CharlesVolz

Don't tell anybody but 45 years in December, all told.

Howdy Frank, I prefer an online meeting or a short video for them to review, then an online meeting. That way, you both can communicate the pros and cons, ideas, etc. Best, Charles

Here is one... Door - Bookcase.zip

Exactly. Or 2 x 2 TB to get the 2nd slot then you can upgrade the drives later when you need larger drives and they are cheaper. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR SLOTS CAN HANDLE LARGER DRIVES. They may change the motherboard with these different configurations. Best, Charles

Cannot use Layer Display Options Dialog: The Layer Display Options dialog controls the display of layers in a selected layer set. From any view, select Tools> Layer Settings> Display Options to open this dialog. Have to use Active Layer Display Options: The Active Layer Display Options side window allows you to access the layer settings for the currently active Layer Set or the Object Layer Properties for the currently selected object. Select View> Active Layer Display Options to open or close this side window. I am not sure why CA does not merge the two. Any ideas?

I use molding polylines...

Or the camera becomes inactive and will only show if its layer is turned on or it is made active again.

Howdy Michael, Your end walls have no room definition selected.

Could be: Minimum Display Size specifies the minimum display size of Temporary Dimensions and Labels, in pixels. For labels, this is the on-screen size and does not affect printed or exported output.

Try holding down the Ctrl key and dragging or using the Transform/Replicate tool.

DB was saying that he reproduced your problem situation by reducing fascia to 4". Make your subfascia deeper or your roof structure (rafters probably) less deep. Best, Charles

I like molding polylines. Video

copy and rename it

Maybe you are changing the definition for wall type instead of copying the wall type, renaming it, then making changes. Or using the spray can without a license.

Chief Architect 3D Design, Design Assistance & Training I am currently available to take on more design and training jobs. I can assist you in your design work or you can refer customers to me. I pay a 10% referral fee for referred customers. Just email me or give me a call at 210 744-7489. Here is some information about me and how I work: I am a creative designer and a proficient Chief Architect 3D Design software user who has acquired unique experiences and perspectives from my collection of work as a designer and builder. I have degrees in structural engineering (BS Rice University) and architectural engineering (MS University of Texas at Austin) and have planned, designed, developed and built various, diverse projects over my 30-year plus career. I utilize the latest technology to work with customers live online and to record "how-to" videos for builders, designers and DIYers instructing home design using Chief Architect. I offer design assistance as well as training for beginners to intermediate using Chief Architect versions X10 to X16 and design assistance for all newer Home Designer products. I have worked with homeowners, builders, designers and architects from all over the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and England. I offer money-saving proficient design assistance as well as training in using Chief Architect software. I am available to design your home from concept to working drawings, assist you in learning Chief Architect and/or improve your existing home design. Whether you need a home designer or just a few hours of training, I can accommodate you. Call me at 210 744-7489! Thank you in advance, Charles

Here are my notes from previous posts, the manual, etc: Older Chief Architect Versions: X9 does not support reading in plans with the .pl# or .la# extension (files from any versions older then Version 10 (2005). CA 10 (2005) creates *.plan files.). To open these older plans in X9+, first open these files in X8 (or use the free client viewer for Chief X8) and save them which will be in the newer format as a .plan or .layout file. X8 will open plans back to Chief Architect 97 (released August 1997). Version 9 is required to open pre-August 1997 .pln files. Keep X8 (or X8 Desktop Viewer) until all old plans are updated. Chief Architect Viewer (free) allows you to actually view files from any version of Chief Architect from X9 back to Version 10. You won't be able to modify the model but you could at least create camera views. Notes: 1. If you no longer have access to Chief Architect X8, Home Designer 2017, or an earlier version, the X8 Desktop Viewer can be downloaded and used for this process. Once installed, continue with Step 2 below. 2. Plans created in versions prior to Chief Architect '97 (version 5) or 3D Home Architect Deluxe 3.0 will not open successfully in Chief Architect X8 or Home Designer 2017 and earlier versions. 3. Chief Architect never could open drawings from 3D Home Architect® 5.0 or later, as these programs were not created by the same company. Notes from Help: 1. After an older version file has been opened in the newer program, the plan may not appear exactly as it did when it was initially created. For example, textures and 3D symbol objects from the discontinued version may not be recognized. There may be missing electrical and other object defaults, and warning messages may display on opening the file, as well as taking 3D camera views, in regards to these objects. While you could try to replace all of the missing textures, objects, and defaults using materials and symbols from your current Home Designer Library Browser, the real advantage of being able to view the older file is to reference dimensions and object placement. In order to have all of the capabilities available in a current version plan, such as Wall Types and other features, recreating the plan in the current version of Chief Architect may be necessary and is recommended. 2. Plans created in versions prior to Chief Architect '97 (version 5) or 3D Home Architect Deluxe 3.0 will not open successfully in Chief Architect X8 or Home Designer 2017 and earlier versions. Chief Architect never could open drawings from 3D Home Architect® 5.0 or later, as these programs were not created by the same company. More information can be found in the X9 Reference Manual or the X10 Reference Manual on Page 54, "Compatibility with Previous Versions", and on Page 1338 and Page 1369, respectively, "New and Improved Features by Chapter - File Management".

