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- Assuming you mean a Flat Ceiling at 14'? - Turn off Auto Roof Build ( when you have ALL Roofs in the Plan Auto Built) - Set Room Ceiling to 14' ( 168") -Check Flat Ceiling over this Room -uncheck use Soffit Surface for Ceiling - Possibly change Ceiling Structure to 2x8 or 2x10 depending on Spans - Lower Dining/Kitchen Gable end Window ( check in Overview , raising Ceiling forces it out the Roof) - You'll need to lower your Window in the Living room Gable Wall too (see Image) PM me if things don't work out with one of the Other guys who have already posted above. Mick.

Chief calls these Marriage Walls ( a term I am not familiar with? ) but it is basically a Double Wall (Furred Wall Type) , there is a KB Article here : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00925/using-marriage-walls.html A Double Wall with 5/8" FIRE Drywall TO THE RIDGE BOARD usually gets you by for Code but Soundproofing as also a big issue , but checking with the Local City ( to the Build ) is important , as many City's also have there Own Fire Code on top of the National Code. M.

Thanks again Rene...

Thanks ... will look for the next Post May I suggest Copy and Pasting the above Post into the Tips Section...and continue from there....if one is so inclined thx.

I was just reading in another Thread that for Gable Walls ( ie on your Garage) you need to set the Gable Wall to Balloon Framing to get it working in "Print Model"

Hmmmm not sure why Support would not suggest that...... was going to be my 1st suggestion too.... Not a Desk but similar Idea....

I would exchange the SSD for the Samsung 960 EVO or 960 Pro .(.slightly newer Model ) faster than the WD ... I have the EVO but if a Corporate Buy the Pro maybe better ( longer warranty) I would also take a second look at the i7-8700K CPU on a Z370 MB , there have been heat issues on the X299 Platform ...not sure if that is resolved or not ? And a larger CPU AIO ie 240 or 280 mm ( eg Corsair H110 or H115 or Arctic 240mm Freezer, which I also have) if you are going to RayTrace versus use the new PBR Camera . The 120 AIO will have to work too hard to keep up especially if you Overclock at some point and will be noisy as the Fans will be at 85%-100%. ( eg I previously had the H80iGT and it worked it was just ramped up under RT Loads) I can't comment on the Company but if you are not a computer Enthusiast ? I suggest using a Local Company , local support can make a big difference. I'd be happy to fly in for a Govt. Service Contract though M.

Hi Johnny / Scott , I was just wondering after a few weeks how you are finding the Performance of these Laptops with the Nvidia 4GB 1050Ti ? I am thinking of Ordering the Acer Version since the Lenovo Versionis not available here Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-76YG 15.6" Laptop (i7-7700HQ, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Home) It won't be my Main computer , I have a desktop for that , but I'm hoping it is good enough when I am on the Road or need to Show Clients Renders rather than Emailing them Images. Mick.

I would of done the same on the garage ..... ie drawn my own Slab to replace the auto one , if Joey's "fix" didn't work.... to fill in your Signature like this .... go up to the top RH Corner above and click on your UserName> Account Settings> Signature.... and enable Signature (will Turn Green) at the Top , then add your Hardware Details and Chief Software Version, as different Versions require different Answers. M.

Thanks Rene..... but......The Symbol is yours...... all I did was add a few extra light Sources so I had Different Versions. Mick.

@ACADuser It would be best for Alan to answer you as I don't know what He did for you or what it is you need...He is familiar with both. Model Space and PaperSpace is the most common issue when exporting from ACAD I am not really a big ACAD User ......I bought Chief cos I didn't like it

Attached are the InvisiLED Lights I made from your Symbol Rene , please check them out and see if I broke anything ...in which case I'll fix them or take them down. Mick. 5-7-11 Lite InvsisLED Lights.calibz

They are the Light Source Placement Indicators ....not the Light Direction Indicators ...... ( the light direction is 45° BTW ) You can edit them and their Heights in the Light Data Drop down , each one is seen as a separate Light Source in the Light Data Tab Dialog Drop Down. There is a slight error, in that Rene has set the Symbol at -10" to make it look Right, but this has the effect that the Bounding Box and "Insert Point" does not show at the correct height when you are trying to align it on a wall in 3D. The Symbol is easily adjustable though ....just don't add more than 11 light "Sources" , because at least for me when trying to save it to the Library Chief Crashed and I lost that Setup. Mick. P.S. Thanks for another Symbol Rene ! @Renerabbitt

My guess would be your Dims. are not set to Use 1/16th currently OR your Snap Grid is not set to 1/16th too , thus allowing you to Draw to that same Accuracy in the 1st Place. For the Existing Drawing you could try Rounding the Dims differently eg to 1/4" to see if the 1/16th Fractions disappear. Lew's Suggestion Post covers most of it from another thread Last month. M.

What Mark said.... if you close the View without Saving it , you are deleting that that View... it even asks you before doing it the 4 Auto Elevations are Auto-saved , that's why the are always there... , if you use Auto Elevations off the 3D menu M.

