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Hi M, yes I think Gene is correct , it appears you have made 1 thick Wall? eg 600mm rather than two walls at 100mm (2x4) like in you were drawing a Closet. you will see the difference in construction in my Pics above.... This may also explain your question about the Wall Coverings as you aree correct it can only be applied to either side ( or both) not the End, as you can see in my Pics there is a 100mm wall on the end too. So make your Walls thin eg 50-100mm .................. No Doorway shown Doorway shown *Doorways can be hard to select in plan view once the frame is turned off PLAN FILE : (default Chief Template Plan) : M2000 - Forum Plan.plan Mick

Not for me Holes in Platforms have a bad habit of causing Issues later so I try not to use them.... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/37549-warning-error-popping-up/?tab=comments#comment-284853 M.

Oh I see, okay then I would use a Solid for the Ceiling Drywall and cut a hole in it where needed..... Mick.

It is just that particular symbol and I think why even Chief's own Recessed lights also don't have the the actual recess as the Light would need to cut a Hole on the Ceiling Layer ( much like a sink does in a countertop ) Any particular reason you want tis Symbol rather than just resizing Chief's default RL's and saving them to you library in a variety of sizes? M.

You might need to explain more , show a bigger image for more context etc or even post a sample plan with the Issue assuming that pic is in Chief? as I've never seen it happen if so. Is the Light on the right set to 0" from the ceiling? does it's symbol have an Offset assigned? M.

This maybe a region specific detail ? as in many paces I've built we put a 1x2 "Pour strip" in the formwork which leaves a 3/4" x 1 1/2" rebate in the concrete and the Bottom plate is placed flush to the inside which allows the Plywood to be flush to the outer side of the FDN wall ( and a bit of "wringle room" for out of square conditions etc), the plywood is hung down 1"-1/2", then the WRB and Siding is hung down 1" approx and 1 1/2"- 2" respectively. ( I also like a 4" tall Dripcap here to throw water off the wall , which all adds to helping seal the Air Infiltration Issue I think.) * I also do it Like Gene - Solid Arrows a bit smaller than the Text size, they don't get "lost" in the rest of the hatching and Fills then. M.

Where to start ? Turning the Frame Off in the Niche should just leave you with a drywalled opening , ( See TV Niche below) so I suspect you wall definition may not be standard if you are seeing brown (probably the Framing?) however, for the desk area I would not use a Niche , but a Doorway with no Frame and use the Room Settings in the "Room" to apply floor coverings (carpet) etc, to match the Main Room and also to lower the Ceiling in the Makeup Area "Room" over the Desk. ( lower the Ceiling with an AIRGAP above the Ceiling Drywall so the Roof isn't effected.) Wall Elevation Cameras only see what is in the room they are in, so it's possible you won't see objects in other Rooms , the View may also be back-clipped and thus you don't see objects outside the back-clip distance, however the Cross section view (pic no#2) is reversed ( niche should be on right not left) so I think you took it from the wrong side ? * the strange Triangular lines in this view also tell me that you have not pulled the camera far enough past the surface of the wall..... those are actually the wall surface geometry triangles showing. - Yes you can change the color of the Niche in the Material DBX ( probably says Drywall by default ) - Not all objects will be easily selectable in Elevation , you'd need to be more specific but I think you mean the Desk ? if the Cross section is through the desk? it will be very hard to select , best thing to do is in Plan View shorten the Desk surface so you see the End of the Object in the Elev. Camera then you can select it easily. - Depending on the Material/situation you can use Wall coverings, Material Regions or even thin 3D Solids to put different materials on a Wall. If you need the plan to look at let me know........ Mick. .

Yes, they only confirm Payments in Person Mon-Fri. and then update accounts , so don't panic you aren't the only one this has happened too. * I am not sure why they don't Note this at payment or in the Confirmation Email , so people don't freak out..... M.

