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X6 has Save to PDF built in .... but no reason not to have another PDF Print Driver too they are handy , though I prefer PDF995 , CutePDF has a bad habit of installing "extras" such as Comodo Web Browser along with itself. there are more links under additional tools , at the bottom on this page http://www.chiefarchitect.com/usercenter/links.html M.

I think you can adjust your settings in your Profile too , ie for every post , whether it is immediate or you get a daily digest etc etc

No problem , glad you saw the reply before spending the $$$ you didn't need too , still using x5 myself. Haven't made it to Oregon this century but Bend was one of the places I liked , the Oregon Coast is great. M.

that video is from X2 , 4 versions ago , check your manual about winders , it is more automated now , perhaps Chief's video library is more upto date if you have SSA? you can also still do it that way too I guess though but your sig doesn't say what version you use..... see highlighted page 533-534 in the X6 Reference manual ( linked on X6 Help Menu) Winders must be in a room with valid room definition. You cannot create winders in an area composed of only 2 corner walls. If this configuration is needed, enclose the area in with Invisible walls so that a room area is defined To create winders 1. In an enclosed room area, place and connect the stair sections that you want to be winders. For best results: • The stairs should be two straight sections connected by a curved section between them; • The curved section should be adjacent to a 90° corner, as illustrated. 2. Select any subsection of the stairs and click the Open Object edit button to open the Staircase Specification dialog. 3. On the General panel, place a check in the box beside Winder and click OK. 4. The steps nearest the wall corner adjust their shapes and extend into the corner after the stair is changed to a winder. The Winders attribute directs the stair section to expand or contract to meet nearby walls, and can also be used to create a partial railing. See “Partial Railings” on page 535. Winders sometimes have treads that are too narrow at the inside curve. The Ignore Subsection Boundaries option can address this issue. See “Ignore Subsection Boundaries” on page 529.

a lot of libraries haven't been redone since 2012 unfortunately but you should be able to get an swatch .jpg online at SW to use as a texture for a new colour/material , if not colours are pretty easy as most Manufacturers provide the RGB Colours on their websites , so in this case copy a SW Colour to your User Library 3 times and change the RGB values and names as needed by opening the material and opening the custom colour box to change the RGB values for the colour you copied as needed. Think I just saved you a $500 , where do I collect my 6pack from Okay bonus item took almost as long to type this as to make the new colours Sherwin Williams Colours.calibz you can check the RGB Values online here http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7541-grecian-ivory/ note that at least in IE 10 the SW site won't allow direct download of the .png file that is online , so I used the method above. Mick.

They are called Winders , check the manual , but they need walls to snap to / limit them. forgot about HumbleChief tip ...another good one ,not well covered in the manual. EDIT Scott (dshall) has a bunch of free videos you can watch about 1/2 way down this page http://www.chieftutor.com/scotthall3/ M.

I think the tool David refers to only does gable Dormers ? ( more the pity) to do an eyebrow Dormer you will need to do this one manually I think as it is flush with the exterior wall and auto dormers will leave the Roof /gutter line intact. Check the knowledgebase there are several tutorials on how to do Dormer Manually. you will need the one about dormers on multipitch roofs too here http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/category/234/0/10/Chief-Architect/Roofs/Dormers/ The Roof type is a double pitch ,called a Gullwing roof in the Reference Manual and online help by Chief but basically you need to set two pitches and then the distance in from the wall line that the 2nd pitch should start at like this will get this

you may find it easier to add the walls 1st ( or use temporary walls) as the stairs and landings will "snap to" the corners and walls . stairs and landings usually are the same width but not always ,so David's tip is a good one .....use the break line tool to place a break next to the staircase on the landing's edge will allow it to auto join at the right height which it won't do without the break. M.

BTW I used the info in Joe Carrick's post and another I found one the old Forum to play around with things till I got it right if you want to try other spacings https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/84-custom-patterns/#entry492 Text Document of Joe and Tim's Posts Pattern File How To.txt

Thanks Tommy appreciate the time spent, nice you used X3 too ,it means these will work in Pro 10 I still have too as like DJP I try to help over on Hometalk too ,some users there may appreciate these too. and thanks Brinkbart for the original library too.

