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h I believe it has to be on the same level as the roof plane as well

Thanks @SNestor , always nice to see different ways to accomplish these things.

Heres a good article from Chiefs website https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01144/creating-a-custom-molding-profile-for-an-exterior-door-s-casing.html

Thats the way I would do it.

It might help to post the plan so others can see what you have done so far. Steve Nestor has posted some really good videos, you might try this one:

would be easier to diagnose with a pln file

Might help to post where the project is located.

Plat Book 66, Page 38? Not sure what your question is, but the North Arrow shows you...North.

There are some premade ones in the library, search for "corbel". Or you could make your own out of polyline solids.

I'd probably look for a laptop that is designated as a gaming laptop, they tend to have better graphics cards and more memory. I have a Sager, but I also remember I was considering an MSI laptop. Alienware is also known as having good laptops.

Will the laptop be your primary Chief Architect computer? Or is it for taking out to client presentations etc? or both? I purchased a Sager, with a fairly high end graphics card that has works well, its a little heavy, but thats part of the price you pay.

Pretty sure that would not fly in our area.

Its hard to tell from your picture, but heres an article that may help https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00930/creating-custom-muntins.html

A technique that you see done on a lot of Florida homes (which tend to have a lot of offsets and angles) is to incorporate covered porches and verandas to square off the plan and make the roof lines potentially simpler.

Why are you considering switching?

You may have to uncheck "draw rails"

I believe you can also check the box for furred wall, to keep from having a room definition.

alright, thats some good info, thanks guys

I saw in a post where a user was creating door symbols to use from his user library. What is the benefit of doing that as opposed to using the door tool? Are most users using the library or are you using the door tool? Just curious, I want to make sure I am not missing any advantages, one way or the other.

might help to specify where you are building (what part of the country)

I got rid of my printer a few years ago, but...I seem to remember having to add small lines (I used a plus symbol) on the actual 4 corners of my layout at whatever size I needed (30 x 42, 24 x 36 etc). Otherwise I could not center my plots correctly. You can make them a non-printing color I suppose.

some good info here:

one tip, you need to have at least 2 framing direction lines (in different directions) before you get the framing to change

I name mine Smith_Current.plan and as I make changes I save as Smith_200608 (2 digit year / month / day), that way I dont have to relink the layout file.

Kinda depends on how your going to use it, and whats important to you. I have a 15" Sager and am happy with it, but its heavy. I knew that when I bought it, the additional weight was a compromise I was willing to make. I think it would make a great desktop replacement, with its size and graphics capability. However, if you want a notebook that you can take down to Starbucks and work on while sipping your latte, then you might want something different.