jbaehmer

I'll try that out Mike.

 

 

Perry,

I realize elevations don't update, my problem is with the plan views not updating, and it only seems to be a problem with hiding layers.  Its not consistanat either.  I just opened the plan back up and its working fine again.  Its been an ongoing issue though since at least X4.  And I love "make copy of active layer set".  It makes modifying layers for every page super easy.  I've never understood why so many people don't like that option.

I have had similar issues, but it appears to be hit and miss for me.  Sometimes it updates ok and other times it doesn't.  I say about 40% of the time it doesn't update automatically.  Zoom doesn't change anything.  I must open the window and close it to show up.

I don't have my 9.5 version of CA, but if I remember correctly, each floor had its own file.  So the floor 0 would be "floorplan.pl0", Floor 1 would be "floorplan.pl1", Floor 2 would be "floorplan.pl2"....and so on.  The only file you attached is the pl1 file.  It appears there are a couple other ".pl*" files that you haven't received.  Maybe someone who still has 9.5 could verify as I don't have it anymore.  

I have 0 warning points also.  I guess that is a good thing.  Don't understand them or their purpose.  However, if some do like it, then so be it.  Doesn't bother me if they are there or not.  I just look for advice people give regarding CA and try my best to return the favor when i see other's questions about CA.

This is probably very simple but I'm stuck.  In Autocad at polyline  rectangle can be exploded to lines with the explode command.  I can't seem to do this in Chief.  

 

Thanks for help.

Jake

If it is what I think you are talking about,  turn on the "edit object parts" tool and you can control individual CAD lines.

I don't see a photo.

I haven't experience a lot of issues with it.  If anything, just functions things.  Nothing that changes the plan itself. I use my windows version about 95% of the time while at work and use my mac for any quick looks I need to do if at home and subs have questions.  I keep my files on my OneDrive (SkyDrive) and access them from there on my PC and Mac.  

Thanks dshall! The plan with the deck is actually a more completed versions of the plan. That is what it will ultimately look like so if you can show how to change that one it would be a greater help. I have attached my house plan incase it helps.

 I am jumping in the middle of this...but I think Scott is looking for the Chief ".plan" file and not the PDF.

Here is my issue.  I use a dual RCA 39" monitors.  I work off of my left monitor and put my Library Browser on my right along with my email and Strucalc.  Whenever I close Chief and reopen it, the browser comes back as shown in the attachment.  What am I missing?!?  It is getting annoying to continually drag it open and set it again each time I open the program.  Thoughts?

Importing Defaults doesn't Import the Roof Surface Default Material. I'm not even sure if it imports any of the Roof Defaults.

It seems to get the Defaults for other materials (windows, doors, cabinets, floor finish, etc) but not the Roof Surface.

I have found the same thing.  you can import almost anything except for roof defaults.  Would be nice if CA could figure a way to that to happen.

I have a Mac and a PC and things run fairly smooth on both of them.  I am using the PC version at work, and the Mac at home.  Like them both the same, but if I had to choose one or the other, I would lean towards the Mac.

Thanks.  that will help me at least keep things rolling on this project.  I am still curious as to why it doesn't seem to function correctly, at least to me.  I originally thought maybe it had to be with the second story.  

I am having an issue where my trusses are not extending all the way to the girder truss.  At first I thought maybe the truss base was stopping it, but even without the truss base, I cant get my truss to extend.  It stops at the valley of the roof.  I am stumped.  any ideas on what could be causing this?  (there is not FDN as I deleted the FDN to make the file size small enough)

Truss Problem.plan

My issue appears to be working now, but I can't replicate the issues you are having.  Must be the buggy mac version.  I have a mac at home, I will trying it when I get home to see if I have the same issue.

I am having the issue you were having prior to this.  I can't get my library browser to open where it isn't minimized.  I am downloading the update now, so maybe it will be different.

Sorry...thought I had attached it earlier. Learning this new site.

Stair Macro.plan

I had rec'd a stair macro on here a month or so ago.  Finally getting around to working with it.  I am having issues with getting it to display how I want it displayed.  The fractions don't seem to reduce and one doesn't calc out correctly.  Any thoughts?  I have attached an example.