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you may have misunderstood ?...open below means no floor..... it's how you "cut the hole" in the floor for the staircase. I find that down staircases are not handled as well by CA as UP staircases for whatever reason , and with Up Staircases you can use Auto Stairwell and it will cut the hole and do any railing etc needed automatically Drawing stairs in a 3D view is probably doable but not advisable , place them in 2D Plan views. here is a quick plan for you to look at : Staircase Practice Plan.plan

For one dimension string ...as per DJP above for all of them you can start with Locate Objects as Scott mentioned here

Great... that is the only time I have seen that issue.

They shouldn't be is what I meant sorry ,fascia should be one size larger than gable subfascia. Did you use the. Edit all roof planes Tool ? Post the plan , if ,needed its easier to figure things out.

Are your rafters and fascia set to the same size by chance? ie both 2 x 8

Thx Jon , you might be onto something with the rapid clicking , I was in and out of the plant library clicking rapidly placing bunches of plants in some beds on most of these cases yesterday I think. Mick.

Pro can export .DXF, perhaps there is another issue ? there are .STL converters available too for .dxf and dwg if needed... https://www.google.ca/#q=.stl+to+.dxf https://www.google.ca/#q=.stl%20to%20.dwg

You wouldn't be able to open the Plan file again without Chief , so you would need to print everything to PDF before your Rental was up ,or rent for another month so you could print or make changes to the plan. For the price of a 1 month rental you could buy Home Designer Architectural instead, get the Free Trial version and try it perhaps? https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/products/home-designer-architectural/ M.

The video linked above is old ,it was done in X1, not sure if it's the same one on YT?

Although it didn't happen with the Beta that I remember , it have been happening since we (I?) got the Full version , I am wondering if it's just me and I need to do a reinstall ? as yesterday while placing plants and trees etc X7 crashed 6 times . - In 2 cases the plan was locked on reopening X7 and I had to use the latest archive - In 2 cases the plan was Ok on reopening X7 and I was asked if I wanted to use and Auto saved newer file (Yes) - and in the other 2 cases the plan reopened in X7 where it had left off ,more or less. All 6 crashes were with the SEH Error message , so I hit send Report , then ok which causes X7 to immediately close. I had two last week as well which I thought was just perhaps I needed a reboot etc , but I am not getting them unless I am doing something in the library , at least so far, sometimes it is placing stuff , other times trying to save to the library. M.

Thanks Curt , funny how something as simple as US and International Spelling of a word or even the addition of a "s" effects the results of the search.... Int. US US w/ S ie : moulding vs molding vs moldings 2 14 26 results.... think this is the one no#397 http://video.chiefarchitect.com/player/player.php?id=890&th=1&autoplay=

@Dennis , could you link that Vid. please, I'm only finding one on Cabinet moldings, but maybe wrong search term? Thx

Ahhhh MrScott you forgot to put the plan in your Zip file lots of lovely textures though

@ Yusef , thanks I have downloaded the plan to look at , hopefully I don't need you to add a "How To" in the Tips Forum . M.

this is common in other parts of the world too , like in Australia and New Zealand , Europe etc.... The Purlin is there to attach the Roof Cladding , not as a structural support. @Yusef please post your test plan thanks , I'd like to see your method.

for sure , or you might as well spend your evenings working at Home Depot instead.....

just download the plan I revised for you above and carry on from there , doesn't look like you downloaded it yet ?

Hi Victor , just wondering how things are going with your Surface 3 , is CAx7 running ok? I finally have mine set but am wondering if a older (lessor) version of CA may run better , since the S3 doesn't have the i3 etc CPU. I am gonna say I am glad Win10 is coming next month , I do not like Win 8.1 and the Apps and built in Ads , but I guess the Ads are how I M$ is gonna make us pay for Win10 ....I'd rather pay $100 and have no Ads myself. Thanks, M.

I think there are a few people here using it but you may get more answers over on Room Planner"s forum https://roomtalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/3-q-a/

Usually you get the grey centering line but it also shows the Room , wall, whatever it is centering on selected as well , I have my selection colour set to Pink,40% Trans. ( a Dan Bauman Tip) which makes it easy to see what the selection is...

I don't believe so Kevin , they are talking about Chief Architect , you have HD Pro which is made my Chief Architect , but with HD Pro you need to start the plan in Metric or Imperial mode, there is no "fix" like in Chief. there is a Forum just for HD Software over here: https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/

Not an Architect either but sounds way too low to me , $800 for 3000 sqft home? or am I missing something? and yes I think you should be paid each time your design is Used if your Design Work. (if used more than once put that in your Contract.) Check out the Seeking services Forum here I think there was a post or two on Hourly Rates etc too. M

I think you are right Jon, but 3D warehouse also has a.dae (collada) files for some items too which the Mac can use too. You could check the release notes for the latest patch...I think there is a link in the Announcements Forum.

I am actually surprised there is no automated way to do this , I 'd think fairly easy to implement since as you say Bill a modified Lookout would do the job , fair bit of work to do them all manually every 900mm or so.

If the OP is from Downunder ? , Purlins (roof battens) are on top of the Rafters/trusses to fix the LongRun Metal Roofing too , so I think the OP may need to clarify. eg http://www.renovate.org.nz/1970s/roofs/roof-form-and-framing-original-details/