DRAWZILLA

Jesus, does the man ever stop coming up with this stuff, is he an alien. Thanks buddy, keep them coming.

I think the trick is to realize what is new in all the versions you skip, when bringing plans forward. If there were no mono-slab in the version you drew it in then Chief will give you default mono-slabs. If that's not want you want then you have to change it. That goes with every new item. You also might want to set up your defaults prior to bringing forward. I have actually created a new template prior to copying the old plan forward ,to the new template, not bring the plan forward just copying it to the new plan template. There will still be things to fix up no matter what you do. We can't expect Chief to figure all of that for us, there are just to many ways to get it done.

With X8 ,Chief has always recommended to create new templates ,from Chief's profile plans and layouts. There were a lot of new features. Like auto updates for elevations and sections and camera views.

Take the money you made on that one and vacation for a month.

You can also zoom ,find the handle and drag it, much faster

Copy a label text style or any other text style and adjust it to what you want. It will be used just for that purpose. I have maybe 30 different ones.

look here. This is oob. I use a king stud and trimmer as standard but as we all know sometimes you need a 4x4 post.

You missed the framing tab also, it has floor defaults

I also crack up every time, Scott should make money on that one.

Thanks tiger, at my age, I just cant get faster, but I am working good at getting slower.

Placing Images A selection of Images are available in the Library Browser. Select one and click in a floor plan view, camera view or overview to place it. See Placing Library Objects. Creating Images Custom Images can be added to the Library Browser, as well as created in plan files. Chief Architect can use any image with a *.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.gif, *.tif, *.pcx, or *.tga extension. Generally, .png files work best as Images because this format has good compression and allows for the Image to contain transparency information. To create an Image in floor plan view 1. In floor plan view, select Build> Image> Create Image or Billboard Image to open the Image Specification dialog. See Image Specification Dialog. 2. On the Image panel: • Click the Browse button to select a picture file on your computer or enter the path to a valid picture file in the Image File field. • Select a 2D Plan Symbol from the drop-down list or click the Library button and select a CAD block or symbol from the library. The selected symbol represents the image in floor plan view. See Image Panel. • Specify the Size and Position of the image. 3. Specify transparency information on the Transparency panel. 4. Click OK to close the Image Specification dialog. 5. Click to place the new Image in floor plan view. To create an image in the Library Browser 1. In the Library Browser, right-click on an unlocked folder. 2. Select New> Image from the contextual menu to open the Image Specification dialog. 3. Browse to the image file you want to add and select your other options. See Image Specification Dialog. 4. Once created, the image is listed in the library folder that you right-clicked on. Size and other data is saved. Using Paste Image You can also import an image by first copying it to the system clipboard, then navigating to a Chief Architect window and selecting Edit> Paste> Paste from the menu, or by using the Screen Capture tools. See Paste Special and Creating Screen Captures.

Just open both plans at the same time, use the "all off" layer-set and turn on all the electrical and copy ,1 minute tops

I have seen a 5 sec lag sometimes. But I also have a very large user lib.

Not sure what you are asking

Scott I have a standing contract with Contractors ,some 35 years, just in case. Maybe I should update them .

yes just copy and paste from one plan to the other

That offends me so much I have to lock the door

Lew, your disclaimer should also be in your contract and the plans, you will have a better chance of it working.

My guys charge from $1500 to $5000 (Markup plans only, no drafting), depending on the project. I also have a guy that does all his own drafting for more money. Don't use him that much b/c I can do all the drafting.

yes

Not around here, its usless

Michael That's why I said the file size was suspicious and I managed to reduce it from 70mb to 30 mb which is still to large for that plan. I still say its user error and something isn't right, somewhere, found some of it quickly It's really good advise ,not bad , you'll see. Since he was new to X8 maybe he brought it forward from X7, I don't know, most of these kinds of things are just user error. You shouldn't put down any help from anyone here, because you really don't know either or you would have the answer.

Michael it's all in the settings. There are a Lot of other things that will cause the problems you say. I fixed what he wanted about the attic walls. That's all. I assume he would ask if there was something else. Why are you complaining about some helping him out, b/c it not your answer?. You should rise above that.

Larry, there were some bad settings in there, I think it's user error and not Chief's and I just don't have that error

California follows the business and profession code so any homeowner can do their own plans for residential. 3 stories is ok, but around here you couldn't get permit without a structural engineers stamp.