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PS moving the block with the arrow Keys works as expected but MOVE command the X-axis relative to itself moves the block toward or away from my view.

I have trouble in exterior elevations when moving a solid. Are all elevation axes relative to the camera or the plan view or what? Trying to move a solid I get confusing results. In a section view moving a block I get confused. What are the rules for this?

This is a nonstandard building, i.e. not a house Drop ceilings at 9' and 16' The two roofs slopes to rear at 1/4" per foot. Taller roof baseline is 16' AFF Lower roof baseline is 12' AFF There is another low roof under the 16' roof that pops out from under it. So should I set the ceiling height at 16' and No flat ceiling? And add roof planes at the desired heights. Set the Roof plane Structure to reflect a built-up roof? 2" pan & 8" insulation Roof surface TPO Add bar joist manually. Just wanted to confirm that this is the best approach. I have tried the second-floor technique used by Joe but I can not manage that well. Thanks for your input. va z hills revised plan.pdf va z hills section.pdf

I would use DensGlass or https://www.lowes.com/pd/James-Hardie-48-in-x-96-in-HardieSoffit-Porch-Panel-Primed-Fiber-Cement-Solid-Soffit/3169963

Working in Florida as I do I would show a large recess into the trusses in the garage ceiling. The AHU would go there. All ducts would go through the attic. If the customer is going to remain in the house for say 15-20 years I would suggest a conditioned attic. The insulation will cost more but AC saving, in the long run, will pay off. ( I don't have the actual numbers) Also the AC tonnage drops. It's very rare to see floor registers in Florida. Usually, a Northern builder trying to build in Florida. If you need a register in the basement then a chase from the attic is easy to hide. It's also rare to see a basement in Florida. The water table in most places is too high.

Thanks that worked a treat. I guess before I had used the Leader Line tool and did not get the results I needed.

So I have a front elevation & almost finished annotating it and realize my leader heads are too small. So how can I group select the leaders & change the arrow size in mass? I would resort to the Object Eye Dropper but it is useless as it will not transfer arrow size. Any suggestion for group select?

Thanks Mick for pointing me to this thread. Using rotate plan view to work in say -90 I expect Chief to operate as if that is the new plan view for that edit session. But Nudge, Move etc. make it difficult to actually work in that view. I expected the coordinate system to follow that view. I do not want to Rotate the plan permanently but do want to work in that view not just look around. I did send a service request for this.

Using rotate plan view to work in say -90 I expect Chief to operate as if that is the new plan view for that edit session. But Nudge, Move etc. make it difficult to actually work in that view. I expected the coordinate system to follow that view. I do not want to Rotate the plan permanently but do want to work in that view not just look around.

Thanks Michael, that did the trick.

I have a building that the Contractor wants on smaller layout sheets. This causes me to have to rotate & scale down the plan views and to rotate & scale up the text. I do not want to "Rotate the Plan" in the plan file but I do want to rotate the view in layout and the text. In AutoCAD you can temporarily rotate the drawing environment (plan file) so you can work with the new orientation. All CAD & text are drawn in the new orientation & remain that way when you rotate the view back to Normal. Can that be done in Chief?

Thanks for the Information.

I have assigned room numbers along with Room names. Is there any way to display Room Number without the Room Name in the Door Schedule? Note that the room number may change during the plan development.

I just started a list of layers that sometimes are not obvious to new users that you may want on or off in your floorplan views. If you can and want to participate please add to this list. ================================================================= Unwanted layer Display in 2D plan view Roof, Overhang Area Displays a Fascia line inside the roof plane line & is not indicated in the Layer DBX as being used. Opening Header Lines Display a dashed line indoors & windows Roofs, Ridge Caps Display a solid line over ridges, hides dashed roof plane lines =================================================================

Very nice Steve.Looking forward to the Cabinet version.

Thanks, So surely they will fix that in X11.

So what is the "Auto Generate" checkbox do Symbol DBX 2D block ?

From the Help File Uniform Stretch Zones define an area between two planes that stretches uniformly when the object is resized, leaving the area outside of the zone unaffected. Note: Stretch Planes and Stretch Zones do not affect a symbol’s 2D CAD block, which always resizes in a uniform manner. If you resize a symbol using custom Stretch Planes and Zones, consider generating a new CAD Block. See 2D Block Panel.

So just to be clear, the issue is with the 2D Block not updating properly? This is the case with any symbols we create?

Oops, i did not regenerate. So every time you resize you need to regenerate the 2D block? (that looks better) Sizes vary and need to be adjusted during the design process. See attached current toilet rooms using narrow walls. & a few stray partitions I was messing with.

Opened Mark's plan & still does not seen to stretch properly. The partition thickness increases as the entire symbol is resizing when it should be stretching.

See attached The plan view compresses the door when stretched smaller. In 3D view it looks full size but when selected it has a smaller box. Untitled 2.zip

Not taller but deeper stretches the flange & the door. See attached what the default looks like. Are you adding your own stretch plane? Like the second picture below, I added plane but the door still stretches.

Yes, I tried the latch side & I want to stretch in the other direction too. To make a deeper stall. But I can't seem to get the stretch planes to work at all.

Using the Chief Catalog "Architectural / Fixtures / Partitions" in my plan but, I can not seem to add stretch planes that will work for these so I can resize them without resizing the doors & hinges. Has anyone added the stretch planes that will work?