SNestor

Why not use the "auto floating dormer" tool. You will have to adjust the parameters of this tool (dbl click the icon). Since your house roof pitch is so low...you have to remember that when you use an auto dormer tool in Chief...the ridge of the dormer cannot extend above the main ridge of the roof plane you are placing it on. If so...you'll get an error message. Are you attempting to have a "room" for this dormer...or, is it just resting on top of the roof. If so...use the "auto floating dormer" tool. If you need a room...you'll have to build a second floor. What type roof do you want on the dormer...gable or shed?

I downloaded your smaller file...lineweights work fine for me. Made a quick video... Line Weight Issue - Watch Video

The file you uploaded is a DWG...not a .PLAN file in Chief

You might check your preferences;

You have to turn lineweights "on" in order to see the actual lineweight of objects; You can also toggle lineweights from the "VIEW" menu.

Take a look at my "fix" plan. Not sure it's exactly what you want...but, you might find a few useful golden nuggets in it. I drew your plan from scratch as there were too many gremlins in trying to fix things in your plan. I created the general spaces...but not every detail. Glenrock clone - Steve Nestor Fix Plan.plan

Open the room, change the room to "deck"...ignore the warning...and then on the deck tab, make sure you check "automatically regenerate deck framing". Chief gives a warning whenever you build a deck over the top of another room...in this case another deck room below. You should change all your deck rooms to the "deck" room type. They aren't "porches".

@Hannahfdc - I messed around with your plan...fixed a few things and modified the roof design. Not sure it's what you want...but maybe it'll serve as inspiration. Your deck rooms were named as "porch"...I changed them to "deck". If you don't want them to be decks...I'd change them to "balconies". Greg Plan - Roof Example.zip

To get the floor...just open the room and on the deck tab, select "automatically regenerate deck framing". Just ignore the warning...you are building a deck over a room below (another deck in this case)...which Chief just cannot seem to contemplate.

If you would post your plan file...that will help you get a good answer. Thanks.

@Hannahfdc - If you would post your plan one of the Chief experts on this forum will give you guidance. Otherwise we are all guessing.

That front wall is a pony wall...and you placed a door into the wall that is cutting the lower portion of the wall. I don't think Chief will show the remaining area of the wall below the door. Just a guess...but, the actual "foundation" wall is below the door. And...since that wall is exposed to freeze...it will have to have a deep footing. Maybe you should have placed the lower level plan on "level 1"...and had a true foundation plan on "level 0"?

Steve - Well, I placed the door elevation relative to the "Finished Floor"...along with my change to the "elevation of lower wall top"...and it seems to work. I also turned off the "exterior casing".

Steve - well, that actually does not change the foundation plan view. I think this is because you are actually cutting the lower portion of the pony wall?

Steve - I think all you need to do is change the top of wall "elevation of lower wall top" for the pony wall. See attached screen clip.

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Made this video a while back …

Fantastic! Looks great.

I made this video. A-Frame style homes are fairly easy in Chief.

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In the SPV (Saved Plan View) for the foundation plan…specify the pony wall display to show the lower wall only for that view. In the floor plan SPV specify the pony wall to show the upper wall.

You need separate “saved plan views” …with unique layer sets etc.

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Jim - Create a dimension default that you will use to dimension only the construction lines. These dimensions should be on their own layer. Then...create a REF SET (which you had already done) and the only layer on in this set should be the layer you created for these dimensions. Examine the attached plan. If you go to the 2nd floor...you will see the referenced dimensions. BASSETT 2 - PROPOSED - Ref Dim Fix.zip

You could place those specific dimensions on a unique layer and the use a custom reference layer set to show them on other floors.