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Hello all, My office may be looking into having some renders done on some of the homes we've drawn up in Chief so far, the render is very basic, look at the link for samples that were probably done in PS. https://www.gjgardner.com/clovis-madera-county-ne-fresno-county-home-builders/home-plans Currently my plans don't have a terrain or landscape as we only do construction documents, the site plan it's only 2d. (we would not need to model the actual site, just enough terrain to do the view). And just like the post above, I need to mention that the office is looking for a "quote" not hourly, if we send 1 home what the cost will be for it, if we send you 10 what it will be for those and so on.

Finally getting a little break here at work, Thank you all for pitching in, I figured out what had happened, yes, I messed up on the templates. So I was tasked with creating templates for several model homes (different roof pitches) I created one with all the requested features, and I used that one to create the second one, however I just went to defaults>roof>pitch>changed it to 6>saved as template with a new name When I used that new 6/12 template to draw up a home and built the roof, I got the results I noted at the beginning of the topic here, some planes were 4/12, some were 6/12, some base lines were inside the rooms, not over the main layer of the exterior wall. After all your input and doing some book reading over the weekend (yes, brain freeze!!!) I forgot to go to defaults>walls>exterior wall>roof>and check what pitch that was... Well it was 4/12 from the original template. The results however were weird as you can see above. Thanks Mike!

It is fascinating how many different ways to interpret what I wrote you guys came up with, great input and thanks for taking the time to respond. In short, there is no need to have to go to more than one default (D) unless you are making the change in some walls to be other than hip (Chief Architect's default roof (D) is hip. The default (D) needs to carry over and change where other "defaults exist" like the walls. Mike there, read the manual, I am in line with what it states, unless the book is wrong. I get to work on that file tomorrow, will share it and send you what the settings are and what the results I get are, perhaps that will make you see what is going on, and hopefully we find what is causing it, user error maybe? We'll see.

Good deal, I agree with the fact that there may be something "goofy" with my default plan, I will share it on Monday as I don't have access to it from where I am this weekend. Thank you all. I may have brought in the plan template from previous versions, I don't recall, this may very well be a brand new version 20 template I have been working on for a while. And just to clarify this wall default and roof default. Roof defaults govern the build roofs dbx You can change settings in the build roofs dbx and rebuild the roof to see the changes If you need other than hip, wall defaults will take over and other roofs can be built from there Wall defaults that have been not edited prior to building auto roofs have no bearing over the roof defaults, ie. Say all your walls have a roof pitch of 4/12, but your roof defaults are now 6/12, when you open your build roof tool, it shows 6/12 as the default roof pitch, you then choose to build the roof planes at that point, no other changes are made, your built roof should be what pitch? 4 or 6? I will let you answer that one.

Thank you all, I will be sending it to tech support as an issue, as I am able to reproduce it every single time. (making sure the settings are correct) I like to post it here to make you all aware as well as in my Google Docs issues with Chief Architect that I have personally ran into and have confirmed them to be issues. It is in the "about me" section of the profile.

I wished you both were correct!!! Never seen this before...

I ran into the issue oh, perhaps last month and I didn't pay attention to it, just kept on drafting and fixed the roofs manually Program defaults for roof pitch is set at 6/12 Selecting the Build roof tool shows pitch at 6/12 After checking build roof planes the roof builds The built roof has 4/12 and 6/12 roof planes The roof base lines fall inside the exterior walls (layers are not reversed) Checking the "Same roof height at exterior walls" rebuilding the roof, sets the roof base lines properly But, still have an automatic roof with two roof pitches I now wonder if after the update, the wall defaults supersede the roof defaults, meaning that the wall settings for roof can have a different roof pitch forcing some of the roof planes to those defaults. I will zip it up and send it to tech support over the weekend. Has anyone else seen this?

Thank you, will follow up with you later today

Hello all, I am looking for a symbol expert that can help me creating a specific library Most of the symbols I need have a .dwg from the manufacturer I need the symbols to match the manufacturer's dimensions and use the manufacturer's cad block (which may need clean up so it looks good in plan). Send me a pm so we can talk more details. Thank you.

