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9 minutes ago, joey_martin said:

There are a couple metal poles that I use under MILLWORK>BALUSTERS, NEWELS, & POSTS>CAPPED

 

 

what about your top rail?

cool, let me try that......thanks

they have JUST the chainlink, no poles. i could be wrong tho or i need to build the poles into the fencing

i've got a project requiring chain link fencing. i downloaded from 3d warehouse (sketchup) a chainlink panel. it bogs down the plan file big time. how do you guys go about setting this up?

18 hours ago, Evolution said:

Rob, are you speaking of the border tiles for the perimeter border?   If so, per my post above, this is the way I determine what the off-sets (border tile) are to be.  If I knew how to make a video I would.  I can usually do a room with average layout (other walls projecting in the room like closets etc) in just a few minutes.  If you are using the library material Rectangle Ceiling Tiles with Lights, that will not give you what you want. Thus the reason I do lay-in ceilings as I do. 

Yes, i was speaking of the border. Thanks

why are my interior elevations on vector view in the plan file but when i send them to layout it comes in as technical illustration? arghhhhh

1 hour ago, TheKitchenAbode said:

I would strongly suggest you check with the planning department within the jurisdiction you will be operating in "and" any State statutes governing this. Here, the province has a separate Building Code Act that specifically defines the required qualifications of those offering design services to the public, it's fairly complex and varies according to the type, size and scope of the building project. On top of this each city planning department has their own requirements for permit submissions. You need to be cautious when interpreting these requirements, for example, though a municipality may not require stamped drawings for permit submission the State Statue may require that all persons involved in the preparation of the drawings hold a specific professional designation.

 

Initially this is likely going to appear discouraging however, you need to keep in mind that they are mostly looking for who is going to take responsibility for what is in the drawings and not necessarily who prepares the drawings. For example, you can prepare the structural drawings but if you are not a Structural Engineer you will need to find a Structural Engineer who will review your drawings and sign off on them. Now the Structural Engineer assumes responsibility, not you.

 

Understanding this is also important so that you don't when promoting your business misrepresent, intentionally or unintentionally, who and what you are.

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Thanks guys. I watched the video on CA and it was explained well. However the offsets the narrator used doesn't perain to all designs. She never even explained how she got her offsets.

does anyone have an easy way they calculate their offsets for drop ceilings. the framing needs to start at the wall. i got one room fixed after about a half hour of trial and error but there has got to be an easier way.

good to know guys. my son does recording from online games and he can record while playing in the program itself then immediately upload to youtube.

i've seen several people able to record a session of CA to show examples and such. is there an app for this or is it something included in the program?

3 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

Are you familiar/experienced with any photo editing softwares? If you are looking to produce a still image then it is a quick process to export an image as .png with transparent background checked and drop in a backdrop behind your main layer.

Spherical backdrops in CA are severely limited by conpression,...a good spherical backdrop would be 7k and CA simply won't allow it. That's why most of CAs built in backdrops are pixelated 

just a little familar but will look into it.

I wanna learn the spherical backdrops.

You dont wanna know. I downloaded a nighttime wallpaper with stars so it would show my exterior lights which came out great.

Does chief have any more backdrops to download than what comes standard? I made one for myself but it was very distorted. 

ok, so you got me.......i forgot that option

i used the 8" cmu wall type....from there couldn't find the way to manipulate....

new project requires these size blocks for walls. how we can we manipulate the size to 4" block in chief? thanks!

8 minutes ago, parkwest said:

You might be interested in seeing what Dan Baumann at Chief expert academy has.  He has some good stuff on how, what and why to get you going.

How would i go about doing that?

Good feedback guys. What i listed above in my plans comes standard at $1 a sq foot. I have done this on the side since 04 and would like to go full time one day. My neighbor is a business man and he said not to think like he used too and price things too low. People view that as inferior. Raise the price and they see quality. Makes sense except when you go too high per sq ft it would be logical for people to go straight to an architect or engineer.

Parkwest, i will throw landscaping on the renderings but very generic. I am still learning how to manipulate terrian dips and hills so if it's too hard i will make it flat and just note the dwg. Most clients have a site plan too so i just scan it to a pdf, manipulate it with the addition and add it to one of my sheets. It will show the surveyor company on there.

If you look at CA sample plans they can be over 20 sheets. The most i ever got to is 14 which is why the reason im asking if i should be adding more detail by the way.

Here in the county i live in in alabama, the engineers always ask for the drawing file too. Long as im paid first by the customer i have no problem sending them.

Good feedback. In my neighborhood i have been in the homes and glanced at the plans an engineer has done themselves. To be honest, it seems like the only thing they do that i dont is add a crap ton of notes, call out nail sizes, qty and dimension the nails, add simpson strap details etc. Now that i am familiar with strap details and have had one of my drawings rejected from the county i now add them to everything i do.

Let me also add, when i say "stamped" the engineer will add multiple sheets into my package with their calcs and such. It kind of confuses me because if i call out certain material sizes on my drawings who is to say they will agree with and accept it? So far nothing has been sent back to me to match their calcs. My posts can get confusing, sorry!

Guys, i'd like to get some feedback on what you consider acceptable and how you provide plans to your clients. I am not a licensed engineer or architect but more of a designer and know home construction. Most of my plans need engineering and most of the clients know that going into it and are fine with it at their cost. My question is what really constitutes a complete set of plans before it goes out for engineering or architect stamps. What all do you guys include? I have found that my customers are content with what i provide which are:

isometric renderings, floorplans with dims, electrical, doors, windows cabinets and fixture plan, schedules, elevations exterior and interior, wall section, foundation plan, floor, ceiling and roof framing plans. I call out all material as well. I will measure for plumbing if asked. I have never included hvac details other than air handler and condenser location. Is their anything else you guys feel i should be adding to be considered a full set of plans? How about you guys and your plans? Im just trying to continually get better because there is always room to improve and i have been slammed with business this year. In the years prior i'd maybe get one or two jobs a year, now i'm booking like three at a time every month or so, mostly additions to homes and a few new constructions. CA has really upped my game. Thanks

i use control for multi selecting objects but never for what you guys stated. thanks. i will check out the vid too.