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Joe - I did the best I could with your plan...got it maybe 95%. The thing about stairs is you need to make sure they are contained in a "room". That is the biggest thing. I also created a foundation below the room...I called it a garage just to quickly create a room with a slab. You may not want that...but, I was just trying to get a floor under the stair. I made some notes on the plans attached to help clarify what I did. I had to break the stair rail wall in a number of places and change the rail designation and heights to get it all to work...but the key to everything is using some invisible walls on the 2nd floor to create a "room". Hope the attached plan fix helps...Harco Plan 2 - Steve Fix.plan

I can offer a sledge hammer...and some dynamite if needed.

You're kidding right? That is the same wall I'm using on the front of the house on the main level.

Yea...no thanks. I'll just use a text box.

Thanks for catching that Rob... Still..I can't get the LA label to appear on the basement level. I thought it might be because I didn't have a stairwell up the the main level...but, I've now added the stair and still cannot get the LA label to appear on the basement level.

@rgardner Ooops...spoke too soon. Seems the basement level did not and will not update. Living area label did not appear....

@rgardner Thanks for that tip...not sure why that works. So...I changed my 3rd floor room from "unspecified"...to "attic". Ran plan check...and boom, the living area label appears. Change room back to "unspecified"...and the label updated to show the area SF. I wonder where I can find this explained in the X12 Manual... Thanks again Rob!

The rooms are labeled...so, why would making a room attic make a difference?

You think I have too many...you've never seen a @dshall plan. Most of the SPV's are to send to layout. I really only use the "working plan" and the "roof plan" SPV to draw plans. And...the plan view that is "MLO" is for dimensioning. I like to have nothing but the main layer on when I'm manually dimensioning. Nothing like clicking on to the siding or veneer to make you even crazier than when you start...

@robdyck Thanks for looking and getting back to me!

Yea...there's always another way in Chief...and your suggestion of course saves time and frustration. And...who really want's to deal with this type of crap-ola. But still...why is it happening. Inquiring minds want to know. I'm still sticking with "user error". I've screwed something up somewhere.

FYI..I have run plan check (multiple times). My Living Area Label appears on my 1st and 2nd floors...but, not on the 3rd floor and not on the basement level. Yes...the room types on all floors are checked to be "use default" included. I've also turned on all labels and text layers to see if it's hiding somewhere. It isn't. I've experimented with a test plan...and I get the label on all floors. So...it's something with this plan I'm working in. Is it just a Chief "Gremlin"...or the more likely probability - user error? PLAN ATTACHED: Living Area Label Issue 20-0912.plan.zip

Custom kitchen hoods in Chief are not cabinets...most are fixtures. So, adding moldings to them can pose a challenge. I explain how to do it in this short video.

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@dshall - cardinal sin. Post the plan so we can see what you have done. That said - there are days when Chief can just make your life a living hell

M use a spline...open it and add an arrow pointing up to 2nd floor

@Tjohnson1220 - Thank you so much Tyler! Yes...I do offer 1:1 training...and of course my amazing (my adjective) Screened Porch Library. Website: www.mychiefskills.com Check it out...

@stevenyhof - thanks very much Steve!

If you find yourself designing Screened Porches you should seriously consider purchasing my Chief Library. My website is up and running and you can purchase it here; www.mychiefskills.com You can watch a short video here;

Yes...Chief will arch a window that has been mulled together. Watch this quick video. https://www.loom.com/share/a0f58f18e3004d5885e7b157088e580a

Yea- auto build is the way to go.

@OnlineBuilder2 - did this video for someone on Chief Talk a while back...may help.

@GeneDavis - do you know if @dshall recorded the meeting and will upload to YouTube..or somewhere? I was unable to attend but would have loved to heard the discussion... Thanks!

Thanks...much appreciated!

I like to give an upvote for what I think is good advice. I have only handed out a handful of downvotes. For me - on a lot of topics it’s just easier/quicker to give the upvote than to add another comment that just reiterates the good advice provided by a previous post. I don’t see any value in giving a downvote to someone just because I don’t think the opinion stated was in my opinion poor advice...I just hear my mom in my head saying “if you don’t have anything good to say - just be quiet”. If someone has taken the time to try and help someone there’s not much value in just giving a downvote.