Oh, it's been a long time... See my topic here

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Add a "period" or "dash" at the end of the file to "break the link" Go back to the pdf in chief and open it, select browse, the link now should come up in "red" telling you it's broken, select the renamed .pdf and click ok. That should update the .pdf Keep sending the requests to Chief, they need to "get it" that this is a very important aspect of working with .pdf files Please and thank you.

I have tested several times working with rich text in Layouts and there is an issue when moving the file from a Windows 10 OS to a Mac OS If you have several rich text boxes in a "General Notes" page in Layout using the same font "Arial" in Windows 10 OS (latest version) Save the file and move it to a Mac OS (latest version) the text boxes appear overlapping by about 1/4" (inch) whenever two or more boxes are aligned one over the next to create a column. I will be submitting this to support for review and will add it to my Google Drive (Issues with Chief Architect) which I share with you within my profile. The boxes were aligned properly in Windows 10, checked several times for adjusting (snapping them to each other) See attached images for the results in Mac OS.

Hi Joe, I am using CBECC2016 for all my projects now, moved away from EnergyPro and yes, CalCerts for registry

No, it will run the calculations for the Addition only, the existing needs to be modeled in order to calculate the added conditioned space.

Model the existing building as is, must be conditioned space Model the addition and any demising walls Model the hvac for the existing building Model the hvac for the addition Model any garages if attached Run the calculation.

Look in the back pages "appendix" of both code books, the CRC, and the CPC this is a very simple thing to do.

For those learning and or needing to use industry standards. https://www.nationalcadstandard.org/ncs6/content.php

Hello, Try troubleshooting the issue. 1. Delete the printer from your system (device manager) and printers 2. download and install the printer software from the manufacturer's website (not just the driver) 3. restart both the printer and the computer 4. install the printer now 5. Configure your printing preferences. (make sure "roll" is selected) (you can also try printing smaller sheets first, the printer has a tray on the back right to accept common media sizes) And lastly, as everyone else, printing to pdf, and reviewing in AutoDesk Design Review is the best option, it will save you both ink and paper. Printing from .pdf to your printer is preferred, make sure "bitmap" is enabled in the preferences or the printer will give you error messages. Good luck.

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Thank you for the responses, I am just "testing" and I will be for a while to find the "best practices". I was asked why I don't use the CAD Detail section more. Larry, That is the point, if details are deleted, may that be by user or computer, there is no way to get them back. And the reason why AutoCAD is a good thing to have for detailing, and yes, .plan file is the way to best save them Johnny, As mentioned, every plan has details and saved in the CAD Detail section (Except we only use one sheet for all details and come from AutoCAD LT). The sheet contains the details formatted to fit the respective detail layout sheets. The view is already sitting active in Layout, so, the instant we drop the details they show up on the layout sheets, no need to be sending and adjusting to fit.

