DBCooper

They will always look "angled" because you are using a perspective camera. You could try adjusting the "field of view" (shown at the very bottom of David's picture above) to see if you like it better at a different setting.

You can just open the camera dialog and change the camera name to be whatever you want (such as Elevation 5). You can also edit the callout label to show whatever you want (such as E5).

2. The only floor blocking I could find was down on the foundation. It shows on the plan view and in the framing view. A handy tool is to select the layer you want in the ALDO and use the "find objects" tool. It shows you where things are and lets you select them.

3. Your OSB is marked as "framing" in the floor structure.

Try this: - Select the outlet - Use the "edit cad block" tool - Select the text and then open the dialog - Go the "text style" page and make your changes - Click Ok - Close the cad block window and save your changes - Update all the instances of the block Now if you want to use this for all of your plans, save your modified outlet to your user library.

I was able to get it to work in X15 but I had to change my preferences to "select contained objects". This didn't work in X16 though so you might have found a new bug. You should report it to tech support.

I don't know if it changed because it looks like it works the same for me in X16 as it did in X15. Eric's suggestion didn't work for me because it also selects your plates, unless you don't mind deleting those too. I think you might have better luck by working in the wall detail. Drag select seems to work much better there.

You don't need to switch to units to export a high resolution image. You just need to uncheck "use active window size". Depending on what works better for you, you can either specify the image size in terms of pixels or in terms of size/dpi. Either way, if it generates more pixels than what is on your screen, it will look much better than a screen capture. My guess is that it will also look better than making a smaller image and using some other program to make it bigger. I could be wrong because now that those programs are using AI they could theoretically "enhance" the picture so that it looks even better. You might end up with some doors that have 3 handles and a cabinet with 4 sinks though.

A screen capture will never give you better than screen resolution. Even if you have a 4K monitor, that will not make an image that will work well for a marketing poster. The File->Export Picture tool will let you make as big of an image as you want. It can generate a very large file though. If you do the math for a 600 dpi image for a 24"x36" poster, that will be a lot of pixels.

I just tried in X16 and was able to export a 10,000 pixel image just fine. I was going to do 20,000 but Chief told me that would be 750 MB so I decided I didn't need it.

I wasn't the one the downvoted you and it seems like a legit question to me though. I did not try it in X16 but it has always worked in the past for me. Have you tried it recently?

Try turning on "Doors/Drawers/Panels" in your dimension locate settings under cabinets. It seems to pick up automatic and manual side panels then.

You can already specify the image resolution to be whatever you want. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5316/high-definition-image-export-with-transparency.html?playlist=108

The migration guide also has some really good info about bringing legacy plans into X16: https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-current-migration-guide.pdf

You could always read the update notes or even download it and try it.

I see that they just released the 26.2 update today. According to the update notes, that was fixed. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/updates.html

No need to go look for one on 3D warehouse if there is already one in the Chief library that will work for you.

I think changing it in either the preferences, view menu, or using the toolbar button will all do the same thing because it's a global setting. It would probably be best for you to post a simple copy of plan with the problem so someone could take a look at it. I'm still guessing it's a drawing sheet setup problem.

You should be able to move it out from the wall in a plan view and then position it vertically in an elevation view. It won't actually attach to the solid but it should look fine in both views. You might be able to block them together but I'm not sure it is really necessary.

Check your drawing sheet setup. Make sure your scales are setup correctly. More info can be found here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00923/understanding-and-adjusting-line-weights.html

That's a window symbol so it's not going to work. I think they are meant to be used in a foundation wall as a vent and can't be moved out of the wall. Search the library to see if you have a wall register that will work.

I don't think an uninstall/reinstall will fix any preferences. You might need to use the reset preferences tool. You might also need to rename your X5 data folder since I don't think that gets reset when you uninstall/reinstall. Renaming it is better than deleting it just in case there is something important you need like a custom template or toolbars. When you first run the program afterwards, it should make a new data folder and copy the original ones that were installed. Once you are up and running you should be able to manually copy anything you need from the renamed folder into the new folder. If doing both of those does not solve the problems, then I guess you will need to call tech support in the morning.

In your elevation or plan view, make sure line weights are turned on and that the drawing scale matches what you are sending it to layout as.

This sounds familiar.

The easiest way to get something that acts like something else is start with a copy. Find the afci outlet in the library and copy it to your user library and then make the changes you need. If all you want to do is change the label then you can use the edit cad block tool to change the text to whatever you want it to be.