SNestor

I did this...but you cannot uncheck the box associated with the Logitech Daemon. I don’t know why...but a quick google search revealed that Logitech has a problem with Catalina.

Yes...I have the same problem. I think Logitech is aware...but the solution might be a new mouse.

You may want to check out my dormer videos...

Thanks...

I'm running Catalina on a 5 year old iMac...absolutely no problems with Chief.

Just FYI...I've done a number of videos on this type of deck rails...take a look, maybe they will help you out.

If you want an answer...post the plan...or at least a sample plan. You will get an answer promptly...

I made a video about putting tile on a shower ceiling...nothing amazing but it might help someone

What if anything happens if you drag the soffit about 6” past the shower walls...

How do you change the elevation is the question

Eric - How do you move a floor material region...I have tried "transform replicate"...it doesn't budge. Inquiring minds want to know!

One more possible solution. make the glass shower wall “no room definition”. Then use the “wall divider” and draw a wall just beyond the glass wall...maybe 3-4”. Then the shower room ceiling will extend past the glass wall. Of course the floor will also - but you can use a floor material region to adjust where the shower floor stops.

Thanks Eric....much appreciated. I thought I was losing my mind...

Is this normal behavior for a temp dimension? My temp dimension is dimensioning to the center line of the invisible wall. It only does this to invisible walls....all other temp dims go to the main layer. Am I missing something simple? Is there a setting to control this behavior? Thanks!

Yea...the method I suggested works but can have bad consequences as what you are actually changing is the ceiling height in the room. I’d suggest a different camera and a cad mask.

YES...what you want can be accomplished. Hopefully the attached pics will describe the process...but, basically it this; use the wall elevation camera, click on the view, hit tab key (this will change the selection handles from the wall to the cameral "box"....then drag the box upward to reveal the rest of the room. Done! But...like Michael said above, it's just easier to use a different camera. step #1 - Step #2 - Step #3 - Step #4 - Done -

Ross - I don't think you'd have any issues...give it a try on a project that isn't that important. I believe Chief works across platforms seamlessly.... There are probably others on this forum that know better...I don't use any windows products currently.

My iMac is 5+ years old and still works just fine for creating plans in Chief...a new iMac would be faster but not a whole lot faster. Apple computers are expensive but they work. I don’t believe a new Mac Pro will really run Chief any faster than a much lower cost iMac. I’m waiting for the next generation iMac...which should come out in a year or so. Hopefully...

I made a couple videos about pony walls and plan views a while ago...might help somewhat.

Manual only. You could use auto dimension and then edit...but that is probably as much work as just putting the dimensions where you want them.

Maybe use the wall corner edit tool? Or if you painted this material on...then you may have to open the wall DBX and go to the material tab...click on the material and check the “use default material” box.

You are correct! Hadn't thought of that...

Draw the existing plan. Save it as "existing". Now open it and save the plan as "new"...or proposed. Simplify the plan view to just walls/doors/windows....create a "Cad detail from View"....go the this view....select all, change the lines to dashed, change the color to a light gray, block the entire plan and save the block in you library (not really necessary...but, if you ever want to see the existing plan it's quick to grab out of the library...you can always delete it when you are done) Place the block into your "new" plan....put it on it's own layer...something like "Cad, plan existing"...make sure to set the layer to the "back". Now you can change walls/windows/doors/cabinets to your hearts desire. In X11 you can use a reference set and just reference the "existing plan"...there are videos Chief has on the subject.

Unless you have no other way to control a wall height...then grab it and pull it down. However, this is not a very good practice. Rooms control wall heights...if possible create a "room" using invisible walls and then change the room height. This of course will change the ceiling height also...which you may not want...but, you can just adjust the ceiling height in the room DBX. My two cents...

Bob...this is just a quick idea...but, I created the cloud ceiling using invisible walls to make small rooms and then set the ceiling in each room to be a shelf ceiling. The black ceiling is just a thin layer added to the room ceiling layer...and the black on the walls above was created by using "pony walls". You could also use a very thin molding to add the black paint to the walls above the cloud ceiling. Just an idea. Someone smarter than me will have to clarify...but, if you use a ceiling plane under a room ceiling...I believe the lower "cloud" ceiling plane will delete/replace the room ceiling in that area...so, not sure using a ceiling plane will work. Maybe the plane can be manipulated in the structure panel to work...I haven't got time to try this right now. Plan attached so you can see what i did. Good luck. Bob's Cloud Drop Ceiling.plan