Have you done a Tutorial on this technique , perhaps on the old Forum, Tommy? if not perhaps you could ? I didn't think this was possible either and am still using an older version and find the odd symbol here that would be useful but most are made in X6 these days. Mick.

Hi Dustin , I played around with this earlier this year after seeing another post on this and found a texture on the old forum back then, and made a new material once I figured out how the pattern file worked , so try the attached material and let me know if it works for you , as I only tried it on a simple box house as a test but the Vector and standard views measured correctly at 4"-4"-8" . (see below ) You may need to play with the Y origin for your model as I tried to set it so the pattern started with a 8" board at the bottom. 4-4-8 Siding_Mick.calibz Alot of Chief's scales seem to be off by a factor of 10 or so, and i found i needed a scale of .166 for this pattern to work on the drawing at a true measured in elevation 4"-4"-8" there are two (slight) variations on the 4-4-8 and a 4-4-4-4-8 pattern too in the .pat file, I used the 4-4-8b.pat Here is the pattern, texture and material zipped in case you need it too: LapSiding448.zip

nope but I have X5 though the X6 manual still refers to them , I looked before posting above....

Check page 49 of the Reference Manual, the thumbnails are as Perry commented for use with Chief's internal browser , to show a small preview of the plan , though I guess you could use the _p.jpg file as you folder icon if you wanted. You can also make your own thumbnails ,since the auto ones aren't always very good. There are other icons available for Chief files too if for eg. you want different colours etc. for windows explorer.

Glad I could help

Forgot to add the sample pics of mine so here they are :

if these don't work let me know what other 3D models the Mac version can import , it will be sitting on the floor probably when imported so select it ,open it, adjust the height, and it has no material so assign a Stainless Steel from the Library to it as well ( get one from the S.Steel Library I posted last night here in another Thread , they are nicer.... .DAE ,.3DS ,.SKP_V8 included (no material) Toto Convex Push Plate.zip in case that doesn't work I imported it ,changed the height (34") and added a S.Steel Material and exported it ,see if that works ok 1st perhaps.... Toto Push Plate.calibz

The exterior side ( as Chief sees it) will have the edit handle on it at the center of the wall when you select it , either interior or exterior walls. M

me too so I started a new thread on the symbols forum for the S.Steel of mine, Kirk's and Bill's , so hopefully others will add to it as well. here https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/2563-stainless-steel-and-other-metals-add-yours-please/

The Topic in the Q&A section was getting way off thread so I thought I'd repost My, Kirk's an Bill's Stainless Steel materials here for other future Users : My 4 S.Steel Materials: Stainless Steel Library_Mick.calibz Kirk@Chief TS S.Steel S.Steel_Metal_Material_Kirk.calibz Bill's S.Steel Texture: *** because Stainless has a "grain" , it may look better to use the Vert(ical) vs Horiz(ontal) version of the material or to rotate it 90° depending on what you are applying it to. See below for other Metal textures too , those are not a Library though. Thanks Mick.

Hi Warren , post a link to the file on 3D Warehouse ( still not sure what it is exactly you need?) and I'll convert it to .DAE with Sketchup if possible (in windows) and post it back here for you. Mick.

Thx Jintu , the .dae doesn't crash Blender but I get the same checker pattern I posted a pic of above , not sure if that is normal and I just aren't waiting long enough but I am using Real Temp to monitor my CPU temps and see no load or rise in temps when this is running. I found a standalone Corona Benchmark version A4 on the Corona website and it Runs just fine albeit a little slow on my old i7 970 at 6 mins but it tells me Corona works , so either Blender or Chief or the exporter isn't working right. https://corona-renderer.com/forum/index.php/topic,559.0.html

Had no luck getting Blender and Corana Render to work Here Rich , so am hoping you try it out and can give pointers , if you get a .3DS that works from Chief can you add it to the chatroom thread , at least for me with an X5 3ds file Blender crashes using the Corona Render , but opengl test render works fine. thx. M.

see this for pic posting https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/2370-screen-shots-in-forum-post/#entry18603

Did I not see DMDz (David Michael Designs) post a Glass garage door ? , perhaps in the symbols forum or maybe the old symbols forum? , think I remember a modern one with curved glass too. M.