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If you Import it as a dxf you get wall lines by the look and CAD to Walls does work to some degree ..... better start than nothing? Maybe .stl would work if I knew what I was doing in Draftsight *** caveat*** I don't know autocad , ( I used DrafthtSight Free to convert ) nor have used CAD to Walls Before If you know the Sizes , then drawing something this small in Chief would be pretty quick ...as fast as fixing the Import probably ...it ain't perfect. M. since I had it done have a look at this....... Global Parlee in CA.plan

.. your Sig. did make me wonder , as those weird float Trusses were in the Beta

They are all lumped together as Ridge Material as they are all the same size in CA ( no idea why ) In X10 you can right click the ridge material and choose show in Plan to confirm what each Line really contains....

There is some info in this CA Tutorial : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00495/creating-walls-with-a-block-and-tie-beam.html but not as much as you might need , also note that CA may not accurately give you the needed blocks for an actual Build as last time I tried it is calculates square footage with no allowances for Corner Blocks / 1/2 blocks etc..... I would suggest checking the Take Off against a good industry standard Block Calculator for comparison available on many Block Suppliers Websites. Draw up a 10'x10" "Shed" , something simple and test it... This Site has many Construction Calculators in both Imperial and Metric https://www.blocklayer.com/blockwork/block-calculatoreng.aspx

Are you still running Beta X10 Larry ? this looks similar to a known issue in the Beta which was apparently fixed 3-4 months ago , I have not seen it happen since.....maybe it is back?

Export ML to .xml , open in Excel >Select All>COPY then in Layout Paste>Paste Special>Rich Text..... ( Text also works) comes in just like the ML and seems to be fully editable in my playing with it This does beg the question though ... why it can't be exported direct to a Text or Rich Text Box and a chosen Layout Page ..... like just about everything else.... M.

CA does not do BXF sorry Try importing the .dae into SketchUp 1st , then export it as a .SKP and see if CA can import it. Also, 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 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 are enabled (green) and then Add your Own Sig. too : UserName> Account > Signatures M.

Well, you and I wouldn't be the only ones confused by some of the wording in Chief's DBX's I am sure M.

Ahhhh that's the difference , I don't use that Checkbox ever since I want the Slab on Top of the Foundation Wall not level with it ( which is what I thought you wanted too? ) that's why I though you must have checked the Hang Floor inside Foundation Wall Box as I had forgotten about this Checkbox too

I use Method 2 as well ( Method 1 would only happen if Hang Floor inside Walls was checked I believe? ) but I use a Pony Wall with the ICF already Parged so it does that all Auto, the height of the pony wall controls the height of the parging. Building the Foundation at 4" Slab, Auto detailing, then Setting the Floor to the thickness of the Siding Hang down ( 1-1 1/2" typ) , and hitting Auto Detail again , gives you multiple CAD Boxes to play with and sending them to Front or Back Drawing Group, makes it all look good in section and seems to work Ok. Replacing the ICF AutoDetail Insul. Fill will let you cover the PonyWall line BTW. Have to ask......Is the Siding really only brought to the bottom of the Framing ...just seems like a bad idea to me re water penetration.....

This also helps with 3D PBR and Raytrace Views to reduce Light Bleed etc. Normally it is easier for me to just draw a large Box eg 30x30' or 40 x40' and model the Room in whichever Corner Suits or perhaps in the Middle of the Wall if I don't need an Exterior Corner. M.

Have you done the Drawing Sheet Setup in BOTH the Plan AND Layout Windows? do they Match ? File>Print>Drawing Sheet Setup https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00725/defining-the-drawing-sheet-setup-for-printing.html

NO need to Copy and Paste as you work to a new Plan, simply do a SAVE AS with a revision Name or Number and you have an Identical Plan. this saves all the settings etc , in Defaults you may have changed from your Template , the Defaults in the Template, can mess up a plan if C&P is used eg say you went from 8ft stud height to 9ft etc ...you'd have to fix all that. a little more info on z-fighting : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00107/troubleshooting-why-materials-appear-to-flicker-when-a-camera-view-is-rotated.html M.

