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@ARaisch Good afternoon. I would recommend posting you file here after exporting it. I think that someone who knows what they are doing will likely help you out. I had my settings wrong for years on this, I really needed assistance and the people here were kind enough to help me. I hope/suspect that someone who is more familiar with the settings can help you also. Chris

@ARaisch Good afternoon. To be honest, Rob Dyck fixed it for me. He worked the miracle. I owe him a fruit basket or something for his help.

@PitMan71 Hi, Shane. I hope that you are well. Do you happen to have any questions about the American Institute of Building Design that I can help you with? If you (or anyone else) would like to email me, feel free to do so and I can provide you with Raven's contact information. That way you can call or email her with any in depth questions you have about the AIBD. I think that you will find that the AIBD is aligned with your thinking and supportive of people who are in our position. Earning the Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD) certificate & credentials was something I had wanted to do a long time, very happy that I did it. Thanks, Chris chris@californiamodularhouses.com

Thank you very much for your help, Robert. It is very much appreciated! I have automatic sill plates now! Yay!!! Chris

No worries, I do understand that you probably got busy with other stuff on a weekend. You got me most of the way there, I can manually draw in the site plates until I figure it out. For some reason it's also putting insulation in the floor decking but that is a one button fix, "Delete" and it's resolved. Thanks again, Robert. Chris

@robdyck By the way, here is my email address: chris@californiamodularhouses.com I can invite you to a screen share through Google or you can invite me, whatever works, if that is easiest. Here is the most recent file. 2025_06_28_690_SF_G23_Ceanothusy.caproj

@robdyck Robert, So, I have changed the default concrete settings but the sill plate seems to really hate me. The random framing member seems to have gone away on this more recent version. For the sill plate, I have tried it on the main level walls, turning it on and off, as well as the foundation walls, turning it on and off. I had it turned on both for the main level walls and for the foundation walls, each under the foundation tab of said walls. I tried turning it on and off for each to see if it would build the sill plates and even that doesn't work. I am sorry to keep bugging you but you got me so close and I do appreciate the assistance. If easier, you can call me on my cell phone: 310-867-3993 and we can do a brief screen share. Chris

Okie dokie, I ain't no quitter. I haven't figured out how to default the insulation to the correct layer/color but at least I was able to get the floor insulation to appear. Making progress, just the sill plates are outstanding now at this point. Thanks again for your help.

Good day, Robert. I have changed the footings, glad you had me do that. I don't know where that material came from but I sure never liked it. As far as the "Auto Detail" tool, duh! I should have known that, won't forget it. For the insulation, it did create the wall and attic insulation. That's cool! It did not create the floor insulation for some reason. As Meatloaf said "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", I still can't get the double Sill Plates to work. I changed them, changed them back, turned on auto framing. I don't know what I am doing wrong. Chris 2025_06_27_690_SF_G23_Ceanothusy.caproj

Good morning, Shane. Yes, I think that you will find it helpful. It is an organization that helps bridge the gap between businesses like yours and mine, and clients. Here is a link to "What is a Building Designer". Please take a look at the video. https://aibd.org/what-is-a-building-designer/ Here is the Code of Ethics. It does give one pause before making a decision on a project. So, even this is a marketable thing for you and your business. https://aibd.org/code-of-ethics/ They do have a company they work with for Errors & Omissions Insurance if that is something that you have been considering or don't yet have, plus other insurance options https://aibd.org/aibd_liability-insurance/ There are also Design Awards that are done yearly. https://residentialdesignawards.com/ I sent this link already, but this one is for becoming a Certified Professional Building Designer. For me, a lot of the building code stuff was easy. Yet, structural isn't something I get into and it showed my weakness in that and also while I know the process of "Programming" and other parts of working with a client, this helped me to learn that there was really a name for it and a specific process for working with customers. In other words, clients prefer to work with people who just aren't some random person, and it also helped me to learn where I need to be better in business and what skills & knowledge of mine were lacking. https://ncbdc.com/ If you would like to give me a call and talk about it, here is my contact information. Since you are out of state, I likely won't pick up the call but I will happily return your call, please leave me a voicemail. You can also email me directly. Then, if you want to talk to someone about joining, I'll put you in touch with the right person. Here is my contact information, call me on my cell phone. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/profile/1398-coastdesign/ I look forward to hearing from you and hope that you find the AIBD a good fit for you and your business. Chris

Robert, Thank you for getting me so close. I went and changed the global settings. Yet, that didn't seem to change what was existing so I redrew the walls to get it to work out better. The framing is looking much more like it should now. Awesome! There are two things that I can't figure out where I went wrong. 1. The insulation doesn't show (I am providing a screenshot to show the layer is on). 2. The sill plates still aren't showing up. I did check the settings and the layer is turned on. Thanks, Chris 2025_06_27_690_SF_G23_Ceanothusy_Framing_Issues_V2.caproj

Ok, I was able to figure that setting out. Here is what I found so everyone else has the same information. To reset all walls to their default heights in Chief Architect, you can quickly use the global reset tool or adjust them in the Wall Specification dialog. [1, 2] Option 1: Using the Reset to Defaults Tool (Fastest for the whole plan) [1, 2] Navigate to Edit > Reset to Defaults from the top menu. In the dialog, set your Reset Scope to either the current floor or All Floors. Check the boxes for Wall Top Heights and Wall Bottom Heights. Click OK.

Hello, Robert. On this last one, how do I "Reset all walls to use default top and bottom heights?" So far, your clarity is exceptionally helpful, look forward to fixing the walls and hopefully getting this all to work out (I haven't changed the rim joist setting yet, will do that after I fix the walls). Chris

Thank you very much, Robert. I am excited to try this out. Thanks again. Hope you have a great weekend!!! Chris