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Not exactly sure if this helps but Chief will create a phantom slab in elevation views automatically until you actually build one.

It's your hips and valleys which Chief calls ridges unfortunately , just reduce the size to what the rafters are and they won't show. This error in programming has been around forever. or thicken your rafters to fit. we really need separate controls for each sorry I thought you wanted them to not show for some reason

Never had any problems with the latest drivers installed ever, but it would be nice to see his system after seeing your system ,it should be good to go for you for sure, sometimes they ship with old drivers though still check it.

Check to make sure you have the latest video card drivers installed.

I have done it, but it was a long time ago, and the same chief program . You need to open both versions and copy paste to the new version. The trick is to hold down the control key when opening a second version, but never tried using two different versions. It's might be easy for you. Make sure you are on page zero when copying. You can always copy your layout to the lib. and export to the new Chief also

I had a flu shot and it was only a couple days for me and very manageable and could work the whole time, lucky I guess

Lew, didn't you start drawing this a long time ago using what version?, before transparency? if so, I would try to copy the entire plan to a new profile plan in X9. that might restore all the new tools you might need.

around here hip roofs cost a lot more than gable roofs (conventally built) b/c we need to build all or most hips using beams for the hips and valleys and also to brace where the hip meets the ridge with ceiling beams, then you need to bring that load down to the floor and a possible conc. pad or another floor beam to carry the loads. Trusses eliminate all that...

out here it's always been stringers

no workaround but if chief would do some changes in Ruby ,many have been asking for, then we could automatically annotate sections and elevations.

Did they save the plan as "backup entire plan" before sending to you?

There is also a center sheet icon in the file/ Print DBX

been that way forever

Try to Change your casing to zero, even if they are off.

post the plan to fix it.

sometimes a wall might look connected but not. So try to re-connect the walls. Also check for a "non-definition" wall somewhere

Yes, you have lost a room definition somewhere. Check your wall connections, as Lew said

I also did not get the textures until I simply closed and re-started Chief and they showed up in X10..Not sure why though.

I used to have that unchecked when Chief had problems without any undesired effects. I'm using X10 now and have it checked without any problems, come to think about X9 it was also checked without problems. Check you mouse drivers to see they are up to date

That one is an oldie but goodie, surprised it's still around after Chief has fixed it many time before

That's what beta is all about, send it in.

When bringing plan forward, you will have some fix up especially with a beta version.

Hip rafters do not cut like rafters do, Chief classifies hips as ridges and they don't cut with sub fascia on.

You might also want to color your roof sheathing to white to match the rafters and add the blocking.

That's basically what I do. If I have a preliminary plan drawn in X9, then I will just bring it forward into X10 to finish. if the plan is finished in X9 then I will make changes in X9 and leave it there. If a plan is 2 or more versions back I will copy it to a new version profile plan or template, of course there is some fix up required.