You can use the Roof Plane Label instead of the Arrow and pitch by specifying the Label and inserting an Object Specific Macro..... (Red Arrow) or You can also use a simple Macro in a Text Box with Leader Line (arrow) connected to the Roof Plane ..... make a macro in TMM (text below), and then insert it into the Text box via the Text box DBX Roof Plane SqFt %surface_area% eg : You can find other simple Macro's simply by connecting a Text Box with Leader to most Objects and inserting the premade macro %objectproperties% which will fill the text box with all the premade Macros CA understands automatically , you can then use them to get the info needed, in this case all the info that the Polyline Info Tab shows.

To help with this in the future , in your Template Plan , use the Insert Point Tool to place one at 0,0 and then find the Point and then save the plan , so that when you open a new plan the 1st thing you see is an X ....which you can delete from the same menu as the Place point Tool or simple hit the Delete key while nothing is selected in the plan. You can also turn on the Status Bar and Coordinates in Preferences so you can see where the Cursor is , if not done already..... The 0,0 and drawing close to it usually solves most of the Z-Fighting Issues Eric has shown.

Are theses examples done in VectorWorks ? they look similar to some of the work I have seen from Landscape Architects in the Past, and they all used VW. M.

Hi Bob , just be sure if you use My Method to Build Framing for each Wall AND Turn on Framing in ALL views or you won't see the Screened Walls. This Forum doesn't have a Solved Button AFAIK , just a Like Button on the Right side of a Post ( Heart in a Circle) , but what I have seen others do is Edit the 1st post and Add the Word [Solved] to the Thread Topic Heading and then add a link to the Best answer at the bottom of the 1st Post. If you right Click the Time and Date of the Best answer you can usually copy the Address/Link Location and then Paste it into the 1st Post eg: ( Or Copy and Paste this below) The Method that worked in this Situation : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/19216-screened-in-patio/?do=findComment&comment=157957 You could also link to Steve's Video Tips Posts for doing Flat Ceiling "Rooms" here : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/19253-video-lesson-screen-porches-railing-walls-and-panels/?tab=comments#comment-158022

It may depend on Local Codes but I thought the staircase had to be 39" ( 3'3" ) not 3' ? I think CA's Staircase is 39" by default too ?

This tends to happen if the Wall extends less than it's own width past the intersecting wall in my experience ( CA is sometimes too smart for it's own good ) and as Mike said the easy fix is to Break The Wall and reverse the short section. Also, 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 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 are enabled (green) and then Add your Own Sig. too : UserName> Account > Signatures M.

It is an existing Sloped Alum. Patio Cover Bob wants to enclose, so he can't use Attic walls , T.Support confirmed the Railing Walls/Panels will not follow a Sloped Ceiling , which was my experience playing with this too , so I Used the Framing Materials Method as shown above. M.

Try CADHatch at http://www.cadhatch.com/ they may have one made you can use? They have a free Pattern Generator for Tile and Brick but I don't think it can do a herringbone or Chevron style. M.

Ahhh I guess things have changed a bit since then , think I had HD Pro10 back then. I think X8 can still read plans from that ERA. M.

Will move my Cheif Data Folder back off Dropbox and see , thanks for the info.... Was thinking it maybe latest Nvidia Drivers maybe too? just trying to think what else may have changed lately since we haven't had a CA update for a few months now.... M.

The Framing Wall Method works in your Plan too ...once I built a MonoSlab Foundation for the House ...... I didn't finish it but here is the plan to take a look.... M. Home 2_MHD Screen Walls.plan .

I had no issue with the Gutters in this plan , but my issue is in ALL plans so I don't think it is a Defaults Issue as they are Plan Specific. Started using Dropbox recently as a test with my laptop , not sure if it is related though not sure it could effect anything like this.....