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A Door Symbol with the Trim, won't work as expected but if you make the Trim a Symbol ( Millwork ) and then set No Ext. Casing and No Threshold/Sill in the Exterior Door DBX ( or Defaults) you can add the symbol for the Trim from the Library, center it on the Door and then the Wall ( or adjust as needed) ......it is fairly quick, once you've made the Symbol of course ...... this Door is also set 1" off the Floor as mentioned in my post above. M.

It's probably worth sending in as there does seem to be a difference between the metric and imperial templates eg set your Cabinets to Framed and the separation to 0mm and you get the Frameless look in Vector views ...though it's still not 100% the same as Frameless eg the top separation. not sure if the 3mm blank at the top was you or how it came in the metric template but that 3mm/1/8 blank is not normally there in the Imperial version.( not sure it effects anything either though) M.

That's alright then , but I am unfortunately well aware of some of the work down by "Those Builders" M

You making Fun of us Builders ? I usually drop the Rim Joist lower ie use 2x12 at the stairs if 2x10 joists and add a 2x6 under the top tread between the stringers as well and attach it through that with Structural Screws, absolutely no toe nailing of stringers ever...that is asking for trouble.... M.

Rob etc are correct, Chief doesn't do this Auto , UNLESS you raise the Door off the Subfloor Floor , then it adds one auto. Raising the Door off the Floor is not a real issue as Chief does not build Ext. Doors per the Real World ( RW) ie there is NO Sill taken into account in the height measurements , only the Top Jamb. ( 80 3/4") A STD Ext. Prehung Door is usually about 81 3/4" high +/- , so in Chief you can raise the door 1" +/- off the Floor to simulate a RW Sill/Threshold which are normally 1 1/2" - 1 3/4 " thick so the door Top is at 81 3/4" off the Floor ( RW) and you get the Auto Threshold appearing ...unfortunately we can't dictate that moldings size. ( ie like window sill aprons) Mick.

It stops for me as soon as I add a Ceiling Light........ When was the last time you redid you Chief Template Plan as this plan has no Saved Plan Views and they are been around for 2-3 version now.... You apparently don't have the latest version of X12 either as I have to agree to overwrite the file with a newer version when saved. Mick.

That was my thought as well above.... M.

If no lights are added manually Chief adds one to the center of the ceiling in the Room to light it automatically. M

This Article includes downloads of Chief Fonts https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00006/message-the-following-fonts-are-not-available-on-this-system.html M.

Use the Auto Story Pole with Top Of Foundation as one of the Elevation Markers. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2431/

The Automatic Counter Top only "sends" the Front Overhang to the ML ( 24"w x 25.5"d ) The Custom Counter Top Sends ALL overhangs to the ML (27" w x 27"d) M.

There is some stuff on 3D warehouse , though not made by Moen https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search/?q=moen makes me wonder why Chief hasn't got a .rfa converter these days but there maybe Legal Issues? M.

always a good idea to Check the KnowledgeBase (FAQ) for Tutorials on stuff others have likely also asked about.... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00547/creating-stairs-in-sloping-terrain.html https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662 M.

I finally got round to looking at the Video ( 390) , it was made in X8 , so I think this particular functionality was probably lost in the Stairs Module rework in X11 or X12. However I have never seen in the real world it done at 90deg. the Stair Installer usually uses a Wye ( Y Turn) so the railing is continuous if needed for Code.

Perhaps you should of supplied the "This is what I want produced from the Start" and we would of said it can't be done auto... and you wouldn't be so frustrated.... I did mentioned, you will need to change some of the Framing manually as Chief will not frame that Automatically, eg move the bottom Plate of the railing wall up to be the double top plate and copy it for the one at the Roof surface. M.

It's in your settings somewhere, as the 3rd floor Option works for me ( pics below ) with the Roof Plane drawn over the 2nd floor wall , and snapped to the Interior side of the Solid Railing Wall . IF ? ( haven't opened your plan) you used Open Below on the 3rd Floor "Room" you won't get the Wall Framing generating as you want it too, instead set the Floor Finish and Structure on the 3rd floor to 0" and delete the material from the DBX. Leave Ceiling in , at least at 1st or the Trusses may not Draw as the need a ceiling and Roof plane to generate. Railing Walls do not appear to get the double top plate , so you will need to copy and drag the Top Plate down to double them up. etc.

This is what I get opening the Layout........... are you sending to layout from 2 different plans by accident?

Not need to be sorry ........thanks for the Laugh ! ( it's funnier I think as there is some truth in it ! ) *Haven't tried it but isn't that the difference between Railing Transitions and Smooth Railing Transitions? Also is the Staircase built as two staircases or is it built with the new ( in x12) ability to break the staircase and have two different widths? M.

I just noticed this myself this week and had to send to Layout with the Color Fill on so some 2D Trees in my case would not show through the House , even though in Elevation the Trees were sent to the Back ( Drawing Order 38 ) and looked fine there.

The KB is always a good place to check if you have questions : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00181/creating-furred-walls.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00925/using-marriage-walls.html

I'd suggest using %layout.Label % Macro on page 0 instead , and Label the Pages in you Layout Template as you want ie A# ( the # will let Chief number the pages automatically) , once done in the Template Layout you don't ever have to do it again. M.

When you Print don't let it Print ALL Sheets (pages) , give it a Range or Ranges of Pages to print eg 1-7, 9-15, 17-24 etc. * as mentioned above a page with nothing on it but the Title Bar will not Print either.

What would be nice would be a UNDO like most other Programs have with a History Function you could step back as far as you wanted ( to your Set Undo Limit ) M.

Yep, that's what I was trying to say maybe I wasn't clear enough.... Still gonna be a bunch of work for 40 Layersets, depends on the number of Layers I guess though Perhaps Michael or Glenn might have a faster method up their sleeve for you though? @glennw @Alaskan_Son M.