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Can someone show me a screen shot where that is , I can't find it for some reason, that my wife reminds me of all the time.

It might not be the anti virus program. when you open Chief , it checks the internet (chiefs website), to see if you are a valid user then opens the program for you. given all the different internet speeds it could take longer for some people. One time Chiefs website shut down and some people couldn't open for them. I think once you open Chief you have about 2 weeks before it check again.

Did anyone turn it in to tech support? Have to do that for a fix to happen.

The answer is, it depends on if your inspector or plan checker knows what the H*** they are talking about. Verify everything. Sometimes they make up things.

Too late, already bought it. Yes the new GTX 1080 looks very nice, and not to expensive. It out performs the titan by far. Maybe a future upgrade. I'm getting the GTX 980ti, i7 5960x, 8 cores 32gb ddr4. Alienware need to build it, I'll get it by the end of the month, then 3 days of transfer and re-install everything.

I guess it's up to the local building official if he want to enforce it or not, like most things, did they miss it in plan check?

I would say Commercial--yes, residential--no

X8 is very good to go with, now, slowness depends on what your computer spec's are. Maybe it's time b/c I don't have slowness anymore, they fixed it. Had to do with to many macro's.

i7 for me too

I don't do it like Michael, what I meant was, you could choose different reference sets as you want in the layout, after it already set up but I guess using his method , you can.

Yes, reference sets are nothing but layer-sets, that you set up as a reference set. Just call it something like, reference set floor 1, to show floor 2 referenced on floor1. You can even copy a layer-set that's close to what you want and re-name. You can even set it up from a layout view.

That was Dave

Larry My computer is smarter than I, but then again I can make babies.

And, I also put all interior walls on a different layer so you just see exterior walls above.

I think Scott is talking about the city requirements. We have to show that stuff. Reference sets is one of the greatest time savers of all time. an old 2 page plan is now 20 to 25 pages now. Glad Chief has reference sets or I might go elsewhere. No cad lines for me.

for one, 2nd floor overhangs shown on the 1st floor. Also 1st floor roofs and exterior walls seen on the 2nd floor. Reference sets are the only and fastest way to go. I use them on just about every plan sent to the layout.

I'm not sure what your asking, got any pic's

This is intended, when you print them they will be high def. again. It speeds the program up to show in a lower pix.

Yes, it also helps b/c elevations are renders but no color, and 2d also would be faster. I'm getting a new computer and trying to decide what the specs should be and I think I will stick with Alienware this time again. It's going to run me a little over 3000 but has everything I need.

I don't do much ray-tracing so the video card is much more important to me. Anyway I can do very nice crappy rays in 5 minutes. For me its all the video card, as I do con doc's every day.

nice video Scott

Try the Slab footing wall tool, when connected to form a room, it will create a slab automatically. I wouldn't use the slab tool for that purpose, you can't adjust the footings independently.

Glen that method is just to much of a pain to do, give me macros any day. I have been using them for a while now without any problems as long as you know what you are dealing with going in. You can now even just use a polyline and put a macro in the label and by using Joe's hasp macro's, it will automatic add them all up for you. Why use a face when you don't have to. Faces weren't designed for that use anyway, use something that was.

Yes but it involves the use of macros custom made by some users here, like Joe Carrick. Chief doesn't do it without the macros.

I don't know, but the very large plans I've seen in Revit came up very fast and once up worked as usual.