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Sizes depend on spans and design. I've mostly used 8x8

Did not work for me!!!!!!

My pointer is changed don't know why

Thanks as I said Stupid

Displayed uper cabinets have been around before I was born 80 years ago, also in previous versions of Chief Architect

YES

x10

Ron's dumb question:

I can't seem to be able to show upper cabinets with dotted line like old versions. HELP!!

Does anyone have  a grab bar symbol showing horizontal and verticle grab bars per ADA

Another Senior moment to start the Year. I wand to change the size and shape of door labels. HELP.

Thank you Michael

How do I control the shape and size of the door calouts on the plan

On 11/25/2018 at 4:24 PM, DC7Designs said:

Yes, she does, but the bank requires paperwork before disbursing funds.  That is the bid and some other docs to sign.  I just don't know how to bid with so little information and a graph paper plan drawn by the owner-builder.  

I would have a signed contract for services and when you are to be paid. Have submit that to the Insurance Company

Once again it is way over time that Chief examines their out of date procedures and writes net wats of doing things. this does not reflect a mature product

On 6/21/2018 at 10:07 AM, Joe_Carrick said:

I've seen several threads that complained about the lack of a "Reflected Ceiling Plan" tool in Chief.  From my viewpoint, it's not just a matter of a "Ceiling Grid" but actually using the needed tools that already exist.  Sometimes there are soffits, moldings, light fixtures, smoke detectors, fire sprinklers, skylights and all sorts of other things that need to be shown.  And yes, sometimes there is an actual "Ceiling Grid" that needs to be shown

 

Instead of concentrating on a Hatch Pattern and moaning about the fact that we can't offset the pattern within a room, I prefer to actually model everything and then use a Layer Set to show those items. 

 

Virtually all of the above already exist in the model using existing symbols that Chief provides in the Core, Bonus and Mfr Libraries.  The one exception is "Ceiling Tiles".  But it's very easy to create those as Symbols and add them to the User Library.  Then it's a simple matter of placing one in a room and using Multi-Copy or Transform Replicate to spread them throughout the space.  By doing this, I also get the advantage of being able to show a true representation of the ceiling in Perspectives.

 

A dedicated Layer Set can display all the objects which can easily be labeled and dimensioned as desired for the "Reflected Ceiling Plan".  

Actually you are correct but in my humble opinion Chief could help with tools to make it easier. Time for Chief to catch up with other programs.

The layer system is way more complicated than it needs to be Chief should be completely reworking many features that have been carried forward from update to update. I draw my RCP be hand and save as a cad detail then insert it into the layout.

On 3/21/2017 at 9:52 AM, BryceEngstrom said:

I was a design-build contractor for 14 years before becoming a full time architect, and have been using Chief for almost 20 years now,  so I am well aware of Chief's priorities and limitations.  I do a lot of custom residences (5 currently on the boards and 2 in construction) and a fair number of commercial projects.  That said, I think it's been shown on this forum time and time again that most of the limitations come from the user and not from the software.  I wish I had time to do a full comparison presentation, but I don't, and this kind of thing is not something I am asked to do often so I don't have something in the can to show.  I would normally just hire a landscape architect to do it.

I agree with you to a point, BUT it would be nice to doo presentation dwg like VW.  do you agree

On 3/14/2017 at 11:36 AM, BryceEngstrom said:

I don't have any experience with Vectorworks, but all of these illustrations could be approximated pretty close in Chief, and not take a tremendous amount of time. You just have to think about the approach differently.

 

I agree a freehand/lasso tool would be a great addition.

approximated is the oppertative word Bryce. 

DAH, I'm an old stupid man. Thanks for the input. much appreciated

Scott,

This is one of Chief's greatest deficiencies, a complete PITA. 

I'm looking for a corrugated metal siding material, anybody have one that works. Thanks

another approach. make main layer 2x8's

Corrupted, sorry, its my age

I keep having a problem with the Kohler lib. Kept getting an error message, submitted a ticket, got an answer, didn't work. I then deleted the Kohler Lib, restarted computer and diwnloaded the lib. I still get this message