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I think you just drew those 2 roof planes along the wrong wall perhaps ? ( deleted them in pic below ) Using the Deck Railings it seems to work fine.................

Chief does not like the Windows Taskbar when you hide the Taskbar and have Chief Full Screen..... it is a major Pita always popping up over Chief when you go down to the Edit toolbar. I now don't hide my Taskbar and just make the Chief window sit on top of it as unlike other full screen Apps Chief doesn't seem to control it otherwise , it maybe just due to the edit toolbar placment in CA but I don't notice the issue with other programs. M.

Yes as Ken suggested copy the closest existing Wall (Interior 4) and rename it to say bathroom 1/2 Wall and change the fill . You could change the Default Half Wall to this new Walltype and You can add it to your library for easy reuse even. And also add it to your Template Plan so you have it for every new plan in the future.

Big difference in Laptops vs Desktops , and I am not sure which model Alienware Rob has from his Signature? Looks like a desktop though to me...... M.

Yes turn them off and draw your own with the straight railing tool. M.

Thanks Kevin , I'll give that a try .... M.

If you can't find it , goto Preferences>Reset Options> Reset Side Windows M.

I also mostly use the free BullZip for PDFs too , usually but not 100% of the time it handles Chief Files okay, ( I use BZ for every other program too) in the instances it doesn't I use the CA built in one, which usually fixes it. M.

There is Lattice Materials ( apply to P-Solid for eg) in the the Bonus Wire and Lattice Library --- for White? lattice blend the needed colour with the Texture. Not true 3D but looks ok if you aren't up close.

If you have a TP in the Plan turn it's display on in Elevation Views too, it should show the grade (terrain) line.... There is also the Auto Story Pole Tool to add dimensions in Elevation such as ridge etc. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2431/using-the-auto-story-pole-dimension-tool.html M.

It can be an issue for sure especially since most exterior Doors need a higher header height to fit due to the Door Sill/Threshold eg 82 1/2" in the real world for an 80" door , the problem in Chief is because they "build" the windows to the outside of the Frame size (called Heel Size) but with Doors they "build" them based on the Inside of the Frame size ( with no gaps or the Door Size eg 36 x 80"). So lifting the Windows a couple of inches maybe needed ITRW to match header heights depending on trim etc. M.

Hi Tommy , just had another thought....... did She just update to Mac OS Catalina? it has a bunch of new security features which limit some services till you explicitly turn them on now...for example last Week a Client had to figure out how to get GoToMeeting to work with Catalina after updating to Catalina the day before and be able to share the Video etc with me , so perhaps not being able to click links in emails is now a Security Feature too? M.

The few times i've had to do it I have used Chief's One already in the Library. Use the panel Option if I remember correctly.... M.

I am not sure what Gmail's limit is , or if it has one ? to be honest , I only know about it as I have received Files from Client's that way. that is a pretty small file though... M.

Correct, that macro uses the defined window height+the rough opening top measurement (1/2"). The problem I mentioned above is only if you are using BrownTiger's Macro. His macro however outputs in Feet and inches , not decimal feet like the built in Chief macro you mentioned, ie 8' 1/2" not 96.5" so maybe preferred in some areas. M.

Gmail now adds the File as a link to Google Drive now if it is too big, ( most email service allow 25mb though ) it's similar to Apple's Email attachments going to their iCloud.

Assuming you didn't get a new VideoCard after your posts last year with problems ?, it may finally be time to spend $200-300 on a new one with 4GB memory though I'd suggest a 6GB or 8GB if budget allows, eg a 6GB 1660Ti https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/17322-chief-x10-lousy-camera-views/?page=2

Happens to the best of us but honestly I don't think Chief should ever place things on Layers that are Off without asking like it does for example with Framing etc in some cases.

Check your Digital Locker once signed in to your Chief Architect Account the latest version is 21.3.1.1 There is a Page for Updates Too : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/updates.html M.

You have CAD, Default turned OFF in the ALDO looks like you had tried placing it a few times....

Thanks for the Ft-in Header height Macro BT .................... Just FYI : the macro's result is incorrect for most Nth Amer. Framers - ie Headers are normally measured to their Bottom so the 2nd to last line should be result = ftin(obj.header_elevation) not: result = ftin(obj.header_elevation + obj.header_depth) ie : the +obj.header_depth is not needed as it is not measured to the Top of Header usually as the Header depth may vary ie 2x8 or 2x10 etc etc but the bottom is usually the same throughout the home , regardless of Header Depth.

You may need to talk to Chief Architect about that as those Drawings are Copyrighted as far as I know, but perhaps Chief's Own Designer of this Plan , Scott Harris I believe, may have more information or be willing to help you............. @scottharris *I am not a Lawyer, however this is on the Plans............. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE, DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT THIS DRAWING IS OWNED AND/OR LICENSED BY CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC. AND IS SOLELY FOR DEMONSTRATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES AS A WAY TO HELP YOU MORE QUICKLY LEARN AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM. YOU AGREE, UNDER THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, THAT YOU WILL NOT REPRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS SAMPLE DRAWING FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC. CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH REGARD TO ITS SAMPLE DRAWINGS SOLELY FOR DEMONSTRATIVE AND ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE DIMENSIONS IN THESE SAMPLE DRAWINGS ARE ACCURATE AND FREE OF DISCREPANCIES. CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THESE SAMPLE DRAWINGS COMPLY WITH ANY BUILDING CODES. THESE SAMPLE DRAWINGS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," AND CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC. AND THE LICENSORS OF THESE SAMPLE DRAWINGS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THESE SAMPLE DRAWINGS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR ARISING BY CUSTOM OR TRADE USAGE, AND, SPECIFICALLY, MAKE NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CHIEF ARCHITECT, INC, ITS RESELLERS, ITS DISTRIBUTORS OR THE LICENSORS OF THE SAMPLE DRAWINGS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING FROM TORT OR CONTRACT, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER, OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THESE SAMPLE DRAWINGS. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR END USER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PURSUANT TO THESE

Something to try if you haven't solved this yet....... paste it into a CAD Detail , not Plan, ( in a new Plan file ) , UNBLOCK the detail, then select all the Text Blocks , Open their DBX and make sure the Automatic Width and Height are Enabled ( I have found text is often corrupted when exported if these aren't on. ) , then make sure NONE of the Text Boxes are Using a Fill, (possibly your issue on those 4?) , Check all text is still as expected, then export it using DWG>Current View and re-import it as a test to a New CAD Detail (you already made/opened before importing) . A search may find other results as I think I have seen other Posts about those Black (Text) Boxes too. FYI : there is a text corruption Issue in CA which CA has not Solved yet with text getting truncated etc , opening and closing the text's DBX is usually enough to fix that though. M.

BT is correct the should fix it ... but it may also be that you accidentally saved a plan as your template and may just need to switch the default "new plan" back to the default Profile.Plan file in Preferences>New Plan. You can also try renaming the Templates Folder in the Chief Data Folder eg to Template_Backup and restart Chief which will cause Chief to Rebuild the Templates Folder the next time it starts with fresh copies of all the OOB Templates. You can then transfer any template planes you want to keep back from the Templates_Backup Folder to the Templates Folder or just Use them from there if still needed. M.

This works in this case , just resize ( rescale) the image to 4 x 4" ( original is 8 x 7 " or 8 X 3.5 subway)