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@BenMerrittThank you. I'll keep digging.

@BenMerrittI have been having some issues with running Chief (slow, crashing). I followed your directions to check on my settings. On the Advanced tab, the Owner is listed as SYSTEM, not me. Should my name be the Owner? Thanks,

I don't use the reverse plan tool. I think it causes more problems than it solves and you'll be chasing those problems over and over. A better approach is to use Edit Area All and Reflect about a line centered on the plan. For instance, if you want to reverse the plan horizontally, draw a line on the left and right side of the plan. Be sure to include dimension lines. I space the line 12' (or as needed, the same dimension for both sides) from each wall. Draw a line through the center of the plan and centered between the two side lines. If everything is centered, the flip will be centered so you won't have to relocate elevation text and dimensions. Using Edit Area All, draw your 'box' from the left line to the right line so you're picking up the entire contents. Click Reflect About on the Edit Toolbar, then click the center line. The plan will flip within the same footprint. You can also use Transform/Replicate without the center line.

I struggle with this as well. Any manually modified intersection should remain: Chief shouldn't override these actions..

Plus one.

I didn't open you file but I have seen that. In my case it was related to copying dimensions with the detail. From Brian in July 2024: 'I was able to reproduce the issue and I have logged a report in our database.The problem is related to the dimensions. Anytime you group select dimensions with text the issue seems to occur.' Please send it in so it gets fixed.

I would disconnect the small room walls, build the roof, turn off auto roofs and reconnect the small room walls. Set the ceiling height you want and it will remain. When I have situations like this, it's better to model the roof first and turn off auto roofs. Chief is pretty insistent about matching floor and ceiling heights. Get as far as you can and turn auto generation off.

Think of the barn board facade as a turned gable (not a dormer) and set the front wall as a gable. You can build build most of it automatically but you will have to pull the left eave of your turned gable down over the door.

There are brackets/corbels in the library.

I have everything pre-sent to layout, but I often have to move things around. Let's say I'm trying to align a plan with an elevation like your plot plan and elevation cut example. In that case I would place a vertical line and use point to point by going into the veiwport and picking the edge of the elevation I want lined up and moving it to the line. I would then do the same for the other elevation. Then delete the line.

Once I have a view positioned where I want it, I place a point at a corner of the plan or floor line for an elevation. Then use point to point to position the others in the same location.

Be sure your OneDrive files are set to 'Always keep on this device'. That will keep a local copy on your computer. That said, I keep the CA Data file directly on OneDrive (not in the Documents folder), and kept locally, BUT I have a local folder for plans currently in use. I agree that OneDrive causes program and plan slowness; I hated working with my plans in Documents on OneDrive.

You probably need to update your video card driver if you're on a Windows machine.

Defaults, Doors (the little wrench) will allow you to set up door defaults for exterior, interior, sliding, etc. You can only set one type for each category. I keep a few standard type doors in my template plan (or you can add them to your library). It makes it easy to bring in a door with everything preset.

You can change the layout size if you'd like. You can create multiple layout templates if you'd like. The program comes with a number of different sized templates in the Data/Templates folder. To create a C sized template from your D template, open a copy of your D template. Go to the page settings (sorry not at my computer to grab a pic), There you can change the page size. You will have to relocate your title block, notations, any views, details, etc. to fit. Save as your new C template.