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  1. 14 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

    Cable Railings are in the library for use as "Panels" , there are also several downloadable Catalogs from Manufacturers like IAMDesign available.

     

    https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/detail/1106

     

     

    M.

    That library has a down side.  The face count is through the roof for what you get out of it.  It is not worth it for what it does to your file size.  It might be helpful if you are asked to do shop drawings for a custom made version of cable rails though.

  2. Open the dbx for the porch and tell it to have a flat ceiling.  Set the ceiling height to the level that you want the gable end wall to build down to.  You could also place an attic wall manually and re-shape it to the size you want in elevation view.  The part you circled needs to have no porch roof then just drag the attic call to the left.

  3. The "as-built" of the existing home is kind of a required element.  Most permit offices would not accept a plan that did not show this.  It also shows what the completed project would look like.

  4. You use 2 plans.  One with the structure "as-built".  The other one with the new design.  Take a camera view then hit "tools", "floor reference display".  Then turn on the other plan in the reference display with a different type of view like glass house and you will see them both.

    two views.JPG

  5. 31 minutes ago, Christina_Girerd said:

    I'm looking into the Style Palettes and was wondering if Chief had any examples already in the Library somewhere?  I searched a bit but didn't find any.  I'm about to create a few of my own.

     

    Just curious - what are "SAM" users?

    Save as method.

  6. This is an example of the opposite extreme of too much info on the plan.  One county I work in tried to use an "opt in program".  All plans had to be submitted but you could choose whether or not to have the plans examiner and the field inspectors involved.  This experiment has since come to an end.  The picture is an actual plan (not one I made)  that was approved for construction under this system.  I think you can guess why the experiment failed.

    bad plan.JPG