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"Crazy / Berserk" Terrain is usually an indicator of this as Mark has suggested........... DO NOT let Elevation Regions , Lines, etc touch or cross each other at all.... and I rarely use Elevation Points , they seem to make the "Crazy" worse Like Scott and Glenn I also stay away from Chief's Terrain Retaining Walls and just use Foundation Walls with a Terrain Break instead. M.

This is a much requested feature for Chief and it was mentioned this week in another thread by Dermot, one of the Developers, that Chief has it on their ToDo List, being it is a common practice these days and also how I do all mine now, but it was still being worked on. Search the Forum for Fascia Mounted Railing you will find a few Threads going back 4-5 years at least i'd say.....including mine M.

I still use the old polyline Solid method for many Trey (Tray) Ceilings as Chief's new (x12) Trey Ceiling Tool does NOT play well with Invisible Walls ( Room Dividers ) eg between a Kitchen and Family Room Area. Chief has Updated (Feb.2020) the the KB Article (KB201) on Trey Ceilings and no longer mentions the Old method ...but basically it is just a P.Solid with a Hole cut in it for the Trey , here is the Old PDF: Ceiling_Creating-a-trey-or-coffered-ceiling-using-polyline-solids.pdf

Thanks for the thanks, but you do realize your answer doesn't help the next person with the same question who finds this post right ? M.

If you have old Plans you may need the Ver. X8 Viewer to convert them , ie Plans with .pl1, .pl2 etc extensions. this Tutorial should help, click on the Green link on the webpage this link takes you too, to get the V.8 Veiwer if you need it : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00279/opening-legacy-files.html PS there are Free Layout templates pre-made in the Templates Folder , just delete the Chief Logo and name and insert your own. Mick.

Search on the Forum for a Garden Window......I am sure I have seen posts on this before and thought at one point the Andersen Library had one ? M.

And I'll throw the Asus one in my Sig. into the mix as well if looking at 17" with the 10875H. Not sure on availability right now though on the G732-LWS 17" ( 1/2lb heavier than the 15" version but price was the same at one point ) Last years 2019 model may also be still available and cost less in case you can't see my Sig. LAPTOPASUS ROG Strix G732LWS, Windows 10 Pro on a 17.3" 300Hz 1920x1080 FHD Panel,and an Intel Core i7-10875H, 8GB RTX 2070, 16GB DDR4, 1TB Intel 660p NVME Mick.

Thanks Mick! Very concisely said here. It was not I ......... that is Michael's Post, all credit to Him, it was posted earlier in the thread.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/28737-best-practice-use-of-paint-spray-tool/?do=findComment&comment=229276 M.

I was thinking about the ability to save them to the library etc for later use, but that method works too, as would the use of rafter tails I think, since they are really Rafters. Mick.

If just changing the Color of say the siding yes but if you change it to Brick , you'd have a 1/2 thick brick layer this way , since the definition was not changed and possibly wall alignment issues stemming from the thickness difference. It is so easy to copy a wall definition in Chief - rename it - then change or add a new outer layer it's a no brainer for me.... and much easier than Wall coverings if it's the whole wall. *Just don't add 0" thick paint layers to interior Walls ( like chief does on Ceilings) as Chief only wraps the outer layer around Corners leaving exposed framing in some cases eg at 1/2 walls etc. M.

Did you see this thread started by Gene after you posted yours? https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/28737-best-practice-use-of-paint-spray-tool/

I learnt long ago not to use it for Exterior Walls ( thanks Forum !) and now advise Client's to make a Save-As > Client Meeting Plan , so they can go crazy if they need to in front of the Client with the Paint Can, and then transfer the final selections back to the Working Plan correctly later.

