Eric_S

15 hours ago, mtldesigns said:

I am trying to figure out how to build up (or stack up) molding.  Meaning, I want two or three moldings combined as one.  Mainly need for lintels, for windows and doors, since the dbx won't let you build them like you can in a room molding dbx.  

 

Will be suggesting this when I am done here.

Rpadge's method works. Another workaround is to place a temporary object that supports "Make Stack" in the dialog, such as a cabinet or a molding polyline. Add the moldings you would like, select them both (Ctrl + Click), and click "Make Stack". You can add that to the library and then use it for your windows and doors.

You can right-click in the blank space and select the panels to show.

40 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

For others who might like to make a Report to Tech. Support too, you need to copy the "Bad" Catalogue to your User Library 1st , then you can Export it , to send to Tech Support.

 

M.

Please do not do that. Copies or exports of items in our catalogs will not give us any relevant information.

To send the catalog to tech support, you can find the file in your System Library Database Folder (on windows, this is usually C:/ProgramData/Chief Architect Premier X15/, but you can check yours by opening your Preferences and looking at General -> Folders -> "System Library Database Folder:").

The catalogs will be in either Bonus Libraries/ or Manufacturer Libraries/ and will have a (.calib) extension.

Thanks,

Eric

6 minutes ago, JSTOUT2018 said:

Just downloaded X15.  Drew my plan and I can't find the search field for the Library.  What happened to that?  Is that still available and I just can't find it???

Yes, the search field is still there. What are you seeing?

Vacuum reduces the size of the User Catalog / Trash on disk to its minimum. It's something you'd probably want to do only occasionally, like after deleting a lot of things from your library.

Thumbnail creation might just be taking a long time. See if this helps.

You can turn off thumbnails by

1. Right clicking the header in the Filter Results panel (where "Name" is shown)

2. Uncheck "Thumbnail"

3. Then, try clicking on your User Catalog.

Hello Angela,

The textures for Bonus, Core & Manufacturer Libraries are stored in the Referenced Files folder. Please try copying all of the files from

C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X12\Referenced Files\

to

C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X14\Referenced Files\

There is an office desk architectural block in Grouped Furniture for X11. You could unblock it to get just the desk.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/detail/754

1 hour ago, ChiefUserBigRob said:

I am still on X13 and was wanting to clean this up. I don't plan on going to X14 anytime soon, at least not until the end of the year. I apparently did not export correctly when I went from X12. All my stuff is there but it would be nice to clean it up. 

Hello Rob,

Exports from the library (i.e. Right-Clicking a folder and selecting "Export Library...") will always be imported under your User Catalog.

It is not necessary to export your libraries when upgrading versions.

If you still have X12, you could quickly fix this by copying the content in C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X12\Referenced Files and C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X12\Bonus Libraries to the corresponding X13 folders. It would be a good idea to close Chief, and make a backup of your X13 folders before you do this.

To avoid this problem for X14, you can migrate Core, Bonus and Manufacturer libraries between versions.

Ensure this is checked when you launch X14 for the first time:

If you go to your preferences, under General -> File Management, you should see a button that says Associate Files With This Program

(This image is from Windows but it's the same place on the Mac)