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Is the OP still in this or what? @buildinthevoid - How about attaching a plan so we don't have to keep guessing?

Thanks so much. I’m with you on the learning. Chief is a very robust piece of software and you probably will never become expert on every part of it.

I'm right there with you Perry...Scott's videos were fantastic...always a laugh and he is a great guy. His videos were one of the main reasons I purchased the software. Bought me lunch in SD a few years ago and I owe him!

Please post your plan...or at least an example plan. Thanks

Yea...but, when it comes to government regulation...to me that's a sales pitch. I've heard that song/dance for way to long...and now I've reached a point where I'm not eager to trade my Liberty for something as vague as "the possibility of more work". I believe less regulation always leads too much more construction....thus, more work for everyone. Now...don't get me wrong, the Building Code has it's place...I'm not advocating to abolish it altogether. Just a slowing of the growth of the code would make me happy. Unfortunately, it appears the Building Code is like a weed that never stops and to many has stretched beyond way beyond its original intention. Just my two cents.

Lumber is about the least expensive item in a house...so, I don't concern myself with such things as building on a 24"/48" grid. However, building on 16" increments to accommodate lumber/plywood sizes just makes sense - to a certain degree...but, not at the expense of good design.

I'm right there with you Joey! Indiana is still free from an over-burdensome building code. Let's hope it stays that way...

Thanks Scott...that's a big pat on the back coming from you. Tell us again how many Chief Videos have you made?

I personally don’t like the snap grid lines to be “on” and almost never use them. For plan development I like to set the grid snap to either 12” or sometimes I’ll set it to 4”. You don’t need to see the grid to use a fixed snap dimension - and the grid lines just make the drawing that more complex. Rough in the exterior walls to even dimensions - then autu dimension - then go around clockwise and adjust the wall offset dimensions as needed. Fast and simple.

I’ve got a YouTube channel with a lot of good lesson/how to videos. Might give you some idea. Click the link in my signature below...it’ll take you to my channel. Chief is an incredible piece of software and the Company listens to its users and adds great improvements to the software every year. You will be happy if you purchase Chief.

I’ve used Apple Pay quite a bit. I even have an Apple Credit Card...mainly because the offered a big discount if you purchased things directly from Apple and used their card. So - got my wife an Apple Watch for Christmas and saved some bucks. I have to say I love Apple Pay and their Card. I would now like to start using Apple Cash...fast and easy to either send or receive cash.

Thanks Michael!

Glad it was helpful... Just FYI...I probably learned this from some expert here on the Forum. Some really smart people on this Forum...genius level smart.

Click the object (window)...then look for the "copy" button in bottom toolbar. see pics below....

Sounds like you got it all figured out...but, I made a video. Maybe it'll help you or someone else.

I had to "experiment" to figure this out...but, you can do it automatically...although, there could be some consequences I haven't discovered. Open the ground floor deck room...and change the ceiling height to "zero"...or, if you have dropped the deck...you might have to give the ceiling a negative height...which the software does not like. Keep auto deck framing turned on...and the posts will build down as you would want...automatically. See pictures attached:

Yea...YIKES. I feel your pain... C'mon Chief Engineers...get to work fixing the stair tool.

Thanks! I'm happy it helped you out...

I'm not working at the software at the moment...so, take what I say with a grain of salt. But - can't you just create new materials for each of our fascia? Open the material...copy it, change the grain direction...save it as something and then use it as needed. Yea...this method is a PIA. I get it...but, just something you could do. Ok..I agree...Chief should just fix this issue.

Yea...no more cabinet library's PLEASE.

I don't believe Chief will "clip" the skirt or a Stringer. In the video below I show how to use a 3D molding polyline to create a good looking...and realistic looking skirtboard. It's near the end of the video...feel free to skip along. It's an older video...sorry for the "green" look I chose for my Chief color. Yikes...although, on this being St. Patricks Day...maybe it's appropriate?

Your post inspired this video.

Thanks Robert. From the "sales video" I assumed that this new incredible tool was created just to make this common stair design possible with just a couple clicks. Guess not. As I've said many times...the stair tool (the weakest tool in Chief) needs a major overhaul. But hey, I'm not holding my breath.

Yea...I know about using a landing...but, watching the Chief "sales" video...I thought Chief was giving us a tool that actually solved this issue. But...not quite. I gather it's like everything that's related to the stair tool generally. It kind of works...sort of, somewhat...

Wondering if I'm doing something wrong... Is it possible to create a "complete break" in a stair in the middle of a tread and wrap a full tread partially around a wall corner...like in "real life"...or, as I've been experiencing, does the tool only separate the stair into complete sections maintaining full treads for an upper and lower section. The tool (for me at least) doesn't seem to work as per the video Chief put out about it. It would be nice if when releasing these new tools they would release complete videos on how tools like this work, what the process is...etc.