Found it ......it would seem you forgot this "nugget" from last September Glen's Original post is higher up..... Post # 16 worth a read too later in the Thread Above

Thanks Vinnie , it will save others alot of time I think.... just edit the 1st Post and you can add AMD to the Title Too... Mick.

see post 29 please.... thx.

Hi Vinnie perhaps you could change the title of this Thread to include the AMD Issue so Others find the information Posted here , thanks. Also check the Post above as you don't have the last available Driver for your Card either. (15.7.1) same as JBHammer Mick.

The HD 7500 supports Windows 10 but the ATI Radeon 7500 does not according to AMD, it appears you have the HD 7500 so good there.... but it is a legacy device though , ie no longer Supported by AMD but it looks like you don't have the last Catalyst Driver made available for legacy cards installed .... 15.7.1 which is here : https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows 7 - 64 There is also a CRIMSON DRIVER available version 16.2.1 on the page above to try WINDOWS 10 SUPPORT FOR AMD GRAPHICS CARDS https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Win10-Driver-Support.aspx From above link: This article provides information about Windows® 10 driver support for AMD Radeon™ Graphics products. The content of this article is organized into the following sections: Products Supporting Windows® 10 Products That Do Not Support Windows® 10 Products Supporting Windows® 10 The following AMD Radeon™ Graphics products fully support DirectX® 12 and will provide the complete Windows® 10 experience: AMD Radeon™ R9 Series Graphics AMD Radeon™ R7 Series Graphics AMD Radeon™ R5 240 GPU AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series Graphics for OEM systems (HD 8570 and up) AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series Graphics for notebooks AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series Graphics (HD 7730 and up) AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series Graphics for notebooks (HD 7730M and up) AMD A4-7000 Series, A6-7000 Series, A8-7000 Series, A10-7000 Series APUs AMD A6 PRO-7000 Series, A8 PRO-7000 Series, A10 PRO-7000 Series APUs AMD E1/A4/A10 Micro-6000 Series APUs AMD E1/E2/A4/A6/A8-6000 Series APUs The following products have driver support for Windows® 10 and DirectX 11: AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series/AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 6000 Series Graphics AMD Radeon™ HD 5000 Series/AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 5000 Series Graphics If your graphics adapter is included on the list of supported products, please install the latest AMD Catalyst™ Driver for Windows® 10 to fully enable its feature set. AMD Catalyst™ Driver can be downloaded from: www.amd.com/drivers. Products That Do Not Support Windows® 10 AMD Radeon™ HD 4000 Series products and older are not certified to support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.2 or higher and therefore, do not have driver support for Windows® 10. The following is a list of graphics products that do not support Windows® 10: ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series /ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4000 Series Graphics ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series /ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3000 Series Graphics ATI Radeon™ HD 2000 Series /ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2000 Series Graphics ATI Radeon™ X1### Series/ATI Mobility Radeon™ X1### Series Graphics ATI Radeon™ X### Series/ATI Mobility Radeon™ X### Series Graphics ATI Radeon™ 9000 Series Graphics ATI Radeon™ 8500 Graphics ATI Radeon™ 7500 Graphics ATI Radeon™ DDR Graphics ATI Radeon™ 7000 Graphics ATI Radeon™ 7000VE Graphics ATI Radeon™ 7000LE Graphics

You are not in the Account>Signature area..... It seems they are by default turning Signatures Off for new members , this is what is at the bottom of my Posts in my signature...How to instructions *** to fill in your Signature like this .... go up to the top RH Corner above and click on your UserName> Account Settings> Signature.... and enable Signature (will Turn Green) then add your Hardware Details and Chief Software Version, as different Version require different Answers. ***To add Pics to your Posts please use Windows Snipping Tool , found under Windows Accessories in your Start Menu, Save the Snip to your Desktop and Drag it into the Light Grey Area of the Reply Window.

Hmmmm well that is plain dumb ...no other word for it ...only a computer programmer would lay his decking out from the House Wall ....ok to be fair I have seen a couple of Home Owners do it too.... So I guess we have to draw the Outer Edge of the Deck ( or where you want the layout to start) 1st then draw the walls back to the house ? ..... I have never worried too much about it in Chief as I know how it will be done Onsite , but I can see how on a Large job it could give the Contractor a Head Start especially if a Custom layout. M.

Where you typed in the Signature you should see a View Sigs. Button at the Top The Pic also has my Signature with instructions if you don't see Signatures now.....

It looks like you didn't check the box/button at the top of the Signatures Panel to allow/Show Signatures as I don't see one ? hopefully you see Mine ? It may depend on what VideoCard is in the Laptp too..... Ask your Tech Guy if he has an older Nvidia card lying around , with 4GB for X10 is best , or look on Craiglist or Ebay or ask your Tech Guy to do it or keep an eye out for another client upgrading.... Graham one of the other users here just got a 1060 6GB Card this week and noticed a big performance increase , though the newer 10 series Nvidia cards are very overpriced right now due to Crypto-mining and memory shortages , which is why I suggested 2nd hand.... but spread over 2-4 years especially for business use it is likely worth it. M.

Hmmmmm did you read your Thread you posted last week on this ?