DBCooper

Yeah, the only "cheat" I know would be to draw it using Chief's parametric objects instead of simple CAD so it would just work.

Might depend on what your roof is doing in that area. The program will usually fill in spaces that it needs to with "attic" walls but there are many ways you can mess it up (like if you try to manually edit wall top heights). Might want to post the plan so someone else can see what is going on. You will probably need to zip it up and you should only do that when the plan isn't open. Also, if you have lots of extra things like fixtures and furniture items, you should always get rid of them if you want to post because they take up lots of space.

You can also use simple math in most dialogs. So if you want something to be twice as big you can just type "*2" or half as big you can type "/2".

Rumor has it that they have started the private beta test for X17. My guess is that we will start hearing more about it early next year.

Assuming that you want everything the same height for each floor level, then all you should need to do is set the default heights for the floors and then use the "reset to defaults" tool (on the main menu under edit) to make sure everything is actually using the defaults. If that doesn't work, then you might want to post the plan.

It just looks like you selected the "exterior room". It's always there (as long as you made a closed box with walls), even if the layer is turned off, but it shouldn't be noticeable unless you have selected it by clicking near an exterior wall. It should go away if you select something else or just hit escape. If it doesn't go away, then something else must be going on and you should post the plan. The only thing locking the layer will do is make it so you can't select it. Turning off the rooms layer might cause other problems too.

Short answer, maybe. You might be able to use a custom macro to do this. Depends a bit on the naming conventions and whether you have all that info available through the name value pairs. For something as simple as what you are showing above, you could just modify the default label for base cabinets to use the automatic label and append the BD, as in %automatic_label%BD. For some special cases, you might be better off just setting the label manually and then saving the cabinet in your user library for reuse.

I did not take a look at your plan but you would need to have some kind of 3D object to apply a material to. So you might be able to convert the cad lines into closed polylines (or draw closed polylines over them) that you could then convert into solids. The closest thing that Chief has to a "flood fill" kind of tool would probably be the wall material region or custom backsplash tool but that is really only designed to work on walls.

Don't forget about the find object in plan tool which will help you find the windows that are showing up in the schedule.

I would search the knowledge base articles or call tech support.

You could try making it a hinged door instead of a garage door which should then double the panels. This has a bunch of other side effects though. The other thing you could do is make your own door symbol with twice as many panels.

Try this: Draw a couple of lines using different sizes Turn on print preview Change the drawing scale and see what happens.

There is also a preference setting that controls whether color off is only black and white or shaded.

I think they will bump against wall corners and ends based on the casings. There is also a setting in your general plan defaults that allows you to ignore the casing when resizing them.

I think you might have better luck changing the scale instead. You can do this using the rescale button or using the layout box dialog

I think you can do this with "winders". Draw the outline you want with room divider walls and turning on winders should make it work. If that doesn't work out for you, you could also create each step using a landing.

I think you could use the substance player to do this:

If your room already has a crown molding, you can use the "make room molding polyline" tool to convert it into a custom molding polyline that you can edit.

I don't think so. A template is really just a plan and even though you have not drawn things like walls, windows, doors, and cabinets, you still have some already stored in the plan as defaults. The only thing I can think of doing would be to place the defaults you can into a plan, save them in the library, open a new plan in the units you want, place the library objects, and then use the set as default on them. Might still do some rounding though.

What numbers?

So that's what happens when you add lots of stuff to a plan. The more you add, the slower it gets. See if this helps: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00521/troubleshooting-slowness-in-chief-architect-plans.html

Open one of the walls and look at your materials page. Your exterior wall surface material is set to "graphite siding". This takes priority over the material set in the wall type. Set it back to "use default" and then it will use your wall type.

Could be the sun, or it could be some other light. The lit areas look a lot like a super bright spot light with those curved edges. Check the adjust lights dialog to see if anything is in the list that doesn't make sense. If that doesn't help, then post the plan.

When you connect the railing wall, the program will make a room. Depending on your room settings it can also change your foundation. I am guessing that you have auto rebuild foundations on, otherwise you probably wouldn't see it change like it does in the video. I am also going to guess that there is something going on with the porch room that is messing up the rest of the foundation. Might want to take a look at the room structure settings and make sure your porch is really setup the way you want it. Another thing you can try is just closing and then reopening the plan. Chief seems to keep track of old room info which can sometimes mess up new rooms but if you close and reopen the plan it seems to get rid of it. If none of that helps, then you should probably post the plan.

See if this tech article helps: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03125/troubleshooting-error-messages-associated-with-the-program-s-data-folder.html If not, then you should probably call tech support on Monday.