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Thank you Robert! So simple. I think I might have known how to do this but hadn't in a very long time.

DB, That being said, why does Chief have a catalog of different kinds of grasses to choose from? If one wants to use a fescue, for example, there doesn't seem to be a way to select that.

There are a number of different types of grass to use for grass regions, but when you create a grass region, you don't seem to be able to choose. What am I doing wrong? Or has anybody else dealt with this?

New laptop. Installed X16, copied my user library, templates, hotkeys, toolbars, textures, and everything else I thought was important from my desktop to the laptop. My user library contains many, many materials copied from manufacturer and bonus libraries, as well as some linked from the core libraries. (trying to minimize how many catalogs I have onboard). Now, on the laptop, these copied materials in my user library do not have their textures. I've tried downloading the relevant catalogs again, and in many cases, the material has no texture, even in the catalog's file. The warning of missing files references a folder in the Chief program file (referenced files) that doesn't exist on the laptop OR the desktop. I am at a loss. The laptop only has a C drive, and all documents, etc. go to OneDrive, including the Chief X16 data file. Is that part of the problem? If so, how do you go about creating a partition for a D: drive? I'm obviously in over my head, here, and could sure use some help.

Thanks!!

Hi, now that I have a desktop AND a laptop, I don't remember how to transfer Chief between the two depending on which computer I want to use at the time. Can someone help me out?

Please talk to the James Hardie people to update their Chief catalog. They have new products and new colors that I'm sure others besides myself are eager to use. There is an entire Artisan Siding collection and an Architectural Panel collection that have been on the market for over a year.

Is a plan database worth the effort? I keep plans in folders and subfolders on my hard drive (and cloud backup), It's easy in Windows Explorer to find a plan based on its category, subcategory, etc. I haven't used the plan database feature and wonder if it's worth a try. Can anyone speak of advantages/disadvantages of it compared with what I'm doing now?TIA.

Thanks for all the input. I've decided to get a 4090 for my desktop and juice it up, and for a laptop, get one that has the minimum to run Chief, figuring I will use the desktop for rendering, not the laptop.

Following. I also need a new laptop.

Joey, your elevations are beautiful. How do the different elements look when printed in B&W? I have a bit of time today to play with my elevation camera layer set, so thanks, Joey and Michael for the push.

But if I don't, the elevation is all too dark and heavy and doesn't read well. What I do instead is draw a polyline box around the foundation and hatch it, all using white, so the foundation looks like dashed lines. Guess I'll keep doing it that way.

Michael, There is no linestyle choice on the Edge Line Defaults, just line weight and color. Even in the plan, changing the linestyle on the foundation walls/footings/foundation does not change the camera view. I'm baffled.