M-Reed

is your drive locked? Apple allows to lock for security by preventing drive access to unknown applications. Happened to me. Maxie

Looks even more so as I described. I would set my window and experiment with trim and details below window. Maxie

If you zoom in, the window seems to be single hung with wide trim around three sides over a wood jamb and a wainscot type panel below the wood sill. Maxie

I ran into that in X16 and Home Pro 2023 / 2024. Wall types did not matter other than they all used a brick facade. I ended up using CAD to fix for plan views. Interestingly enough, 3D views were fine. What is strange is every time I tried to rebuild walls using same settings, the errant lines ended up in differing places. Wrote it off as a bug and used best version and used CAD as indicated. Maxie

Usually in this situation there are stem walls surroung the sloped area which may or may not be stepped. I have used other items in chief such as a roof plane, etc, with materials adjusted of course to model the slope. I would set the actual slab to the lowest elevtion and place the sloped item directly over that slab.It really depends on what exactly you are wanting to show. Most times it isn't necessary to show, You can simply mark it with callouts on your foundation and floor plan. Maxie

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Yes Charles.

For many years we have used a 30' turning radius minimum for side entry garages. Maxie

In Texas the plans in fact do show the crickets as they should.

I agree with Tommy. I witness so many designers / Drafters not focusing like they should in order to get the job done fast...

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Just so I understand, what is the difference between sending them a copy of the trial version of Chief vs the Chief Viewer?

I apologize, I have not logged in here in a while. Thanks for your offer but I own 2021, 2022, and 2023. I did not upgrade to 2024 as I had a couple of jobs requiring Chief X16 which I did as mentioned above and turned it on / off as I needed it. Its actually a smart way to go for anyone doing part time work. Currently I'm caught up and have grown tired of sitting in front of a computer for a while Maxie

I am not a big fan of the subscription model used by many software vendors of late. I will say Its nice to have the option to turn it off when not needed for those of us working part time but I have come to use the software in many ways which requires I keep a copy active. Most of the competition use subscription models now so there really isn't another option where the user can actually purchase the software any more. That said, I have watched the progress of the Home Pro Software over the years and have used it on various design / con doc jobs. For $595 initially and a $119 upgrade cost per year, I am just about to the point where it will serve my needs at a very considerable cost difference as compared to $229 per month ($2748.00 yr) I have adapted many routines to make it work just fine for standard con docs. Just a thought....

Pretty much made the investment worthless...