scottharris

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  1. 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.
  2. Larry, when you do it, check your anno sets
  3. 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
  4. You can see the entire list of new X8 features on our website now at chiefarchitect.com/whats-new/
  5. 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.
  6. 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).
  7. 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
  8. There is a remodeling video that shows using a mask and layers (for visual and the materials list). Skip to around 17:30 to see it. video.chiefarchitect.com/?autoplay=1957
  9. Fun2Learn, the reception is open to customers and those who are interested in Chief Architect. It would be a good chance to meet other Chief users from the area and learn more about Chief Architect Software. Washington D.C. When: November 17th, 5-8 PM Where: Agora Restaurant 1527 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 P: 202-332-6767 Solen Room Boston When: November 18th, 5-8 PM Where: Stockyard Restaurant 135 Market Street Boston, MA 02135 P: 617-782-4700 Tavern Room
  10. Alan, these are solved in X8 now (due out in Q1) "word wrap.... and, more shape options."
  11. Greg, X8 is due out in Q1. The feature list, which is significant for the new release, should be out in a few weeks.
  12. Here are two photos I recently took on Hayden Lake in N. Idaho
  13. I think you can configure some of the Disto devices to round up. If you are having an issue with ceiling height, please reach out to support – it worked fine for us, but, we would like to track that down.
  14. I have a Lenovo similar to yours with an NVIDIA card; I went into the NVIDIA control panel and added Chief Architect as a program to default to the NVIDIA card. The laptop does not always switch as you might think it would, so telling it to use a specific card may solve your problem. If not, please contact our support group.
  15. Here's a video from Stephen Gross of Valley Home Improvement: