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Ethan, If your 'room type' is set to report in the schedule dialog, you don't need to specify directly in the room type dialog. In your template plan make sure your room schedule defaults are set to include all rooms you want. As you label rooms, they should populate to the schedule.

I also have a Surfacebook 3. I can't run X14 on battery; it must be plugged in to use the NVidia card. After working for a few hours, Windows Explorer crashes. I get those freezes for a while until it eventually locks the computer up and my taskbar disappears. If I close down Chief when I start getting the freezes, the laptop recovers. There's definitely a relationship between how long the program is running and freezes. I usually turn off Onedrive which seems to help.

I was able to install version 10 on a Windows Surface laptop running Windows 10 but could not get it to install on my Windows 10 desktop. I never figured out what the magic was. You could download Chief Architect X8 to open those old plan files. You can save them in X8 and then work on them in a current version. There will be cleanup but you'll have access to your old files. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/search/?default_tab=all&q=opening+old+files+in+x8

I usually find this as well. and have wondered the same. However, I could not work in much of X14 Beta; it was far too slow. The public beta is better, but I am hearing lots of fan spin-up with simple commands. Something seems off.

I see it also. It also happens when moving between plan and elevation views when using custom library icon items. I don't care for the behavior.

Also be aware that Chief sizes it's columns from the outermost trim. A 10" Chief column will have a much narrower shaft (7"?). Chief's top trim is out of proportion to stock sizes. Since columns are ordered by shaft size, you'll have to do the math to get the proper size and look. In the long run, it's better to make your own.

You should be backing up the plan file to an empty folder within the client folder. Do not back it up to the CA Data folder. I think the color difference is because you don't have textures turned on in the new computer. Try F6 as in your other thread?

I would use invisible walls to create a room the size of the gable roof you would like. Set the front wall as a gable and auto roofs should create the roof, or you can do it manually. Use a bracket from the library, manually placed. If desired, you can set the walls to no wall definition once you are finished with auto roofs.

Even a blank placeholder in the bottom of the callout would be preferable to the wrong size callout. Although, I would rather the page number show all the time for quality control. I have reported it.

Don't forget that you can now copy cameras between plans. Very helpful if you're working on a plan that doesn't come from your current template. I locate all of my plans with reference to the 0,0 point which makes bring section cameras easy. With copy, past hold position, they come in on grid.

Yes. 'Reflect about' keeps the elevations much cleaner. You can even keep the plan on grid if you are careful. I draw a line on each side of the building a set distance from the building-say 10' on grid. Then a line down the center dimensioned to each side line (a point works too). The edit area all floors and reflect about the center line/point. This way all dimensions go with the reflect. The reverse plan is an old tool that should be depreciated or enhanced. It might be okay for schematics but once the plan is developed, it's more work to use than it needs to be.

I see this too in schedules and in a CAD Detail dropped into plan from the library. The CAD detail corrected itself, but the schedules have to be manually corrected. I sent the CAD detail in to support but it was not reproduceable. Please send in your X13 layouts or plan for review.

You can save it to your library, then add it to your old plan. You can copy it from the new plan to the old plan. And you should add it to your template plan via one of the above methods so it's readily available for future use.

I have mine set up similar to Christina's but my needs are set up for construction documents. I rarely have to scroll the ALDO box; everything I change regularly is in one location. Yes, there are complications as Rene and Dermot have pointed out. I never rename the 'Text' layer; I create my owe. I've been using this method since Chief first introduced naming layers. One wonderful new tool in X14 is the ability to merge layers. Click the layer you want to keep, then click the layers you want to add to that layer and click the merge button. Pure heaven when updating old plans.

To share the library with another computer you can store the library on a cloud service. I use OneDrive to store the entire Chief Data Folder (not the standard install location). It's the easiest way to share the library, templates, etc. I also choose to locate all the files within my Data folder so the downloaded catalogs are all in one place. Do this in 'Preferences'. The libraries must be exactly the same on each machine or you'll have 'can't find or missing' errors. In the past, I've copied/pasted the actual CA Data file and User Library to other machines. The problem with this approach is that you have to maintain more than one location. If you modify a library item on one machine, you have to copy/paste it to the other machine. With X14, I have the CA installation in the default location on my main computer (Documents). That file is backed up to OneDrive. On my laptop, I can access that file and have directed CA to use that location through Preferences. The cloud storage is much easier.

I have my User Library organized by folder types. I 'copy link' everything back to it's original location so if the catalog is updated, so is my link. Each folder has a 'Defaults' folder for often used or custom items. I find it easier to find things and browse what's available, especially for materials. If I tweak a material, I copy it to a new folder so I have it for future use. It's a huge project, but if you start with what you need most (countertops) and do a category at a time, you'll get there. Now that we can migrate the library, it's much easier to maintain.

Check the material settings for the glass. I don't think the out of box material shows up well in 3d standard view. If you can see it in 3d vector view, but not standard, you'll have to adjust the material settings.

Sounds like you might want to use a metric template and set your defaults to metric, not inches. Only a guess!

Look under cabinets.

If you already have a lot of CAD, text or dimensions on your elevations, I'd recommend the 'reflect about' over reverse plan. The reflect about makes it much easier to clean up the elevations, and makes updating the layout much easier. I reverse a number of plans for reuse, making the 'reflect about' my preferred tool. My 2 cents.

No way! My daughter went there a couple of years. She loved it and so close to home! Small world!

Yes, you would create a custom wall type. I'd start from an existing wall. in the wall dialog box, select the wall type, copy it, rename accordingly and make your changes. It looks like you'd need three different wall types for the three double sided walls to get the correct thickness. if the stone veneer isn't full hgt, you may need 3 pony wall types too. First get the door wall correct, then copy to create the new.

Plus one for Joe's macro. Joe wrote this macro for me and it works great. I show the headers in my window schedules. Adding king studs would be a great addition!

This, plus make a copy of the layout so you have two layouts; a portrait and a horizontal. Print and combine as above. Faster in the long run.

Yes, you can display the room area automatically by turning on the correct layer. There are two available room area layers you can choose. It's plan wide, not room specific. It can be room specific by using a macro.