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I bought Camtasia for 100.00...it was a Mac deal they offered. Well worth it. Makes creating videos a breeze.

I use Camtasia...but there are a numbers of programs that can do it.

I recently created a video on this topic...

Yes...Jenna the answer lady

I think you will find the stair tool will make you want you to take a hammer to your computer. It’s a tool that needs a complete overhaul.

It’s not a bug...it’s just how the software works. You could have created the p-solid risers in less time it took you to ask the question. All that said...the stair tool in Chief is ridiculously weak...and I don’t see huge improvements on the horizon. So...we will all be cursing this tool for some time to come.

I have a 5 year old iMac...no problems. Well...a little bit slow...but hey, it's 5 years old. Sounds to me like something else is wrong...but, I'm no computer expert.

I just did a quick drawing...I'm using a "frieze" board...and letting Chief place automatically. Seems to work fine. Why do it manually?

Fantastic tip Eric! Amazing...

How accurate were we in paper/pencil days? Get it close...draw a line and use a rich text box to state the "plate height". Then...move on to the next problem. I don't think we get paid enough to spend all day trying to get Chief to build a rafter within a sixteenth of an inch where it's "supposed" to be.... Maybe I'm alone on this?

The glass wall and a barn door does work...sort of. Using a glass wall and a barn door works if both ends are enclosed by walls...but, if you have a glass shower pony wall like shown in the pics below...the corner becomes an issue because the glass wall (for the door) won't join with the glass pony wall at the corner properly. Well...I've found it difficult. Maybe it's possible... If you use a "fixture" like the one I created (attached below)...you can use a room divider to enclose the shower room and then drop the fixture into the opening. It works well...and the door looks similar to the picture of a shower door that I posted above. Glass Shower Door Fixture: Glass Shower Door Fixed.calibz Pics - Glass wall and Barn Door Pics - Door is a "Fixture"

Got it. Thanks for clarifying...

Uh...show me where that is located in the window DBX. I can't find that option...

Uh...that's what I thought at first but...if you give this some thought it's not true. You are assuming all rafters will sit on the double top plate at the top of the wall...but, what if you raise the roof so that it is actually sitting on top of the plate of an "attic wall"? Which happens all the time. Also...how thick is the wall...what depth have you set the "seat cut" to...and, what is the roof pitch and rafter depth. There are a lot of variables. Chief has to be able to place a polyline box (the rafter) at the correct pitch and I think the only consistent point to "spring" the box from is the "baseline" point I've shown above. The software will always know where this point is. Yes...it's not "logical" to those of us that designed roofs for years with paper and pencil. I'm right there with you...but, you have to figure out how the software works and then make it work for you. I think you may want to create a cad detail. Draw your roof on top of the wall...at the pitch you want..or create multiple sections if you are using different roof pitches...and calculate the roof baseline elevation in this detail...then transfer this info to your roof building dialogue.

I created this "fixture" using P-solids. It's not a door...it's a fixture...therefore, you will have to drop it into your plan and size it properly to sit on your shower opening...or tub opening. I did this pretty quick...so, no guarantees it's 100% accurate. Glass Sliding Shower Door.calibz

Glass barn doors won't work...the track is above the door opening...and, if you make it 60" wide you will get two doors...one 30" door on each side. Maybe I'm missing something...if so, let me know.

Yes...let's hope Santa Claus delivers on this. (not holding my breath...)

Yes...but, if you convert a door to a window it won't show "open" in plan view like a door will. It will look like a window....

No...you can select each roof plane with the same pitch in plan view...or in 3D view. Then, open the edit dialogue, click "lock pitch"...then change the "baseline" height the amount you want to raise or lower them. It will raise or lower the roof planes. No need to start over.

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Very short video on how to make custom door/window lintels.

I made you a video...hope it helps!

If you lock the "baseline"...yes, the rafter will pivot around this point. Of course...you need to know where the "baseline" is. It's probably not where you think it is. It's here...see diagram below;

Why not create a framing overview...select 3D in the top menu bar...choose an elevation (like right side, or left side). Then, create a "cad detail from view"...and edit and annotate. Just a quick idea...I've actually never done this before...but give it a try and let us know if it works for you.

More than likely the door to the conference room is not in the same defined "room" as the cabinets. If the cabinets and the door are both in the "conference room"...you should see both.