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I have what feels like a silly question, but I am hoping you all can help me figure out what I am missing. In X17 macros that were reporting any measurement were doing so with the " and ' format, but in X18 i am getting IN and FT. I have a very basic understanding of macros, so I am not sure if it something I'm doing differently with them. But my suspicion is that it is a setting buried somewhere in my plan that I am unaware of. It doesn't seem to be something in text styles or number formating, so I am at a loss of where to look. In the attached plans, you can see that my room label shows the ceiling height as 96 IN, when I'd like it to say 96". Any guidance is greatly appreciated. TEMPLATE - PLAN.zip

There is a tool called "Renumber Schedule", see image. Just select your note schedule and it will pop up in your lower toolbar.

Looks like it's only happening in some tables and not others. In the fixture dialog box it's working correctly.

You are absolutely correct, it is the Windows accent color. It seems like the selected row color of Chief should override this.

Is anyone else having an issue with the color preference "Table Selected Row"? It is working for any table that does not have a Table Alternate Row color, but I'm getting the wrong color being used for the selected row in tables using an alternate row color.

I have this happen too, and it bugs me for some reason, I just send without color then turn color on in layout. Then you can copy your page and just relink the elevation to the next one you need and don't have to go through that.

My favorite is the shower in the kitchen

I'm not sure about the selection issue you are seeing, I am not able to replicate it. You modify the size within the Room specification dialogue, under the Label tab. The size is determined by the text style used, which is found under the Appearance section. You can set it to use the layer text style or you can uncheck that and type in a specific text size.

Yeah, having a different type of panel on each side does add an additional step, it would definitely be nice if they are able to fix it in the custom configuration panel. I run into that set up frequently too, so I feel your pain. I actually never use the auto panel options and always manually place panels, primarily because of the way that they show up (or don't) in plan view. I need more precision than the tool currently offers, it would be nice if they did some work on it to bolster it's abilities. But I have all of my standard side panels saved as library objects with all reveals accounted for, and set at correct depths, heights, height of floor, etc. and made a custom toolbar with them all so I can easily click and place without having to search or use another tool. Might help speed things up for now. Good luck!

If I am understanding correctly, you are just looking for a way to have a side panel applied to the cabinet without loosing that internal boxwork panel? There does appear to be a glitch in the cabinet system that removes that internal boxwork side when you use the custom configuration option for the left or right of the cabinet, and you could report this bug to Chief, they are very good about responding to bug reports. A possible solution in the meantime is to use the Auto Paneled or Paneled configuration in that same drop down. This doesn't have the same issue, and you can set all of your panel details in the Accessories. This also has the added benefit of being able to set the side panels to capture the door front if you want. Hope this helps.

Getting the woodgrain correct at the joints is very simple by using a wall cabinet to create the frame, I think it was actually one of your posts where @MarkMcexplained how to do this. Using the method of creating in insert panel with profiles using CTs then inserting them into a pre set up wall cabinet to create these doors takes me a total of about 30s to get a good looking door that has the materials correct. The downfall is that you can't open the door without the bead coming along, but that's not a deal breaker for me personally. They also look perfectly accurate in 2D displaying the correct reveals between the frame bead and the door stiles/rails. We don't do beaded inset often, but when we do it is usually with wood and not painted. We do modern luxury highly customized cabinetry in a very high end market, and it's part of the aesthetic right now. @MarkMcI have not figured it out yet, are you somehow doing a door within a door? I don't need these very often, but I will keep you in mind should we get into more of them!

I'm glad I am not alone in the frustration of this! I have run into this issue several times and have not been able to figure it out, makes sense it is a program issue. I will report it now!

I like this solution, stacking the moldings in the countertop itself to achieve the profile, frame, space (you can actually just offset the outer bead and don't need a molding for this for one less layer) and then the bead. It works well for painted cabinets, or mitered doors but unfortunately won't work for mortise and tenon doors or french cut miter doors because of the uv map for wood grain. See the left door in this image. The line weights and door indicators don't cause an issue for me, as most elevations will be far enough back that you won't clock the indicators going into that 1/4" space, but if that's going to cause issues I can see not using it. And for me, the line weight just shows there is a bead on the face frame which is pretty helpful for us as we acknowledge large cabinet orders, it's a good visual reminder (which is a big part of why I need to create these accurately). Lucky for me, I am the interior designer so creating the system to stream line making all doors and beaded frame cabinets directly benefits me and my work. I can see not wanting to go into such detail for someone else though. It sounds like you've got a great system dialed in, I'd be interested to know how you have the bead directly incorporated into the frame. The downfall of how I'm going about it is that the bead will go with the door when opened, which isn't something that affects me but could easily be a deal breaker.

You are correct Mark, those are not set up as inset cabinets - I should have set that up before taking a video, my apologies, I was focused on the doors alone. I have fixed that in the attached plan above. If you want to check out the system I set up, it makes creating new cabinet doors for beaded frames pretty simple.

I do understand that “beaded” refers to the face frame. We actually specialize in very high-end, highly custom cabinetry, so I’m pretty familiar with the construction side of things. What I’m working toward here is more about workflow and efficiency within Chief. I’m using a door symbol to generate the bead so I can create a simple, repeatable system for building custom doors quickly. Since we deal with a wide variety of door styles, having something dynamic and easy to apply makes a big difference. I’ve been able to get this working, and it’s turned into a pretty streamlined process that only takes a few steps to produce a door with the frame bead already integrated. It also avoids having to manually place individual molding profiles, which can get pretty tedious. I shared a short video in my previous reply showing how it works, and I'll add my working plan as well if anyone wants to dig into it—it’s a bit tricky to fully explain just in text. There are instructions for the system on the elevation. . WORKING 2.0.plan