JNWArchitect

OK guys- This is really insignificant, but very frustrating! I was making a grid for a basketball betting pool using lines and a couple of shaded rectangles for the number area. All of this directly on a layout file that I would then print out Then I added a NCAA .png file for a logo in the corner plus the team names and the pool 'title' text. I needed to move the grid, but it now doesn't allow me to do anything with it (or the imported .png image) The text and other .png images I added get selected and can move, but the grid and the first .png image are locked in place. If I 'select-all' it doesn't "recognize" the grid or that first .png image. It is as if they are completely LOCKED into that position. I couldn't find anything in the help menu that says you can lock anything in place or how to 'unlock' it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! NCAA_Pool1.layout

Thanks JKE I used AutoCAD to originally create the stamps, but now have gone to using Chief 100% of the time and have let my AutoCAD subscription lapse. Thanks you for the kind offer, but since I'm planning to retire soon I think I'll just keep using the .jpeg / .png for now. Not sure why Chief can't replicate that "Arc aligned" tool... Jon

Thanks Guys! I've been using it as a .png file so I guess I'll continue to do so. Have a fantastic 2024!

Is there any way to generate text along a curve? I'm trying to create a block of my architect's license stamps and they both have text that follows the circle of the stamp (see attached)

Thanks robdyck, That's kind of what I thought.

Is it possible to add a hatch to the door symbol? I am trying to show a walk-in refrigerator with an insulated door. I have 4" thick walls with an Hexagon hatch to show the insulated wall panels and I inserted a door symbol and thickened the door to 3-1/2", but I'd like the same hexagon hatch inside the door symbol to show that it is part of the mfg. provided system. (I did note to that effect in the object Information on the door itself for inclusion in the schedule) Not a big deal... just curious. Thanks all!

As the OP of the question, I appreciate all the input. Workload has kept me from getting back to this issue and I see I have some reading to do! :-) Love the Chief program AND the great support on this forum! Thanks guys!

Glenn- Thanks for the response! I tried that since I actually have interior walls between bays, but when I put the +2.25" step up on the floor level it kicked back to 0". (The wrench in that field has a red checkmark so maybe that is affecting it, so I tried to change the default but that didn't help either.) Still learning this great program after four-five years. It's pretty awesome!

Hey guys- I have a 350' long mini storage building where I need to keep the eave height the same but step the slab and foundation about 2.5" per step at 20' intervals. (i.e.: 1st bay FF=0", Next bay FF=+2.25". Next bay FF=+4.5" etc) Can't seem to figure it out. Any ideas?

That apparently does not work with doors. The jamb moves, but the doors stay on the same plane. I have an old building that has half-round transom windows over the tall narrow pair of doors that are recessed about 18" into the 24" thick wall. I can't get the mulled unit to show that much inset in the walls. Also the window has a decorative exterior casing while the door does not. When I mull the unit, it adds or removes the casing at both the window & door. If I don't mull the unit, I get a casing between the door head and window bottom that I don't want.

Hello- I am in need of assistance with creating a 'realistic' image of a custom home for marketing purposes. I thought I could provide the service to my client, but my video card does not support PBR. The files are attached. Please feel free to contact me to discuss. Looking for a proposal / bid to generate one or two views for their marketing of the home. The existing file is fairly basic and may need some additional work to maximize the effect. Thank you. Jon Westphal - Architect (916) 804-0183 jon@jnwarchitect.com Using X13 on a Dell XPS Desktop 1933_Base_062321.zip

Thanks again for all the great help in this forum! I had forgotten about the Edit all Floors option...

I received a 'preliminary' file from a client where they drew all of the buildings in a multi-building complex in one .plan file. I'd like to separate then into individual .plan files to create the construction documents sets. Which I plan to do using the 'save-as' command and deleting the buildings I don't need thus creating a separate .plan file for each building. The trouble is that I'd like them to all be aligned with the XY axis for each building. Some of the plans drawn are 15-30 degrees or some amount off of horizontal which makes dealing with them more difficult. Is there an easy way to rotate the plans to align with the XY axis? I'd hate to have to re-draw them all since they're fairly complete right now. Using X12 for now, but I just downloaded X13. Thanks

Couldn't find info in a search of this forum... Need to show horizontal railings at stairs - Project has six rails that follow the stair slope. Also, How do you add a library 'panel' to the stair dialog? (I was looking at cable railings from the on-line content, but not sure how to get it into the stair dialog.)

Thanks!