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Might want to put posts like this in the Tips Forum...it's bound to help Others too since lowering the Top Landing is Code in a lot places these days. M.

No Problem at all, I agree with you , but it maybe sometime before it is Fixed ( if ever) as I'd expect to have seen more complaints about it if this method was more of a common practice, so I was just suggesting another method. Did you submit a ticket? cos a Suggestion here won't get it fixed....Hopefully it does get fixed in the next release but that ain't till next year sometime..... Mick.

I also have seen the Filter cause issues like this but if you are not Filtering you should see something in the library..... You haven't moved the location of My Documents in windows 10 have you? are the folders and Files still where Preferences>General>Folders>[Show button]> User/Core/Bonus/Manu. Libraries should be.... If not don't use the Program too much until Support Opens , Call them and see if they can recover them ...if you have a backup of you User Library I would wait till you talk to Support so you don't overwrite anything by mistake. If you ave a Full system Image Backup that maybe an Option too.

Try using two full height Fixed glass Windows as side lights...... The Library sidelights have had issues for a while which sounds like hasn't been fixed yet....

Maybe HDA can't do it? here is a short Video made with Jing , Internet explorer should open it, does for me..... Saving_Materials_from_Plan_to_User_Library.swf Try these from my Library made in X10 Premier okay for Vector views , I don't have any good Images for Standard Views : MHD_Herringbone Tile.calibz @jnicbell321

In Premier I would select the Material eg Wall tile and open it >edit button and layer 1 should be the tile, choose select material on the right , Plan Material on the left, select the Carerra Herringbone on left if needed? and then on the right choose add to Library. It is also on the Floor so if HDA doesn't allow to select the al tile , in the Room DBX under structure>Floor finish......do as above However I am not sure what HDA is capable of though , perhaps you need Pro to do the above? https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-00924/customizing-a-material.html https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/support/article/KB-01202/importing-and-creating-custom-library-materials.html

+1 , thankfully I have not run into that but I don't usually anoint in Layout either... Have you tried a separate Details plan for Standard/Typical Details and sending to layout from it? They do this in the Sample Plan called Lake Point by Scoot Harris and there is also a Number of good Videos done to accompany the Sample plan. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/samples.html The last video on Condocs may get you a better Idea https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/6193/construction-drawings-tips-and-techniques-lake-point-project.html?playlist=151

Best to call in next week and see if they will give you a deal as online you can upgrade but any version prior to X5 means you have to pay in full. ($2795) These days you can also Rent to Own at $200 mth and after 16mths 18mths now, it is yours....(@30% extra) This also get you SSA though so you would get X11 sometime 1st qtr next yr. If you don't need all the Features there Days you could get HD Pro 2019 for $495 ...the $495 is rebated if you upgrade to full CA Premier.

If by Pattern you mean the Black and White lines seen in the Vector Views yes....... if the Client needs to see it in Carrara Marble , NO...unfortunately you need an Image to use for the Texture. I don't have HDA , so I am not sure if that makes it harder for you to do or not, sorry. I think you can open my test Plan seen below so here it is....MHD_Herringbone_Carrara_Material Plan.plan

You need an seamless image ( the Texture in CA talk ) of the 4x12 or 4x16 Herringbone tile to import as a new Material. The hard part will be finding a well lit image to use for the Texture. The Pattern is what is seen in Vector Views Only and can be found in the Material's DBX under Pattern>Pattern Source>Use Material Type and pick Herringbone in the dropdown...assuming you have that in HDA? as you can see my Herringbone Image isn't that good so you don't get a nice look on something large like a Floor , as you can see the Repeat.

I have been using the Plant Schedule Trick since I saw Perry's Video about 3 years ago but I think it can only be used in Plan. Works Fairly well and it's easy to add an Icon to the ToolBar for placing them.

If the laptop doesn't use Optimus and only has the Nvidia 1070 card , then my guess would be either poor quality cables ( HDMI? Mini Display port?) or you are exceeding the max Resolution / Bandwidth with 3 monitors hooked up ...what happens with only two ? ie laptop and 1 extra screen... You haven't said what resolution the other two screens are eg 4K , QHD or FHD or their hz ratings either 120hz 60 hz? .... M.

There is some buttons in the Accessible Design Bonus library and I have some Doors made in x8 I think and the Buttons in this library... Elevator Components.calibz exported from X10 Elevator Doors_X10.calibz

The Picture was just a quick multiple copy array as mentioned, and I just used 12" x12" as the sheets are usually that size , for a quick " lets see how this works" scenario, I did not try to align them with the Body tile at all. To do that , Take a Wall Elevation view and apply a material region to it using the same material from the Floor in the Plan Material list , (Kacy white hex), the Wall elevation is needed as you can not dimension in 3D Camera views, zoom in and use the tape measure tool or a Point to point dimension or CAD lines with a dim between to measure the Tile Pattern in the plan precisely, as normally the sheets are not 12"x12" really they are often Metric size or undersized to allow for grout lines etc.

Not likely, definitely , well if you use my Guy anyway.... Layout and dryfit will be critical.... and add cost. M.

I would suggest Editting the Title of this thread ..you are not seeking a Draughtsman...then more people will be more likely to look at it, and respond. As Chopsaw mentioned filling in your signature with the needed Details will help but I'd suggest calling tech Support if you have SSA it sounds serious. It's good to have your Forum Signature filled in, especially with the Software Version, and of course a real Name is nice too .............. See mine below in Blue for how to do that. If you don't see my Signature below then you have them turned off for the Forum, so you need to Toggle it on by going to the Upper RH Corner of this Forum Window ^^^^ and Clicking on your Username and making sure Signature is enabled (green) and then Add your Own Sig. too : UserName> Account > Signatures M.

Nicely done..... Use the Multiple Array Copy Tool to place , eg I used 12" x12" centers but with the real measurement it should work fairly easily

I thought I had dibs on Boo-Boo already .....

It's not usual , at least not here, for the top Tread to be flush with the Deck like that, so that is why I think the Program is a "little" confused..... If you built the deck in that shape the deck railing would of gone around the staircase "bumpout" and the solid wouldn't be needed I don't think. M.

there is a couple of KB article which may help you..... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00956/installing-chief-architect-on-multiple-computers.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00937/chief-architect-software-lock-security.html If you are talking about multiple Users, say in an Office environment , then yes you need multiple "Seats" (licenses) which are sold at a reduced cost M.

Did you read what you wrote below ? ..... me thinks you're "smarter than the average bear" Yogi

You may have more luck posting this on the HomeTalk Forum which Supports the Home Title,s most people here are using CA Premier which has other view Option like the PBR view and Raytracing, they are propbably more likely to know of any settings than Premier Users. There are a few Users here using Macs , so you may get lucky with some other responses too though. Same password and ID over there : https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/

My Digital Locker doesn't look like that.....

I'd call Support Tomorrow , I have not seen that one.... Can you access your Digital Locker ?

While I would like to claim credit for the image above it was made by Graham (the resident PBR Guru, as I am sure you know) My guess on the Tile and wood finishes would be a simple BumpMap......the Cheat is to use the same texture file in the BumpMap box as in the Texture Box above. Mick.