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or changing the Landing Floor structure materials to match the Decks should work too. M.

If you don't need the GPU raytracing that is an Option, but should not be necessary looking at your system specs, This issue has been happening with certain Nvidia Drivers since X13 though. so far , since back on Nvidia Driver 526.86 it has been fine M.

It does take a bit of figuring as chief doesn't make it easy , so a lot needs to be worked out with CAD Lines and a CAD arc for the Radius, however for the middle window you need to ignore the known Radius at 1st it seems and only input the RISE of the arch ( CAD lines help here ) and the dialog box will auto work out the radius for you when you hit tab. *after inputting the Rise into the DBX I found it would then let me input the Radius properly IF you get the rise close to whatit thinks the Radius should be. ( 3rd Pic.) 1. Chief's arch measurement are to the window itself , so ignore the casings in all cases. 2. for others the Double arch is the only Arch where you can enter a known Radius. You also add the Arch after mulling the "Lited" windows together , though Chief doesn't do a 100% great job of lites in Arched windows.

It makes me wonder if in fact the Dialog box is not essentially just a "Search Engine" the sifts through Dozens of previously drawn and saved "Details" to find and swap out Details as needed. M.

Yeah , those situations have always been an issue , and I admittedly haven't done much digging previously but if you turn off all layers and only turn the Roof Overhang lines on you can see Chief isn't generating the Shape correctly ? ( or maybe just highlights the Issue?) ie the 2 errant "Points" are part of the wrong "Plane", so like Roof Planes we would need the ability to alter those auto generated Roof Overhang lines I think. ( or they need to re-programme it? ) You can actually see it in 3D too if you turn on the Roof Overhang Area in 3D and select a Roof Plane.

Chief doesn't care if it is running on a Mac or a PC and can Open files made on either OS in the Other , you just can't open New files in Older Versions eg X12 won't open X14 Plans. It sounds like you may have Home Designer Pro though? not Chief so it is probably better to ask other Users of HDP (Pro) over on HomeTalk ( this is ChiefTalk ) which is here : ( same logon etc. ) https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/ M.

No problem and thanks for the Tip on using Google search on Images, I had forgotten that was an Option , might be handy for when I'm sent an Inspo Image and the Client has no clue where they got it M.

Hi Kevin , thanks for the write-up I am sure it will help others , I also have a thread here I update with known good Drivers for Chief if you or others need to check on what maybe a better Driver is you are having Issues here: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/16205-nvidia-drivers-updated/ Are you aware of DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller)? it is free and made by Wagnardsoft ( I advise only downloading from their Site) and it not only uninstalls both Nvidia and AMD GPU Drivers completely, but also Intel's now, along with Audio Drivers as well. It's been around for many years, and is the defacto Uninstaller for weird display Driver issues, so you can get a "Fresh Start". DDU Ver. 18.0.5.9 was just released earlier this week .............. https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/Display-Driver-Uninstaller-DDU-V18059-Released DDU Tutorial: https://www.wagnardsoft.com/content/DDU-Guide-Tutorial DDU Downloads come out of their Forum here : https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4224 Mick.

the Windows Photo App should open a .jfif, it's a jpeg or similar...... this is it.......

You need a 1000 Series Card at a minimum now, the 600-700 series are not supported. However a cheaper 3000 Series card like a 3060 will suffice, though a 3070Ti or higher would be better especially long-term. Off course if the boss will go for a whole new system with a 3070Ti or 3080 all the better I'd think. If all those CAD details can be exported/saved to DWG or DXF out of CADVANC99, Chief can import them for example into a "Details Plan" and be sent to Layout from there. Mick.

Just hit me again on 527.37........ chief was lagging in the Library , I noticed PBR View was being used in the Preview and turned it off, and several minutes later it CTD ( crashed to desktop ) and disappeared with no save possible, and so I've lost about 10mins work since the last Auto- Backup. And as previously it is in a Plan started in an earlier Version ( Canvas uses X12 ) , not sure if it related , but seems a common theme for me. M.

