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Post the plan file , or it's just a guessing game.....and let people know what Version you are using or fill in your Forum signature please. make sure the Plan is closed in Chief when you attach it to a post....or it won't attach. M,

Just a followup , I can tell by the image in the 1st post that you used the Interior Railing Tool ---- note the Drywall below the railing, use the straight Deck Railing Tool or straight Deck edge Tool instead if no railing is required. M.

There is no need to do this as Chief will not print a Sheet if it has nothing on it. ( Other than the Title block and other info created from Page 0 ) M.

There is , but the Macro "reads" the information from what you enter in the Page info in the Project Browser. 1 macro uses the Page Label for the Page Number 1 macro uses the Page Title for the Page Name eg 1st floor Plan. both of these macros are added to text boxes on Page 0 ( see pics) the one for the page or sheet number is already there but maybe using a different macro.... Mick.

They don't if you haven't right clicked them and Edited the Page Information ...ie add the Sheet No# and Page Title. The # makes Chief number the pages consecutively.

Oops forgot to check that, it appears to be one I have from here on the Forum at some point, so I can't claim any credit or give it since I didn't note where I got it........ but may have come from 3D Warehouse perhaps..........this was exported in X12 btw. MHD_Door Jamb Switch.calibz

It appears the change was made to an existing wall definition - Siding 6 - rather than copying it and then applying the rigid foam layer. (Chief does have a continuous insul. Wall type btw ) however the Framing fixed itself right up when I turned auto wall framing back on in the plan posted above.

It's the Door switch you need apparently , though it doesn't really match the RW Jamb switches I've used....

you just need to change one setting in the Wall, anything, so they are not identical and they won't join up again, doesn't necessarily need to be reverse layers but that works for Railings and interior walls where it doesn't mater which side is the exterior side. M.

Consider moving your Library Locations in Windows 10 to D:\, I have been doing it for years now , this effects Chief too as it places it's Data Folder in My Documents. moving your Pictures, Music, Videos etc will also save alot of space on C:\ if they are in the Default win10 Folders. ...... here is another post on doing that....

I think that plan is from the Original Tutorial in link no# 3 ( re-written this year) and may include features used that Pro does not have or isn't capable of , but you can download the tutorial PDF and check out most of the Settings and see if HD Pro is indeed capable. M.

There are two methods , the double wall approach allows for better two post corners etc and was discovered more or less by accident by Doug(?) while trying the method Glenn posted a couple of years ago. Pretty sure I posted sample Plans for others in a couple of those threads for other to look at..... M.

Yes it works fine , this is the trick to do Fascia Mounted Railing - Search the Topic and you'll find post from me and glenn ...and others about it. M

The OP wasn't using the Bottom Rail , in fact it could be turned off in this plan, hence my suggestion to just lower the P.Solid to the Real World height. M.

Build it like in the Real World that trimboard sits on the plywood ( subfloor) not on top of the flooring............

this should give you the basics i think ? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00066/clipping-cross-section-views.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00766/adding-detail-to-a-cross-section-view.html

The Knowledgebase (KB) or FAQ has a number of Articles on doing templates etc , there maybe Videos too ??? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/category/271/templates.html

Have faith you can do it don't these get you mostly there ? ( I am not really sure what features Pro is missing these Days vs Premier) https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-01081/creating-a-pole-barn-structure.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00598/creating-a-post-and-beam-structure.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01069/designing-a-traditional-pole-barn-structure.html oh and watch out for that ankle breaker front step in the photo...

A bad or corrupt symbol can cause issues eg something you downloaded from 3D Warehouse or a manufacturer's website perhaps. Best to call Tech. support for stuff like this though.... M.

The Gusset could be done with Polyline solids I guess but do you really need to model them? and just for the record I am not sure it a good idea doing what you are doing , you are cutting ALOT of the roof structure out, but I'm not an Engineer just a Builder of many years. 24' is a long span for essentially a 2x6, skinning the truss both side with 3/4" ply may help You cannot "specify" gussets in chief , but playing with the Webbing material width in Framing>Trusses may let you fool the program somewhat ? The Webbing and Chords can be either modified by altering the truss envelope and then deleting individual members as I did above but you cannot Add webbing ...you can however copy and move existing members though. ( see PDF note below for more info found here on the Forum) Rafter Depth is set in the Build Roof > Structure Tab under Structure Area on right > Edit button or if the Roof planes already exist uses the Edit All Roof planes Icon instead then follow above instructions. It can also be setup in the Defaults>Framing>Roof 1st if not Built yet. Truss Editing.pdf https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/348/framing-a-cantilevered-truss-roof-system.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/345/setting-truss-defaults.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/9914/focus-creating-trusses.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00981/creating-roof-trusses.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00032/creating-an-energy-heel-truss.html

The Truss Detail once made in Chief , can be dimensioned full size with no issues , in fact the whole thing is quite do-able in chief without the manual "framing" as Chief will make trusses etc.....just might take a bunch of "learning" to get to that point in X12....... Draw the DW up just like it is built ..... then read up about roof trusses and ask more questions .... While I could post the Plan I am not sure you'd learn anything that way ........ PS Chief always builds "normal" Roof Rafters , you then need to use the Roof Truss Tool to manually draw the truss in , then multicopy it..... do the truss Editing 1st though ie your custom Truss.

Those Soffits are the ones included under the Cabinet Menu Items, not the Exterior Eave Soffits AFAIK.... M.

Update : All is well in the (Chief) Universe Again : ) thanks Brian.... it appears it was indeed a permissions Issue on the C:Windows\Temp folder even though Administrators had full control already, once I added myself and gave myself Full control it worked. ( I also did the C:\Windows\Installer Folder just in case) FYI : the downloaded .msi does not allow itself to be "run as Administrator" via right click and Win10 automatically "blocked" the download. There are a number of write-ups online for Help but these two were helpful : https://kb.foxitsoftware.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040660391-Fix-Error-2502-and-2503-while-installing-or-uninstalling https://winaero.com/blog/fix-msi-installer-errors-2502-and-2503-in-windows-10-windows-8-1-and-windows-7/ Mick.

Thanks Brian appreciate it, I thought they were Chief Error Messages, ( why I posted here) not Windows .msi Errors , so didn't even think to do a google search on them. I get one error straight after the other so it maybe both the folders you indicated......not sure how the Permissions were changed though..... thanks. M.

Unfortunately neither Unblocking it or running from the Desktop helped , so will look into Windows Defender a bit more.... And here are the Update Notes if someone needs them, they were offered when I used the Chief Update message Login but not on subsequent Visits to my Locker for some reason.... chief-architect-x12-update1-notes.pdf