DBCooper

Just to be clear, Chief has some grass materials in the library and these can't be applied to grass regions but they can be applied to other objects, like terrain features. Chief also has a bonus library of grass regions that can be downloaded and then you can place them directly into a plan. You can also create your own custom grass regions in a plan and add them to your library for re-use in other plans. I misunderstood your original question and thought you were trying to apply a grass material to a grass region.

Maybe you accidently deleted that camera at some point? Regardless, if the camera is missing then you can't update the view. You should probably find the layout box with the missing view, recreate the camera and view, and then either relink the box to the new camera or just resend it.

I don't think you can specify the resolution when using "export picture" from a floor plan view like you can with camera views. You just get the current screen resolution. You could try exporting as a pdf or a dwg instead.

When you create a "grass region", the program generates the grass for you. You can change the way it looks by changing the various settings. If you have made one you like, you can add it to the library and then place it into other plans. You can't apply a grass material to it though. You can also create a normal terrain feature and apply a grass material to it. The grass region will look much more realistic though.

If you don't actually save the camera after you create a new view, then it can go away automatically when you close the view. Check your project browser and see if they are still there. If they are, you can right click on it and use "edit view" to see what layer they are on and then check to see if that layer is turned on the current layer set for your floor plan view. If you still have them in the plan, and the layer is turned on, then they may be off the screen or hidden by some other object. If none of that helps, post the plan.

As far as I know, "bumping/pushing" has nothing to do with cabinet fillers.

You can turn off auto fillers in your general cabinet defaults but I don't think that's your problem. If you had them turned off, they wouldn't come back. Must be something else going on in your plan but I have never seen that before. You should post your plan or send it to tech support.

You could probably just use polyline solids. These might help get you started: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02925/using-3d-polyline-solids.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/249/editing-a-solid-to-create-a-fireplace-and-chimney.html

You should probably post a picture of what you are seeing. If you're looking at the second floor and the roof over your bonus room is on the first floor, it will show in your floor overview. You might get what you want by either changing the roof planes to display on the floor above or by just turning off the roof layers in your floor overview.

3 words: backup entire plan. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00987/using-the-backup-entire-plan-layout-tool-to-send-files-to-another-user.html

No and you would need to ask Chief why it works the way it does.

I think Anders is right. If you change the "number style", then you can type in dimensions using the units it is set to. I thought it only worked for dialog boxes but it looks like it also affects the various places where you can type in the dimensions in plan views. Keep in mind that it is only temporary so the next time you start the program you will have to reset it. Also, not sure why you want to work with angle snaps off but this can lead to problems with walls that might be slightly off angle. And it looks like those other symbols are telling you that you have a short unconnected wall that you might not want.

I think it is all or nothing for the whole wall. You can change your material list polyline to include intersected objects or contained objects but that won't really help in your case. The only way to get the drywall on one side is if the wall is included but then you also get the drywall for the other side. It would be so much easier if you could just setup your material list from room to include the drywall. You might want to send in a feature request for this.

I think that is pretty easy if you send the view using "plot lines" but that isn't really a live view anymore. You might be able to get pretty close using technical illustration instead of a normal vector view. Maybe someone else has some better ideas because I can't think of anything else at the moment.

What a super confusing thread. It's like overhearing only one side of a phone conversation in a public place. I can only assume that the person that was posting responses decided to delete their posts for some strange reason. Please don't do that because no one else can figure out what is going on. If you don't want to post publicly, then just send the poster a private message instead.

If you are trying to use a custom field as a schedule column and you want to control the formatting, you need to check the "format as number" option when you create it. You can also edit your custom field settings in your default settings under "schedules" if you need to change one you already have.

Just an FYI... If you open up a door in your plan and check "default" next to the layer, then the program will use the system default layer which will always be "doors" and not what you set it to in your door defaults. Changing your default doors to use some other layer should work for any new doors you place but it won't change any already in the plan. If you already have doors in your plan, you will need to set them to the layer you want instead of just checking the "default" box.

Are you getting the rafters but without the tails or are you not even getting the rafters? Hard to tell from the pictures. If your not getting the rafters, you could always just put them in manually, maybe by copying the ones that are already there. If your getting the rafters but they are not getting the tails, then you should be able to select them and add the tails manually. If this doesn't help, then you probably need to post the plan for someone to poke around in.

There are at least two ways to do this. You can either use the "reference display" with a view that is setup to just show the stairs on the first floor (but it will show with an up arrow instead of a down arrow), or you could create a room using invisible walls and make it an "open below".

You can setup your door defaults to use the headers you want. Just set the count to 1 and the type to LVL. Also, you can group select your door defaults if you want to change them all at once to be the same style. I don't think there is anything automatic. We have some things like poche fill and "below grade" display settings in the cross section camera dialog but these won't give you a fill style for the terrain itself. I usually just use add cad manually when I need to. You can sometimes use the view to cad detail to make it easier to get a closed polyline that you can add a fill style to and then copy back into the elevation. Someone else might have some other tricks to make this easier. And, as Jason mentioned, adding pictures for what you want can really help people understand better.

The pdf of the layout doesn't help. You should post a link to the xxx.plan file instead. Also, I don't think Steve's post really qualifies as the solution but I am guessing that Michael is on the right track.

quad outlets multi-gang boxes (2,3,4 and sometimes 5), As noted above, if you just place the outlets and/or switches close together they will auto gang in camera views. quad and duplex outlets in ceilings, inside cabinets, ..., There is a ceiling mounted outlet in the library but as far as i know there isn't a quad and you can only auto gang outlets and switches that are on walls. You might be able to build your own quad symbol pretty easily though. If this is something you want to learn how to do, you might want to post it as a separate question. As for placing electrical inside cabinets, if you want it on the back of a cabinet, you can just place it on the wall behind the cabinet and set the distance from the wall to 3/4". If you need it somewhere else, I usually set it into a floor mounted outlet and then manually position it where I want it. 240V in the ceiling, You can usually convert any wall mounted symbol into a ceiling or floor mounted symbol by changing where it is mounted in the symbol options and then rotating the 3D data. Lutron switch keypads, If there isn't one that is close enough in the bonus libraries, you could probably find one online that you could import. You could probably also make your own but depending on how accurate you want it to be would make this either be simple or hard. differentiate between low and line voltage lights, How do you want to differentiate them? You can always copy an existing symbol and modify the cad block that displays in plan views. You can also modify the line styles used for your electrical connections. depict under cabinets and toe kick lights There are a few different options in the libraries but if you need something specific you will need to import a symbol or build it yourself. I can almost always find something in the library that is close enough to what I need. a way to depict hardwire terminations (e.g., run 240v to in-floor heating) You can probably show what you want using a cad block. Might be best to post a picture of what you want to show to be sure. a modest variety of devices (e.g., bathroom fan, range hood, ...) as elements of the electrical layout There are lots of these things already built into the libraries. For anything you want that isn't, you can always import it or build it yourself. Hope this helps. If you need more specific answers or examples of "how to", then ask.

I don't think it has anything to do with the cabinet settings and I think it is all controlled by the dishwasher symbol. You either need to build your symbol exactly the same way that Chief builds theirs or you need to place it as a free standing symbol and then put a custom counter over it (like Jim suggested).

I suspect that it is related to your display resolution and scale. If you can increase your screen resolution, that might solve the problem. If you are running at a scale that is more than 100%, you might try setting it to 100% and see if you still get the problem. In either case, you might want to report it to Chief as a bug but I'm pretty sure they will tell you it's all your own fault for messing with their toolbar buttons.

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