Steve_Nyhof

I know I posted this earlier, but it is worth the read as I answer or expound on a number of questions that are coming up. In fact I think I mention to stay on X16 and use X17 in Project Management mode until you understand the details before committing time on important projects. I use it every day now and love it. I am a single user so I cannot speak to a team.

Good to know, thank you!

I know you have it in you to say something nice to the programmers. Just do it! Do it for fun if not just to be kind. I'm sure you will get many people to give you upvotes and offset those nasty red downvotes. Plus, I bet that saying something nice will make a number of peoples day. Come on now... Put a nice big smile on your face, and say something nice!

You should change the title of this thread - MAC / PC X17 Disappointment Thank you

Download this rendering file and see what my settings are https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I2ZwzEyGUJHPKaD5RQ6J2S5B-f7iW8Mt/view?usp=sharing

I am getting these light stripes also. Not as bad as you are. I have tried a number of things, including adding a large solid behind the image and that also does not work for me. I do believe the lighting for the background plays a role so you might mess with that. But, one thing that is about this thread, is that it has progressed over time, and ended with me using HDRi backgrounds when introduced with X16. I did not hear anything about the image background issues from anyone else, so thought it was just me. I might have even eluded to this issue in this thread. I don't remember. Try moving your sun around a little also and see what you get.

Now that I spend most of my time in X17 Project Manager (PM), I wanted to say that I really think this is an improvement over standard file management - for me. I will add that I am in the middle of a few condo projects with X16 that I will finish out with X16. I do believe the X17 PM will be a great asset for condo projects... hmmm, maybe I will need to reevaluate putting the condo plans into an X17 project. I know there are those who have a team, and so there may be reasons not to embrace it, but just for working in the environment as a single user, I find it very useful and productive. Even when I take a phone call while working and need to pull up a plan, I am already there and just pull it up. If it is an older plan that is not in the system then I still need to search and find it in Explorer, but opening it into X17 PM is easy enough. So after working with it now for some months, I am finding that I am really enjoying the PM as a user friendly system, and a benefit to my work flow. Yes, it is different, but like anything that is new, after some time of working with it, you know whether or not it is a good or bad thing. I believe it is a very good thing. One thing that just entered my head... As an experienced user, or one that may claim being a professional at Chief, we often talk about how Chief should offer more complex options and features for advanced users, well I know I have. And yet when it shows up in a form that is different than expected, we fight against it. Like they say, "if it were easy, everyone would be doing it." Take the time to learn and use the PM in a way that works for you, and then decide if it is of value to your operation or not.

I think this is a strong indicator as to why Chief is heading down this road. They just did not make it in time for this release. I do expect to see their cloud service back in place by X18

Thank you, Robert! That makes sense. I have deleted the walls from the attic on occasion, but sometimes it is not at clean as this plan. Seems to me we should have an option to turn off wall framing for attic walls if we want. Suggestion 20,001 Edit: If you have attic walls generated from a main floor roof and also from a second floor roof, that is when you cannot delete the walls from the attic level, and where turning off framing for attic walls would be nice.

This has driven me crazy for years. I set my top plate to 5'-10 5/8", and yet I have this extended wall that when walls are added, it puts on a double, double top plate... Plan https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z6qTE_o1odZ4mgvV1zPKWrDvzXyg7L25/view?usp=sharing Thoughts? Thank you Steve

Thank you for sharing your setup. I do like this idea!

Hello, I found the Angle/Grid settings being used for more than one thing. I do not remember how I learned about this, but I use it all the time. https://my-plan.stevenyhofdesigns.com/v/dxEceTy51pnv0bFssRrH Thoughts on this?

I wanted to give an update here. I went into a number of my kitchen cabinet blocks that are saved to my library and updated the Bounding Box Space "Front" field to "0", and saved them back to the library (before this last Chief update). I am happy to report that this change (latest Chief update) made no difference to the plan or 3D view of the dishwasher. It seems if you updated this or not prior to this latest update, Chief handled it. Great Job foreseeing those of us that get out ahead of things too quickly!!

Thank you for who ever gave me an upvote to offset my downvote! I know I can be silly at times, but I'm not mean.

All fixed up and back in the library. Now I hope they don't change something that messes it up

That worked...

I'll test it out. I have groupings of kitchen cabinets, one if of a sink and DW and some cabinets, so I will need to fix it up and save it back to the library. Thank you!

Sorry, Arnold! I deserved that down vote. So I'm all ears. What would you use that section for?

Not working for me

Ah! I see

Yes, just reported it - I ran into it about an hour ago

Over the past few weeks, it seems there are bots getting in here asking these types of silly questions. I think we are just being trolled.

I will add that if you use special fonts in Chief, to not forget to install them onto the new computer. I opened chief and FYI, a full backup will NOT copy special fonts to the new computer. Once I installed them Chief files opened without any missing links, files or materials.

This is a great video by Rene. The operation is very similar to the way I use it...

Keep working in X16, but install X17 into Project Managed mode so you can mess with it. Do not draw important plans in the PM until you understand how it all works...