HumbleChief

This has ALWAYS been true and there's a lot of threads here concerning CPU GPU and Chief. It would worth it to do a search and see what you can learn.

I agree with Chop and would do just the opposite - focus as much budget as you can on the CPU.

Haven't delved in to the OIP much and am just using the label field to adjust label content but may explore the OIP and see if it fits my future work flow.

Sounds cool and as usual I have a very simple strategy that works best for me and my work flow.

Little different here. I have my templates for existing plans to show all existing items in the existing schedules. Helps my T24 guy relate to existing windows/doors. Save as and add new windows/doors as needed to new template schedules which fill out as needed.

Thanks Glenn - looks like I found it in the first suggestion but it required a re-boot.

...the entire setting seems to be gone from the X9 Preferences menu. Below X8 on left X9 on right. Missing something.

Morning Joe, Actually I'm most concerned about learning all I can about Chief. Having this option is a really nice feature added to Chief, IMO. For others who are curious here's a quick vid.

Found it but don't understand it quite yet. HELP file; Specify how the roof Eaves are configured. • Specify how the rafter and truss ends are Cut by selecting either Square Cut or Plumb Cut. • Check Boxed Eave to produce horizontal boxed eaves or uncheck it for sloping eaves. You can also change this for individual roof planes in the Roof Plane Specification dialog. See Boxed Eaves. • Check Flush Eave to produce box eaves that build flush with the adjacent exterior wall. When unchecked, boxed eaves build to the gable fascia. • Higher Eaves Boxed - If the selected roof plane contains more than one eave, check this box to box the higher eaves as well as the lower ones.

Hey Scott do you know what the flush eave feature is?

Really curious about this feature, can't seem to find it or understand it. Thanks

Always helpful Perry!! I think dragging that wall across is a first step I didn't think to do, among other brain f@rts Thanks again for you help

That was awesome. I so, so appreciate the time you took to clarify things. Looked so simple and I was even able to make changes that actually worked as shown. Really had some fundamental misunderstandings of the structure dbx and this clarifies things a lot. I also Skyped a bit with Glenn yesterday and he helped a ton too as always plus just great talking to him.. Anyway thanks to everyone that was such a great help.

Great video(s) Michael and many many thanks. Just got back to the computer and haven't implemented everything but will first thing.

Looking for this Glenn. Garage slab at ground level and 24" floor height with stem at house.

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Bernie I don't think condition can be built in Chief without some manual tweaking of the section or the foundation wall next to the raised slab.

THANK YOU JOE. I was thinking this was an easy thing for Chief and a very standard building condition but I think I was wrong. Cheif cannot automatically build this condition? And the manual wall drawing was what I was missing. Your (and Perry's) tip about the -18 to get me 6" stem wall helped a LOT - where do I send the money??

Think I got close, but is Chief just not capable of a foundation like this? With a stem wall at one end of the garage and a slab at the other?

Is that on the first floor or the basement level?

More embarrassing than you can ever know to post this but I cannot understand this simplest of tasks. Missing (still) something very basic in the structure dbx. Here's a video of my (misdirected) thought process. I WILL PAY SOMEONE TO WALK ME THROUGH THIS. Give me your PayPal info and I will send payment. I simply cannot understand how this works. I know it seems like I might be making this up because I have gone 15 years without understanding this but I am not making this up. Appreciate any help. GARAGE_SLAB_PLAN.plan

Floor and Rooms are now combined.

Thanks Joe. I just came across another new dbx in the defaults menu. I'll need to learn a few things about that as well.

I've watched the what's new in X9 videos and have seen new features but haven't see any videos on how they are intended to work, in detail. There is a new draw order tool and the what's new video show that it exists but I had no idea how to use it until Michael posted this video explaining the nuances and all its great capabilities. There seems to be so much to learn about each feature and the Draw Order Tool is a perfect example of the cool abilities it has. Is it just a matter reading the manual? Do we learn by experimentation and asking questions here? Do we wait until those who know such things post how the new tools are intended to work? Is there a source I'm missing? Thanks