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There maybe people on the Home Designer Forum ( This is the Chief Forum) to help you out (free) with some tricks which HD may need to use if you don't have a Title with Manual Roofs etc...... Jo_Ann and Solver (Eric) are great advisors over there. Also you haven't done your Forum Signature, so I am not sure what you are using but You can also PM me for more help if needed too. HOMETALK is at : https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/

Thanks Neal........... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And for others who find this thread, especially those from Downunder OzBreed Plants ....... has free libraries available here https://www.ozbreed.com.au/landscape-gardening-plants-3d-graphics/ and 2D Pngs and 3D downloads as 1 File here : https://www.ozbreed.com.au/3d-graphics/ Mick

* It's not a good idea to add a color layer to walls like you can do with ceilings as chief only wraps the outer most layer of Walls around corners etc. instead change the material color on the pattern tab ...use the paint's RGB number if you want a specific SW or BM color...... You should be able to reset your default Wall Definitions and then in the individual Walls' Materials Tab set the Materials back to Default for any not showing as Default This may help too........

Technically , in Chief anyway, a horizontal beam is not considered a Roof Beam but a Floor/Ceiling Beaming, Roof Beams are pitched per the roof pitch : x:12 , and it may depend on what floor you placed it on whether "chief decided" it was a Floor or Ceiling Beaming.

Walls love to snap to cad lines ........and angled walls in Chief can be a bear.......so draw it out in CAD Lines 1st , then set the resize about option to the correct surface you want to snap the walls too , ie framing , inner surface , outer surface etc.

Pulling that one bad one off , and redoing it sometimes helps too. Like others, I am unsure why this sometimes happens........ @Dermot

PM sent Tony

You can relink the Layout to the new RENAMED .Plan File easily enough , though I am not sure if that is well documented? however if you have 52 plan files ie Rev.1 - Rev.52 then do you need a Layout Revision for Each Plan File too? relinking the Layout :

Just curious why the 3D Library still shows only X11 and X12 Libraries if this has been updated? M. @Chief_Content

As a starting point you could save ( Export) your User Catalog , and install it on the Assistant's computer, in the Chief Data Folder > Database Libraries folder C:\Documents\Chief Architect Premier X14 Data\Database Libraries https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00001/backing-up-chief-architect-content.html#User When you share Files, (.Plan or .Layout) do a File > Backup Entire Plan > Zipfile option Checked and share the Zipfile, it will include all the Materials and other related items such as Images, PDFs , if done from Layout it also includes all referenced Plans so there is no need to do those separately. Mick.

one possibility is you placed them on the wrong Floor ........ as Chief displays Floor Framing on the Floor below. Mick.

Try saving out of SU as a 2021 model perhaps, and try .dae as well if .skp does not work. Or perhaps just build the Custom door in Chief? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01808/creating-a-custom-door.html I think Eric has some Videos too @solver Mick.

* thanks for doing your Sig. but there is no need to include your Phone number or direct Email here, and it may lead to "Google Services" trying to tap you. This might be one you need to call HQ on........ I don't have an Android or Apple Tablet to try those Apps with but I am not sure that Chief's 3D Viewer Files are able to be stored locally. Something to ask TS about perhaps? but you may need to use your laptop instead with a locally stored copy of the plan ( I make a save as version for meeting only so if something breaks it doesn't matter). Most (?) Routers these days have a built in "Guest Network" option just for visitors to the Home to use, but as you say not all clients are that tech savvy, but no internet can definitely be an issue. M.

Are you referring to the Chief Online 3D Viewer or the Client 3D Viewer (App) ? the Chief Online 3D Viewer should be storing file in your Chief Account , and the link shared to Clients from there. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03068/viewing-managing-and-sharing-3d-viewer-models.html Also please do your Forum Signature as some Answers are Version Specific thanks,

This should work , it's what I also did on a recent Job to remove a large Dbl Garage with Bonus Rm not being worked on. It does have the potential to mess up interior views though but a dedicated Camera View Layer Set ( - Exterior Only) can be used. M.

It's a strange one for sure........I would just send it out from X13 then, the Render probably doesn't mind/care, do they? And please send the X13 and X14 plans to TS. to look at it. Mick.

might be one for Tech Support , I tried all the same things as you and then decided to built a new Roof .... Auto with (3) Shadow-boards with auto build and the result was ............

Have you rebuilt the Roof Framing in X14? And yes the Version info in your Sig , is sometimes important to know , as answers can vary by Version used. Mick.

This one ? the K+B Design Configuration? I seem to have it but I did migrated my Toolbars from X13 ( X12 before that etc ) If CS Tips didn't hel you could also try a 1. ) Toolbar reset and if that didn't work a 2.) Migration Reset ( if you still have X13 installed?) so the next time Chief starts it will bring over X13's toolbars. 3.) You can also do it manually , with Chief closed , just copy the Toolbars folder from the X13 Data Folder to the X14 Data folder letting it overwrite any files already there. Mick. please do you Forum signature when you get a chance too........ https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18908-signature-here-at-chief-talk/?tab=comments#comment-155662

For those who haven't watched the videos, making custom Toolbars is pretty easy with the Place From Library Tool in this case you would need to make materials of each color if not done already and add them to your Toolbar. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00811/customizing-toolbars.html Mick.

Were they made of Polyline Solids? not through the Roof DBX? , Chief has renamed them as 3D Solids with the same name for the Layer, you should be able to tell, if you can see them in Plan select one ( unlock if needed ) and see the layer it is on on the status bar ( bottom of screen) or by opening the object.... *I have found a few items myself which CA has "altered" in older plans , so it's possible as Joey mentioned that they were just "turned off" or deleted in the Roof DBX too. M.

Thanks Rob appreciate you sharing your Symbols as always, Mick.

Thanks Rich , I knew they did some (all) of Chiefs 3D models at one point , but did not realize they were also selling their Software ( as well as their Libraries) , and if you need 3D plants a lot, it is pretty reasonable at $129 on sale currently for MAC and Windows Os's, if someone wants to add that to their repertoire. https://www.xfrog.net/xfrog-software Mick.

Depends what if anything you are willing to pay? if zero then you will need to spend time in Google searching "3D trees" but there are not many places that Support Chief Architect .calibz file types, so you may need .3DS or other file types. You can ask Chief to add the models needed , but that maybe pretty low on their priority list ? Desert Musum Palo Verde tree Yellow Bird of Paradise shrub @Chief_Content Chaste Tree there are also pay sites like Xfrog , which used to have Chief Files...... http://xfrog.com/category/AP.html and https://globeplants.com/collections/bundles?constraint=america

Hmmm , exact opposite experience here in fact I use TurboPDF4 or BullZip to sometime 1/2 the size of the PDF. ( handy if there is a need to email at times ) Wonder if that is a MAC vs PC thing? you haven't done your Forum Sig , so I can't tell though. Mick.