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i open up my layout file today and all the views are now black and white. even when i send new views in color from plan file to layout they are black and white. i have never messed with any settings like that. suggestions? thanks friends

gotcha, thanks!

that makes you draw everything manually correct? here is what i was trying to do since i already built the framing. elevations showing this. (perspective framing overview shown in attachment) i need elevations to dimension.

guys, i forgot how to cut a wall elevation that will show only the framing. if i manipulate layers in the section view layer set i will still need the defaulted layers showing windows and sheetrock in other views. hmmmmm

thanks! i will give it a try

arghhh, im still having problems. how did you get the reversed curve to them?

learn something new everyday! thanks guys

hey guys, i really do not want to have to manually draw these shutters. they aren't in the library. is there website you can direct me to and download them to my library? thanks

Draw a wall in the attic level? And yes, fill in the gap

hello, i'm trying to figure out how to fix the gable wall as shown in the attachment. it makes sense why it's doing that but i don't even know what to search for the fix. suggestions? thanks! plan file uploaded. Wheeler Addition.plan

Thanks! Appreciate it

gee, i wonder...

thanks, i can make it work!

is this in the library? it;s for a mechanical closet. thanks!

Im an autocad guy and know about hotkeys but im fairly new to chief...how do you set them up on it?

Guys, ive been copying and pasting objects in place and then moving (one of the ojects) point to point. Is there a copy point to point? Ive got to be doing this the hard way.

Now thats sexy! I love it. Thanks guys for the suggestions!

I have a client who is wanting to build a post and beam style home. Can anyone suggest a starting point on designing this in chief? I'm thinking the wall commands will be quite different. I do not know the specifics yet on the wall construction.

Thanks again guys...i just checked and the prick still has my plan posted on his site and wont take it down. I can only hope he gets ripped off and see how it feels.

Do i need to apply as an LLC and get a business license?

Let's no focus too much on my sig on this forum. Its the only place i add my day job title. Im on google and only describe myself as a residential designer and let every client know i dont stamp drawings and refer them to a firm that can. They have already stamped a couple of my drawings.

i agree, maybe i should redo my sig. structural designer is my title during the day at the shipyard. residential design at nights and weekends at home.

thanks guys, i think i will go for it. i do not have a business license yet but advertise online. is this an issue for me? can he use that against me? i work plans on the side at home. i have a day job and have not grown no where near big enough to go solo thus the reason i havent applied for a license yet.

i hear ya guys.....i want to crush this dude's business and warn others. he is a rookie who just got his contractor license last year and apparently is already off to a bad start by ripping me off. i thrive on helping others and love doing home design. in the long run, he can easily leave a bad review on google for me if i keep pushing. so, i need to take a break and think about the long term goal for me. everyone else has always been happy with my services over the years. i firmly believe in doing unto other's as i'd have them do unto me. but when you take advantage of me, thats when i am not nice anymore. it wouldn't be so bad if he didnt have the pdf's to my complete set of plans. again, my fault for sending them i guess. i had no clue he would put a stop payment on the check. he probably had a bank loan denied and therefore looked for a way to back out of the paying me because he seemed ok up until payment time. i want to say live and learn but this has really got me angry. and to have the balls to post my plan on his site like it's one of his homes he will build amazes me.

i would love to leave a bad review and take him to court. but he knows he is in the wrong and has tried to turn this against me and could do the same on me and leave a bad review.. how many of you who do this on the side part time from home has a business license for it?