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Hello, I am designing a split level home where we are adding an addition off the back of the house. Part of the addition with be covered and part will be an uncovered deck. I really only need the roof for aesthetic purposes so I can show the clients and engineer what the new roof should look life, however, when I actually build the roof in Chief Architect, it messes up all my interior ceilings. Is there a way to put the roof on just for looks but now have it be technical? I hope this question makes sense.
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Thank you! I see a lot of people suggesting the one on one training, so that might be a good option for us. Thank you!
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Yes, I use the wall elevation cameras often. They work mostly well, but it seems like there's not always a hard line around the edge if that makes sense? Like sometimes when I try to dimension end - end, it won't connect to anything on one side. No, I do not know how to make pattern and texture match in 3d and 2d. That is my ultimate goal. I am not using CAD drawings, just using the elevation camera. Then when I send them to layout, I change to "plot lines" so that they look more CAD and less cartoonish.
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Thank you for your reply! Would you be able to tell me what you mean by drawing templates? I have attached examples of the tile drawings we do. Untitled design.pdf
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Thank you for your reply and your message, as I am new to this forum. I have attached a couple of drawings showing examples of tile drawings. I was actually able to accomplish the second one using Chief, but it took me so much longer than usual getting used to the line tools. I may be doing something wrong, but I also wasn't always able to snap my lines to the end of the wall, so I ended up starting by drawing a rectangle around my elevation to give stopping points. I hope that makes sense. Maybe I am already doing it correctly and just need practice? Also, our clients absolutely love Chief's 3D perspectives. I have been frustrated trying to make these drawings happen on top of the 3D because it seems I have to do them separately. For example, if I put a tile on the wall to look correct in 3D, then it is a different size of shape on my elevation. Someone from the support told me that is because the 3D's go by a ratio, so you can't fill in the exact tile size. I'm very confused by all this. I hope my question makes sense. Ideally, I would love to be able to create my own patterns and place them on the walls and have them be correct in both 3D and elevation. Untitled design.pdf
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How does everyone do detailed tile drawings? We do very specific drawings for our contractors where we show where we want our tiles cut, patterns, etc. I know there are a lot of catalog downloads, but I haven't had much luck customizing them to do exactly what I want. I have also tried using line tools to do more of a CAD drawing, but the program isn't set up for that kind of work. I have also tried drawing a CAD box on my wall and using the fill tool to make a pattern, but again, you can't customize it much. Any help would be appreciated.