DRAWZILLA

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  1. I believe all colors are based on what media you view or print it on. They will always look different biased on a lot of things, paper, monitor, some are better than others for viewing. higher the resolution the better, but at a cost of a very large file size.
  2. You could also remove the floor and add a ramp.
  3. Larry, I don't use project management and x17 is good for me, it does have other good stuff too. Just remember if you don't pay your SSA legacy ,you will have to pay full price from now on.
  4. yes, its been that way forever, we need separate size input for ledgers and ridges and valleys.
  5. try changing the soffit material to opening -no material and make the sub fascia to whatever size you want the exposed rafters to show.
  6. It's just too bad you can't fog out the front and show the back. I don't use it because of that.
  7. I use 300 all the time and send clients a link to download.
  8. in x17 you can import defaults from any previous plan.
  9. Nice info here but as a single user, I just don't need it and will turn it off for now.
  10. Looks to me like you need a better graphics card. never heard of yours try an RTX card.
  11. they work for me in x16 without any updating
  12. check the floor elevation in the foyer, it needs to match the others to be level. I always have the floor levels macro added to my room labels so I can see it instantly while working.
  13. check the room dbx and foundation dbx for the footings for the porch
  14. make sure the porch is lower than the house level and make the porch & footings slab pour level 2
  15. Good luck with that, you might try the boys over at mission impossible
  16. I use the program built into adobe for sending large files automatically. it sends a link that anyone can download. very fast also. the pdf is also stored in the cloud. I do have the paid version though. been doing it that way for many years now.
  17. I also see the new roof overbuild the existing roofs and have to delete the new roofs; I think it's been that way forever.
  18. Back in 2005 I started using Chief, I took 2 classes in San Diego and it really helped me get my head around all the basics I needed to draw these plans, never looked back after that. Before that I just couldn't get the correct procedure Chief likes so everything falls in place for you. Definitely worth it for me. If you use Chief the correct way it never lets you down.
  19. just be careful to check and verify that the schedule and the actual square footage are correct with what you want, they can be different. they really don't calculate the same way.
  20. DRAWZILLA

    PBR's

    you might try turning off the sunlight
  21. I have 2- 43" 4k monitors and love it. of course, my eyes need them.
  22. It could also be a point marker
  23. you can always use any existing dwg or dxf details and import those into Chief
  24. I get something like that when trying to save it, sent it in to T.S. but they couldn't tell me why this was happening. I usually have to shut down and re-start to get rid of it. funny thing is it still saves the plan but says it can't save the plan in the message.
  25. first put your schedule in a cad detail then send it to whatever page you want.