Efflorescence

Ah, there we go. Worked slick! Thanks for your help!

Ah, good thought to check that, but that doesn't seem to be the problem. I used my default interior wall type and "no room definition" is unchecked. *IS* there a way to build a second floor here that isn't pain-staking?!?

A section through the model shows ceiling joists but not floor joists above the garage:

Thanks. I was expecting that to be the case too, but when I drew in the walls to create the space on the 2nd floor (see below) none of the defined spaces become "rooms." It's all non-clickable space. (if you know what I mean)

Hi all - I'm drafting the as-builts for a house I'm preparing to remodel. I started by modeling the main house, which is 2 floors plus a full basement. (that's on the left-hand side of the plan below) Now I'm moving on to the garage, which is connected to the main house by what I'll call a breeze-way. The main floor plan looks like this: The problem is ... the garage also has a second floor (note the stairway) but since I had Chief generate the 2nd floor for the house PRIOR to modeling the garage, no 2nd floor was generated above the garage. I hadn't drawn it yet. Obviously, in retrospect I should've modeled the entire main floor including garage, and then generated the second floor. Since that didn't happen, does anyone know of a simple way I can now add a 2nd floor to the garage building? Thanks!

Thanks for pointing to this -- I had looked and looked for bicycles and wasn't finding any!

Just came across this post and wanted to say Thank you! It was very helpful!

When I modify those walls to "balloon through," this is what I wind up with. (pic below) These are all drywall partitions that I am applying a beadboard texture to in my Style Palette. The result now is that there are two finishes "fighting" with one another on those attic walls. I can see the beadboard extending full height, but then there's a plane of drywall that appears to partially obscure it ... (My apologies if I'm not using proper Chief terms. I'm sorta new here.) It's a condition you get in Sketchup, too, when you've got two different planes layered over the top of one another. But in Sketchup ... I just delete one of them. Would I need to completely change wall types as part of my Style Palette, as opposed to just applying a finish texture of beadboard to a drywall partition? Just thinking out loud. I can certainly do that, but then why does the treatment work just fine on everything BELOW "ceiling height?" I'll have to come back to this later in the day, but any suggestions or tips would be appreciated. Thank you!

Ack - I tried it and at first thought it worked like a charm, but now I'm not so sure. Will have to play with it some more tomorrow ... Stay tuned!

Thanks, I'll try that!

The paint color.

I'm using Style Palettes to show my clients different finish concepts for their project. In rooms where there are vaulted ceilings, though, Chief gives me attic walls, and when I try to apply a Style Palette, it doesn't change the wall finish on those walls. I guess Chief doesn't consider those part of the room? I've looked through the settings but don't see anything "unchecked" that would seem to apply. Is this a limitation when using Style Palettes, or am I missing something? Thanks!

Thanks, everyone. I'll send a bug report. ~ Sarah

Thanks, Mick. I'll do that. I *did* just figure out the issue, though. Simple solution: make my rich text dialogue box larger. I was having to view and click on "Insert Macro" as shown here, and as I stated, when you do that, nothing happens.

FWIW, for now I'm going to open up another text box where the Insert Macro IS working, copy the ones I want to use on my layout template, and will type them in manually. A pain, but for now, it's at least a solution.

Thanks, that for sure gets me started with the Layout category of macros. Glad it was quick for you! I'd love a complete list of all the different categories (Contact info, File info, Plan info, etc.) ... I'm also just generally wondering why the Insert Macro isn't working in this case. Thank you, Bob. Sarah

What can you do if NOTHING happens when you try to "insert macro" in a rich text box? In most (but not all, apparently) dialogue boxes, I'm prompted with a whole slew of options to select from and they get inserted directly into my text box. But right now I'm working in a Layout template - on the Page 0 - and I'm inserting rich text and the insert macro option does absolutely nothing. I've looked for a list of text macros so I could type them in manually as "%whatever.whatever%" but can't seem to find any such list on the WWW. Fairly new to Chief so would appreciate any help out there!