Informational. Sometime ago I ran into an issue where I had layers with objects in them (+) but, nowhere to be found in the plans (plan, layout, cad details, cameras, blocks). While the issue baffled me, I did not give up and whenever possible I would go back to the plan file to try to solve the mystery of the ghost layers. I will not describe all of the methods I tried to find the solution, but, I will just tell you the findings. Because we work in a team environment, we can not afford to have one individual work on a job independently, so I have developed working systems to be able to have multiple users working on a project in Chief Architect and with other platforms at the same time. (The final work of the team is incorporated into Chief Architect and the plans are printed "mostly from Chief, with the exception of Site, CAD Details, Mechanical and Fire Sprinkler plans and structural plans) most of those get done by its respective contractor, we just slip the pages on our sets. Having said that, we use two licenses of Chief and we work on the same plan file simultaneously, in case you were wondering (Settings on both are mirrored) We also use AutoCAD LT for CAD Details, there are files being sent and received by Chief and vice versa. Lastly but not the least, we throw in ArchiCAD files to the mix when the workload is heavy and need a helping hand, files are also sent and received by Chief. In the "Translation process" Chief brings in layers and setting from the other platforms that sometimes wreck havoc within it. I had 6 layers that I renamed "not found" for a while. (most of them were bundled inside of cad blocks created by Chief during the imports) but, there was one that I like to emphasize. This layer was just nowhere to be found and I stumbled on it by mere accident. It was a "ghost cad block" un-selectable by the typical selection modes CTRL+A, markee select, etc. All layers turned on by "select all" then display toggled back and forth All layers turned off using the same method Turning layers individually CTRL+A, markee selections, zoom extents, etc. (nada) All CAD details "purged" "in use" inserted into plan, exploded and reviewed for layers. (nada) While having all layers turned off and clicking on the workspace by mere accident (an object was selected) in the middle of empty space, invisible, not selectable by any other means. Deleted the object, went back to the layers, and the (+) was gone. CTRL-Z to bring the ghost back, selected it, exploded the block and selected all the lines, put them in CAD Default, to be able to see it. During the importing of ArchiCAD linework, Chief creates blocks and hides them so you can not find them ever, they are layered, unlocked and "visible" in settings but, invisible in plan. If you have had this issue, please comment below... If you think you know how to find them, I may still have a .plan file with the problem here and there... I could give it away as a gift.

Looking for anyone willing to shed light on this issue CAD Details in Chief Architect if used as presented can lead to loss of work and the details themselves. We don't use this feature at all, however, I have seen others use it and would like some input from those who are actively using it. The current set up is: Open a new plan, go to project browser, Cad Details, right click and create a new CAD Detail. The new window comes up and you have a new worksheet to do your details. Save your plan. If by some reason one or more of these CAD Details are deleted from the project browser, there is no current way to "recover" the deleted CAD Detail AutoCAD users work directly in CAD Detail mode, so the plan file is the CAD Detail, if the file is deleted, there is a back up of it and you can always go to the Recycle Bin and retrieve it from there. Currently we create all details in AutoCAD LT and then use .plan files to store CAD Details that we will use in chief "for the obvious reason" If we need a Detail, we open the plan file, and either "save as" or just copy what is needed from it and it is pasted over to the current working plan needing the detail (CAD Detail section). If that detail gets deleted, no panic, we just go back to the .plan file hosting all the details and we copy/paste a new one. We also print the CAD Details directly from AutoCAD LT and insert the sheets in the plans. If you wonder why not just import directly from AutoCAD, well, if you've been using both programs long enough you know there are several differences in the "translation process" pen weights, text fonts, layer and layer colors to work when sending and receiving .dwg files. (setting up both sides for that purpose makes life easier). We think it is a huge risk relying in the current CAD Detail configuration of Chief Architect, if one were to lose "months of work" it is a very serious thing. Thank you.

Seems like everyone struggles with this. (So it seems for ArchiCAD users too). (Using layers does not work in either program for this purpose) 1. Draw the existing house and label your demo walls (or use wall types, hatch, etc.) (tag doors and windows and any other items e, or d). 2. Draw the proposed house (separate plan file, but same folder) and label your walls as usual, existing, proposed (use wall types for your new walls) 3. Send Existing plan to Layout sheet (Existing and demo) 4. Send Proposed plan to Layout sheet (Proposed plan) P.S. All tagging is done in the plan file and not in Layout, only the actual legends in text format reside in Layout, this way if you have to make changes to the model you have control over the tags. I prefer tags (or key note system) for my work, that way I don't type the notes over and over, I just "tag" the reference to the legend, a, b, c, d, etc. Some people like "annotations" instead of tags, that is perfectly fine too, just annotate in your plans, elevation, section views instead of Layouts. Good luck!

Go to the gypsum board manufacturer and find the specifications for their wall assemblies (Evaluation reports) and fire rating Look up the USG Fire-Resistant assemblies book usg.com or usgdesignstudio.com Go to the cement plaster manufacturer (stucco) and find the evaluation report for their product, it will include the fire wall assemblies. (icc evaluation reports) The CBC also carries those tables just in a chapter ahead Provide the AHJ those references, because those manufacturers have to have their products tested (UL).