DBCooper

You are doing it the hard way. You need to create your own custom template and then use it instead of the one that ships with the program. See if this helps: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00463/creating-and-using-a-plan-template.html

I think you have to uncheck "same roof height at exterior walls" to get what you want.

Those are symbols so they can't miter. What I sometimes do is place partitions and have the shelf and rod butt up to them. Another thing you could do is just use the shelf tool and then build the rod yourself using either a molding polyline or a polyline solid which would give you more control over the shape. It might depend on how you are actually going to build it in the real world.

I got ok results with a long skinny lowered region. I also tried two flat elevation regions with a gap and an elevation line in between them and that looked ok too.

Something like this maybe? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10258/ceilings-vault-shed-trey-a-reflected-plan.html

I'm not seeing anything like that on my machine. My guess is that it is a video card or driver problem. Might want to try tech support if updating your driver doesn't help.

The "barrel tile" roofing materials might have something close to what you are looking for. As for using the library browser, this video might help: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/268/library-browser-overview.html

You should even be able to put a custom profile on the end of those joists if you want it look just like the picture.

Is X15 on the same computer as X16? If so, then you should have been asked if you wanted to migrate your libraries when you first launched X16. You can always get back to this dialog by going into your preferences and using the "reset migration" button. If X15 is on a different computer, then you would have to manually backup and then restore your libraries. This may or may not be faster than downloading them though depending on your internet speed. Certainly not easier and you should be able to keep working while Chief is downloading your libraries in the background. There is some pretty good info here: https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-current-migration-guide.pdf This is more specific about backing up your libraries: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00001/backing-up-chief-architect-content.html And this is how to restore them: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00091/restoring-chief-architect-content.html

Set your railing to use "post to ceiling" to get the columns. To get the louvered wall, you can set your railing to use "panels" and then you will have to make a panel symbol that has the number and size of louvers you need. You will also need to set the the railing height to the height of your wall. You could create the panel symbol using polyline solids but you may be able to cheat and use a louvered door without a frame, jamb, or casing. In the first picture below, I just used a fence panel from the library to show the railing with post to ceiling. In the second, I am showing a louvered door to show you how it can be used to build your panel symbol although you may be able to get away with just using the doors in the railings.

Select the road and look for the "convert to polyline object" tool. You could also draw it using the "polyline road tool" or draw it using normal polyline tools and then use the "convert polyline" tool to convert it into a "road (perimeter)". I couldn't find a good way to turn off the curb for each edge so I found that if I had multiple road pieces it was best to use the polyline union tool to merge them into one.

We already have the ability to find objects in various views from the ALDO, schedules, and material list. It seems like it should be easy to select an object in a any view and find the object in whatever other view you want using something similar. If a view is not already open, the program could then open one. If there are multiple views available, the program could let you pick which one to select it in.

There have been a bunch of changes since this post (X13) and that video (X12) were first made. In X16, you can offset railings and all of the various components making it much easier to get what you want without having to make two walls or as many custom symbols.

I was able to get both by turning on the "generic sun" and setting it to follow the camera and then using a light set with the other lights turned on.

You need to create a new layer for your plumbing dimensions to keep them separate from the others. Then you probably want to create a new layer set with the plumbing dimensions turned on and the other dimensions turned off. Then create a new dimension default to use this new layer and call it something like "plumbing dimension defaults". Now whenever this dimension default is "active" and you draw a new dimension it will use those defaults and be on the right layer. The best way to do this is to make sure your "plumbing view" has that dimension default and your plumbing layer set as the active ones so that when you open it up everything is already setup the way you want. Here are some tech articles about creating new layers and layer sets: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03183/understanding-layers.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00765/understanding-layer-sets.html Here is a tech article about creating and using new defaults: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03184/understanding-saved-and-active-defaults.html Here is a tech article about creating and using saved plan views: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03185/understanding-saved-plan-views.html There are also lots of training videos on all of the above.

Try dragging the sides of the stairs together into the inside corner. I think the rule is that they always need to meet at the edge of the deck/porch which means they don't overlap on outside corners but they should in inside corners.

I'm not getting anything like that so I am guessing it only happens for certain shaped intersections. You might be able to make it go away by making some small adjustments to where the roads meet or how they are curved. The easiest solution might be to convert the road into a polyline shape which would give you complete control over the shape. You may have to convert all of your roads into one polyline though.

You could turn off the "layer properties" which should let you shrink the columns down more. Try clicking on the "gear" button and playing with the options. The other thing you could do is not use the aldo when working on the laptop. The "object layer properties" edit button will open up the layer display options for the selected object which gives you similar functionality but without having to dock the aldo on the screen. Also, instead of using the "child tool palette", you can change to use "drop down" toolbars. That will free up a bunch of space on the left side.

Are all of the objects really polyline solids? As far as I know, it should just work as long as they are all polyline solids and they are actually touching or overlapping each other. I don't think you have to do each piece one at a time either. If you can't figure it out, you might want to post the plan.

If you can't find a symbol online, then you could probably build it with solids.

I have seen something like this happen. It probably has nothing to do with the paint and I would bet good money that if you just opened up the stair dialog and clicked OK that it would do the same thing. My guess is that you either drew the walls with a small (<1") gap or overlap with the sides of the stairs. When you do anything to the stair, then Chief tries to align the stairs with one of the walls which ends up moving it slightly. The walls then get cut off by the stairs instead of following along the sides. The solution is to turn off the railing display in plan view for the stairs and landings and make sure everything is positioned and aligned exactly the way you want. These are just guesses and if it's not that then I have no idea.

Send as plot lines and don't turn the color off in the view and it should work the way you want.

If all the layers are on and you can't see anything, it could be that your plan has something in it that is very far from the rest of the plan. The overview cameras always center on whatever is in the model so stray objects can cause problems. If the normal perspective camera works, then this is probably what is happening. If you can't figure it out, then you should post the plan.

Doors are usually placed at the highest floor height but you can manually move it up or down.

Yes. The easy way to do this is to shift-select the stair and then any changes you make will only affect the one you selected and not any of the connected ones.