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4 minutes ago, stevenyhof said:

I have watched them, and several several times - but as I do things I forget the details. 

I like to work through things until I find the process, and then documents that process so I can repeat it. But I am continually going back to revisit the videos.

This is something that I have not seen covered specifically and I was having a hard time making what I did see apply the same way - but I'm getting it.

@stevenyhof - good for you.  Yes - split level homes in Chief can make a person crazy.  They are complex.  And - many of the Chief videos only skim the surface and never seem to dive into potential complexities. 

9 minutes ago, stevenyhof said:

I got it!

I was trying to put a point to point and manual dimension on the foundation, but when I drag the dim to the right it changes to another point- whatever! I'm trying real hard not to bank my head against a wall. 

Have you watched the Chief videos? You may pick up a good tip or two...

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/9917/focus-creating-a-split-level-home.html

The layerset for each camera view is defined in defaults under "camera tools".  See attached pic...

Your layerset is probably not the same as mine...but if you look here you will find the layer that controls what your are seeing in your 3D view.

1 hour ago, PMMully said:

I have glass pony walls and a glass shower door in a design. It all looks great except I would like to make the glass slightly more visible via the tempered glass selection (which looks greenish). Right now I can only see the hinges and door handle. I was looking for an opacity setting or something like that. I want the glass clear, but slightly visible. Is this doable? Thanks in advance.

Suggestions above work...pic attached explains how to change the color of the material.  Note: this will change the color of this material everywhere in your plan...not just here.  

Just now, stevenyhof said:

Yes it is

Yea...so my suggestion is not the problem.  Might check to make sure the wall is aligned correctly with the wall above.  Sometimes the main layers get screwed up when you use pony walls.

Click on the wall in plan view...and look for this symbol....

@stevenyhof - without the plan it’s hard to say.  You might open the wall DBX and make sure walls top is default. 

33 minutes ago, DzinEye said:

Nice video as always Steve.  Nothing at all to disparage the other video makers here, they're all great, but yours are definitely the cream of the crop. 

Definitely not having to search for an icon to click-on for everything is a huge time-saver.  

Thanks so much. Greatly appreciated!

49 minutes ago, JoeinNorCal said:

I'm switching computers - from one MacBook Pro to another.  I've moved my license, so Chief is running on the new machine, but it's not customized the way that I like it.  Where are the little, but important preference files saved on a Mac so that I can move them to my new computer and getting Chief looking and behaving the way that I'm used to.  Thanks.

Here...I'm using a MAC but it should appear similar if you are using Windows.

Using hotkeys with Chief is one of the best ways to increase your efficiency with the program.  I made this video related to Hotkeys a while ago but you may still find it interesting.  
 

1 hour ago, steve_stuart said:

Sounds quite simple, are you doing this in the Wall Type? If so, won't that increase the width of your railing as the railing width follows the wall thickness, correct?

No. When you increase the width of the wall type assigned to your railing...only the wall width increases. The railing width components are defined separately under the railing tab.  

Keep it simple.  Just increase the width of the railing wall.  Done. 
 

Chief centers the rail on the width of the wall.  

On 7/1/2020 at 9:21 AM, tommy1 said:

I'm sure it varies in areas but in Houston, TX, all new foundations whether new construction or remodels are required to have an engineering stamp. For that matter here, any new roof, load bearing walls that are moved, and any opening over 10' wide, or any engineered beam whether wood or steel needs to be signed off by an engineer to get a permit from The City Of Houston.

Yikes!  I guess I don’t know how good we have it here in the still somewhat free state of Indiana.  

@StephenGreene - agreed. I only put the gable there because it was on the original plan.  But - the hip is a big improvement 

I recently experienced a similar issue with an object.  I would paint it white - save the object and when placed in plan the material was invisible.  

I gave it a shot...but I agree with comments above.  Start from scratch...this roof is a disaster.  Here's my plan file if you want to see what I did...Designer100 - Plan Fix Roof 01.zip
@Designer100 Newel - I didn't see your design comments above so this may not work for you. 

