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OK Thanks Alan, that helps. Playing with plain text I was able to create a text object & align the vertical lines to match the Index. This was the way to go only I could not conquer the Text table elements, Now I have a better understanding. SO I no longer need the cobbled table I created.

I build an extension to the table of contents on a plan to accommodate sheets I do not generate. The horizontal likes need to be quite accurate to fall between the new text. I measure but at 3/16 the rounding chief does at that small a measure is off. In Autocad I just Pick the measurement which is quite accurate. I doubt Chief will add this feature to its dialog boxes as not enough people are asking for it. So what is the best way to get the accurate measurement? Is there a better way to do this?

That's it. Thanks Joe.....

Thanks Joe but not working in the text, works in the label.

If I change the Text Macro to Referenced Object it works in the text but not in the Label.

I created a Roof Surface macro that works in the Roof label but not in a text object. See plan attached. What am I doing wrong? Roof Macro.plan

I AGREE. Simply providing a way to move the coordinates of the area hatch would be a quick solution. As long as you can create a 2'x4' hatch.

Alan that is a good tip. Can't tell you how many times I tried to select a light over a cabinet.

I use a pre made grid that I blocked & added to the library. It is rather large so I delete most lines after exploding & trimming. It can be rotated and nugged into your preferred alignment. I don't center but look at the margin tiles to prevent any small tiles & make sure the lights if used will look ok in the space. More of a visual alignment for me. Great video Michael.

Yes if you heat the outer part & cool the inner part it will still require force to join the parts. I think that 10 thousandths play is still considered an interference fit and requires force to join the parts.

Without control of the hatch pattern origin you could make your own pattern files but for each grid size it would be 144 files for 1 inch offsets. Seems like Chief would have provided the origin control for users. At least in the professional version of there software.

Thanks Curt, What I wanted was to have Chief auto build the floor system with trusses. It uses TJI's so why not Web Trusses? Another option that would be goo is the swap out TJI's for web trusses globally. No way to to that That I have found.

Wow your engineer is "one size fits all" kinda guy. What happened to "review the plan & design to the load conditions found"? I think I deleted 16 trusses in this project. None of them were necessary. I guess Chief adds them because it can not determine if they are load bearing or not.

No sir, not with 3/4" plywood, just cross bracing and often no bracing at all.

Agreed, when you get the design just the way you want it, the client comes back and request moving a few exterior walls & then the auto regen would be a blessing BUT all your changes would be lost. That's why so many people turn auto OFF once it is built the first time. Foundations & Roof are the same way for me. Auto one time only!

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm getting there. How can I get web floor joist?

There is a non bearing wall but we don't add a truss for those. I have made some progress. Thanks

One thing Chief did was to put two extra joist under some walls. How would I stop that?

I see you have to check in the walls structure to "Hang Floor Platform" and "Include Ledger" to get the framing to get the joist to break on the interior walls.

Will Chief handle this with "Floor Trusses" or do you have to modify them yourself?

Did you have to do any post processing while in SketchFab? I had to go through some of the materials in the model & re-associate them with the texture files.

May I ask the process you used to get your model into SketchFab? I used export 3DS file & did a save entire plan in Chief to get the materials into a PDF added the 3DS file & removed the plan. Uploaded to SketchFab but had to go through some of the materials to get them to display. https://skfb.ly/NoF9 Is there an easier way?

Great tips in the video Johnny. Thanks I was going to notch the block wall, see attached. I adjusted the roof planes & some of the issues resolved.Also moved the short wall at entry & the porch to garage face junction resolved. But the actual junction is that way in real life but Chief will not deal with it.

Thanks Michael, I redid the molding as flat & did as you suggested with the brackets. Not automatic but manageable. Railing as a symbol, that could work. I;ll give it a try. I added a 3rd floor just for the tower & that cleaned up the walls a little. Some issues are being caused by the partial roof at the garage as it is below the plate height & generating extra walls. That is what David was covering with a material region. I have yet to see how to fix that. It is more obvious in the Perspective Floor Overview of the 1st floor. You can see the non-stucco walls Chief is making . Off to read the link you provided.

Thank you David for your time, no need to spend you weekend hours for me. Let me see if I can expand on the original comments I made. This is a request for help using 3D moldings that have a repeating pattern. I could not get the pattern to wrap the outside corner of the tower, this is a Shadow board of sorts & the corner junction produces a part of a bracket that should not be there. 1. I created a 3D molding using a CA bracket & a 3D box. The intent is to get the 16" high band (1" thick) to be the base of the molding and the bracket to self space at 24" on center. The problem is the at the outside corner part of the brace is shown. Should I use a different approach to this molding? Or did i do something wrong in creating it? I would also prefer not to have the vertical lined at the 24" interval. This is about using a railing that is NOT aligned with a floor platform. Reason being is that the shape of the balusters does not match the railing balusters. Perhaps I'm being too picky but I still would like to know how to use a railing that the bottom is below the adjacent room floor? 2. Trying to place a railing (no room def) on the front False balcony at the second floor. The molding bottom needs to be between the ceiling & floor platform & I can not get it to move there. I used some millwork objects to fill the space but they do not match the railing I am using on the front porch. How to get railing between floors. I guess I could create a room at that location but my experience has been this come with a new set of problems. For me the p-solids are easier to work with for the front pop out. I was able to Ctrl+Drag the p-solid to a width of 16" to fix my problem but I also wanted to know if any other object is easier to work with in elevation & plan views? 3. the p-solid at that location does not want to form through the wall. So with the porch with arches are you folks finding a better object type to build them Especially when they turn the corner like this porch does. You did a good job of showing how to trouble shoot the odd wall anomalies but it seems that I should be able to correct the walls without using band-aids. 4. Something going on here with the wall surface. Should I have created another room above the 2nd floor to get the tower to build correctly?