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That was it...I had placed two schedule. Thanks @robdyck

I'm working on a new template...so, possibly I am sharing the same note schedule. I'll check that...thank you!

Can someone either point me to the answer in the manual...or tell me why my NOTES callout has two numbers. See attached picture. I'm sure it's something simple...but, I give up.

Thanks...yea, over 60 has some advantages...but they are few...and some disappear with each additional year. Arggggg.... I'm ok without a fill...or a light fill on the final set...but, during design I like to color-code my walls so I can see at a glance what I'm doing. Just a preference...to each his own. Chief let's each user to choose their personal style.

Glad to help...and yes, Chief Talk and the experts on this Forum is how I learned. Hope you subscribe to my channel...lots of videos.

I used your plan to make a training video...hope you don't mind. Check it out...

@parkwest - yea, but that doesn’t really address the issue I was confronting. Railing walls, vaulted ceilings on two levels and a tricky gable end wall. That said - it’s a good place to start.

I was just trying to accomplish like you normally would do things. No “super secret” experience processes. Just FYI...the only reason there is a 2nd floor is because that is how my template is setup. I don’t think a 2nd floor is needed as all the rooms we are working with are on the same level...just one room is raised 36”. As I’ve shown in the video...you can achieve the design just using the tools Chief gives us...and I didn’t want to have to manually draw in something like a ceiling plane. No doubt there are multiple ways to achieve this design.

@HumbleChief Thanks Larry...split levels are certainly not easy.

OK...new video. This should clear things up...well, maybe. @robdyck-Thanks In this video...I got this to work. But - the process is not "intuitive". I guess you just have to experiment and learn.

@robdyck - Thanks Rob for taking the time to investigate the plan I attached. It was just a quickie "test plan"...and I did not notice the ceiling height was not the standard 109.125 in the vaulted space that I was designating as the entry to this split level home. This ceiling height changed on it's own somewhere in the process of messing with the plan. Maybe it happened when I built the foundation...I'm really not sure. However, it isn't the problem either way. If you open the plan and change the ceiling height to 109.125...the hole in the gable end will still occur. Maybe once the gable end was "screwed up"...the software won't fix itself when the ceiling height is corrected...that is possible. Thanks again for taking the time....why don't you start from scratch and duplicate the plan and see what happens. I'd be interested....I still don't know what I'm doing wrong or if the software just doesn't behave properly.

A garage room is unique...more things can be specified. A deck, porch and balcony room type have some unique controls also. A general room type - like “Living Room” does not control floor or ceiling elevation.

It was just a quickie test plan...formality wasn’t a concern.

Here's a video...might help clear up some questions...or, possibly generate even more questions. I have to say...split levels creates a lot of issues. This doesn't seem to be an easy thing to accomplish in Chief...at least for me.

@robdyck - a specific “room” type isn’t required. The only thing a room spec would change is the flooring and molding. The room type doesn’t specify the ceiling height...that’s a floor default. And...since this is a split level...I have raised the floor 36” in the room...so the defaults are not relevant. Your post was helpful. I think “balloon” through for some of the walls is an important step. Thanks.

Room heights are certainly defined...I'm well aware of that requirement. Screen shot is directly from the test plan I attached...not sure what you are looking at.

Scott...thanks! You nailed it...(I'm not really surprised ) Now...why do we have to intervene manually to get this to work...or do we? Did I do something wrong creating this project? I guess I'm wondering why Chief doesn't create the required attic walls automatically.

Thanks David. I never want to "shape" walls if possible...so, it never crossed my mind. Is this really the only way? Chief won't create these attic walls automatically?

Attached is a test plan for a split level home. The left side of the floor plan...the floor elevation is "zero". On the right side is the split. The main room to the right is raised 36" and is to have a vaulted ceiling. There is a garage below this room. Between the entry and the raised room there will be a half wall (I've used a railing wall...). I've tried a lot of things...but, as you will see in the attached screen clips...because I'm using a railing wall to divide the elevated floor from the "entry" floor 36" below...the attic wall is not generating correctly. Have I drawn this split level plan correctly...or, is there a better way? I'm not expert on split levels (obviously). Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks! Test Plan attached: Split Level Plan Test.plan Split Level Plan Test.plan

Yea...those moldings are not "moldings"...someone didn't do their job correctly. You can't right click and get the option to "place molding profile". I even copied to my user library to see if I'd get the option...nope.

I avoid the 3D molding polyline like a virus. As an alternative...I sometimes just use a molding polyline in plan view...adjusting as needed, then...turn it into a symbol where you can "stand it up" by rotating the molding on it's X-Axis. Yea...sometimes you have no choice but to use a 3D molding polyline...but this tool is a PIA. I wish Chief would improve it as there really are some places where it can be very useful.

45 years in wood frame construction...never saw a framer dimension to the center in my life. Must be a regional thing...

If you are trying to add text to a section view...then, after creating the section elevation...choose one of your already created layersets where text is defined at a different scale, such as 1/2" or 3/8"...as Joey suggested above. Or...maybe you just want to send to layout at a different scale? I've attached a quick layerset at 1/3" scale as an example...(you would switch to this layerset to add text to your section)

I was hoping so...a video is worth a 1,000 posts.

Mr. Cool... Go to Defaults>Camera Tools>Cross Section/Elevation>Layer...specify the layer you want to use each time you use the cross section/elevation camera. You can do this for each camera view.