Elliot

Thanks Mike and DSHall and Eric and Larry. I appreciate more input. I've only been using Chief for about a year and a half, so definitely learning every time I open the program. I can't wait for X13 to be released. I know the public Beta is out but I am uncertain about using it yet. Maybe I will wait for the full release. I will study ref sets and Saved Plan views and continue to learn.

That is what I needed. Display on floor below solved the problem. and I turned off all layers I did not want to see. thanks

Thanks I will explore that also

Ok thanks I will work on that.

Yes I can turn off layers. But I cannot get all the roof planes to show up when i am in plot plan view which is locked to the first floor of the plan. Turning on the roof planes layer works and I can of course change the line style but it will not display both the first floor and second floor roofs.

Well I thought I understood enough to do this but obviously not.

I am having trouble with showing just the roof in the plot plan view. When I create the terrain perimeter as I start the plot plan, Chief puts the terrain on floor 1. But it is showing the interior and exterior walls on floor one. I have the plot plan layer set on. And if i turn on the roof plane layer, then only the first floor roof planes show up as a dotted line. there are sections of the house where the roof is only on floor one and some sections with the roof on floor 2. What I want is just to see the roof from above on the plot plan, the entire roof with all roof planes with a nice bold line. And I don't want to see any walls or interior features. What am I missing? thanks

I built a new PC and I installed X12 on the new PC. I saved my whole data file from the old PC and I am wondering if there is a way to import all the libraries from the previous install to the new one without having to download them all from the website again? I actually have all the CALIBZ files in a downloads folder on the harddrive. Would it work to just drag them to the program while it is open. Or can I just copy all the files to a certain folder in the program folder in Windows File Explorer? thanks

Chris thanks that makes sense. So the higher dpi is probably not a bad idea because if the client is looking at the pdf on their phone it might make it easier to see the whole image on a small screen. I was always hesitant to use the higher dpi because I thought the file size would be prohibitively huge. Now I know Appreciate the help

I often export views as pdf for my clients to review as I design a project. Typically various 3d views of the kitchen, bath, or addition. When in the export pdf screen there is a drop down to select the resolution for the pdf. I just conducted a test because I wondered if the file size would get too large if I saved the views with a higher resolution. So I saved the same exact view at the default 600, then also 1200 and 4000. Then I looked to see the three pdf's and they all looked exactly the same. no change in clarity of the image or depth of color. So I check the file size and all three were just about the same 444KB. So am I misunderstanding something here, or is Chief just not saving the pdf at different resolutions regardless of what I select on the dropdown menu? thanks for the help. (I just cannot wait till Chief 13 is released!)

Eric thanks that worked just perfect! I appreciate you always being there to help

I am having trouble with inserting a client info macro in my layout template. I watched the tutorial and then created a text box with the macro for client name, address etc. It looks right and it is on sheet 0 of my layout template. But then I cannot find any way to get Chief to insert the actual client info for that file on each layout page. I gave the plan file all the client info under Tools/project information/client information. How does it populate that info to the macro? thanks guys

Thanks for the help. I got the plans done and sent them off to the structural engineer for his review. I am spending a LOT of time with X12 and I learn something every time I use this program. And you guys are great, helping on the forum thanks Elliot

I need a bit of help. I am working on the ceiling framing layer set and I have a layer called "Text- Ceiling Framing" and I want the text to all be on that layer. But every time I try to add text CA asks me if I want to turn on the Text layer. If I say no, it won't do my text. If I say yes it turns on all the text from that layer. I know I can do the layer painter to move all my text to the layer I want but isn't there I way to tell chief to work on a specific layer for text or cad or whatever? Like set the "active" layer? thanks Elliot Gesang Gesang Remodeling Graham Washington x12 on Windows 10

rgardner thanks for that idea. I will explore that.

Thanks for the quick response. It was the selecting all the cabinets that I was forgetting about. so easy. thanks And I tried selecting another cabinet and the icon was there. No idea why it didn't show up when I selected the sink base of the vanity. But the drawer base worked. thanks again

I am trying to change all the cabinets in a plan after I have it finished. The doors style was a flat panel and then my client decided to do a shaker full overlay. I can do them one at a time. Or I can change the default cabinet settings and apply them one at a time to each cabinet. But I remember watching a video where he was able to make a change on one cabinet and then apply it with a click to all the rest of the cabinets in the plan. But I cannot find that video or figure it out. The material painter doesn't change the door styles , just colors and finishes. etc. Also in another video it showed how you can make a change to one cabinet and then click on the icon on the bottom bar to make it the default. But that icon is not there in my X12. Or am I missing something? I know I can open the defaults and set it there but changing one cabinet and then saving it as my default seems so much quicker. But I cannot figure that out. thanks Elliot Gesang Gesang Remodelling Graham Washington x12 on Windows 10

Thanks I will look for a video or a discussion in the knowledge base about creating a new material. Elliot

I have been Using X12 for better part of year now and love it. I am using the material properties and definition dialog box to edit my tiles for bathrooms to get as close to the client selections as possible. The only property I cannot find a way to change is the grout color and maybe the grout width. I often use a 4x12 white subway in the shower with a contrasting grout line but I am having a hard time figuring that part out. I read about taking one individual tile and mapping it over a darker background but I have not tried that. Is there a simple way to do this? thanks Elliot Gesang Remodling Graham Washington Chief Architect X12

I upgraded from Pro to Chief X12 and I'm loving it. And learning it. I cannot find any sign of the "Save Active Camera" icon on the icon bar. Per the reference manual for X12 It should be there. Or I should be able to do 3D/Save Active Camera from the menu bar. But there is no such option in the 3D menu either. So to save a camera I found a work around. I turn on the cameras in my plan view in Active Layer Display Options so I can see the camera itself. Then I select the camera, open it, and there is a check box for saved. And I can rename it there. So it is a workaround but am I missing something or will the Icon be added to the toolbar? thanks Elliot Gesang Gesang Remodeling Graham Washington Chief Architect X12