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How do you mean, slab to slab doesn't give me any problems only slab to stem wall.

set it up in your template plan and forget it.

I just draw them in the sections, and callout a detail. Wish there was a way automatically. I connect every rafter (per engineer) whatever the spacing. If there is no ceiling at the plate level then just use ceiling joists ties at whatever level you need. you could also use a ceiling plane high up.

I do many many remodels for many many years now and find Chief is the perfect software for me. It does everything I need to produce every condition I need so to those that say not good for remodeling, learn how to use it. Just don't use the material list, to much trouble to get correct.

Remember that "number style box" only changes what you see on your monitor, and not the plan, to change the plan you have to change it in the dimension DBX.

You can multiple select and do them all at once

You can also add the "type" macro, from the object specific section, in the label DBX

Try to use this when sending to the layout at different scales.

Picky clients, I know you can change the amount of sections in the arch to look smoother, you may have to convert the arch to a polyline to do it. My clients just aren't that picky so I just don't do it. more info here https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00565/creating-a-custom-arch.html

I personally use the slab footing tool to manually put a footing all around the porch so I can control the footing size and just use a small scoop footing against the stem wall. We have asked Chief to fix this for many versions now--but never done. To get rid of the line just copy your slab footing wall, and delete the interior footing line or change it to a blank line.

for a slab that butts up against a stem wall, add a mono footing that butts up against the stem wall or use the slab tool with footing

Make sure you export to the the correct version of Auto*** that they are using.

yes Sherry has it.

I try to make my fills on the dark side to show properly, light colors will not print well. try to experiment a little to get what you want. I print everything in color and there is a setting in preferences " Color off is grayscale" try that one.

change it to steel-round in the post defaults/ framing, before putting it in the plan.

Are you sure its not a marker, if so you have to move the marker.

I'm pretty sure Chief has some in the lib. Use a post or a post with footing, then change it to a round steel post and use a detail for what you need

In sections, Chief will sometimes use markers to dimension with, why and when I don't know.

open those views and close again, I think it's an old bug that they fixed.

Yes, to transfer info from one layout to another especially from an old version to the latest. and Template info.

YES, I DO IT ALL THE TIME HOLDING DOWN THE CONTROL KEY ON WINDOWS

Right now I'm working on a 3600 s.f. tract house in Irvine Calif., 1.5 million new , and it's still being built by the builder ,and the owner want's major changes. 5' sideyards ,20' front yard, and 20' rear yard. Crazy world we live in.

vector works seems like a lot of work to me, to much trouble. Chief does it much faster, maybe not as detailed though.

I'm not having any of those problems (Shadows) or anything else using Adobe DC

Looks like it wraps to me.