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Thanks for the reply Perry , it maybe the the Plan I was in this morning cause it as it was repeatable every time I tried to break a Wall. No issues getting to the Toolbars etc , but the Cursor vanished in the Drawing window once I hit the Wall break Tool , which required a Reboot to clear up. I thought 441.41 was the latest but have just discovered they released 441.66 this morning , so am going to give it a go..... https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/155641# Mick.

Haven't worked out all the complexities and it may not be worth it for you, having seen some of your Plans in the past but it looks like my idea may work....

Hi, just wondering if anyone else is seeing the disappearing Icon in the Drawing Area with the latest Nvidia Driver in X11, it has happen twice today already,so I may need to go back to the 436 Series Driver which I had no issues with. This was also an Issue with X11 back with the 388-396 Series Drivers when 382.05 was the best driver to go back too but I have not seen it since 400 Series Driver came out. M.

Yeah, with Walls stacked like that it would be tricky, you could try a few (4?) "fake" floors set to Open Below perhaps to get all the different Wall Heights ( and thicknesses) and the Parapet at the Top, not sure Pony Walls would help but possibly a combo of them and extra fake floors would work.... M.

One thought......Did you try setting the Rough Opening Sizes on the windows to 40mm on all sides?

Isn't it essentially a double wall with two layers of 3 5/8 Framing? .....and an AirGap in between..... not 100% sure I am "seeing" your detail correctly ? M.

If you copy a Wall Stud as Michael suggested and rotate it 90° you can then get the U+C-Channel to work as Wall Blocking in 3D too. ( no idea why ) , and depending on the rotation the U will be up or down.

No , not from the Cabinet Specification DBX , but there are a few in the Library to use ( search Valance) , just drop them in plan and set height and position. Some of the cabinet manufacturer libraries have some too. M.

thanks for the Update Cheryl , glad it's all working again.... M.

I guess I need to ask why they aren't walls ....it isn't obvious at least to me.... M.

Yep , not good , same thing exactly was happening to me , leave it set to lumber and all is well in 3D though , steel box also works but there is no difference really. M.

Try making sure the Library ( and any other floating toolbars/DBXs) are Docked back into Chief's Main window ( dbl Click the top Bar) before you disconnect each time as Chief remembers the last monitor configuration it was hooked too I believe. M.

That's true , it wouldn't be seen as "framing" in a schedule etc ......I haven't tried it, was just a thought as I typed, so not sure if the Layer can be turned on in a Wall Detail or not? M.

Yes , shouldn't be an Issue actually , I usually just do it as I check the Wall Detail(s) though. Your Idea of using General Framing maybe better though as there seems to be some quirks for sure , your idea actually makes me wonder if a Room Molding Poly Line with the U-Channel might work even better ? ( more automated ) M.

Mark would know better than me but that would seem to me to be a problem with the Rev-A-Shelf Symbols , they should not be auto stretching to the Cabinet ( as most insert-able items do ) and resizing indiscriminately as that is going to catch out many to my thinking, so should likely be reported to T.S./ or the Content Team , because as noted you can only buy certain sizes and MUST make the cabinet to fit the Insert, not the other way around. @Chief_Content

It maybe the Switch Option, as I think Switches are hardcoded to merge (gang) together if touching ...Outlets may do the same thing? , but should be easy to test. M.

There isn't one until the Wall Bridging is built AFAIK , you have to open the DBX for it on each wall and change it ...... RickyP (above) has started a Suggestion for that and being able to setup more than one row and their spacings ...so add you vote too please.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/24497-more-wall-bridging-editing-defaults/ M.

Not sure why that always says Roof but that is the one..... then it doesn't matter if you change the Bridging Default "Type" , in fact if I change it to U-Channel the Bridging disappears from a 3D view....whether I use the Steel 16 OC stud or a Metal Framing material of my own, still there in the Wall Detail though..

Try using the OIP (Object Information Panel) instead and Create a Custom Field or use one of the existing Columns like Supplier (renamed) , just be sure the Column is displayed in the schedule.

I do agree as it happens but I'd suggest you join the Beta Program and make a Feature Request .....

didn't you accuse me of making posts like this last week ? M.

The Core Architectural and Core Exterior Libraries got updates just now when I tried it but no issues here for me...... Could be a bad symbol in your Library so hopefully Dermot or Brian is around today to help. @Dermot

Which camera and what adjustment were you trying Cheryl ? I see you have another Issue/topic about a Library crash to , so it maybe related?

Each Schedule creates it's own Callouts .......should it work that way is debatable, but that is how Chief does it currently. Keeping them in a CAD Detail , not "In Plan" is usually the best method as some schedules can/will really slow the Plan down. M.

One of the best Threads for help on Raytracing is Graham's called Lets Raytrace ..... Most people are using PBR ( Physically Based Rendering) now and he also has a thread on that called Lets PBR...... Mick.