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This is the first way I tried but could not get the edge of the intersecting walls at corner to look right in elevation or 3d. It seemed the end of the walls were overriding the material regions or the regions where conflicting each other. Tomorrow I'll post a plan showing the issue I'm having.

Need some help figuring out how to create this recessed brick detail which wraps around the outside corners. I've tried material regions on each wall but at the edge of the corner, the full thickness of the brick shows. I've also tried changing the wall style at the area of the detail, apply quoins the same depth and material as the main brick wall. This caused an offset of the frieze molding. Any other ideas?

After creating pdf with Chief printer driver, I open it in Bluebeam Revu. There's a tool to reduce the file size in Bluebeam which works great. I haven't tried creating a pdf in Chief using the Bluebeam driver in awhile. Last time I tried the quality was not good. Bluebeam Revu also has great markup tools we use frequently.

I create a cad detail from view and then create the cad block in the cad detail window. This way the original line work is available if needed to adjust anything or reblock. Also, I do a save-as of my plan and name it "whatever"as-built.plan so I have the 3d version available as well. Then open up the working plan to start on the proposed remodel.

When I do a save-as for a plan file to preserve it at a certain stage or version, I add a suffix such as -a.plan; -b.plan, etc. The plan that I have linked to the layout never has a suffix, eliminating the need to adjust the linked file.

Another option to show depth is to have shadows on for your elevations. The sun angle can be adjusted to help highlight the areas best suited for each elevation.

Coming from 20+ years of using Autocad / Autocad Architecture before switching to Chief in 2014 the hardest thing to get a handle on was dimensioning. Now the process seems so much better than Autocad. Since I had 3d experience with Autocad Architecture learning to build the model in CA was quick to learn. The tools in chief are so much better though. If you've only used 2d Autocad there will be a learning curve but it will be so fun! There is an abundance of resources and tutorials to help you get going. Definitely the 2nd best decision I've made in my home design business. The best decision was hiring Melissa Baca (she found out about CA and shared with me)

I ordered from Dell when they had a promo on Alienware. Also received some Dell rewards that went towards a new TV. Very pleased with our purchases.

If your railing is round make sure horizon lines is checked in preferences, render, general options. I had a similar problem with round columns and this fixed it.

If there is another exterior door to a deck or patio it can be the 36" egress door. Then the entry door can be smaller than 36" such as a double 30".

Thanks Joe and Johnny. This works great!

Technology changes so fast doesn't it? I had thought about going a step down in processor and video card to save a few $ but figure going this configuration maybe will be happy for longer. Better specs available but didn't really want to spend more so feel this is a good choice for me. Actually have 2 ordered...one for me and one for the designer that works for me.

Thanks!

Order has been placed and will arrive later this month. Excited! We've been needing new laptops for awhile and these should last us several years. The XPS 17 I have now has served me well for 5+ years. It was top of the line at the time.

The 512 adds a few hundred. Other than Chief and Bluebeam, not much additional software. We're using cloud based accounting and crm. Thanks for the feedback.

The XPS I have now is heavy but transport it when needed with a rolling laptop bag. I checked out the AW17 R3 at Best Buy today. Different specs though. It's heavy but impressive. I've placed my order from Dell,so excited!

Thanks all for the input.

Thank you David. This will be a good upgrade from what I'm using now.

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Set the sheet display to on and move the sheet to where your floor plan is located. Depending on the size of your plan you may need to adjust the sheet size and printing scale in the sheet setup.

Try doing a save-as without the layout being open. We have been having similar issues as well and this seemed to clear up any layout confusion. Start with the main plan that you want referenced in the layout, such as "proposed", and have this linked to the layout. After your as-built drawings are complete in this plan, do a save-as and name "as-built" - do this with the layout closed. This way you are always working in the proposed plan file, which is linked to the layout file.

Is the background in Autocad black? If so change it to white.

Well, like other ideas, this worked for a day. This morning the card / driver is not working properly. There are no problems with X8 on our identical laptop that driver 362.00 was never updated.

Well, like other ideas, this worked for a day. This morning the card / driver is not working properly. There are no problems with X8 on our identical laptop that driver 362.00 was never updated.

We've updated one of our 2 laptops to this driver yesterday. Cleaned all nvidia stuff off then did custom install with only the video driver selected. So far so good.