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BTW just noticed your macro is slightly different than mine (uses the decimal instead of fraction with the standard %depth% macro) and will keep the formatting the same IF that is what you are looking for: (%width/1.75%)-1 3/4"x%FormattedDepthSixteenths%" %type_name% %name%

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Best thing you can do is to report back to the thread the solution of the issue once chief has helped you figure it out. Especially if it ends up being a hardware issue or driver issue. Someone else may have the same issue and searching and finding your solution will help others this way.

Sounds like maybe you should check with Tech support tomorrow. That is what your SSA is for.

Still using a Mac Pro 6.1 like Greg. Works great. It is 5 years old so not as fast as it used to be but still runs chief great and as Greg says EXTREMELY STABLE. It's a solid workhorse. Probably will upgrade this year and am considering a new pro desktop.

Wall set to be cut by roof, with a ceiling plane under the stairs which will cut the wall.

I am not seeing your issue directly other than your framing won't show because of how you have your roof set. What I see is that is causing issues: 1.) You don't have your roof framing showing up because of your structure definition. Change the structure to have just the framing layer and move your insulation and LSL layer to your surface definition. Also pay attention to the error messages that are popping up all over your plan and I think you will find it helps. 2.) You need a 2nd floor on your plan to do what you are wanting to do with the door and accessing the attic. Just set the Roof to ignore 2nd floor.

You are totally correct. I was thinking of beams when placed in pairs instead of using your method. Brain fart on those already being suppressed.

So how do you get in this case the double header to show only one label as the default for the macro should be applied to both and they should both be showing the label of (2) 2x8-Hdr???

Robert a question here. I do the same with my headers using macros as well as my beams. I am assuming you have manually suppressed one of the header labels here correct?

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For example on OSX ⌘Q will quit chief. He may have had a system hotkey change.

I still think it could have been a hotkey issue (marked as solution so I think it was.) My best guess is the delete key got mapped as quit...

Sounds like you should look at your hotkey assignments and figure out which one you are pushing that is wanting to close chief.

Disconnect the terrain perimeter from the lot. trace it as it is now with 2d cad lines to show the lots but expand the terrain perimeter way out so that you can see around it including the road. Another trick is to draw the houses separately and change one of them into a 3d symbol and place it on the other house plan so that it does not slow down the file. Some searches of the forum will help with the methods.

You could try Chief architects many mechanical libraries.

For editing them you can use the edit cad block tool in x13 and edit the symbol adding the circuit info directly.

Yep manually. The suggestion has been made to place them automatically through a DBX.

Check out the simpson catalog for their 3d items such as hangers.

try a google photo search???

See last post.

If you go to Simpson for the individual hold down they have dwg files you can import and use in your cad detail with a perspective view installed for most cases.

Most likely Snohomish County is to blame.. I blame them either way. haha

I used Bluebeam revu on Mac before the current OS X forced it out as Bluebeam stopped updating as they are bringing out their web portal system for cross platform usage. It’s a great program and I have heard good things about the PC version as many others above mention.

You sure you are not talking about the setting where it shows from exterior or interior the framing detail???