This is an unusual look AFAIK, and would make your pages even narrower ... However you can move it all no problem , everything is on the Page 0 - it's all just CAD and text boxes and populates to every page, So Don't put anything on page 0 (zero) you don't want on EVERY page. P.S. you could also ask your local Jurisdiction , what other Page Sizes they accept, some accept Arch E for instance for large Projects. M.

A hashtag works in Chief....... #================================================= # # MACRO EDITED/CREATED BY MICK @ MHD # #================================================= # All Code "found" on the CA Forums and altered to suit as needed # Credits to Eric (Solver), Michael (AlaskanSon) and Joe_Carrick #================================================= # #================================================= #Initalise Macro referenced ? obj= referenced : obj=owner result = ""

My thinking too...so thanks, better put than by me I think.... M.

Sad, but true but it doesn't make it right in everyone's eyes..... really how much would it of hurt Chief going forward to let people like Charlie, Lew and several others I am now aware of, Transfer their Licenses before a known deadline ( eg before X15 release) and gain years of SSA Monies from the new Client and continued goodwill and recommendations for Chief from happy (ex)Clients, the likelihood now is they will get neither. Unfortunately Life must go on and that's what they are counting on.... here comes the next headline ..... M.

Yes, it has ALWAYS been subject to (CA's) Approval, nothing changed there and it has never been an Issue till now, for Anyone to Transfer a License to Anyone Else, as noted earlier in the Thread, one of Ryan's and one of My Client's did a Deal with no problem after I saw Ryan make an Offer for his Client on the Offers Forum. I am the 1st to admit, I don't check the Eula every new version, ( Chief has never sent out a new one or advised End Users of any Changes that I am aware of? , so why would I ? My bad? I don't think so, that's called Transparency ) And since Chief doesn't date them or even label them per version, (legal?) I don't know which Version/Date I was looking at earlier today, so in all likelihood Scott, Mark and you are all right ...to a point .... I am not sure when they added the slippery "Chief Architect reserves the right to modify or discontinue its policy of license transfers at any time and for any reason." ....... or changed the rest of the EULA without telling us. M.

Saving into a Client's Folder is just fine as Chopsaw mentioned, normally I do a full Zipped backup before I start a new revision though ie R.1 to R.2 , in case something is lost or corrupted or some of your work "disappears" as you accidently turned auto (*something) back on without thinking..... M.

Funny, I got down-voted for suggesting that above..... You still haven't said if this is an old plan brought forward from X11 or X12 for instance? that is when I used to have random Crashes. M.

That's what he did , he just accidently called it "Selling" here on the Forum...... a Transfer is selling your license, this he understands.... and he was told he couldn't do it. M.

They changed the EULA on Nov.29th as well to severely restrict all transfers, i.e. to only within the same company etc..... Just compare the current available EULA and an older one for yourself.... almost ALL the language around Transfers is now gone, a whole page as mentioned above is now a paragraph. M.

Yes, nice move Chief, you've removed a whole page from the EULA without telling anyone as well ...... wow.... Both can be found easily still if anyone else wants to compare them.... M.

Yes please do..... but it's not like they haven't had the opportunity already though is it ? it seems now they have lost another of my clients who was hoping to buy into Premier via a Transfer , but he won't pay full price or go Subscription so..... M.

I'd suggest calling Chief and getting the Info direct , but it seems that Chief is now not allowing License Transfer any longer ( since Nov.29th ) , and SSA is not transferrable anyway , ( never was) so their may not be any point paying, if you no longer require it ?, though we should see X15 in the next 6 mths hopefully, so if you plan to dabble in the future maybe it is. Phone Sales / Customer Service / Training: 208-292-3400 Call Sales on Skype: chief.architect.sales Technical Support: Contact Support Fax: 208-292-3420 M.

1st thing to do immediately, every time you start a new project, is to save the file with the project name..... especially in older Versions like X12 as it activates the built in auto-save and auto archive function for that Plan. If an Un-saved plan crashes or the power goes out etc ...you WILL lose everything.... and have to start again M.

Me either , and I'm not even thinking of "cashing out" , I just think it's wrong , and sets a bad precedent for the future, I am not sure why others don't see this or think it's okay, one of the Reasons for buying in originally and dropping $3K was that if needed/desired, I could Sell (Transfer) the License to someone else. M.