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Here is a link to an official demonstration that goes back to X8. https://www.facebook.com/ChiefArchitect/videos/chief-architect-x8-3d-mouse-support/1343304632365452/ PS. No problems of it not working with Mac right to X16.

These are the minimum system requirements for X16. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02761/chief-architect-minimum-system-requirements.html

Shed roof (mono pitch) or with zero degrees is the same as a flat roof. Either way you still need to get the water to drain off in some way.

They did give us time to choose if we wanted to upgrade to the latest version and to continue with legacy SSA. That time has unfortunately expired. Lots of 3D cad software is now subscription only so there are not many other options to choose from. Vectorworks has become subscription only and Archicad is in the process of doing the same for new users. There are 3D cad products out there that can be used that do not require a subscription and are perpetual. As long as we don’t mind the learning curve and there is no guarantee that these products will not also become subscription only in the future.

Just letting you all know that I also tried many of the things above and couldn’t get it to work on any of my 64 bit windows machines. So hence my decision to do what I did above. That is not to say that an IT professional cant get it to work on a 64 bit machine. Those drivers for the HASP lock or dongle are 32 bit and should theoretically work on a 64 bit machine but I couldn’t get it to work.

Please let us know if you were able to get it working on a newer windows PC as I would like to be able to run V10 on a newer PC.

This is my older post and I chose to get an old spec 32bit XP pro gaming PC mostly new from eBay in order to archive my all my older plan files. I got both CA9.5 & 10 dongles working on this pc by manually installing the drivers from the CA CD’s. Another option would be to just buy the latest Home Designer Pro instead and use that instead of buying an old spec PC. Some have been able to get the old CAV10 dongle to work on a W10 lap top PC.

Hi @Nauti1 see if you are able to get past the Administrator problem first. Right click the Chief Architect Icon then choose run as administrator and see if that works first ?

Are there any hollow metal door frames in the library or is there a catalog for custom types ? Has anyone created a symbol for one ? Can we create our own symbol with our particular profile in mind ? I have never tried it myself but some clever users here may have a solution or two.

I am not familiar with SolidWorks 3D export file formats.

Hi @CARMELHILL, That question was actually asked during the Q&A sessions and Scott told us that it was done with the existing tools in CA. So nothing new with HVAC or MEP modeling just yet as far as I can tell ?

Yeah me too lol ! Looks like a big upgrade to me ?

I was very impressed to see all the hard work put into X16 and there is certainly a lot of improvements and progress made in this new version. I was greatly impressed by the Actions History List of Commands that you can access to undo or redo certain parts of your work. Great work done on the space planner boxes too. The list just goes on & on. Re: Q&A, 50% was troubleshooting questions that could have easily been posted here on the forum. Great job to the team for answering those questions. I personally would like to see more development in order to have more precise control of being able to edit all building components in the 3D window (For fine tuning the 3D design). That I think is where the future key to success of Chief Architect will be. Thank you for posting the webinar sneak peek at X16.

Hello, please post the webinar when ready so we can see the goodies in X16.

X16 will be what it will be despite what we all may hope for in the way of improvements. 3D dimensions and Poche Fills is all that we know about it at present.

Good carpenters will always read and follow the plans you create and that are also certified by a structural engineer. @Astrigalyou are in charge of the design not the carpenters. If everybody tried to make a carpenters job easy we would let them draw the plans as well.

What it will be able to do in Chief, all will be revealed (May 9 webinar). I just wanted to know what that word “Poche” was all about ? My cross sections are not solid filled at present because I don’t want to confuse the carpenters or builders lol. I do shade my elevations though.

This is apparently what it means in SketchUp (not ketchup BTW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfGwVwkR7yE

The space mouse works differently in CA as I have also found. With a bit of practice you do get used to it with muscle memory kicking in after a few hours.

Cool videos, you really have programmed that device to the max to work with Chief.

https://www.facebook.com/ChiefArchitect/videos/chief-architect-x8-3d-mouse-support/1343304632365452/ This is with X8 and the 3D Connexion spacemouse. Please check that it will also work in X15 the same way or just have @ValleyGuydemontrate his enterprise version for us.

I have downloaded CAX10 on my Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet and used my fingers to draw with. It is a little bit awkward but it does work to some extent even with a stylus. I did an as built measure up with a Motion Computing rugged tablet (Windows) about 15 years ago. Was using CA and a stylus to do it. I am also looking at getting an IPad Pro for as built surveys. It would certainly be great if CA worked on IOS or even a more compact program like the Home Designer ? Maybe someone could make a suggestion for a new CA Home Designer as built app for IPad ?

Yes I agree, and not only that but the structural integrity of the floor truss framing member remains intact with a full span and depth and with proper supports at each end. You could just increase the floor to ceiling height if need be to accommodate the trey ceiling ?

This is true but it depends on the type of user that you are. If you are a more in the line of construction and so much in the 3D presentation you may opt for SP. CA is much better for 3D presentation from what I gather from other professional users on this forum.

I have a very old HP 24 inch monitor connected to my M1 Max studio via HDMI. I am not sure if the MacBook has a HDMI port ? I would first ensure that the drivers for your monitors are up to date and compatible with the apple OS that you are using. You might need to talk to an IT professional ? edited: Your MacBook only has USBC ports, will another type of adapter work that is compatible with your Samsung monitor ?