DRAWZILLA

Yep, a little boring around here now.

ok, I'm an idiot, need glasses badly

Yes I also like the ASUS's, they make the motherboards on most computers these days, how can you go wrong. They also have interchangeable video card capabilities.

Jon

Would you like to buy me a dual 8 core Xeons, I know up there in Washington, you guys like Bill Gates live up there. Say hi to cousin Bill for me. I was just born there and for some reason my parents left when I was 1. I like cooler and rainier weather. Should have been adopted

What I would do is copy the old plan using edit area copy function ( all floors) and paste it to a new X6 profile plan. You will have to fix up those things that weren't in 9.5 (the new tools). Or it will just change to what defaults you have set for those new items. Then you can change the background color.

Perry:

 

But you live in a land where all the fruits and nutcakes have lots of money.  Here almost everyone has a piggy bank and watches Home Time and This Old House.  This is DIY country and lots of folks' budgets are 1/2 or 3/4 the cost to build.

 

Every once in awhile, I go and do a custom build on Puget's website and drool a little ... then wake up and go about my business.

I know, you can draw crappy plans and get lots of money, what a country.

It' the behavior indicators symbol, leave it on , it tells you when some tools are on so you can turn it off. without it you would never figure it out why your system is acting badly.

I love my Alienware, bought it several years ago and just upgrade parts as I need them. I paid over 3,000 back then but it has been able to keep up at a fast pace with a few alterations. I've added a 1tb ssd drive,(can't live without one now), and an NVidia 780gtx video card and I'm flying.

Curt

Puget--nice site the system I put together cost $6,000, I better charge more

What type of video card do you have, Intel built in to the motherboard or Nvidia, ATI, or another?

I miss the enlightened banter(back and forth) she could create, in a positive way.

You have never checked out a book from the library? Never stood at a magazine rack and read an article or column while standing there? These are all classified under intellectual property. Music is the same and how many of us has listened to our friends records or borrowed an album to play at home or at a dance of some kind?

 

Most of us Baby Boomers grew up in this kind of world so the idea of sharing similar property is a learned habit. The software industry in it's prime was selling a large number of titles at book stores such as Barnes and Noble. It's no wonder software is viewed in the same way as books. I don't see Random House placing security locks on it's volumes in order to prevent piracy! :-)

 

I don't really care either way as I pay my money just as most of us do. The only issue I have is the security costs a lot of money and people like myself must pay the cost without any benefit. We have accepted buying software with bugs as "nothing is perfect" but I have to wonder what would happen if the buying public demanded more focus on bugs and not security.

Your question didn't ask us anything about all that other stuff, just the book. I bought my own if I wanted it.

Well, anytime you have to apply a crack to any program, that says it all.

Never have ever borrowed a book.

Thanks, Joe

I'll give it a shot.

Here it is. You can also just change the size of the text by selecting it individually.

EDIt, I may have misinterpreted your question, sorry.

In the lib. some of the front apron sinks are set to sit on top , I changed it to imbed into countertop and still no go. I had to set its height to get it to work.

Take a back clipped cross section (extended maybe 24" to get a rafter and ceil joists.), and look at it,  and then move it around to get a clean look while looking at the section view at the same time.Sometimes The footings beyond get in the way for a clean foundation so don't get to close to the end walls.

Also some conc. blk. walls leave a nailer space at the top (2x). if you haven't framed it yet you won't see it.

Yes the tool exists but is in need of a major re-vamp.

If you want to add electrical to walls in the attic just add a second floor to your plan an uncheck attic walls. You can even create rooms in the attic if you want.  Have an attic plan if you want.

What I love about Chief is that you get new goodies (new tools) every year. Can't wait to see

what's in X7.

I also do them manually while looking at a 3d view at the same time, while adjusting the baseline height and modifying the framing. Remove the ridge and all fascia and eaves by changing to "0" some will default to 1/16 but that's ok.

I've had both of them and decided to go with Chief( easier learning curve). Every program has its dragon's, so none are perfect, it just seems Chief has less of them. It's been many years since I really used those other programs, but I'm happy with what Chief gives me, at this point in time.

Also some macro's need the Arrow to work, like square footage of a p-line. The stair data also needs an arrow attached to the stairs to work

I think if there is nothing on that page it won't print.

The best way for me was to just start drawing and learn as you go. I took a couple of classes and that's all it took. Of course I'm still learning every day. Just learn what you need at first, the other will always be there to learn. Self-employed and had no time

to learn, just get in there and go.