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Yes you can have changes unless you lock the ceiling joists. I always leave them on until they are just right and not changing anything.

b/c auto framing was off

Try to reframe the roof which includes the moldings.. just turn on auto roof framing while you are designing the project but at some point you will need to turn off auto re-build framing and manually adjust .

I thought Peyton Manning was the only "Omaha" user. around

FYI I have the latest NVidia drivers without those problems

me too

I think it is determined by the lumber length for standard wall studs in your area.

good everywhere in the world need shear walls

I create a new layerset called" referenced to foundation" and reference that to the foundation plan and only show the holdowns and shear walls.that I have actually drawn on the framing plan. You can also do it by putting all the shear stuff on their own layer.

because the symbols will get very large if you include everything, keep them as small as you can. No reason to include things you don't see. Just copy your plans to a new folder and strip them.

I'm not sure if Chief could handle all that in one plan, I would create a symbol of each building and place the symbols in another plan created just for that view. Remove all interior things before creating the symbols of each building. Only problem is if you have changes, you must re-do the symbols that changed.

I'm talking about named room defaults vs. current floor defaults vs. framing defaults vs foundation defaults, vs. etc. They all have floor structure settings, which one do you use.?

you could always try to restart your computer also.

I don't like the fact that there are multiple places for defaults.There should be just one place.

use a template plan to start your new plans

Thanks Tommy.

did you check the scale box in the schedule DBX?

I know that naming rooms mean a lot more than they use to.

once you name a room using the room defaults, it could be getting the new info from there even if the defaults are different.

Cannot edit PDF files from within Chief. You might need to re-size the PDF file in Chief to get it to scale and you can do it within Chief.

I could be wrong but you can try to change your security level to level 1, just in case Joe doesn't see this. edit: sorry Eric , didn't see your answer

Yes Eric but wouldn't';t that wall be balloon framed in real life. hinged is not good in that situation. Maybe just in California.

or mark the wall below the missing attic wall as "balloon through ceiling".

here is your plan fixed by just manipulating the terrain region and a few other things ( retaining wall). plan fixed.plan

yep never had that problem with "Eset"