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3 minutes ago, rockyshepheard said:

I am aware of the stone and the yellow wall type. But aside from that, how did you do it?

I just made all the walls the same and used the eyedropper to paint the sections I want to be brick. Of course the bottom wall I didn't need to do the pony wall.
That was sort of cheating but it seem to have did the trick.
For the pony walls to work you have to get your materials and thickness right and you don't have that.

You have three different wall types going on. Its not consistent.

I printed out x11 and 12 so I can re-review them. I probably should have kept the old ones I printed.

Finally I found it!

11 minutes ago, rgardner said:

Click the download link at the right.  

That doesn't give you the release notes

41 minutes ago, solver said:

Here is where to download the Update Notes when you are also downloading the update.

 

Where do you get that on with the pro version? I usually print it when It first comes out but I don't know how to get it now.

16 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

 

Just to be clear, I'm recommending something a little different than what Eric showed.  I'm talking about reading the Release Notes at every single upgrade (including simple version updates).  Take this current example...  We've had the option to select No Room Moldings since X11, but the separate options for Interior and Exterior weren't actually added with the upgrade to X12, they were snuck in with the 22.2.0.54 update...

 

Thank You Michael

2 minutes ago, Ridge_Runner said:

I do that, but I sure didn't remember that one.

1 hour ago, Alaskan_Son said:

 

 

 

 

I would encourage all of y'all to get into the habit of reading the Release Notes every single time you upgrade.  Take the time to make sure you understand each new feature that's been added or changed, and wherever relevant, test each one out.  I'd say it's probably the single best way to help make sure keep abreast of any changes.  Plus, it will also help you explore and discover little tools and capabilities you either never knew or forgot about.  It's seriously one of my favorite exercises in Chief.   I always love going through the Release Notes. 

1 hour ago, solver said:

What Michael said.

 

New features is available as a PDF and 

 

I always read through the release notes but remembering is another thing. lol

Great advise though.
Just keeping an eye on the questions asked and answered in this forum you learn a lot. I like to encourage my friends to keep up with the forum also.

This is the final rendering for my client. Not what I would do for the exterior look but its what he wants. I prefer a foundation and a 30" x 30" chase for the vent pipe to go up. 

Yes, the one Solver showed is coming up in my library now after I downloaded.

Thank y'all very much!

6 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

Here's the one from my User Catalog by the way...

Fireplace Vent.calibz

Thank you for the vent! I'm also updating my library. Thank you for reminding me

17 minutes ago, solver said:

My library doesn't have that for some reason. 

8 minutes ago, Ridge_Runner said:

There is one in the library. Just type "vent" in the search window and it pulls up several. The wall vent is down the list a few.

Yea, been there, done that. Couldn't find one.

I want the customer to see what it will look like in the 3D finish view of the house.

I was looking for an exterior wall vent for a gas fireplace in the library and could not find one.
Please help if you know where I can find one. Otherwise I will make one but didn't want to go through the trouble if I don't have too.

3 hours ago, mtldesigns said:

Wow.. I learned something new today too.  I always did the old fashion way and edited the room molding polyline.  

 

Thanks Glen.  

Yes, thats what I mean. I did the room molding polyline also. It's hard to keep up with the changes.

19 minutes ago, glennw said:

Open the dbx for the wall General>Options>No Room Moldings Interior.

Thanks Glen!
Was that new with X11 or 12 because I don't remember that option being there.

Whats the easiest way to get rid of this base?
Please help

13 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said:

I find it interesting that some of you who find the point system utterly useless are amongst the first to get in a tizzy when they get some down votes and you also commonly seen to feel the need to hand out a few up votes for no other reason than to help even the scales, for what?  To make sure everyone gets a trophy?  You either care or you don’t.  If you really and truly find them useless, just ignore them and don’t click on them.  

Your right, I did the down vote just because your statement p*ssed me off so much and than I thought I better voice my opinion to you directly. I don't have a problem with confronting things straight on and I also don't have a problem with apologizing when I'm wrong.
With that said, I did the down vote with a follow up of how I felt and I will promise that I will never use a down vote again.
My apologies if I hurt your feeling on the down vote.

I sent a private message to Michael asking him not stay away. Might be a good idea if anyone feels lead to do the same.
Just a thought

Thank You

18 minutes ago, joey_martin said:

Cupolas 

Thanks Joey! I never new what those were called either. Never have to put one on a house before. 

3 minutes ago, ChiefUserBigRob said:

i figured negative reps means noone will take the time to help ya. they judge ya on them. 

Yes, this is not a winning battle for anyone. I am thankful for the help I get on this forum and we should probably agree to just end this thread and forgive and forget what was said.
Love you guys! Please don't hate me!

7 minutes ago, HumbleChief said:

So their purpose is for new users to tell if someone knows what they are talking about? So, what if a user doesn't like another user, who knows what he's talking about? And how could one possibly know if someone knows what they are talking about by the little clicks and up or down votes?

 

In trying to imagine response from Michael, or Steve Nestor, or ChopBox, or Glenn, or MarkM, to name a few without the aid of the little ticker counter of brownie points awarded under his name, I read their replies and don't even THINK about how many little points have been accumulated in the reputation score box. Instead I look for content, helpfulness, and knowledge of the program which any post from the above short list and many others have in triple spades - without looking to see if they have a merit badge or two. NEVER look to see how many votes ANY user has in order to measure their competency or their helpful nature.

 

On the other hand I was just in a thread where a user had a different opinion and other users down voted him because he had a different viewpoint. NOT because he didn't understand the program or that he didn't know what he was talking about, but simply because people disagreed. Childish and immature.

 

So once again the purpose is what? What useful purpose do they really serve?

I just noticed besides the up vote and down vote it looks like there is a third selection to "Like" it by clicking the heart. Its nice to be able to like a post because its just thanking the other person. I agree though I don't like the up and down vote.
I appreciate your statement Larry. Thank You

1 hour ago, Alaskan_Son said:

This has been discussed a ton in the past, but I personally think they serve a crucial purpose that cannot otherwise be accomplished in a heavy traffic online forum.  They are really the only real form of positive/negative consequence, and more importantly they’re really the only way of

effectually providing a measurable peer review and serve as a virtual replacement to the real world “reputation”.  There are thousands of users who frequent the forum but never post and I’d venture to say that there are thousands more who only ever stop by 2 or 3 times.  In all cases, but especially in the case of the occasional user, there is no other metric in place that gives them any clue as to whether or not any given user knows what they’re talking about.  
 

I see conflicting information every single day and in every other thread.  The Reputation Point system gives us at least some way of weeding through it in an environment where there’s otherwise no real way to tell the difference between someone who just likes to talk and someone who actually knows what they’re talking about.  

This is a very offensive statement. If this is what you want then you should open up your own chat room with your own rules. At this point I have to contain my thoughts and be careful what I say.

1 hour ago, HumbleChief said:

Just wandered over to this thread and am a bit confused about the confusion re: Layer Sets and Plan Views etc. If a new user then a learning curve is not something to be surprised by, frustrated yes, and initially confused but not surprised.

 

I then watched a couple of the videos referred to above and again if one is completely new to Chief then hang on because the program is complex but the videos IMO are excellent. Maybe because I am familiar with most of the terms as a long time user and if that's true then the basics of Chief's operational paradigm have to be part of any learning process and to the OP you have to start there if you are new to Chief. Hang in there and it will get easier and perhaps a more specific question will alleviate some confusion?

 

And what's with the Up Votes and Down Votes? They cause nothing but harm and absolutely no good - at all. What exactly is there purpose? What good do they do?

I agree but I just gave you an up vote anyway! LOL