rgardner

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  1. I would restart your computer first but if that doesn't work then contact tech support as @DavidJPotter mentions.
  2. Only if you leave it as a flat ceiling over the room. Either method is quite simple with this setup. Just look for Corbels for the brackets in the library.
  3. Or use the layer eye dropper painter tool to set the layer to the different items you don’t want to see in that view. I will add that you also need to: And saved plan views
  4. Well that's a new one. Why don't you load up the plan file so we can take a look.
  5. Wall will pull from whatever side it is set to. So if you have a vaulted ceiling next to a flat ceiling room it could be incorrect. BTW you can change the name of the "comments" column to whatever you want so you could name it Wall Height. But again I ask the same question as Gene did.
  6. Return the wall farther than 2.5" and place a perpendicular room divider at the wall intersection so it snaps to the joining of those two walls. When you have the "T" built use the room divider to drag it back to the 2.5" you want. Good to place a temp point marker where you want it. If it needs any cleanup use the wall layer intersection tool to clean it up with the siding/sheathing layer, etc. There is possibly a chance it won't work at 2.5" if its a 2x6 wall you might need to do minimum of 2.75"+ as the wall tool joins in the centers.
  7. If you go that route I would recommend you duplicate your dimension defaults setting just for that type of scenario as it can be a Pain in the butt in other cases. Honestly I don't even use auto dimensions as I have my dimension defaults setup where I can run a quick manual dimension line across and set it change my default for the next level of dimensions run the manual dimension and set it, change my default for the third line if necessary and run manual dimension and set it. That way it is almost as quick but no cleanup usually necessary and exactly how I want to see it. But I am super OCD about dimensions and dimension lines and their locations.
  8. Click on the room and create a molding poly-line. Turn off the sections you don’t want to show the molding.
  9. Change your dimension reach or disconnect the deck or remove room definition in some way from the deck.
  10. Cad detail=2d cad work nothing 3d I I \ / \/
  11. Didn't download your plan but do you have your lighting set to more than 20 lights (or 8 if an older template plan) that is set with the template? Those get eaten up quickly especially if you have any rope lighting in your kitchen or baths.
  12. I must not be understanding what is going on here. A WALL MATERIAL REGION will cutout for windows/doors so if you applied a WMR on a wall with windows you shouldn't have to be creating any holes.
  13. This is untrue. Upwork does charge the client as well as the provider.
  14. What does the show more details and knowledge base say.
  15. Just to add it’s not necessary to keep auto build but you will need to reframe the walls you need framed differently after you change that wall type to have a 12” oc framing spec. Note fastest is to COPY the wall definition and rename it then change the spacing.
  16. That is probably a foundation footing step indicator. Separate layer. Turn it off or remove the step in the footing.
  17. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/library&reset=true
  18. original ship date was 10 weeks from when I ordered it. It shipped after 4 weeks. This was about a month ago. +/-
  19. FYI. My studio shipped more than a month earlier than originally stated.
  20. How are you sending them to your layout? I would recommend sending them as a picture in the layout dbx instead of using a live view. Live view will work and once you print them the live view will update and not be blurry but if there is no chance of them changing as a live view would update then send them as a pic. Live views are designed to take less computer resources when they are not being used so they go blurry a little bit when not using them or not printing.
  21. When you import a cad file you are literally importing cad lines only, no model information. You would have to rebuild the model completely and accurately to get the materials list to work. However chief is a very complete program and there are some very skilled Architectural designers, Engineers, and architects on this forum who can do the plans for you and at the same time provide a chief model and materials list for your project. Why buy them online instead of having a custom plan developed for you here?
  22. Have you tried any other files, and specifically the oob x14 chief template? Or, have you added any outside symbols to your library lately? X14 other than a recent toolbar issue with the last patch has been very stable and much snappier than x13 for me anyways.
  23. Out of Box (common acronym used on here) the #3 key is the keyboard shortcut for the break tool that you are looking for.