JKEdmo

I had serious lag issues, which I solved by repairing the program installation.  You might give it a go.

6 minutes ago, GeneDavis said:

I was sloppy when creating it, a ten-line schedule.  Realized I had two redundancies, 7 and 8, duplicating 1 and 2.  Deleted the 1s and 2s and copied in 7s and 8s where they are, and now have an 8-line schedule beginning with 3.  How can I make it 1 through 8?

Select the schedule then hit the renumber schedule button.

32 minutes ago, NRST8TRKR said:

Meltdown  

On 6/27/2025 at 2:42 PM, NewTexan said:

Anyone want to share a tip for how to create the circled sash window

Try using the custom muntin tool.  You draw the muntins as linework, form a Cad block and then load it on to the window glazing.

Should be free if you have SSA.  I deleted the catalog and was able to import them into X17 successfully.

I repaired the installation and that seemed to fix the problem.

Jim

39 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

restart etc.

Thanks for quick reply!  First thing I did was restart, but did not help.  Bummer.  I sent the issue to tech support.  I'll see what they say.  Usually they're pretty helpful.

Jim

Good morning,

Just installed new X17 with project management mode turned off.  I brought forward a small X16 project I was working on (.layout and .plan).

I'm finding the program is lagging and sluggish.  Not only opening and closing files but also when drafting too (I get the spinning Windows 11 blue circle of delay).

I did not have this in X16.  It was quick.

Anybody else having this?

Thanks,

Jim

16 minutes ago, Steve_Nyhof said:

Keep working in X16, but install X17 into Project Managed mode so you can mess with it. Do not draw important plans in the PM until you understand how it all works...

 

Thanks -  will do.

Jim

1 hour ago, scottharris said:

Chief Architect X17 is Available Today 

This is great.  Thanks!

To all those brave pioneers / early X17 adopters, any issues (e.g. stability, etc.)?  I'm anxious to upgrade, but I thought I'd ping the group before I make the leap.

Jim

32 minutes ago, robdyck said:

Second thing I'd do (if that doesn't work) is add that layer to the floor structure specification for the balcony.

Robert,

Success!  I added a finish layer to the underside of the floor assembly to patch things up like you suggested.

Thanks!

Jim

Good morning,

I have an exterior balcony (1) over a framed pop-out fireplace (2) with a manual roof plane that is affecting the balcony's soffit finish (3).

Pretty sure this is because I'm building a room over a roof plane, which I believe Chief does not like judging by the forums.

Any setting I can use to fix this, or should I just patch it with a 3D solid for example?

Thanks again,

Jim

21 hours ago, JKEdmo said:

I sent this in yesterday to tech support.

Follow-up to this...

Chief responded and said they would review:

Hi Jim,

Thank you for contacting Chief Architect Support.

I tested it a bit myself, and it does look like custom muntins load in a bit inconsistently based on their position/angle. I'll go ahead and report this to our developers, and let you know what they say, or whether this is something they end up needing to fix.

1 hour ago, robdyck said:

So, I can adjust the cad lines to move to the top edge and re-load the muntin.

Thanks Robert for looking at this.  I sent this in yesterday to tech support.  To me it seems like it should just build to the centerline.  If Chief has a follow-up, I'll post the reply.

Jim

15 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said:

Apparently it's programmed to be offset to one side, maybe even a little more.

You shoudlprobably report this to Chief as a "Bug".

Thanks for quick response.  I will do so.

- Jim

Does anybody know why the load CAD block / custom muntin tool you use on window lites does not build the custom muntins to the centerline of the linework?  Is there a workaround for this or am I doing something wrong?  Pics below.

Thanks, Jim

Before:

After loading CAD block to window:

1 hour ago, GeneDavis said:

edit the material names.  Is this possible? 

Gene,

You can edit the material names directly.  Just go to edit material and rename it.  Below, I revised "drywall" to "gypsum board":

1 hour ago, DefinedDesign said:

Right now, when I select a single wall and try to make this change, it applies the siding extension to all the perimeter walls, not just the one I selected.

Lisa,

My first guess is make a copy of your wall type and then apply the wall siding extension to that new wall type.  Use the new wall type only where you want this condition.

Jim

1 hour ago, Michael_Gia said:

No need for anything else, in my opinion.

Thanks for your input.  - Jim

9 minutes ago, HumbleChief said:

There's a feature in X16 where you can 'gray out' front portions of an elevation but I can't remember what it's called or where it is. Don't even know how to phrase the question so hope the question is clear enough. Thank You in Advance.

I think you might be looking for Depth Cue?

I have a pretty complex basement foundation wall with existing masonry below and stud framing above.  In addition, there's new interior full height furring.  A lot going on:

I show the upper wall in plan, but I wanted to also clarify in plan what's going on below.  Then, it occurred to me I can just break the wall for a short length and switch that pony wall section to "Display in Plan View" to show the lower wall.  A couple of CAD break lines and I'll wrap up by adding a plan note to clarify...

Nothing earth shattering, but I thought pretty nifty.

Jim

1 hour ago, GeneDavis said:

If you are on X16 with this card and problem free, tell me your driver ID please.

Similar card, newer driver.  No problems.

23 minutes ago, mtldesigns said:

Thanks, glad to see others are working on a Saturday night too.

Who said I was working?

26 minutes ago, mtldesigns said:

I've been doing design for almost 40 years (geez, didn't realize I was that old), back in the drafting board days, and even with AutoCAD and Chief cad, when height of a object won't fit on a paper, we do cuts with cut lines (40 yrs and don't know what these are called, I just did them..).  Can we do this in Chief on a section view?  Duval County Florida is requiring a full section of every wall at 3/4" scale.  Well, you try to get a 3 story house at that scale in the vertical with dims.  So I was thinking and wondering if we had this possibility?  The only way I can figure this out in Chief is to stack the same view and just shrink each one and stack... 

Michael,

My first thought is I might try to do this with Layout boxes on the wall section sheet, each a box partial section (slice) of the full wall section.  I've done this a number of time in Autocad (Viewports) and always works pretty well.

Jim

2 hours ago, ACADuser said:

I have a situation where a 6000 sq ft 3 story house plan is near complete and the owner wants to raise the 1st floor ceiling by 3 feet. Easy enough to add 3 feet to the ceiling height. But all items that are absolute heights do not go up. So I want to go to 2nd and 3rd floor and roof & group select these items. There seems to be no way to select by elevation reference.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Cool looking house BTW!