Your trusses aren't really Trusses, ( in a Chief Sense) so probably best to delete those 6 Rafters and make them from P.Solids so you can trim the rafter Tails to match the the 2x10 rafters. they can be copied to other locations or even converted to a symbol and saved to the library as well for reuse. Not sure why you aren't using the autobuild Roof option and have the roof turned on in the room then the rafters will sit directly on the Beams automatically ( set Room height same as top of Beam height) ( the notch is controlled by the Trim to Soffit setting and subfascia height set eg 2x6 or whatever is set in the Roof DBX)

That's Chief's default Reference Display ...have a read about it in the Manual and leasrn how to Change what it "sees" or the Colour used etc. F9 will toggle it On or Off as will the approx 11th icon on the RH side Toolbar that looks like 3 pages one over the other

It will install beside X9 ( so to speak) no need to un-install x9 both can be still used.... you may want to install x12 "clean" though with no migration .....at least at 1st so you "see" all the new features like Saved plan Views ( Dropdown) etc as x9 toolbars were different. Old templates etc also won't have Saved Plan Views though they can now be imported if needed. M.

No ........change it in the Wall Definition so it becomes the DEFAULT ( Walltype Tab>Define) Then the Material Tab will show Default: xxxxx xxxxxxx If you don't see the word default it's almost a guarantee you spray canned it or used the Material Tab directly instead... as noted by Michael previously,,,,,

AFAIAA Chief cannot produce cutlists for Cabinet Shops easily (whether they use CNC or not) though Custom Macros can likely do it. Most use programs like E-Cabinet ..see this old thread here :

The one in my Sig. is about 3 months old and will fit your budget currently --- I see it on sale several places , though Asus themselves have a holiday bundle for an extra $100 if you also want the backpack and some other "swag", though it maybe sold out currently. but Bestbuy Amazon etc still have the laptop available though. https://store.asus.com/us/item/202011AM190000028 Just watch out for reviews online , most are for the much higher End i9 CPU with a 2080 Super ( $3200.00) BestBuy.com Link M.

Is the molding layer turned on in Display Options or the ALDO? -- this is usually the Cause if you can't see something in just a particular view.... every View ( or camera) has it's own Display Options DBX if you weren't aware. personally I never close the ALDO ( Active Layer Display Options) these day but I have several monitors and normally have the Project Browser Open too. M.

Not much to figure out, it's invisible, hence the Holes, use Normal foundation Walls or other methods.... this is the Final Pool Design from above with 6" deep sun deck, 36" Spa and the main pool at 8' deep. the slope was just a P.Solid drawn in elevation.

Completely Agree especially on Exterior Walls , just copy the closest Wall-type and adjust the Wall Definition and assign the material as needed, don't just change the material on the Material Tab for the existing Wall. *** I say this because, recently in someone's Plan I was helping, I came across a strange Paint Can caused issue. All the walls in a two Story Sports-barn building (with a Full Basketball court) were the Same Color (BM OC-26) but different walls looked like they were a different Shades of the same color ... I thought it was just lighting at 1st but no....and when checking the materials, I didn't notice at 1st that the Word Default was missing from the Material's name in the Select Window, so I fixed the Wall definitions for each wall-type and then forced them all back to Default using the Default Material Button and suddenly the Whole interior looked the same......The Person later confirmed they had tried to fix the issue themselves ( with the paint can tool) and it only seemed to get worse, it doesn't make 100% sense to me that it being a Default ...or Not would cause this but there you go.... another reason to take great care with the Paint Can Tool. M.

See his post in the Offers Forum as mentioned above.....

That's the Plan ..... And no problem here ...I know it was not you with the downvote....

It only "shows itself when the Diamonds are on the same straight line and Chief thinks the extra node (diamond) is not needed ...at least that is my current experience. And if you don't see a Diamond on a Corner it is almost always because there are really TWO , very small and very close together, usually from a previous drag and drop operation, so either Undo till it comes back and try again OR zoom all the way in and drop one of the diamonds onto the other to fix it. ( may take more that one attempt ) ...again just my experience. M.

this Tutorial may help Creating a New Material (chiefarchitect.com) or , this is the same principal......... How to make a Screen Grab of a Tile into a Tile Material in Chief. - Tips & Techniques - ChiefTalk Forum (chiefarchitect.com)