HumbleChief

I usually just hit OK and try to open the Layout again and it works, but get this occasionally from out of nowhere..

It's up there now Greg but I'm thinking of doing it over as the video I posted is not as straightforward as Joey's.

No locate?

I don't understand the first part of your question Greg. With a pier in the crawl space, where is the slab? The footing for the outer perimeter foundation would usually be at or under the basement or crawl space floor but the posts resting on the pier footings need to be clear of the dirt by the 8" (varies by jurisdiction) suggested by Joey.

I agree Perry, like a radio button you can choose if the foundation is a 'room' like a full basement or a 'crawl space' (or whatever term describes it best) then when you click the crawl space button you get different choices that include grade height, pier footing height, height of stem wall etc. Having the foundation crawl space be a 'room', with a ceiling etc. in all situations is so so confusing.

Joey, I'm going to do a video using your technique and post it to my YouTube channel on the public page, that way I'll have something to refer to. Thanks for the technique Joey.

Yes joey - Very Nice! If I can only remember this when it's time to create the next crawl space.

Nice

Here's a way that might get you a grade line that moves with the structure dbx.

Very helpful Glenn

Way to go joey. Glenn has posted the key to the behavior you're seeing. Not sure I'll ever understand that blasted structure dbx but if you do it's the key to understanding so much about Chief.

Joey, You're using the grade beam and piers dbx but you're picture shows that you're building with a stem wall. The posts will sit at the bottom of the 'floor' height of the foundation room. If you want to build with post and beam foundation (not grade beam and piers) build a stem wall foundation and manually place your beams, posts and post footings. Again set the floor of your foundation room to place the post and footings at that same height. &rel=0

Joey, It looks like the post footing is defaulting to the height of the foundation room. Check/change the floor height of the foundation room and see if the post heights don't follow. Also your dbx is showing a 'grade beam on piers' but your foundation is built with stem walls. Sorry I don't know how to get just the link to show instead of the entire screen shot of the You Tube Vid. &rel=0

Another method if you simply want to get rid of the stray plan references.

Very helpful thread. I constantly have various views sent from various plans as the model evolves and using %referenced_filename% with Layout Labels turned on during Layout creation, then turning off Layout Labels for final printing will help identify any straggler views sent from the wrong plan file. I don't think I need the full path at this time because my plan files are never that far apart in my folder structure. Again thanks for the lively discussion and some great solutions.

...Or open each roof plane and set the ridge top to be equal heights for each roof plane. The pitch will vary if the baselines aren't equal lengths, but the ridges will be the same height.

Funny - looking forward to meeting you guys.

I've got a man crush on Glenn. You are the man - hope that helps the OP.

My advice above blows. It's WAY too hard to find a pattern when vertical siding doesn't come with a pattern already spec'd. Please, someone tell me it's easier than this video shows. Here's the right way to do it. Here's the wrong way, but might be entertaining.

Hey Dude, The standard view uses a texture and the 'vector' views use a pattern. Go to the pattern tab and find one that works for your siding.

I suggest you call tech support.

You could put the framing member that is the edge of the deck on a separate layer, turn it on, the rest of the deck framing layer off?

Yeah it's still a 2 step process in Chief, and not live either.

Nice tips you guys. Thanks. And great home design as well.

Select the windows icon and hold down the shift key as you draw a marque around the windows. This will select all the windows. Don't know much about lintels as we almost never use them here in CA. You may have to add the spec in the 'Comments' section of the schedule. You can set the header to be concrete here.