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When I was sending my plans out for printing, I had to send them as PDF files. However, the PDF's (I am using Adobe Acrobat) printed all the lines at the same black, no matter what I had in my plans (lighter lines here and there, transparencies, etc. Does Chief have printer drivers for different printers like it did many versions ago? Thanks, Lane

I will do so in the future. The answer was user error. Since the window opening spans the foundation concrete wall and the wood frame wall, I was placing the walls in the concrete wall vertically, but on the wood wall horizontally. Once I place all the windows on the concrete wall, the problem was solved. --Lane

Okay, got it. I would have deleted this post, but I don't see an option for that.

I am attaching a screen shot of part of my foundation for this particular plan. The windows on the vertical wall and the windows on the horizontal wall show different orientations. The double window line occurs on the exterior side of the vertical foundation wall, and on the interior side of the horizontal foundation wall. Is there a way to install windows backward, or do foundation walls have an interior and exterior side that could be causing the problem? Thanks for any insight. Lane

Yes, thanks!

Good morning. One of my clients e-mailed me this morning saying he downloaded the Viewer App so he can view the files without me sending a PDF. I have never used it, and have no idea where to find it. Any help in using it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lane

Hahaha....yes, in theory is the best! I'll give the theory a try.

Yesterday, amid several other problems I was having with Chief, a message box popped up referencing a drawing I did two years ago. When I created my template file, I thought I purged everything except the CAD details. Is there a way to "clean up" a file so it does not reference any other files or inherit any properties from that file? Thanks, Lane

I tried that too. I suppose that is why there is an option for manual framing!

I had that checked correctly. Maybe just another glitch with my program. Manual Framing. At this rate, my old paper and pencil drafting might be faster. Lane

Good morning. The object is to have 2x10 floor joists on the first floor. If I go to Default Settings, then Framing Member Defaults Management, I set the joist width @ 1.5" and the joist depth @ 9.25". Then, in the Build, Framing, Automatic Framing Defaults I set the joist width @ 1.5" and the joist depth @ 9.25" But The automatic framing sets the joists at 3" x 9.25". So which mystery setting did I miss when trying to set the joist size? (and why are there multiple location in which to set the joist size?) Thanks in advance, Lane

Thanks!

Earlier I had a problem with walls disappearing when pushing another wall against it. Thanks again to the great users in this forum, that problem was solved. Now, I have a plan where the foundation level was originally drawn with the footings at grade level, and the 10" Concrete foundation walls on top of the footings. This time I need to change those concrete walls to 6" frame walls, and have them sit on a slab with frost walls beneath the slab. So basically, I want Floor 0 to become Floor 1, Floor 2 to Become Floor 2, and Floor 2 to become Floor 3. Is there an easy or even possible way to do this? I zipped the file, but it still exceeds the 14 MB so I cannot attach it. Thanks in advance, Lane

Thanks, I never knew that about furred walls. I assumed walls worked in Chief like they work in the real world, and I really need to stop thinking that way!