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Me thinks you no follow instructions good.... it works just like MarkMc said........ Looks pretty good actually...............

I too find Text is often White or a Pale Yellow and hard to see in Chief , so I switch chief to a Dark grey background to check ....

If they were floating on the 2nd monitor , this will reset them to "Dock" back into the main Program window on the right and fix the Issue..... M.

Use the Cameras on the Perspective Cameras Menu/Icon which use the Standard Camera, not the Orthographic Cameras Menu which Use Vector View by default. Once in Standard View you can also switch the Render Type to Physical Based Rendering (PBR for short.) https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2426/ M.

Did you try Edit Area and Clip it out with maybe 2ft of wall each side and then save it as a A.Block , I am thinking the Walls should rejoin to the walls in the new plan okay but would need to play with it perhaps, if it doesn't work as a Window Symbol Properly that is?

Seems to work okay , though I don't have hundreds of CAD Details .... I guess to make searching easier you could use a "combo" system, ie have a Cad Detail Plan for each "Group" of Details , ( eg foundation,Wall , Roof etc) and within it keep the appropriate CAD Details ( in a CAD Detail not Plan.) M.

don't think he does , though a CAD Detail can be Blocked and Added to the Library , there is really no need if it is in your CAD Detail Plan , in a CAD Detail . ( and sent to Layout from there.... M.

This is my preferred method...... M.

And apparently I am not the only one.........

Does an archive copy still have them ? I am still not clear on how you erased Room Names? are you talking about just the room label text? Room Types or ?

Yep , it was that thread where I started using a symbol , it is posted over there a few posts below this one : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/23244-q-window-how-to-do-a-sheetrock-return/?do=findComment&comment=192925 I have not found a reason yet to use it on the exterior. M.

A Symbol can work well if you want Drywall returns on the interior but still isn't 100% accurate

Yes ( maybe?? you're going to need to explain a bit more.... at least I have no clue what you are trying to do.... ) M.

CA uses the Casing size currently I believe though a suggestion has been made to allow us more control. I use a Sill Molding with apron built in if I need something different. M.

Good thought Don , and it does work ....... I thought that once you designated a "Room Type" , the Room Type Definition would overide the Defualt of no floor finish on Level 1 but Chief has somehow set it so about only half the Room Types will override the Defualt automatically , eg Bathrooms and Kitchens work but Family and Bedrooms Don't , you can however Open the Defaults and in the Room Type Definition for those Rooms Click on the Edit button , close it out with doing anything ( causes chief to uncheck default) and close Defaults and the Floor Finish will build. (maybe a better way? , would need to play more) Still a bit surprised I have never noticed this "quirk" before.... M.

There isn't a Chief "Basement Room Type" sorry , i might not have been clear enough on that I was alluding to whatever "Room Type" you had used or designated in the basement area, and had set the floor finish in those Rooms individually , which would override the Default for Floor 0 As others have noted it is best to post the plan in question unless you can't as it is proprietary product or for some other reason you can't, then it is best to provide a Sample plan with the same issue , eg a 30' x 30' "Box" house using your Template.

Are you overriding the Floor 0 defaults with the Basement "Room" defaults perhaps ? M.

Chief can't Open DWG or DXF Files directly that is why Windows says it needs another App , but like many CAD Programs Chief can Import both File Types via the DWG\DXF Import Wizard instead. The colours can be an Issue as many AutoCad users like a Black background, and lines maybe white, so sometimes you will need to change Chief background to Black or a Dark grey ( Preferences>Colors) so you can see all the linework and Text etc. then you should be able to select it and change it's colours / linetype /etc etc as normal. I find quite often putting it on a new layer doesn't always help as it Imports with the color option to use the layer for color unchecked. M.

Graham has some info in the Old Lets Raytrace thread on this.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/14512-lets-ray-trace/?page=4&tab=comments#comment-130373 M.

Auto Dormer won't work as an auto Dormer can not cross the roofplane's edge ( ie straddle two Roof Planes ) but I'd have thought you could cut a notch or Hole in the Roof Planes and build one manually.... Not sure if this may give some pointers or not......... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00915/creating-a-dormer-in-a-roof-with-multiple-pitches.html ***Please do your forum signature as the answer may require people know what version of Chief you are Using. M.

If it is one of your Additional Licenses , it can only be made into a full Version by someone paying the difference in Price ie Add. > Full = $1000 If it is an Additional License and someone want's an Additional then the price is the same from Chief..... So you may need to Clarify things for interested parties.... M.

That wall should not be one long wall as the Siding must face the opposite direction on either side of the ridge...hence the siding inside on one side...and drywall outside the other... M.

In 3D are they along way from the building ? can you see it? This is usually due to a "Lost" Object way out in "Space" that needs deleting... so.... 1. Switch to the All On Layerset, 2. Fill screen (F6), 3. Select all ( CTRL-A) 4. Look for Highlighted " Stray / Lost " Objects out at the Edges of the screen 5. Select and Inspect them and save or move them back closer to the Building 6. Or Delete them as needed.

PDF of Below : Tile Textures from Screen Grabs.pdf With Basic Tools found in Windows anyone can create a Texture in an Image Editor, for example Paint using multiple copies of the "Tile" ( image above). You need to make the background Color your Grout color if you want to show it in Chief , and leave a narrow space between the copies of the Tile when you place them. Then Crop the multi-copied Image, so it will look good in Chief as it "tile's" ('cus the pun") across a Wall. ie the texture will butt up to the last one as a "block" , so where they touch needs to make 1 full Tile in each row, continuously across the screen forever. You need 3 rows in this case since it is 1/3rd Offset Layout. (I trimmed the original image above slightly due to rough edges 1st.) Tile on the "Wall" with multiple copies of the Texture found Online..................................... then Crop it as needed...... ***note light gray background for "grout" and you have your texture for 3D cameras ready. Now make a New Material ( right Click in your User Library>New>Material and assign the new texture , on the Texture Tab to it , then apply the Imported Pattern (more below) from the Library On the Pattern Tab. For Vector Views you also need a new 1/3rd Offset Pattern, try the free Pattern Generator at CADHatch.com, you can download the free Excel file for use on your own computer, ( follow instructions carefully) , then you'll need to Import the .pat File into Chief ( File>Import>Patterns ) . I have found I normally need to reset the Scale factor when applying it to a Material as it seems AutoCAD scales these differently than Chief, by a factor of at least 10 usually, ie if Chief has Scale set at 1.0 try 0.1 (on the Pattern Tab of the Material in Chief ) http://www.cadhatch.com/autocad-pat-generator-desktop/4594030766 Finished Wall My "Rough" Version Texture : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I used the Pattern Generator linked above to make the Pattern for Vector Views too, so here it is for download too along with a Full X11 "Material" to import into your Library. Pattern: 12 x 24 1-3rd Offset.pat Material for Library '''Import" as usual.... MHD_1-3rd 12 x124 Stacked Brown Tile.calibz FOR X11 OR UP ONLY SORRY , use Pattern and "Rough Image Texture" above to make your own material if needed for Other versions. *** Note that this is a "rough" Example texture and is not necessarily perfectly 1/3 Offset etc , you'll need to spend more time on that if needed. Mick.

Pretty sure Glenn is right ie you need to be facing the wall in an elevation camera, not cutting a cross Section through it. M.