AndrewSopher

Anyone know why I might have lost snaps in elevation mode on bottom and sides of walls, footings, pony wall locations? I still have snaps on windows, roof lines. I have all of snaps turned on but I lost it on walls, footings, etc. Very confused. Thanks!

Like others have said, Chief really needs a couple updates in a row with all framing/construction document improvements. Stairs, front porch beams, layers based fills (print option as well), wall intersections, locking wall points, etc. I hope we can 2 or 3 versions in a row with lots of improvements to this area and maybe not any or very few 3D improvements. I think Chief needs to catch up on the actual framing/construction side and back off the 3D and cabinets for a couple of versions. Just my opinion.

Did you put the foundation on level 0 and the lower level/exposure on level 1?

My handle is drews2525, but I wasn't part of the VIP section. I will have to join that at some point first.

I am a member on your discord. Where do I find the foundation video?

I do highly complex custom homes in Wisconsin, so a lot of houses have a full or half exposure basement. If you say have a half or full exposure basement, can you still have foundation on level 0 and the walkout/half exposure on floor 1? Is there a video reference of this somewhere? Right now I have it all on floor zero and it works pretty well for the most part but I am always looking to make improvements. Thanks.

I 100% agree. Because of the time I have invested in Chief I will remain with it for the foreseeable future, but do not get me wrong I am always looking for another software because I need more customization without doing silly workarounds. Chief has a good start on a lot of tools but they a lot of them need a big overhaul (windows, doors, stairs, deck, porches, foundation walls, roof eave/flush eave, small wall connections). Wish we could lean more into those tools/settings and less into the rendering and cabinets. I have made a lot of suggestions but it seems they do not listen to them.

Thank you. Must be something on my end. Appreciate the response.

I thought Chief had fixed the brick ledge/exterior wall material extensions/depth in x15. I cannot get them to work if they are in a pony wall. Example: I have real stone wainscoting with stucco above (pony wall) and a standard 9' foundation below and I want my brick ledge depth to be 24'' (where I want the grade to be). Is this a bug or not?

I have had this issue in multiple instances while in elevation view. It is like it does not want to stay snap onto the object and wants a skew angle.

Yes, that is correct. The brick ledge does not generate when I use a pony wall. This is essentially what I am trying to achieve.

Hello, I have been working on a plan and have a walkout basement that is a 2x6 wall with 5'' stone. When I create the foundation pony wall with stone or brick I cannot get the program to properly use the brick ledge function. I have even tested it out in a completely new plan and it seems that when there is a pony wall in the foundation Chief will not generate the brick ledge (in this case I want it to be 8''). I know I can auto detail cross sections and get it to look correct but on the elevations they are not (and if I lower the pony wall 8'' then it moves the whole framed wall 8'' and not just the brick ledge. Has anyone ran into this problem or have a solution? Thanks!

Thank you, I could see that, its hard to tell with just a picture but I appreciate your input.

Thanks so much for sharing, I will take what you said into account for matching eave and fascia heights!

I see what you mean, I talked to our other designer and he said he cheats a little bit with that overhang and keeps the heel heights at 12'' and 24'' and they make a field adjustment so the fascia and sub fascia matches up. Is that what you would do or have done in the past?