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My question is when will Chief incorporate AI to improve the production of… CONSTRUCTION DOCS Leave rendering to pro apps that are already more advanced than Chief.

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If you have a room...open the room and specify "Use Soffit Surface for Ceiling".

There is a tool on the toolbar that controls the display of arc centers...

Open your template plan file. Draw a line...and assign the a unique line style either from the library or create a style. Save your template. This line style will now be in all new plans based created from this template file.

I believe I fixed it... I think the dimensions for the moldings on the return roofs did not match the main roof...but honestly, it's been 5 min. and I don't remember. I just beat the darn thing into submission... SND2300 Megan Adams and Josh Husted - As-Built.plan.zip

Post the plan...someone will fix it for you or make you a quick video.

You need a "room" for your deck/patio/porch...which appears you do not have. The railing is a wall and the bottom is most likely sitting at the elevation designated for the "foundation" level. Create a room using the railing by attaching this to the house. Once you have a room...you can designate what type of room, you can then control the floor construction etc. You need a "room"

SPV control all your text, your current CAD layer, the Reference Display, what floor you see...and more. Layer sets just control layers.

This is due to your setup in your wall definition...you have selected to have the foundation build to the "stucco". If you change this setting to build to main layer (fir framing) all should work well...

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Oh hell…I don’t have a clue. Just made a 3-rail door trying to help.

I made you a door... Just drag the library file into an open plan...it will place into your user library. 3-Rail Tall Cabinet Door.calibz

You control the drop down or child palette via Preferences. See attached;

Settings in the "Build Roof" dialogue control how roof overhangs are constructed when you have two roof pitches. You should set the lower roof pitch as your default.

I usually just create a room molding polyline and add it to the outer edge of the floor.

Open the closet room and raise the floor...see attached;

I made this video a while ago but it’s still relevant.

Raise the roof. In a 3D view…select the 2 roof planes, open “transform/replicate”, enter the amount you need to add to your walls in the “Z” elevation. That should do it.

You probably need to manually draw in an attic wall. Go the attic level and draw in a wall using the exterior wall type you have been using. You can designate this as an attic wall. You may need to see your roof line to make sure you are drawing the wall in the correct location...and, you don't want the roof to "cut" into the wall...and, you want the roof to abut the attic wall. So...you may want to post your plan as stated above.

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If there is a flat ceiling...the auto floating dormer does not cut a hole into the ceiling below. What you are describing only works if you turn the ceiling off. I'm not sure whether the OP wanted a ceiling or a vaulted ceiling.

If you would attach your plan someone would help you. Also...what version of Chief are you using. When you get the chance you should fill out your signature.

Attached is an example plan. Dormer Open Below Example Plan.plan You will need a 2nd floor...but, no room definition. Open one 2nd floor exterior wall and set this wall to have no room definition. This way...you have a 2nd floor but Chief won't build a floor...it will treat the space as an attic. However, you can draw the dormer walls now on the 2nd floor. Create a room inside the dormer...and make it open below. The dormer walls are not set to "roof cuts wall at bottom". You will need a hole in the roof plan around the dormer. I placed these on the 2nd floor...then, moved them (cut/paste) to the first floor and changed the line type to dashed. If you have to vault the first floor ceiling...well, the process is similar but more difficult.