Doug_N

Also along with other suggestions, I find that the nVidea studio version of the graphics driver works better for CA than the gaming version.

Just for those who are interested in what the building code is in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, here are reference copies of the Ontario Building Code. 2024 OBC.Volume 1.January 16 2025.pdf 2024 OBC.Volume 2.January 16 2025.pdf The Ontario Building Code is based upon the Canadian National Building Code, with additions and modifications specific to the province. Volume 2 is additional clarification and prescribed solutions to the code as well as climatic and seismic data.

Doing the invisible furred wall may cause problems with doors to the deck and windows as well.

This is the Chief Architect Premium forum. Although you may get some answers here, please try the Home Designer Forum as well. https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/?_fromLogin=CA3

Export the plan file to remove all textures etc.. That file should be uploadable.

This is a view of the adjusted grade. Mark's comments are on point as well.

It seems that the floor levels are sort of confusing. Why is the entrance lower than the garage floor?

I can't tell you how long I looked at that DBX when working on this but it was greyed out. Of course it was, I had to highlight the macro to enable it! (smacks forehead) Thanks Gerard!!

Hi Alan, Thought I would take a stab at extending the schedule a bit, but the metric area column is not totaling. Any thoughts? dn-areascheduletableexample.plan

I noticed that you are running with CA X-14 and unfortunately that is no longer on my computer. Here are the steps to do what you are asking. To change the wall thickness 1 break the Internal 4" wall at the wall junction 2 select and change the wall type after the break to Internal 6 To make a wall that is against another wall 1 Create a new wall type called Furred 4" (you can use any name that is meaningful for you) 2 Delete the drywall layer that is going to be against the other wall 3 Add an air gap that separates the two walls (not necessary everywhere, but may be required by code in some jurisdictions) 4 Draw a section of the wall away from any other wall. 5 Change the structural setting from split framing to Furred 6 Move the wall against the exterior wall. This leaves the drywall in the interior of the external wall, but for most purposes that works for most drawings.

Hi Shane, The layer is on and the window is not recessed.

I can't seem to get this to work properly. Addition - Copy.zip

Please post the plan file.

The second method is pretty simple, you add a new reference view.

I agree with DBC here, please post if tech support has a fix.

1. copy the post and past in both plans (works but screws up material counts, although you can exclude one copy from the schedules) 2. set up a special layer set that only shows the posts, and use that layer as a reference view for the floor level that doesn't show the posts.(that is an old trick for stairs and other features as well)

You don't actually need to merge them, set up a reference view that links to the plan file for the other building, set the view style for that reference file using the same camera options, (or different depending on what you are doing. You can offset the origin of the reference file for x, y and z to place in the right relationship and then it would seem that the reference model is in the same plan. They maintain their independence and minimize the file size for the building of interest.

Lance is correct, but this puts all file in a big pile with all other files of a similar type. You can't store by project for something like site photos.

Gene, Same as before but the location of the source file is outside of the CA project manager. This means that there needs to be a file system separate from CA that stores images, cad files etc for insertion. I think CA needs to move this into the project manager, and if there is a way now, I don't know it.

The largest problem, from my point of view, is the successful creation of rooms. As you noted, when an interior wall intersects a furred wall, because a furred wall has a "no room definition" specification. This means difficult trouble shooting when trying to figure out why some rooms just don't maintain separation. The interior wall must be extended past the furred wall to the exterior foundation wall, and that creates a small wall between the furred wall and exterior wall. Furred Wall Room Creation.mp4

Howard, Your best bet is to post the plan file in your next post. Then one of us can see what is going on, and perhaps offer a more complete suggestion. In order to upload the plan file to this forum, please exit Chief Architect to make sure that the file is not locked, then upload the file. I am sure that one of us can resolve the problem.

I am sure that Joey was using 4" as an example only. You set that dimension to whatever the slab thickness is. 4" might be a bit thin for a suspended slab with significant spans.

My setup is in my signature. The video card is an RTX 3080Ti which seems to handle rendering at a very reasonable speed. Of course an RTC 4080 or 4080Ti would be significantly better. The GTX 970 will not perform physical rendering for you, so that needs to be changed for sure.

You can still have automatic roofs by setting the default roof dialog to ignore the upper storey.

Really good advice!