DBCooper

Couple of thoughts... It's pretty hard to see what is going on in those pictures because they are so dark. Maybe my eyes are just getting old and tired? If you want Chief to look into this problem, you probably need to report it to them. If you want someone on the forums to look into it, then you should post the plan.

As far as I know, you can't dimension to internal cabinet shelves. You can do a view to cad detail or you could add some cad lines, but that won't be "live". You can dimension to cabinet openings though. Just give your cabinet 3 openings (including the one at the bottom) and then you can dimension to them. You won't be able to adjust the depth of the separations between the openings like you can with shelves but this probably doesn't matter for any elevation views. The picture below is an actual elevation view with live dimensions.

Another thing you can do is download the actual plan and layout (not the pdf) and take a look at how stuff was built. This won't necessarily help you with the things that are just images on the layout but for anything that is an actual view you can then open it up. There is also a blog post with a whole bunch of how to info here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/austin-webinar-series

I think most RV's and tiny houses would be fairly straight forward. An airstream might be a bit more challenging because of all the curved surfaces. (And by a "bit more challenging" I really mean a major pain because we all know how much Chief likes curves in more than one dimension). Do some searches on the forums because I remember someone a while back had a pretty good model of a tiny home that was actually on top of a trailer frame that he got from somewhere.

Wall framing doesn't rebuild automatically unless you turn on auto wall framing. With auto wall framing off, every time you modify a wall then you will need to manually rebuild the framing. If your framing is not building correctly, then you have probably made a mistake in the wall definition. Your walls may not be building correctly for the same reason or maybe you have messed up the wall connections. In any case, you will probably get better answers if you post a plan.

I think you are overestimating the cost of PBR. Even Home Designer Architectural has PBR and Chief sells it for only $250.

I think it depends on the country (or language?). I don't think there is a universal metric standard.

It's usually better to post actual pictures instead of pdf's. Is that a manual bay or an auto one? I just tried something similar with an auto bay and it worked fine. You probably want to post your plan or contact tech support.

Or maybe you could use a "polyline distribution path"?

Under the current system: 1 year cost = $3295 2 year cost = $3295 + $595 = $3890 3 year cost = $3295 + $595 + $595 = $4485 4 year cost = $3295 + $595 + $595 + $595 = $5080 Under the new system: 1 year cost = $1995 2 year cost = $1995 + $1995 = $3990 3 year cost = $1995 + $1995 + $1995 = $5985 4 year cost = $1995 + $1995 + $1995 + $1995 = $7980 This of course assumes that the prices won't change in the future (but I suspect they will since that is what prices do). So the new system is less expensive at first but more expensive over time. That's probably a good argument for keeping your SSA current. I wonder if they will let us buy multiple years of SSA at today's price?

Make sure that both "include in schedule" and "show schedule callout" is also checked on the schedule panel of the arch block dialog.

Make sure the layer for the architectural block labels are turned on.

Isn't this what an architectural block is for? You can block your cabinets, mark the arch block as "treat as one object" and "include in schedule", and then choose the category you want it included as. You can also convert it into a symbol like Joe suggested but then you lose the ability to modify the cabinets.

I actually like the term "door toppers". We should lobby Chief to rename lintels.

Or, turn on print preview. BTW, this also affects how line styles will look. In both cases though, you need to make sure your drawing sheet is setup correctly or they won't be accurate.

That is pretty clever. I bet you could create even more door styles using custom muntins for your stiles and rails.

Like Ryan, I am finding less problems in X14 than I had in X13. Might depend on what types of "glitches" you are having, but could be video card issues, or maybe you aren't using the latest update (24.3)? You could also try working with tech support if you haven't tried them already.

Try this: - select one of the arcs - open the 3d solid dialog - go to the "selected arc" panel - uncheck "automatic facet angle" - set the angle to a smaller value, like 1 degree

Try switching your active dimension default to the Legacy NKBA Dimension Defaults and then building your auto elevation dimensions. This comes from the X14 migration guide: NKBA Auto Dimensions In Chief Architect X13 and prior, the NKBA Auto Dimension and NKBA Auto Elevation Dimension tools had restricted default settings that met drawing standards set by the National Kitchen and Bath Association. In order to allow greater flexibility in Version X14, these tools have been merged into the other Auto Dimension tools. In plan files created using a template installed with Version X14, NKBA compliant dimensions can be created using the "Kitchen and Bath Dimension Defaults". In legacy plans opened in Version X14, use the "Legacy NKBA Dimension Defaults". The full guide is here: https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pdf/documentation/chief-architect-x14-migration-guide.pdf

"Just wasn't getting the results I was expecting." In cases like this, you can always post a picture of what you are getting (and even better, include the plan file), and people might have some better advice on what you can do.

"...set the desired ceiling height..." Just to be clear, you may want to set both the ceiling and floor heights in the new room you are creating with your 3 new walls. Heights are usually best controlled by rooms rather than trying to edit wall heights (until you get into special situations). The room dialog is also where you designate that the room type is "open below" so that it does not get a floor.

Check the system requirements and the known incompatibilities: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/sysreq.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/products/known-incompatibilities.html If that doesn't help, I would try tech support.

They just announced beta testing for X15 (version 25). That means that Version 10 is now 15 versions old. I still have a Version 10 box and it looks like it came out in 2005. By software standards, we are talking ancient history. I don't think I have anything that is computer related that is over 17 years old that still works. You might consider upgrading just one of your licenses (at least then you would be able to get tech support) or maybe even doing the rental program. It will probably be like using a brand new program but I think it will still be able to open your old plans as long as you saved them in Version 10. I also agree with David, you should see if you can talk to someone higher up the food chain to see if there is anything at all they can do.

Maybe a page setup/scale issue? I'm just guessing. Probably best to post the plan.

Looks like you have a doorway in the wall. You should be able to change the settings on the shape panel of the door dialog but you may have to futz with the settings to get it to match the slope of the stair. On a side note, and really just curious, but if you have X14, why still using X13?