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Good morning! I want to turn off the display for "Exterior Rooms" on the foundation level framing. I cannot find a layer for the "Exterior Rooms", so how can I turn off the display for this? Thanks in advance, Lane

Is there a way to exclude some of the columns (Like Manufacturer, Comments) from the Material List? Thanks, Lane Nevermind, got it.

When create cad details I define them with a border box. All boxes are the identical width, but they vary in height. The border box and the Cad Detail is then blocked and saved. When the Cad Detail is sent to the layout, the program creates a second border box surrounding the Cad Block border box. This makes it time consuming to use the Align To Closest Edge tool, because I want the alignment to the original Cad Block, not the border created by the program. Is there a way to set the program generated box so it aligns with the Cad Block border box? It may be hard to see from the screenshot, but there are actually two boxes....I do not want the outer box, only the inner box. Anyone else run into this?

Thanks. I think this bears out the old adage "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Lane

In X15, when I created a CAD block, then added it to the User Library, it would show up in the bottom of the tree. From there I could re-name it, then click on it and select "move to folder". Now, in X16, the "Move to folder" option is gone. Is it just my program, or did X16 take a step backwards? Is there a different way to move an item from one folder to another without cutting it from the first folder, then pasting it to the second folder? Thanks in advance. Lane

Hello, I have different wall fill colors for different types of walls. I want to print in black and white. Before sending the view to the Layout, when I toggle the color off, all of the wall fills become black. I would like them to be transparent or white. How do I accomplish this? Thanks, Lane

Thanks!

I am attaching a plan where my footings are all solid lines, even though they are dashed lines in the specifications box. How do I change them to dashed lines? Also, can a footing, independent of the wall it supports be re-configured. I want to create an extension of the main footing which will support a concrete pier for a deck. I will place the pier manually. Alternately, can I create a pilaster on the exterior of the foundation where the top of the pilaster is "x" inches below the main foundation wall? It can be seen on the foundation plan view in the front deck area. Thanks in advance. Lane Wood Street Putnam Valley PLAN.zip

Great!

Thanks!

Thanks! That was a lot less painful than I thought it would be.

Hello Again Is there (there has to be, Chief is a CAD Drafting program) a dialog box or other way of accurately spacing porch posts, when none of the posts will be equally spaced apart? Thanks in advance, Lane

That's what I want to do. the RO is the actual door size. But chief wants to add an extra 1/2"

In the template plan I am setting up, I have the Default 1st and 2nd floor joists set @ 9-1/2", both with a 3/4" Sub-Floor. The ceiling height for both floors is set @ 97-1/8", so the total rise, 1st to 2nd floor is 107-3/8". In the Stair Default dialog box, the stair height is set at 121-1/2", and apparently this cannot be changed in the stair dialog box. So, how do I change the stair default height to 97-1/8". Next, in the Default settings for garage doors, the Rough Opening should be the same as the door size, but the program adds a "minimum" for the rough opening. How do I eliminate the additional space so the rough opening size is the actual door size? Thanks in advance, Lane