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Matt, Stereoscopic images are popular and a feature we are investigating – thanks for the suggestion. The Chief Architect 3D Viewer is our current solution, what we have termed “VR without the headset”

You can do training online with the Chief Architect 1-1 personal training; or, we have a class room training events. Baltimore in the fall is the closest to your area.

Chief Architect has a new 3D Viewer product that is a virtual reality viewer on mobile devices for 3D models exported from Chief Architect software. It is currently in Beta and expected to be released near the end of June. The product will be a free app and run under Apple iOS and Android. Here's a brief video showing our Breckenridge sample plan exported to the 3D Viewer More information is on the website and under the announcement post.

Here are examples of a floor framing for a foundation and a floor and ceiling framing layout. Is this what you are looking for?

Do you have a photo you can share of what you are looking for?

Viki, for Android, take a look this this laser: Leica: E7100i There's some how to info on the roomplannersoftware.com/ website; and a video

Mark, does reboot solve the issue?

Yes, you can import files from Home Designer Interiors to Chief Architect Interiors. With Room Planner, you can import walls, doors and windows into Chief Architect Interiors. It does not import items like furniture, cabinets or materials. Room Planner is mainly targeted to get as-built measurements for remodeling

Joe and Others, You can continue to expect great content included at no charge with SSA. Some content for the government and special uses may have a charge - like Medical/Dental & Crime Scene and Fire Investigation; catalogs not related to residential design.

Here’s an example you can find in the Breckenridge sample plan set. The 2D ceiling view is with specific layers on. The 3D view, is pointing the camera directly upward.

Larry, when you do it, check your anno sets

If you click in a single room, say the bedroom, and then choose the auto interior dimension it will place dimensions in that room for all walls. You may only want it for two walls; which you can delete some of those auto generated dimensions and then modify the remaining dimensions as you need

You can see the entire list of new X8 features on our website now at chiefarchitect.com/whats-new/

Spell Check works fine in my environment with CAPS. I would not necessarily use the trackpad 100% in designing personally. I have a magic mouse and usually have external monitors for projects I spend more than 30 minutes on.

I have both a Macbook Pro 15" and PC laptop. Hands down the mac laptop is the best - mainly due to the track pad. I doc with both thunderbolt displays ($$) and run of the mill displays (more affordable). Both work great. I swap files between the Mac/PC all the time. If I used the laptop much w/o external displays I would go with the Mac (but they are about 2x more $). However, since I run with external monitors most of the time I use the PC (comfort factor).

It looks like your Lat/Long might be off for Boston. I used these numbers in the Sun Angle line (in addition to the north pointer) @ 7pm and did not generate a shadow. Boston: 42º 35' N, 71º 05' W

Can you post images or the plan?