DRAWZILLA

Yep ,Chief has never been backward compatible, maybe someday.

I have figured out that the Microsoft text size settings will mess with your Chief blocked text. You need to unblock the text then re-block. So, I will not be changing that again.

You can get the overbuild by using the truss base tool even if you have no trusses. Not sure if it really saves time though.

Is the framing sill plate turned on in that camera views layer set

change the pitch of the deck roof in the front deck railing wall DBX for auto roof function or just place the shed roof manually. \

I always just turn off attic walls in plan view. if you want the existing floor to show, you need to add reference sets as needed. Chief has videos on their web site about this.

Dave over at Chieftutor.com has some with video on how to make them

very nice Dave.

I was talking about a room finish schedule, which I use for a room schedule

you do have to tell Chief to include the room in the schedule. Open the rooms DBX and tell it to include in the schedule.

I HAVE dual monitors running with my Alienware system and Nvidia 980ti, not having any problems.

What's a basement?

maybe we should call him hot lips Joe.

Out here in the land of fruits and flat lots, I don't get a lot of sloped lots, but when I do, I just don't show anything below grade, cover all that in the sections. Also place my cameras outside the lot perimeter and use a dirt material for the skirt.

Am I missing something or can't you just create an elevation layerset and make the footing and foundation walls a dotted line for that layerset.

I use the invisible rail deck tool on the 2nd floor. You can adjust all the settings and the posts are automatic if set up correctly. Create a 2nd floor if you don't have one.

The only problem with Chief pdf is the large file size it creates.

I have often said that ridges, valleys, ledgers really need their own DBX. to adjust them individually . right one the ridge and the ledgers are the same, that's just wrong. edit; add hips to that list ,around here every hip is a beam.

yes, I guess that's what I was doing. Thanks buddy

Scott, I know we used to be able to control line weights through the layersets, for sure did we lose this capability ? Didn't notice.

Orange county, California does all digital submittals now, good thing is it saves you a ton of travel time, bad thing it takes longer to check but a lot of time is saved, they even put their marks on the PDF and send it back to you. They even digitally stamp the final set, this also saves you lots of money printing.

I have always used live views for everything, I really don't want to guess if things are updated or not. If you need to fix or add lines , do it on the live view, not on the layout.

I would move the walls first, then add the window. The reason the window disappears is that you are moving the wall after.

yes it's new this year, they measure the drop-off differently

I noticed you have an unusual amount of plan views open at the same time, you could try and close most of them and see if that helps.