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i never have more than one file per job. one plan and one layout.

High_Plains_Drive.plan

lol i feel the same way but i am only 42.

first and foremost let it be known i think chief is the best residential software i have ever used for my business. i do want to throw out there to see if this happens to anyone else. my electrical plans are always a nightmare in chief. switches missing, wiring missing, porch lights missing etc. when i reopen the file the following day. at first i was like "it must be me, when i make changes i forget to add them back" so i did a test. i added all the electrical components back in and immediately saved the file and closed out. porch lights were there, outlets were there and everything was complete again. i will be damn if i open the plan file the next day and they are missing, not all but some. does this happen with anyone? it's always the electrical that does this and quite frankly is embarrassing when the client calls me and tells me they are missing. they aren't pissed or anything but it makes me look inferior.

Dropbox is a cloud service, right? Flash drives are a good idea the more I think about it. There prices have dropped huge over the years too.

So i found an older 250gb external hard drive someone gave me a while back. Its definitely not one of the newer ones. I reluctantly plugged it in and it seems fine and it 100 percent empty/clean. Would you guys trust older hardware to save your projects on? Figured it would save me 70-100 bucks. I have alot of prior CA projects on my pc now and wanted to clear some space and keep it running smooth. My system info is in sig. You guys use hard drives or flash drives?

will do, i am searching primitives as well.

thanks chop, let me give it a try and report back later.

Where would I find the option to angle a wall as shown? Doing an addition and would like to make the existing home match on my plans for the client. You can see the windows angled out in the picture.

and the winner goes tooooooooooooooooooooooooo, not reversing the wall type but changing the wall type. outer rails are "railing/fence. center rail wall is "interior railing". thanks guys, i would have never guessed those suggestions on my own.

this is a fun one. reversing the wall worked to avoid rejoining. however this happened. let me change wall types, and see.

when i mess with the center railing and increase the spacing or set post size to zero it reconnects the whole railing. i will keep trying

it definately works BUT it did what i thought would happen. it threw another post in the center for the middle break so i chose "no post". thats makes it remove my beam as well. lol

hmm, i would have never thought to try that, but hey if it works it works lol

no clue what you are trying to explain, however here is a pic. only one railing wall, post to beam to catch the porch roof. i want to slide the posts as shown. they are currently 120" o.c. and you cannot manually manipulate them.

hello fellow chiefers, i'm trying to figure out how to space my posts to beam as shown. where is the option to not space them equally on centers?

Wow, that was quite simple. I have never noticed that option.

thanks joey and rob. off subject, if you see the pdf i attached, how do you get that garage door design? i'm assuming it's not the door that is chamfered but the wall that is. in that case, is it just a simple process of breaking the lines in the wall elevation and forming a chamfer?

My thoughts exactly. The posts COULD be exposed in the walls for that certain look but i really dont think it matters. They can be shown in the framing details. I tried using a railing command and got it to look good but i made issues for me. Polylines are another good suggestion along with regular wall command which is what is shown in my attachment.

That will allow it to become a space since the walls wont be continuous? I will give it a try.

how would you guys handle the wall type for a pole barn type construction that will be heated and cooled and livable in one section? if a pole barn, for instance, has 6x6 posts, i would obviously want to make my walls 6" thick to match the depth. they would be built with 2x6 studs BUT how would you incorporate the posts into the wall as well? surely you would not have to make the walls individual pieces that stop in way of the posts. i have attached some views of a sketch from the client. i have the building finished in chief but the structure is not going to be right for the walls of the living area as it have it now. attachments may be a better explanation. thanks for the input. Barn Layout1.pdf Barn Layout1-1.pdf

you are the second person who has said this. my neighbor knows what i do and he owns a restaurant. he too learned that going cheap on his menu doesn't bring more business, people see an inferior product and expect superior work with higher prices.

drdesign, my thinking has always been people may think i'm ripping them off and taking longer than usual if i go by the hour. i'm fairly quick but when dealing with people who know nothing about design can be an issue.

Very smart advice rene.

Wow! I am learning to not cut myself short and charge to low. People still come to me even after i raise my prices. Good job man, that is impressive income. I charge per ft. Ive never looked into charging by the hour.