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Good info, I changed the "End Cap" to 1/64 In CAD Detail with the "Show Line Weights" ON it looks good. With the Line weights off it looks like dots.

Here it is in the layout with "Use layout Line Scale" with 1/64 line & 1/64 space. Not too bad but does not help in the actual work environment (CAD Detail)

I know you can use the Layout DBX to change the line style look but that is not helping me working in CAD Details.

Does not seem to help. Is there a scale factor applied to line styles other than layout

I am doing details in a CAD Detail in the plan file. I want to draw in actual size. So when I draw a 12"x12" rectangle & want to add a hidden line (very small dashed line) the start & end segments are too large. Is there a line scale setting for that CAD detail workspace? If not I need a much smaller line definition, but can not create it. I must be missing some critical information. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks

Very nice, Jeff.

Thanks Robert, that will be the easy enough to implement. PS That did the trick.

I have labels area polylines with 2 lines of text but would like the schedule to only show the first line. Is there a way to do that?

Some things get missed & you can't see how you missed it! "If it was a snake it would have bit you!" kind of thing.

Doesn't it mess up all the square footage's?

If you flip the 4" wall with the "Reverse Layer" tool so both primary sides are on the same side the line goes away.

When I click on each one they open in the core catalog at the same place. I suppose I could select each time to be sure they are the same?

Enjoy BackFlow.calibz

I do, over & over & over again as I update all layout boxes. Until the final print, Oh Sh*t I forgot the last time.

Thanks all.. Tech support had no magic, same methods mentioned here. The problem I had with soffits no showing an opening went away once I restarted Chief. So that is what I did use, but the plan view soffit lines do not join so I have to use a polyline for plan view. Thanks Steve, the issue I had with that method is the the room schedule is not correct. And the owner wanted a room schedule in the plans.

No luck this time Perry. I usually drop a plume mask over them rather than edit them away as any refresh & I forget to do it again.

Well that may be the least trouble. Although I was hoping Chief would frame the ceiling. Too much to ask? I sent to tech support.

I just tried 6" tall soffits ILO ceiling plane but when the soffits wrap into a rectangle they close the center, no hole. Is that a bug? And soffits do not allow holes! PS this worked after restarting Chief

Thanks for looking at this. The wall inside is drywall from the core catalog & both are 5/8.

I have a 6" drop ceiling with holes. But I want the perimeter to jump up 6" to the original ceiling. Problem is the ceiling vertical plane does not build. See photo. I tried putting a hole there but it just trims the original ceiling polyline. I have windows that finish at the top ceiling line, so I can not have the hole inside the main drop ceiling. Any suggestions? Thanks

How do you deal with these unwanted lines in vector view?

FYI Another example. https://www.jlconline.com/how-to/hvac/simple-fresh-air-for-tight-houses_o

One more https://www.finehomebuilding.com/membership/pdf/401484/021285064.pdf

So did you see this article? https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/how-would-you-frame-this-cornice-return or this: https://countryplans.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=4f6426e5c2f5513d904b33535b7d0985&msg=168180 Or this? https://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2013/12/13/eave-returns-interpreting-gyhr-details/

If the change is very minor it would be better to modify the CAD file using CAD. Else try this: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00170/using-cad-to-walls-from-an-imported-dwg-dxf.html