Also...there are a lot of little things wrong with the plan also.  Walls that don't align....etc.  I also fixed the tray ceiling.  

You need to give us a bit more info...like post the plan or at least a small sample plan.  And...you might take a screen clip of the roof dialogue box so we can see some of the settings for this roof.  Thanks!

1 hour ago, LevisL said:

I'm pulling my hair out with this one! I have a small portion of the north wall above the trapezoid windows that pokes through the roof (plan attached), as these screenshots show. I can't figure out why or how to fix it!

 

I've tried:

- dragging that small portion down in section view, but it pulls the rest of the wall down too.

- checking/unchecking 'Default wall top height'... doesn't change anything.

- checking/unchecking 'Stop at ceiling above'... also doesn't change anything. 

- I also checked for errand attic walls or mis-aligned roof planes, but all seems good there.

Living Quarter Addition to Shop.plan

All I did was click on the wall and make it an "attic wall"....done.  

A quickie video on how I build screen porches...

16 hours ago, robdyck said:

Here's the plan with door. A pretty good starting point for 2 minutes of effort. To clean this thing up...convert to fixture...delete surfaces...convert to fixture. When complete, place the fixture onto the wall and either create a hole in the wall or use a blank doorway (no components) with a roundtop arch in the same location.

Fix the inside.plan

Rob - nice work for a quick look.  But - don't open the door!  But really...for an elevation view it's fantastic!

2 hours ago, kwhitt said:

 

Eric - attached is the final plan with all the tricks/tips mentioned in this thread. Thanks to everyone for the help!

CHF_TEST_Addition_06-27-20.zip

Excellent work @kwhitt.  

But - I'd build my Screen Porches like this...so much faster.  

6 minutes ago, rgardner said:

Sorry was finishing up a deadline.

 

This is what worked for me:

Thanks.  But - if you look at this wall in framing view the posts do not extend to the floor.  I thought that was the goal?  Also - when you select panel the wall cap is assigned to the top of the panel and not at the top of the pony wall.  

First off...everything you see when you are drawing is controlled by "layers".  Therefore...what layer set did you use when you created your plan "doors, windows & flood vents"?  Possibly you should copy that set and create a new set called "walls".  Then go through and turn on/off the layers you want to see. 

To help us all...why don't you post the plan so we can see what you are doing.  It keeps us from guessing...

9 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

You are right Steve it's a pony Wall , so I clarified my other posts for future Readers above

 

* This is a Pony wall for clarification - normal Siding 4 with Railing - Post to beam Above

@rgardner

Ok..so you are using a pony wall.  Still my question is.  How do you get a solid panel on the upper portion?  If the bottom wall is a siding-4 (modified to have siding on two sides) what wall type are you using for the upper wall type?  I'm not understanding how you get a "post to beam" railing wall, a siding-4 wall on the bottom and a solid panel in the railing wall?  

Can you post the wall definition so I can see what you are doing?  Thanks!

3 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

You are right Steve it's a pony Wall , so I clarified my other posts for future Readers above

 

* This is a Pony wall for clarification - normal Siding 4 with Railing - Post to beam Above

@rgardner

Thanks...I thought you were using a pony wall. 

One more thing however...can you display the newel posts in plan view?  I've been unable to get them to show...so, basically your screen porch room looks like a room with solid walls.  Am I missing something?

@rgardner @Kbird1

So...I'm a bit confused.  

If we use say "siding-4" as the wall type for a "post to beam" style railing wall...how do you then get a "screen material" on top of the siding wall on the bottom?  Are you using a P-solid and painting it? Or...maybe a molding polyline?  Or is there a way to get this railing wall to have separate materials on the top and bottom that I'm totally missing?

What Mick showed above is like a pony wall...but no one has suggested a pony wall...so, like I said.  I'm lost here...