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Your lower wall is set to the same height as where I am guessing you want your top wall to be. Maybe it should be 0" "height off floor"? So the last 8" can be the upper wall. Also just so you know you probably want to align the pony wall at main layer outside instead of center (just a guess).

yup right there your easy fix.

Try opening this view and selecting that wall that is a half knee wall between your dormers open it and make it invisible (or use the make invisible wall button once you have it selected.). For the other side a picture of the outside of the house may help explain what you need to do for the roof.

Look at the absolute elevations of each and set your ramp to it.

Yes Joey was saying use the ramp tool with railings turned off and a thick base for the slope. I personally dont understand your last question? Do you mean how do you make the base not have a gap??? If that is what you are asking... then... Like your question last week either give it a foundation or give it a thickened floor. Make it a patio room.

Not sure if it is how most use it or even if it is the most efficient or even intended use but it is where I build most of the model in before specializing in the electrical, cabinets, dimensioning phases. Think of the working set like a semi-all (pertinent) on layer set where you build your model going back and forth but it is a messy section where you can adjust your site, your plumbing fixtures cabinets, etc. then you use the other views as your refined (what you send to your construction documents) views with just what you want showing including reference views in different colors/line weights & types to say show plumbing drops on your floor framing plan view.)

Well summarized Steve. I agree plan views are the way to go. Take the time to learn them and get over the annotation/default sets stigma. Only caveat I would say is if you are successful already and have a good system in place where you rock the annotation sets from before and your system is well defined then maybe you don't need to learn saved plan views as it might not save you time. But in that same token newer users who do not know what you do regarding using Annotation sets shouldn't master those first, work directly with the new tools that Chief has put out. But for most and especially newer users take the time to get PVs down and you will be happy you do. My two cents only and free of charge... Happy Wednesday everyone. Hope you have a successful week!

Import your saved plan views from your template file.

Other reason that happens is when you have a manually placed item which is penetrating a wall layer. Make sure no manual p-solid or other item is going through the wall. Other than that probably will need to upload the file to figure it out. none of the power users are going to another site to download it to help you though so I would recommend you post the plan file here if that doesn’t fix your issue.

Do you have a floor below or a foundation? Same question with roof or floor above? Looks like light bleed. Finish the model with foundation and roof even if not accurate and see if it goes away.

Yeah if it is running slow on the laptop screen only something is up. I have run models close to 200mb on that same laptop without much issue.

That action points to some disruption of signal which is also very sensitive to how your desk is setup. But that sparked a memory of something I read in an Apple forum where someone was having some issue. I am remembering vaguely something about the 2019 having some difference with the usb c on one side versus the other. Try something funny and see if you switch to ports on the other side of the unit if it makes a difference. There was something about how some were receiving more power that the others... can’t recall exactly but worth a shot.

Sorry would need more information. Plus remember to upload you need to have the chief file closed down and out plus chief itself closed. If you are just trying to remove an as-built layout box from a layout simply find the box select and delete. But that probably is not your issue. More explanation?

Draw it right on the railing and add the molding and set it to the middle.

Was thinking the exact same thing! Who would know that off hand. Michael thanks for always helping us with these random issues.

Probably best to make a custom panel. But a quick way to get what you want would be this way. This is an 80" paneled railing with a molding line for the middle rail. Took about 90 seconds.

Did you try manually dragging the column size?

There is a way to set it so that chief uses the proper gpu and not switch back and forth if on battery power. Cant remember exactly but I did this with mine. Sorry not with my laptop at the moment to open it up and try. I don't do much traveling right now with covid and all. But if I remember right you go to finder right click the app, get info and it is in there. I also think there was two ways to switch the graphics card and one was with the power as well which overrides the other option if you are on battery power... (fuzzy memory about it all when setting it up.) If I remember right @johnny had this same issue when setting his up and figured it out in a thread.

I was running one with my previous 13” mb pro but it honestly used the same GPU as in your 16”. Which is super capable. I am guessing it is something in your template slowing it down.

I have that same laptop and have not seen those issues. I don’t have it handy right now to open up your file but have you checked to see if you have all of your labels layers on? That is also a famous issue with slowing things down. Otherwise I would send to tech support as that computer runs Chief really well!

Agreed! haha BTW I believe in X10 you can still individually select walls and frame them individually (don't recall for 100% right now and not at computer again)... But I think what Michael was talking about was the wall framing issue at the window. Pretty easy to open up that one wall and reframe around the new window and go on instead of spending a considerable amount of time to fix it automatically. Now from my side I totally understand as my OCD wants a perfect Auto everything model. I still end up having to give in on some and fix it instead of letting it do it automatically... But generally that is a stairs or a roof thing in 99% of the cases and it is just the way Chief works on that particular item where it is good for 99.9% of the cases but not the %0.01 of cases that particular model falls into...

Looks like a tall panel railing with a middle rail to me.

Glad it worked. I worked quite some time with my e-gpu and even traveled with it. It surged with a power spike in Mexico and they told me it had built in protection so it should have not done that and they replaced it free and clear after 18 months of use. I ended up upgrading my laptop at that time and just turned around and sold the new unit but it worked quite well with a 13" MBP. That all being said I love my new 16" as it seems to be the sweetspot of portability mixed with enough size.

Didn’t go to your model but to answer your first question you can select one wall and reframe just that wall. Note you will need to permit it (ie unselect retain framing before and respect it after.). Purely a guess based on your description but possibly your walls heights are different because you have different ceiling and floor heights in the rom dbx and you made it look how you want it by possibly dragging the walls in an elevation or 3d view? If that is the case select all of your walls and in the structure tab of the dbx select default wall height top and bottom. The go to your preferences and set your 0 floor ceiling height (assuming they are all set to use defaults). Same on first floor. But just A guess. I am not at my computer but doing pool time on my phone. Maybe someone who is at their computer can open the plan file and check if my guess is right?

You have to have the file closed out of Chief before you can send it or upload it anywhere.