Standard View can hide a lot of minor Issues , mis-alignments etc , it's why these days I turn on Line Drawing in standard view while I work ( rather than work in Vector View like a few years ago. ) Have you tried Ballooning those walls? Chief maybe having a hard time generating automatic walls for example...... bit hard as it's only a guessing game without the Plan.... M.

Nothing Chief is sometimes a "little" too smart for it's own good and have been programmed to orientate certain things in a particular way as CS mentioned another example is Framing materials eg this Beam and the Studs are all Framing 1 , but the beam grain runs horizontally , so sometimes it is a battle , fighting chief's programming depending on the object. You could just use Solids perhaps if the Newels etc are not needed/to be shown. M.

Sounds reasonable that an End User would want to do this esp. if they don't work with BuilderTrend, but I think you'll need to make a Feature Request for Access to those Codes in Chief , for example through Preferences > Materials List > (new tab) Accounting Codes ( it's quite possible BT uses Industry Standard Acct. Codes? that CA assumes we all use ) M.

I have yes, with older plans like you, I think it's related to the Built in Help System, which I believe is QT based and Chief updated the base code (QT) in X13/X14 to a newer Version to allow Instant context driven updates. *CA would have to confirm my thoughts..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_(software) M.

Ed from Chief Q+A has confirmed all drivers after 526.96 have issues in my Nvidia Driver Thread https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16205-nvidia-drivers-updated/?do=findComment&comment=285783 Mick

Sorry Ed thought I was in the other Thread posted by Johnny this morning.... thanks for the Heads Up M.

Personally I haven't found a way to do it via a template accurately every time , but admit I am no expert in Excel ...be nice if Chief Provided a Template for this. M.

As far as I know Transfer of licenses of HD or Chief Products is no longer allowed except within the same Company/Family(?) A number of changes came into effect Nov. 29th 2022 , when Chief announced the new Subscription Service which starts Jan. 9th 2023. M.

As above I use excel , I also have each Users Initials in their Time Tracker Preferences Set, so I can filter by that too if needed. M.

Oh good thought , I am not even sure if querying works in the Time Tracker DBX? or perhaps I've never used it I export to .csv to excel and do the calcs there usually. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/33811-quick-tip-one-method-to-use-excel-to-convert-chiefs-time-tracker-durations/?tab=comments#comment-263978 Mick

What do you see in the Preferences > Render > Videocard Status Tab ? I think I have seen this reported before , so TS probably has a solution.... Mick.

I'd send it in to TS , personally I haven't seen this happen, but it appears the Clock didn't turn off from Dec.27th - Jan 6th? and those 240 hours seem to be there twice as well (blue highlight and your red arrow/line) I need this to be accurate as well , so hopefully this isn't widespread.... M.

Been happening for about 2-3 weeks now for many , I have not tested 528.02 from yesterday but have found 526.86 is work well for me. 526.86 Driver Links on other Thread.......... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16205-nvidia-drivers-updated/?do=findComment&comment=275454 Mick

Jan.6th, 2023 Chief has confirmed ( Below, thx Ed. ) Drivers after 526.96 HAVE ISSUES currently.................... I am using 526.86 myself with no issues. If you use Geforce Experience (I don't) then don't let it update your Drivers this version automatically in the next few days. These links REMOVED.................. Version: 528.02 WHQL DESKTOP - NVIDIA STUDIO DRIVER Jan. 5, 2023 LAPTOP - GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER Version: 528.02 WHQL LAPTOP - STUDIO DRIVER Jan. 5, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It typically is when you use an Image for the Backdrop , so I just set a pale blue color instead ...... M.

Possible the direction the wall was drawn in? start/end settings can effect this , but as noted it is sometime a battle , and like you I sometimes just delete a wall and redraw it and things will work .....it also seems you may not be in X14 , so you may need to report this. M.

In PBR , the Light pics up color from whatever your Background is .....not great , but it it what it is , something with a lot of grass or trees will have a green cast to the light, if its an Autumn scene with red/orange leaves , then the light will have orange cast etc , the Blue is likely from the Sky in your case. Mick.