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If you need a CAD Program and are Familiar with it's use to do that, then DraftSight is Free for Use ( 3DS wants you to Upgrade to the Pro Version of Course) but for occasional Use it has worked for me a few times....I don't know AutoCAD well enough to be able to help you with this Matter enough though. https://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/free-download/ If you're allowed to Post the DWG , someone here maybe able to get you started at least for the linework.... all I see is revision Bubbles I think? M.

They remove it from your Locker when you Update but you can usually get the latest version still of each version, on the Program Updates Page or in the Programs archive at the Bottom of this page....(assuming you know your key for reinstall) : https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/updates.html

Damn you too...as I said it's a "bit too smart sometimes" but thanks for the Update , look forward to hearing what they say , it really shouldn't be that difficult. M.

There is an Update Library Catalogs button/link under The Library Menu which I hit a few time each week and find a few updated ones each time... I am guessing we will need to wait for Final Release of X10 to fix some of the other issues ....might be longer ? so it might be better to do those views in X9 . ...looks good by the way....

Everybody is Make sure to update the Library catalogs often as CA is updating them to work in PBR Views regularly... We have also lost the Reflective Materials property in X10 , which is likely why your Floor no longer looks good, and you don't see Polished Countertops .There is a discussion on that in the Chat Room, but apparently Chief is looking into the Issue in RT's .... **** there are 5-6 missing materials , which may make things hard for others to RT

good you got it figured out , just thought I say you don't need to use PDF's to post Images you can just use the Windows Snipping Tool in Windows Accessories ( pin it to your taskbar ) for this and Save the Image to your Desktop and drag it into the Light gray area of the Reply window. M.

Great , glad you got it , sometimes Chief is too smart for it's own Boots

I do it in X9, as some people are having issues after loading the .8 Update ,despite it supposedly only being a change to a single Menu Item for Rental Users, so I have not installed it and don't have the issues reported. There appears to be no Update log for .8 so I am not sure what else it actually does or if something got broken? M

I had to cheat and take your quote from another post not sure why the @Chief_Content trick didn't (doesn't always) work all the time

It looks like saving the plan has broken the Corner again , I had to use the Join Walls tool there to get it to join nicely. There are 3 different walls there and Chief is having trouble sorting out the layer connections especially since the porch wall is 6" lower. I tried the Invisible wall break trick too to stop them connecting but it didn't help much, if at all it seemed I still had to use the Wall Layer Tool/Join tool. If you take a cross section just infront of that wall behind the stairs and select the wall you can see how it cuts into the house wall and being 6 " lower causes the issue, so here I pull that wall down in elevation and fixed the Layers above. M.

In this case the Problem wasn't your Walls , it was the way you setup the Foundation for the Porches , so I redid them and redrew the inner foundation Walls since what I thought was baseboard in your picture was actually the top of the Concrete Foundation Walls with no stucco used there instead of the standard foundation which is Block+Stucco? .....but check out the Plan as I may have Broken something else too , I did not look much further . M. Gulfport_MHD_1.zip

*** that's called a cheat usually using @ in front of a User's Name usually gets a "mention" for them... maybe it doesn't work here? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make a Request in the Symbols Forum and post it attention @Chief_Content so they see it or email the Content team at content@chiefarchitect.com

If you saved it in X10 you can no longer Open it in X8 so either follow Chopsaw's advice above or replace the File from one of your Own backups....you do backup right In X8 in Preferences turn off the Update Check under General ie make it 0 to stop it asking every time you open X8

Probably because then CA would need to track "Default" Views for possibly thousands of Item DBXs and how you set the View for Each.... I think the Defaults Settings DBX , just uses the standard Item's DBX so those 4 Items are shown but don't do anything.

Ahhhh Ok I thought you meant there was a new Setting somewhere in Defaults ....I don't believe those Options are Defaults in the Usual sense ie Settable per Item, ie Colour on/off etc doesn't work as a default Either. Standard or Vector , doesn't effect the DBX Lag much for me , it's marginal , on an Intel GFX Card, maybe it would? I am still thinking RCSS's are being used in ALL views including DBX's and the Library by default.....

Can you post a pic pls .... I can't find it thx.

Have not downloaded plan but.... The hole in the stucco appears to be the Room Molding (Baseboard) ...ie looks like back wall in pic. try applying a Slab for the Porch floor with Tile rather than applying a "Floor Finish" as Tile, as that will stop at the railing ( Room Definition line) , the slab will replace the Concrete Porch Floor and you can give it an overhang etc too if needed (water drip)

I thought it always returned to whatever you set in Preferences (above pic) but you could change it in the DBX if needed.... I had not noticed a new setting in Defaults or missed it? Before my 980ti I used Vector to make things faster in everyday use, then switched in the DBX if I needed it to check something.

The images show different wall types ( more layers on 1st floor vs 2nd floor) so I'd say you have an alignment issue due to what is designated as the Main Layer Please forgive google translate Les images montrent différents types de murs (plus de couches au 1er étage et au 2e étage), donc je dirais que vous avez un problème d'alignement en raison de ce qui est désigné comme la couche principale

Dermot or Brian Beck said to never turn off Global Illumination unless told to by Tech Support to do it during Trouble Shooting... so the checkbox in Preferences does not work for you G. ?

If the 1st Floor is the Correct size Align the walls of the 2nd Floor with it , or you may have to do the reverse depending on which Level shows the Correct dimensions , using F9 to show the Reference Layer ( Red usually) may help too. You may need to realign the Foundation too depending on what you do unless Autobuild foundation is on.

The Bonus Columns and Pillars Library has one under Craftsman , not sure if it meets you needs though? ( you do need SSA) https://3dlibrary.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?r=site/detail/772

Not sure I did anything thanks Mark !

In Chief , Wall heights are governed by the Roof Plane , which is how they are normally controlled but you can Pull a wall down in an Elevation View and do it all manually if desired / needed , it's just more work , so you'd open the elevation on the wall you want 6' , (6 O'C) select the wall and change the height to 6' , then do the same for the 8' Wall (12 O'C ) or whatever height you want ( eg 8' and 10' ) , then open the Left and Right Elevations , (3 and 9 O'C ) select the wall and pull the required corner down to the 6' height. You will then need to mess with the Roof Plane as it will still build as normal as if all the walls are still 8ft but once you know the Roof Pitch ( found using a CAD line in side Elevation it isn't too Hard. You can then get it to Auto frame the Roof for you so you don't need to do the Rafters Manually too. M. Angled Wall Plan.plan

I would say use the Tranform Replicate Tool and rotate to the desired angle but not being able to group select and block the Island is a bit strange.... In a pinch I'd have thought the Parallel Tool may work too but both will be a pain if the Island isn't blocked , no idea why without the plan to look at though....