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Yep...why make it more difficult than it needs to be.

@DH7777 - Well...I'd use walls and avoid using the soffit tool at all cost. It does not frame for one thing. I'd create a new 12" thick wall type and use a doorway with no jamb or casing and size it to the opening you want. I'd also create a solid railing wall type with no room definition for the half wall under the bar top. I've attached your plan with my edits so you can see what I've done. Also...the room with the tray ceiling. You can create that ceiling in a couple clicks using the tray ceiling tool...and you don't need any walls. I've done it in the attached plan. 2275 - Steve Edits.plan

@kwhitt - yep, Michael got it. I don't know a thing about "maps"...so, I probably should not have even tried.

@kwhitt - I really think most of the variation is due to lighting. In the screen clip below I've add some "lights" to the scene...and most of the variation disappears. The cabinet doors on the right I created...and painted with the material from your cabinet doors. I'm not an expert on "rendering"...so, I could be all wrong on this.

Just uncheck "furred"...and check "frame through". It will fix itself. You should be making the wall you push against the masonry foundation wall a "solid railing wall"...but, I wouldn't use the cap. The cap in a solid rail wall is always "centered" on the wall...and that will not work in this case.

There is a tool in Chief X12 that allows you to get this ceiling in about 10 seconds...watch the video Chief Architect Premier X12 - Tray Ceilings in less than 1 minute — Watch Video

@Nicu101268 You will need to make a custom railing panel...

@Doug_N - I made this video long ago...but, it should give you at least one method of constructing a face mounted deck railing.

Thanks - I hadn’t thought of looking at that.

@luckyudesign - I looked at your example plan. You drew your ceiling plane on the 1st floor....they need to be drawn on the 2nd floor. Just select, cut, and paste them on the 2nd floor...all will be good.

Mark - I'm thinking whatever you determine to be the Fascia default material shows up in your Roof Defaults materials list as "default material". You can change the material in the roof default area...but, it's not going to be your "default" material. Hope that makes sense. Bottom line...the material spec'd in "Materials" Fascia...is your default material.

You will have to ask Chief...all I know is what I was told. Very disappointed to say the least.

Just FYI... I recently sent an email to Chief asking for clarification regarding the new Apple M1 chip...and generally their support for the new Apple silicon. I received an email from Chief today and was told unequivocally that - Chief will NOT run on the new Apple Silicon (M1) chipset. That's right, Chief will not run on an Apple computer if it uses Apple silicon. WILL NOT RUN!. This really hurts as my current iMac is about 7 years old...and I was holding out for a new iMac and the new apple silicon. Now...not sure what I'm going to do as a new computer is becoming more and more necessary. Old iMac runs everything fantastic...just a bit slow running Chief. I cannot see myself ever purchasing a PC running windows What's an Apple user to do?

Well...if you look at the screen capture...the dbl click opens "dimension defaults"...then I clicked on "auto exterior dimensions"...I don't think I was stating that you would automatically get to "auto exterior dimensions"...just a step quicker than opening defaults.

Yes...works for me.

@SKB-ChiefUser See attached... wall centers...automatic: Dimension display...

@DianeP - I'm sure this job is a work in progress...but, there are quite a few issues with this plan that you may want to address. Also - you might want to "fix" the "residential" plan template you are using. Chief did not do us any favors with this template. I suggest you open the template (save it as your own) and make these changes; (this is just a start...) - 3D View Defaults>Sunlight: Change the sunlight in defaults to "use generic sun" and check the box "sun follows camera". This will insure you always have sun on the face shining on what you are looking at in 3D. -With the template open, switch to the "roof plan view" in Saved Plan Views. Now...edit the layerset. ●Search for "overhang"...and turn this layer off ●Search for "gutter"...turn it off ●Search for "plane". Change the roof plan line color to something bold...I use a bright blue. Change the lineweight to at least 50. Change the line style to a solid line. - You might want to turn "attic walls" on also...feel free to give them a unique line style to distinguish these from normal walls. Now when you switch the roof plan view...you will see just what you need...without all the clutter. Optionally - in defaults, in "Camera Tools"...I'd open the "Full Camera", the "Perspective Full Overview" camera and change the "ambient occlusion" to something like 40. Also...increase the number of lights to at least 100. These few changes will should improve your ability to work in plan and 3D immensely. See attached pics showing some items you may want to address in your plan;

I've read the blog...but still a bit confused as to what we will and won't be able to do with a new MAC with apple silicon. Is only "real time" rendering disabled? In other words...can we still ray trace the old fashioned way (like in X12)...just not in "real time"? What about Physical Base Renders? Will we be able to produce these with apple silicon in the traditional way....just not "real time"...or is this feature totally disabled if we have a computer with apple silicon? Thanks!

@GeneDavis - there's something weird in your plan. I recreated your plan in my template...and that attic wall does not appear. And...why are you not using Saved Plan Views. You are working way, way too hard. Just sayin...

@mrrozhall Watch the video: Weird Lines in Framing Plan — Watch Video

@GeneDavis - Joe gave you the answer... What I'd probably do is make a copy of the material that is in the Chief library and rename it "Drywall, 54x144"...or something so that you know specifically you are using 12' length material. As you can see, Chief will send a count to the material list.

If you place a wall (in the wall edit dialogue) on the "walls, main layer only" layer...then, when turn on this layer...the lineweight will change to whatever LW you have selected for this layer. I use it as a toggle...but, it can change the LW if you have checked the box in the wall edit DBX to use the layer for it's LW setting.

@ChiefExperts Dan's solution as a "fix" is fine...as long as you don't change your roof. Being a polyline solid it will never move or change - if you need to make a change to the roof. So...just be sure you are all done with roof design before you go using "solids" as a "fix". Also..I'd just put the solid "fix" on the "roof, planes" layer...this way it always appears when your roof is "on"...and, it's typically it's never "locked"...placing something on a Chief layer that is locked by default would just drive me crazy. The soffit sticking through has been an issue for a while in Chief...I've got dormer videos I've created where I could not for the life of me fix the soffit sticking through the ceiling plane to go away...happy to see someone at Chief prioritized this as a fix for X13. YEA!

@intendo - Getting rid of the soffit is about impossible. It's a quirk in chief. Happens with dormers all the time. You can fix the gable end...see attached;

@msshemwell - nice to have another Hoosier using Chief!