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in the Q&A section , yes , password and user ID is the same over there as here...

So , I was right about FB downgrading images.... , not surprised most websites / forums do it to save Bandwidth.... 72dpi is the Web / Email standard , so I am not surprised that is CA's default either, though I have not tried the new High DPI output that Chief now allows , resizing is only allowed in 3D views though. M.

especially if you tried printing 5" wide lines (120mm)

Nice , Thanks Glenn , seems to work well , you should put it over in the Symbols forum too so it doesn't get lost here......

PDF's don't pixelate as you zoom like Jpegs , but my best guess is someone with experience in doing this will see your post Monday and give you some pointers. M.

are you sure Facebook is uploading it at original resolution? or do they downsample automatically , like OneDrive does with my phone photos? ...sorry I don't FB , so am unsure what you are trying to do exactly.

I meant you can play with the alignments differently in each ponywall to align things like your PDF and also the wall width with the airgap and you can get this: Your adjusted plan: Pony Wall Section_M1.plan

Higher quality or bigger size? the quality is in the Resolution you use ,72PPI is basic web images for fast downloading on website etc. use 300 or 600 instead perhaps if you want to change the size , you need to use an orthographic TOP View , then you will get the other options too, ie resizing the image.

I am surprised a bit that that section PDF meets code with house really sitting on a 4x8" concrete wall with that large brick ledge rebate... Walls always align outside of main layer to outside of main layer , unless you have changed something , though I think Masonry walls are the only exception (Check Manual) which should align to the exterior of the brick or block. ponywall alignment is also controlled in the wall's DBX not just the Wall Definition DBX

would a round gable vent or resized Wall register (midget louver) be close enough for the "look" ? .....MEP>Ventilation M.

I would send the Error message to Tech Support , in case it is serious, ( some kind of Disk error?) it does not happen on my Computer with your plan when I save your new Beadboard to my library. Another Tip is when you redefine a material like that is to rename the new Material then , at the same time in the DBX when changing the Colour , so you don't end up with duplicate Names that are actually different Materials. here is your Beadboard material Paramount's Beadboard.calibz

http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00107/ see the part on "To accommodate large terrain" , this usually works for me for what is known as z-fighting (flickering) I have not seen you other error myself , not even in your plan when I changed the Beadboard to Gray. hopefully you don't have a HardDrive issue.

Yep good tip .... If you had set the new Room to ATTIC, at the end of the vid , the roof would of dropped back down to sit on your new 6" floor structure BTW. With Auto Roofs on, you have to ignore the 3D windows if you have one open , until you are finished making your settings or you are likely to think you did something wrong as you get some super crazy roofs sometimes till you are said and done.

that may not work ,if the Windows Built in Utiity is not the default Zip Program , ie I use 7zip and this does not happen.

I assume you mean RWL's (downpipes) there are some in the Water Supply and Drainage library , but I haven't tried them yet http://3dlibrary.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?r=site/detail/638

Thx Yusef , looks interesting , can the niche be used in Bathrooms too? ie no frame or casing

I saw this recently , if you draw exterior walls on the 2nd floor over the lower walls of the Family room , it will give you room definition in that L shaped area , which you can then define as ATTIC space and the Roof will then build off the 1st floor wall plates which it isn't doing right now , not sure why... perhaps someone else can explain it?

Nice catch Glenn , that is funny actually , I noticed something weird on the 45deg. walls in the front entry but thought either my eyes had had enough for the day or Chief was once again proving it doesn't like angled lines , so I decided I'd had enough for the Day , zooming in I can see all the "squiggles" in the fill. swapping both the MGO walls to a solid yellow fill does fix it as noted....

I didn't play with it my self much yest. the porch has no ceiling structure (eg 2x6) and I was surprised to see the floor structure includes 22" TJI's .. , I was think just use a Custon Ceiling plan actually. M.

Good tip Tommy Context.....to place a CAD Block in your Plan from the CAD Management Tool , find the one you want on the list and click the insert button , and you can then drop it ,with a click onto your plan page.

yep , sounds like you tried to open the zip with Chief ? , unzip it to an empty folder or your desktop and then open the .plan.

Yep I found the same issues as Glenn , though I see 24" wide stem walls on the house and I think your footing width and height are backwards, unless you need ground beams? at least here a footing would be 24" wide and 12" tall not the other way around. normal here I doctored your Beadboard will I was at it and added the pony walls with the Wall's pony wall checkbox...brick is default BTW. there is something in your plan that is making Chief crawl speed wise , not sure if you have a bad symbol or what? , for a 5mb plan it is very slow....even in 2D Genesis_Front Porch Test_R1.plan

likely you haven't set your Foundation Default's up correctly before building the foundation.... i'll have a quick look at the plan.

my guess is your exterior and interior wall layers are not 1/16th , so change those as needed eg to 1/2" beadboard and 1/2" Drywall or ???? once you have the beadboard on the wall , use/click the Define Material Tool (aka the Rainbow Tool) ( see Pic) and click on your exterior Wall , and in the resulting DBX click on the material color and choose another , or use the eyedropper tool in the color window at bottom left, to get the color of another window/website or whatever you like.Then on the Texture Tab select "Blend with Texture" box. and hit ok To save it for the future, go into the Wall's DBX>material tab>exterior wall>select material ,find the BBoard in the list and on the right add it to your library. M.

those kinds of symbols need a wall to let them insert , instead use Chief's Plan Notes and legends in the CAD Block Library , you can unblock them and edit if needed.