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What may help is to download a sample plan like the Riverstone or TimberFrame House and look at the Annotation sets used , you can even export/import them if you like them, (get the layer sets too if so) . Both plans include basic layout files too so you can see how things work. http://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/samples.html M.
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Build a zero 0" high 2nd floor (so you get room definition for you Attic and a stairwell) Build roof with ignore 2nd floor box checked , do 3D view and make sure all is well then, uncheck auto build roofs in the Roof DBX ( don't EVER reset) on 2nd floor open Room DBX and reset Ceiling height to desired height (6'? in pic) and uncheck "has ceiling" for vaulted ceilings. Add interior walls designated "knee walls " as needed. Think that's the basics.... M.
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glad I could help , but you are right it takes a bit of "thinking" especially in this case and you are actually aligning 4 walls... I think due to the exception mentioned earlier CA ignores the main layer setting if the wall is masonry on the 1st floor and above as the masonry is considered the structural layer ( even though it isn't) but on basement walls it treats brick normally, which just confuses things even more. there is more info on Wall alignment in the Ref.manual page 289 , pg 291 mentions the exception.
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The one in the samples Gallery is still there Joey under AIBD 1st Place http://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/samples.html
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Thx Jon , it's actually a pity CA doesn't have a Tool like that , as there is no way Libraries will ever be complete compared to what is in the market place especially with mosaics and everyone using large format tile now. M.
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in the Q&A section , yes , password and user ID is the same over there as here...
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Exporting Floor Plan as Picture in High Quality
Kbird1 replied to Rosco2017's topic in General Q & A
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)
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Nice , Thanks Glenn , seems to work well , you should put it over in the Symbols forum too so it doesn't get lost here......
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Exporting Floor Plan as Picture in High Quality
Kbird1 replied to Rosco2017's topic in General Q & A
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. -
Exporting Floor Plan as Picture in High Quality
Kbird1 replied to Rosco2017's topic in General Q & A
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
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Exporting Floor Plan as Picture in High Quality
Kbird1 replied to Rosco2017's topic in General Q & A
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
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would a round gable vent or resized Wall register (midget louver) be close enough for the "look" ? .....MEP>Ventilation M.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Thx Yusef , looks interesting , can the niche be used in Bathrooms too? ie no frame or casing
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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?
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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....
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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.
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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.
