JJohnson

With out  looking at the plan:

Do they have "Include in Schedule" checked in their DBXs ?  (At the bottom of General Tab)

Bill you can download a trial version of Chief and try it out for a limited time.

On 3/9/2019 at 7:02 AM, builtright3 said:

 

Agreed, and this should be done because it makes sense and it should be an easy fix for them. I also think Chief is doing a wonderful job and appreciate the upgrades. 

Wow, I think it worked.

Nice to be heard !

You can make a second floor that is 1 1/2 " to rough ceiling, that sits on

the ceiling frame.

You have to take out drywall and moldings etc.

I did not have time to work on the overhang, I know you

show lower soffits.

3 hours ago, Designer1 said:

Im looking at the standing seem metal in chiefs X11 and I think they erased the good standing seam textures.  This isnt even a standing seem metal anyway it has deep grooves in it.  Any ideas where the real standing seam metal went?

Are you sure there was such a thing, that is 3D (if that is what you mean).  I just opened X8, the oldest version I still have on board and it's the same.

4 minutes ago, tracer said:

Used to have a lot more like angles, angled cross hatch etc. They still around. Use for material definitions in details.

They have been replaced by one, horizontal lined pattern, called "Hatch".  You have to use that one and then adjust angle, spacing, etc.

to get what you need

9 hours ago, builtright3 said:

 

I think I would still like to have the angle hatch back but like Perry said, I will get used to it. Not that big of a deal.

Getting used to it too.  Oh well.

1 hour ago, Dermot said:

 

 

Just to be clear, posting comments like this on Chieftalk is not a very effective way of communicating with us.  We do not have enough people or time to read every Chieftalk post.  If you want to be sure your comments are received then you need to always report them directly to tech support either through the online support center or by calling them during their normal business hours.  You can also post any feature requests on the Suggestions forum.   Anything else has no guarantee that anyone from Chief Architect will even see it.

OK guys, I just finished doing this very thing at tech supports on line support center.

Asked for hatch patterns to be restored to Fill DBX

If a few more of us will join in, we may get results.

Worth a try ??

12 hours ago, solver said:

 

Thank you for directing me to that thread, I completely missed it before.

Why in the world the most commonly used pattern would be dropped

from the handy drop down list, escapes me......

Seems to be miss ing ??

I have created a new layer called CAD, pdf imports.

I assign pdf,s to that layer, and uncheck Display.

Could you use DensShield ?

DensShield

I have a lot of deck and porch soffit area on my current building project, and

was going to use DenShield with 1/4" stucco coating. 

We changed to 2x6 V Grrove Doug Fir T&G

3 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said:

Hey Jere,

 

I have attached a cheat sheet I use to quickly reference what custom patterns we have available.  For the rest, I personally just create them to order from scratch to specifically match any given texture.  Some custom patterns only take a few minutes.  Others might take an hour.  It just depends on the complexity of the texture and on what type of look and accuracy you're after.  Just shoot me an email of you're interested in discussing further and we can take it from there.  Scott's right though.  That would be a nice feature. 

Fill Hatch Patterns Cheat Sheets.pdf

Wow I have not seen that for quite a while.  Where are they stored, in Chief Data ?

3 hours ago, dshall said:

I think there is a similar pattern in the CA CUSTOM library.  

 

It would be super if the material could generate its's own. pattern.

 

 

Thanks that was a good idea

Found this in In the 3D Library
in the Materials and Surfaces collection
  >Cultured Stone  >Pro-Fit Ledgestone  - Mojave

I would like to do a line drawing of this fireplace with stacked stone material, but

it changes from the nice look in standard view, to something totally different in line, or

tech illustration views.  What to do ??

6 hours ago, ChiefDanW57 said:

I tried that , went to file save as and that did not work then went to print and PDF symbol does not show up to do this 

You don't "save as"instead choose "Print", then, "Chief Architect Save AS PDF".

That way you have all the paper sizes available.

Exactly !

You could get pretty close. 

  Perspective Full Overview / Cross Section Slider  / Watercolor with Line Drawing on Top

On 11/1/2018 at 9:28 AM, KervinHomeDesign said:

I never knew that feature.  I'll be using it a lot now, thanks.

You're welcome.  I think I learned that tip from Perry here on the forum.

6 hours ago, KervinHomeDesign said:

I use a 32" as my primary and have never felt the need to hide it.  I'd actually much rather it be visible because I am always switching windows, and opening a lot of pinned programs.  There are many more benefits to a larger monitor.

 

 

I also pin my programs to the taskbar.  That way you can right click on them and, with many programs, see a list of 12 recent files and pick the one

to open with.

This works with MS Word, Excel, and Notepad,Adobe Reader, and Paintshop as well as CA.

This is a real time saver for me.

15 hours ago, NeilofOZ said:

Eric,

Just letting you know that I solved my initial problem even before you responded to it, so I am progressing

beyond the neanderthal stage and just like you said, I am able to now step back and start looking at problems

from different angles.

 

From my personal perspective things are going ok, as I am able now to design & document projects, where as 

in the past I employed people to undertake this work. I started an interior design business 31 years ago and 

introduced cad which was a first for this type business in my state, unfortunately there were so many other facets 

of running a business, I stuck with things I new and engaged others for things I didn't know.

 

Regards Neil.    

Some of my favorite ancestors were neanderthal.

They had some great cave layouts.

I use it often.  Electricians love not having to drill out a post.  The CRC allows it.

Easy to do using the "Wall Bridging" tool which is available in wall detail view.

A good thing about using truss joists rather than solid lumber is that you

may cut very large holes through the web, mid span, which allows running

ducting etc.

Create a layout, send the views to that, print to PDF, send that to engineer.

If you pick up a Logitech Mouse, and get Logitech Options, you can

reverse the scroll direction