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    Me too, it would be nice, but I don't even want to try with 14 rooms it could get a little harry, nice but too much trouble still, I'll just stick to my method for 2 stories, until Chief deals with it.
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    Here it is https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01846/configuring-a-leica-disto-device-to-work-with-chief-architect-software.html
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    I don't know as I have never done it, but I do know it's possible.
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    You can use a truss base and it will overbuild even if you have no trusses
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    Yes, you can do that.
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    Dealing with 50 different cities, I will put general notes on page 2 and beyond b/c a lot of cities want their own different special notes on page 1 Just kind of the way it is around here.
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    yes, I just want to get in and out as fast as I can. Traffic is very bad around here and my appointments are between 10am and 2pm. After those hours it will take me an extra hour to get back.
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    Yes Room Planner imports wall and doors ,but not anything else, like cabinets. For as-builts it's pretty good. also automatically inputs measurements from laser measurement devices. I do need to practice more with it though before I actually use it. I have practiced on my own house. I can see myself using room planner, I do need to get one of those portable lightweight laptop tables , just can't hold everything at once.
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    Here is what I do for a 2nd flr. over existing http://screencast.com/t/DpqwiMsQMkhZ I add my ceil to the floor structure on the 2nd floor so wherever I have a second floor it automatically frames the ceiling and new floor joists Also when I say I add a p-solid to the section ,I mean p-line filled.
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    Wrong, it will work without lowering the wall if you don't extend the ceiling plane line beyond the wall surface
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    Chief has room planner for as-builds. Chief has greatly improved it , with wall thickness and such. I think I'll give it another try.
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    Yes that's the way I do it, I misinterpreted your Quote when you said ceiling finish.
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    And you just thickened the drywall to drop that ceiling--that's new to me. Exactly how does that frame.
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    I'm talking about just changing the surface thickness- not framing.
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    But that won't frame ,I would use a ceiling plane and add your own ceiling height or create a floor structure from above with the dropped ceiling included in the structure. X9 fixes that
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    I like it, looks great for me, if it works as advertised and accurate.
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    What site?
  18. DRAWZILLA
    Transform-replicate?
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    Who cares, I'm using Chief right now and don't want to spend my time thinking of anything else.
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    David, are these symbols on the old site also?
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    Well , at least here, no changes what so ever, but it is really up to the building inspector ,and they always make you change the plan to take any liability off them.
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    Around here if you change anything from the permit set, you have to go back and change the plan re-engineer it, and re-submit to the building dept. No changes allowed.
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    That is what reference sets are used for.
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    your GTX 580 is old, and you will notice a difference if you get the 1080 GTX or a gtx980 ti.
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    Did you forget that we were drawing 40 years ago, 2 page plans for large 2 story's. Those were the good old days.