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That is one huge energy heel.

You probably have a one story footing (6x12). You could cause some problems stacking another story on top of it. 2 story needs 8x16 footings.

I might be more fun to identify the 10 worst users.

Quick update: You CHANGE angle snaps in defaults. You turn them OFF in preferences.

You have a lot of off angle walls. You can either snap them to the pre-set angles or leave them as they are and turn off grid and angle snaps (located in plan defaults).

That would depend on how you measure their "use of the program". If simply "operating the program" is what you mean, I would think all 10 would be located in Coeur d'Alene Idaho.

You may need a new wall type. Copy an existing one, re-name it and adjust the thickness to what will work for you. It may help us all to get a better description of what you are trying to do and what software you are using.

Open the dbx for the room created for the bilco door and set the ceiling height to be 16" less than it is now.

Cut and paste your attic vent into the new location of your gable wall. Then you can delete the old one, it will be an unnecessary attic wall. Confirm that you have auto frame on for the walls.

Move walls first then a line the foundation under it. Then move the roof plane. Some things will move with the wall like windows and doors. Sometimes there's a items you have to move manually like furniture and objects.

Try setting the elevation reference of the terrain symbol to "absolute". Add another floor and move the symbol to that floor. You should then be able to add your cabinets without interference.

Select the roof planes and move them all in the Z axis.

Start with this training video. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00789/using-copy-and-paste-special-tools-to-create-a-new-material.html

I usually set the automatic functions to frame the deck but not the beams and posts. I set those manually where I want them.

Turn off the ridge caps of the turret and it will look better.

I have not seen 4/8" displayed but you can find all those settings under default - dimensions.

That wrap around stair is one of the more inconsistent features of CA. It works sometimes and then will just stop working. ANY change will make it disconnect again.

Perry may have it right. I have also noticed that OOB materials can show differently in 3D depending on it being a new view generated in X10 or an old plan (and view) that was started on X9.

I sometimes see layers that are locked for no logical reason. Make sure they are unlocked if you want to alter the clients plan.

Make sure the layer it is assigned to is turned ON if you want to see it.

A size 6 font placed in plan and sent to layout will be a different size than if it is placed directly into the layout because the plan is sent to the layout in 1/4" scale (or whatever you chose.

I might be interpreting your question wrong but I think the simplest way to do this is opening the terrain DBX and setting the terrain surface smoothing to "linear".

It is not a great use of time to design trusses and could lead to some issues with a plans examiner. The manufacturer does their own truss designs. If the chief version is different, they could flag that for revision of the drawings. Perry's use of it is the only legitimate use for doing it in chief that I can think of.

If you plan to use insulation in the floor joists, you might want to use 11 7/8" joists so the insulation will fit.

You may be using "live update on demand". Just re-fresh the image and will improve the quality of what you see in the layout.