HumbleChief

Bad picture but it's a pretty typical crawl space with posts (6 ft. O.C.) and beams on piers. Can Chief do it all? Or do I need to build the 2 X 6 framing and manually place the piers/footings/beams?

PDF-Exchange Viewer another freebee I've used for years http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer

FAR. Gross floor area all floors - plus garage area - in San diego. Lot coverage - all structures, patios covers etc. Not driveways parking pads - City of Coronado.

It was meant to address this assertion.

Many of us have had this happen and I don't think there's any way the tech guys at Chief are going to be able to reproduce this but here's a Layout that didn't update and the simple (but shouldn't be necessary) fix. http://www.screencast.com/t/08zyXNMQaHIs

When it stops rebuilding the terrain (and it won't be easy to convince anyone that this actually happens until it happens to them) pressing the rebuild terrain button does not rebuild the terrain. When it decides to stop re-building it just stops rebuilding. Again I think you have to see it in person to really get the phenomenon. If I find it happen again I'll record it.

Glenn, Check the video at the 5:00 minute mark to see the terrain fail to re-draw. I've had this happen without a crash as well and always with the 3D view open as that's the only way I can tell if the terrain is changing or not. It's random and rare but I've had it happen twice that I can remember. http://www.screencast.com/t/3Ek3wjToLptQ

I'm interested too Curt. Thanks in advance.

Easy to do as Curt, Joe and Alan suggest. http://www.screencast.com/t/Hts8zoQvM

He does talk a little weird, but never misses a Chief fix. Scott did ask for a guru, I think Glenn fits the bill.

Weird.

Yeah, Sorry had to get rid of those, too early for my brain. I found some terrain data after deleting the elvation. Didn't seem like it belonged there. Is that normal? Or should the perimeter, without regions always be void of terrain data contour lines?

Looks like you have it solved - sort of. Did you intend for the terrain to be so low at the entry? http://www.screencast.com/t/VF0L1K55q

Yes. I was working on a plan and noticed nothing was changing in my overview as I changed elevation regions etc. Happened again while adjusting regionss right before Chief crashed. I just keep an eye on it now and if it stops redrawing I'll save, close and re-open the plan.

Really would like to see the plan - if you find the time.

They don't re-draw all the time which can be very confusing when moving data points/regions but otherwise I depend on the real gurus to get me through. Here's an idea. Post the plan.

Must be the surf pic but Glenn's not here (yet) . A transparent mask is a white filled box placed over the elevation and the transparency turned up/down to suit. http://www.screencast.com/t/LaiGGLCm99Y

that's pretty crappy...

Alan, Can you create a transparent mask to go over the top to lighten things up? Seems to work here but may not give you the flexibility you're after. One good thing is you could create various transparencies for different areas and they would be adjustable (lighter/darker) and remain with the elevation.

Nice tip Perry, I'll immediately start pretending I knew that all along

Long, long, long, overdue.

Trust me I get it Joe and have no interest in Condos or insurance. As soon as a condo project gets approved the documents for suing every sub involved come flying off the lawyers desks ready to be filed after the first rain and every window leaks. Been down that road.

Interesting Graham. As designers we can't even get any insurance like an architect or engineer can but if were licensed somehow? I wonder. I shudder to think as I carried huge liability insurance as a GC and never used the $300,000 costs for a single repair. Do NOT want to go down the insurance road again. Do they require you to carry ins. in Ottowa?

I might have mentioned a couple of nuances? Looks like Rich has it figured out. Maybe just drag walls up in 3D? Did the vid help Todd?

I always wondered why California didn't adopt the 'must be licensed' requirement for Designers etc. Maybe just a matter of time?