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I can't answer your questions about why the automatic moldings and countertops don't have better control over the elevation display. Sounds like maybe you should send Chief a feature request though. Just as an FYI, you don't need to manually draw your own moldings and counter tops. Try group selecting all of your base cabinets and using the "generate custom countertop" tool to convert all of your auto counters into custom ones so that you will have better control over how they display. You can also use the "make cabinet molding polyline" tool to do the same thing for the moldings. If you wait until the design is fairly complete, this should be a pretty easy change and certainly much easier than manually drawing anything.

Do you already have "dash (tiny)" in your plan? If not, you should have it in the core libraries. You can then just select it and draw a new line in your plan and it should then be available for anything in the plan. If you do, and it's still too big, then you can make a new one that is smaller. Just copy "dash (tiny)" to your user library. Rename it something like "super tiny" or whatever. Open the dialog and change the length and spacing from 1/32" to 1/64". This tech article has more info: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01019/managing-and-creating-line-styles.html

You probably shouldn't delete your archives folder. Just right click on your project in the "project browser" and you should find the delete tool. You can find a bunch more info in the help section but this might get you started: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03217/working-with-the-project-browser-using-project-management.html

Try using %visible_length.to_ft.round(2)%.

If you post your plan and layout, someone will probably be able to figure it out.

As far as I know, Chief will only let you export a picture of a plan view using the actual screen pixels, so increasing the DPI will just make the image dimensions smaller. BTW, you can export a picture from a camera view using a much higher resolution, just not plan views. You can do the pdf trick or maybe you could export it as a cad file (dwg) instead.

Does turning on the display of line weights in layout make a difference? If it does, then the problem could be the line weight that you are using for the dimension lines is too heavy?. Check the layer settings for the layer set you are using for that view. If it doesn't affect it, then it might be a problem with pdf driver you are using? Could try using a different one to see if it makes a difference.

See if either of these help: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/827/cabinet-end-and-back-panels.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03028/adding-cabinet-back-and-side-panels.html

I think it has to do with the fact that the room on the second floor is an attic and the one on the first floor is marked as not having a roof. You will get a roof if you change either one and it just depends on how you want the roof built.

Yes, that helps. It looks like the main problem is that the gate symbol is oriented wrong. Open the symbol dialog and rotate it 90 degrees and it should work better.

Hard to tell what's going on from the picture. Probably best to post the plan.

Maybe you checked the "remember my choice" box the last time that question came up? If so, you can go into your preferences and use "reset message boxes" to get it back.

Just build it that way IRL. I think the kids in the neighborhood will love it!

As far as I know, there is no way to make a vertical gang. Electrical symbols are still very customizable though so you should be able to solve this fairly easily. You already have complete control over what shows in plan view and in camera views. You can import any 3D data you want to show the electrical object in camera views. In your pictures above, it looks you already have the 3D model you need for your ganged switches. It's just a matter of turning this into an electrical symbol. You can use any 2D cad block you want to show the electrical object in plan views. It should be pretty easy to make a cad block showing multiple switch symbols. I think the only rule is that your cad blocks can't be nested so you are going to have to explode your normal switch cad block, make copies of the cad, and then re-block it to use for your new ganged symbol. An electrical symbol can have as many electrical connections as you want. By default, they will snap to one location but you can always move them around to show them connected where you like and they should stay there. The one thing that won't work right is the automatic switching to 3-way and 4-way switches. In this case, I would just turn off the "auto change switch type when wiring". You will need to manually add your "3" and "4" to your custom cad block (or whatever you use down-under to show this on your plans). In the picture below, I took some random electrical object and modified it to use a 4-ganged switch cad block and then connected it to 4 different light symbols. Obviously not what you need but just a proof of concept. Let us know if you get stuck with any part of this.

As far as I can tell, you can control the size of the wall opening and the size of the panel but you really can't control the track. I would just manually place the 1x8 where I wanted and if I was being really picky, I would also manually place the track.

5 minutes is definitely not normal. If the program does this every time you start it, you might want to contact tech support.

Why did you make an invisible wall that is not a railing? If all you are trying to do is move the railing inward, you can probably just use the railing "horizontal offset" to do what you want. My guess is that your deck is not using the overhang because you have a small/narrow room that is maybe not a deck. Either that, or the program just doesn't want to build the deck planking for such a small room. You might also have a situation where you need to manually rebuild your deck framing. In any case, normally there is no problem with the deck overhang and a "straight deck edge". If you want better than guesses, you might want to post your plan.

There are a couple of things you can do but they each have some problems. You could get rid of the invisible wall and just use a soffit for the dropped ceiling. You might have to use a poly solid for the vaulted area above the soffit but your lights might find the soffit so you don't have to mess with their heights manually. You won't get any framing if that is important to you. You could just hide one of the kitchen labels. If you want to show correct dimensions or area, you won't be able to use a normal room label. You could always create an expanded room polyline and manually setup its label to match your room labels. If you are trying to use a room finish schedule, you might have to remove the two kitchens from the schedule and add the room polyline to instead it but I don't think you will be able to match all of the room columns. Seems like there is at least one good feature request somewhere here. Might be nice if we had a way of treating the "expanded" room as a single room for everything except the structure?

Have you tried using the "replace from library" tool? Just select one of the lights and then click on the tool. You can then pick the light you want to replace it with and if you then chose "replace identical objects on floor" it should replace all of them at once.

If you are using X17, piers, pads, and slabs can all have custom labels and can be added to custom schedules. I can't remember about X12, but I don't think it could do this.

You should be able to use the "define material" (aka rainbow) tool in a camera view to see what material is being used.

Did you use "import drawing" or "import symbol"? Import drawing will only bring in 2D cad so it won't be visible in any camera views. Import symbol will bring in the 3D data and create a symbol out of it. As long as the data is good, it should then show up in camera views.

Try creating your own custom molding profile that is the shape and size you want, adding it to the library, and then selecting that for your sill. I think the default molding it uses for the wall niche is always going to be 1". BTW, this works the same for windows as it does for wall niches.

It's hard to tell because your plan views are so small but my guess is that you have drawn your retaining walls actually crossing over your elevation lines. Retaining walls seem to work better if you have elevations on one side and the other without them crossing. They can be close, but not crossing. If that doesn't help, you might need to post your plan.

I am not having any problems placing one from the library. You need to post an actual plan file so that someone can see what is going on in your plan. A pdf with a picture doesn't help in this case.