insert Above and Insert Below. Each row is a different reference plan. The row number determines the draw order. Upper rows draw on top of lower rows. You can Move rows up and down to change the draw order. To reference an external plan file, click the drop down box in the Plan column and select Choose Existing Plan. Oh, forgot to mention, you can reference another plan (3D) in a 3D view - very cool. Sorry, that's all I have time for. The manual does a pretty good job of explaining it. And I am sure someone will do a vid for you - Chief has probably got one already.