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See if this helps ( I think most of it still works for X16): https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00090/obtaining-and-updating-library-content.html If not, then you can always call tech support but not sure if it will be free or not since you are on an older version.

You can't change the template for plans or layouts once they have been started. You can start a new layout using the right template and then copy everything over. You can also just resize the drawing sheet and then just remove the borders and title block and copy them over from the right template. Either way is a bit of work but not too much.

Have you tried editing the cad block and setting the insertion point where you want it?

I get the arch block button as soon as I select two or more material regions or custom backsplashes. If you want to make the block out of just one, you need to hold down the shift when you select it. This puts you into group select mode which makes the block tool show up. If it's not that, then you probably need to post the plan.

I don't know if there is an easy way to do this. You might want to try just pulling the lower side of the top roof plane down and then turn off the gutter.

Have you ever been able to run any version of Chief on this computer? Or is this a first time installation for you? Do you know that your system is compatible? I recommend tech support as well but you are going to have to wait until they are open on Monday though. Until then, you can see if these tech articles have anything that might help: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01191/troubleshooting-activation-issues.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00214/troubleshooting-installation-problems.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03049/troubleshooting-chief-architect-software-closing-unexpectedly-on-windows.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-03125/troubleshooting-error-messages-associated-with-the-program-s-data-folder.html

I think you have to put them in manually.

Regarding the toolbar problem, have you tried "reset side windows" in the preferences? I think the edit toolbar is controlled by the side windows setting but you might need to use the "reset toolbars" button too.

I didn't look at your plan but you might try using the wall material region instead of a different wall type. I don't think it will cut the room molding automatically but since you won't see it, you might not care. Whenever I have problems with auto room moldings I just use the "make room molding poly" tool to convert it to a manual one and then fix it. Just need to remember to fix it again if you move any walls or doors.

I don't think so. Might be nice if it was an option though. You might want to send in a suggestion.

You can set the default layer set to use in the layer set defaults. I'm not sure why it doesn't just use whatever layer set you are in since then it would be more wysiwyg.

Patterns? Auto rebuild framing? Too many high poly symbols? Too many different things to make better guesses. See if this tech article helps (FYI, an elevation view is a 3D view): https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00521/troubleshooting-slowness-in-chief-architect-projects.html#3D If not, then you might want to post your plan.

0 - it's better to post pictures directly on the forum so people don't have to download a pdf to see them. it's always good to make it easier for people to help you if you can. 1 - it looks like somehow you made the wall into a room divider (invisible wall). maybe you accidently drew over it with an invisible wall which replaced it? not really sure but you can "fix" it by turning off the invisible option or redrawing it with the right wall type. your doorways are gone though so you may want to copy the ones from your older plan or just rebuild them. 2 - you can't use match roof if you want to make a doghouse shaped window. This tech article will explain how to do it manually: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00036/creating-shaped-windows.html

You can't change the core libraries (and I doubt Chief will ever let you) but you should still be able to do what you want with only a little bit of work. You can make your own GFI outlets with the text exactly how you want and save them to your user library as an outlet (not as a block). Once they are in your user library you can assign them to your electrical defaults. If you do this correctly, they should work exactly the same as the OOB ones. If you do this for your template plan, you won't have to do it again. If you can't get this to work right, then you are probably doing something wrong.

Sounds like you are going to want knee walls to make the attic space smaller than the floor below.

This might depend on your new employee. Some people learn quicker using some methods but others not so much. For example, some people might want to start with reading the reference manual cover to cover while another person might just fall asleep after page 2. Another person might be good with watching all of the training videos and another might really prefer a private instructor to go at a pace that suits them best. Discuss it with your new employee to see what they think might work best for them. Regardless, this might be a good place to start: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/getting-started/ Don't forget to tell them about this forum which I think is very useful once you know how to ask the right questions in the right ways.

How are you turning off the ceilings? Have you tried turning off the layer for ceilings instead of removing the ceiling using the room dialog?

Select the outlet and use the "edit cad block" tool. Select the text and change the text style. Save the bock and then save the outlet to your user library. Go into your electrical defaults and select your modified outlet from your library. I think it still works this way back in X15. If you don't have the edit cad block tool, you can still do it but it takes more steps.

If it is a symbol, the best you can do is resize it and stretch it but you can't split it apart into separate pieces. Since I don't think you can put all of the parts into an architectural block, that probably won't work. One thing that might work would be to put it into a plan all by itself and just copy it into a new plan when you need it. Can't really keep it in the library though.

Take a look at the settings in the saved plan view dialog. You can change the pony wall settings for any saved plan view so you just need to setup a different one for the basement than the other floors.

You could maybe make it a bow front and use a negative value for the depth. If you need to have a curved back, you can't do that with one cabinet, but you could make a bow front cabinet with no face and put them back to back.

Might be waiting until X18 then, although I wouldn't say "all" of the bugs will be worked out but at least the most important ones should be. For me, I am not finding any big problems working in X17 since the last update but I'm not really using the new project management yet either. BTW, it wasn't me that downvoted you, but whatever.

I think it has to do with your invisible deck railing that is up against the brick wall. I think Chief is treating it like a double wall which affects the wall cutout and casing. At any rate, the window will build normal when you get rid of the railing. Not sure if there is a better work around to get what you want though. Might want to send this in to Chief because it seems wonky to me.

Not sure why undo didn't work for you. I just tried it in a simple plan and it seemed to work fine. You might want to play around with it and see if you can repro the problem and then report it to chief. My guess is you won't be able to so I would just blame the gremlins.

I think you already answered your question. It is really easy to accidently select the exterior room when you are in a camera view. You can do this by clicking on something like a floor or ceiling surface or just by hitting "next" after selecting a wall. It's also a bit hard to tell the difference between selecting a wall and a room if you are not paying attention to things like which handles you have or what the status bar says. At any rate, if you select the exterior room and drag the top handle up/down, then you will change your default room heights for the whole floor.