Nice Robert!

If you are talking about the drywall not wrapping, check your wall layers and make sure you have an interior/exterior layer and that it is not set to zero thickness.

I don't see any walls that disappeared.

Make sure you get enough solid-state hard drive size and number for your needs. I bought an Alien Aurora R12 a couple of years ago. Now I wished I had two SSHD slots allowing at least 4Tb each. I will get two slots next time for sure as that lets you move data quickly for upgrading and/or backup from one drive to the other.

Stairs' square footage interesting thought regarding ANSI Z765-2021 Square Footage - Method for Calculating: The area of stairs is included in living area for every floor they access. Many builders and physical-minded people usually want to count the stairs in a 2-story build once (not twice), even if you have storage under part of the stairs. But if you consider a 10-story building with nine flights of stairs, then you see that counting the stairs on every floor might be best.

Revision1. This is a mouthful: Door and Window Label Offsets & Sides (affecting materials & hardware): CA’s convention of offsets in the X and Y directions should probably be "distance along wall" for X and "distance from wall" for Y since their positive direction is determined by the “start” to “end” direction of the wall. All walls, whether exterior or interior, have an interior and exterior side and follow CA’s convention of the exterior side being on the left as you travel from the start to the end of the wall. That is why exterior walls are drawn in a clockwise direction. This allows CA to orient the exterior cladding on the outside of the building and allows us to specify and manage different materials for each side’s surface. Reversing Layers of the wall also changes its direction from start to end. The Reverse Layers edit button “flips the orientation” (per CA) of the interior and exterior layers of a selected wall. It actually flips the walls in both directions (vertically and horizontally in plan view), which is the same as the wall rotating 180° (sans the doors and windows) which changes its direction from start to end. Its wall type definition is not affected by this change. Neither is the location, hinge, swing, opening direction, etc. of doors and windows in the wall. But the interior and exterior sides of doors and windows in the wall are exchanged which affects their materials and hardware sides and their label offsets.

i would clarify, this isnt the same, because if you had a door or window in the wall then that door or window would be in new location if you rotated the wall in place. also would clarify "Neither is the location, hinge, swing, opening direction, etc. of doors and windows in the wall. " handles it, but I will reorder/edit. Thx Rene! Charles

Yessir. Thx!

All good stuff! So much so that I added the following to my CA Tips which I wanted to share here: Door and Window Label Offsets & Sides (affecting materials & hardware): CA’s convention of offsets in the X and Y directions should probably be "distance along wall" for X and "distance from wall" for Y since their positive direction is determined by the “start” to “end” direction of the wall. All walls, whether exterior or interior, have an interior and exterior side and follow CA’s convention of the exterior side being on the left as you travel from the start to the end of the wall. That is why exterior walls are drawn in a clockwise direction. This allows CA to orient the exterior cladding on the outside of the building and allows us to specify and manage different materials for each side’s surface. Reversing Layers of the wall also changes its direction from start to end. The Reverse Layers edit button “flips the orientation” (per CA) of the interior and exterior layers of a selected wall. It actually flips the walls in both directions (vertically and horizontally), which is the same as rotating the wall 180° which changes its direction from start to end. Its wall type definition is not affected by this change. Neither is the location, hinge, swing, opening direction, etc. of doors and windows in the wall. But the interior and exterior sides of doors and windows in the wall are exchanged which affects their materials and hardware sides and their label offsets. EDITED! NEW VERSION BELOW! Feel free to pass on any edits. Best, Charles