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This is what support said, might help you out in the meantime. "It seems this is new incorrect behavior that only occurs when a cross section line is used and the callout shape for a callout object is small. The size that triggers this seems to vary depending on the shape used for the callout. For instance, this isn’t seen in circles until the callout shape is less than 3/8”, but for the capsule shape, this issue seems to appear if the callout shape is less than 1 3/4”. To work around this until a fix is implemented, it looks like a larger text size will be required to avoid this if the Callout Size is set to automatic or otherwise you can uncheck automatic and manually change the size of the callout shape itself apart from the text."

I have the same issue and sent it to Chief, it's a known bug and they are working on it

This - setting up your custom "tools" using style palettes is a game changer. I inherited a library of custom cabinets when I started my current position several years ago and thanks to watching several Rabbitt videos learned the efficiency of combing several cabinets into one style palette to easily go between frameless full overlay to inset to modern channel cabinets along with many, many other specifics made all the difference. It makes it a lot easier on the eyes to, to have fewer icons to look at when looking for custom tools on the toolbar. It definitely takes a bit of time to set up, but the time saved in the long run is worth it IMO. It also makes any future alterations to the configurations easier as everything is stored in one style palette instead of across objects. As someone who does a ton of custom cabinetry, this has been the way to go.

This is exactly why I don't even waste my time messing with AI to change my renderings, I make every fixture and material to be exact and I don't want an AI messing it up. Even one error means I have to mess around with it. My time is more valuable making the fixtures and materials then dialing in my renderings, which does not take long when you have it set to what you need already. All we do is high end residential interior design and it has to be 100% accurate or it's a no go.

It looks like it is using the "dark mode" icons instead of the standard. just played with it on mine, I have it on a dark theme, but changed to force light and restarted the program. I'm getting that same issue you are seeing. Maybe a bug with the new toolbar icons for dark mode?

I haven't experienced that exact behavior, but I have had a lot of super slow loading, especially in layout. I move something and it takes 10-20 seconds before I can do anything else.

I've never thought of using a DWG viewer to give it a look over before sending, I'm going to start doing this, thanks for that tip!

This is correct. During the beta I was having this issue and reached out to Chief, they suggested deleting all walls in my template plan, then suppressing living area label, then closing and reopening the plan. This worked and now when I draw in the rooms, the living area does not display.

That's the ticket, thank you @tundra_dweller!

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

@MarkMcand @GeneDavis, thank you both for providing multiple answers and tips for this! In playing around more, I realized the issue I was actually having was in the intermediate step of creating the Side Panel - Inset door out of the countertop. That piece needs to have the bounding box offsets in order to push the bead outside of the frame that comes from the wall cabinet (in the next step). This wall cabinet then, when resized, does some weird things. But I could just use the size I created the panel for to create the door then the resize planes (you don't even need zones for it to work) work just fine. The wall cabinet step is important to maintain the UV map orientation and not have to mess around with rotated material. I don't think what I was trying to achieve translates well in words, so I did a quick video (no audio) to show. I think it will work well as a quick system to make custom doors with a bead without fussing with molding polylines and other bits. You just put in the inner door profile you need, then make your symbols. Video is too large to attach, here's the link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2cra9tm4pem5mfutgyxt3/AB_lxruRoOaSJ_sFC-HmP7Q?rlkey=teb0umvx6xzys51c3x5xih099&dl=0