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I think I figured out a pretty good workaround. I overlaid a new hatch pattern on top of the 3-tab pattern and defined with thick white pattern lines and no fill. This seems to achieve the goal.

Thanks Rene for the quick reply. I guess the answer is no for the linetype bylayer option. Jim

Does Chief allow for the pattern / hatching linestyle property to be set to "by layer"? (My frame of reference is Autocad, which allows this). I'm working on a demo plan and I'd like to show my 3-tab asphalt roofing pattern as fine dashed (roofing to be removed). I was able to change the polyline boundary linestyle, but it appears to me that the hatch linework itself is "fixed" and cannot be changed. Thanks again, Jim

Good morning, I try to be precise when sheeting up my drawings. When I place a linked view on a layout sheet, I notice I cannot snap my linked detail border exactly to my layout title block border. See highlight below that shows a small gap. Is this preventable or just a quirk to live with? I realize line weights will for the most part cover up this gap, but precision is always better. Thanks again, Jim

Thanks! Jim

Chopsaw, OK, if I understand correctly, there is no override and it's up to the user to manage with drawing order. Bummer. Maybe a future feature Chief would consider? Thanks for your input. Jim

One useful feature from the Autocad world is a "line merge" setting for the PDF print driver. In a nutshell, it forces dark (black) line types to always print over lighter line types. Just like real life drafting. Here's sample output below from Chief with no line merge. Does Chief have a line merge setting? Thanks again, Jim

Thanks. That fixed it. Jim

Good morning, I'm drawing up a framing plan and have my background set to grey. So far so good. I have a stair with a breakline and treads shown dashed above that's coming in black however. I want to set these lines to grey. What layer does Chief put this linework on? I can't figure it out. Thanks, Jim

OK, thanks for the insight. Jim

Simple question - I was wondering what the purpose / function of layer 0 is in Chief? All the other layers are pretty self-explanatory... Thank you, Jim

Greetings, Does the dimension text override feature allow for carriage returns? From what I can tell, it does not. But, perhaps there's a special character code or trick that allows this? Thank you. Jim

Thanks for the easy solution. Worked like a charm. Jim

Hello, I have an exterior wall sitting on roof framing below (red arrow). It does not go down to the floor deck. It unfortunately shows up in plan (circled): Is there a wall setting to make this disappear in plan, or should I just mask with a CAD box? Thank you, Jim

Hey, thanks for the quick reply. I'll take a closer look at your answer in detail. Being new to the software, I have a lot of questions, especially relative to the software I come from. But, I will try to adapt! Jim

Good morning, This is a reply to an old topic, but I was unsure if there was ever any conclusion. I have to agree with the original post about how awkward it is to hold down the mouse button and zoom with the scroll wheel at the same time. (In my case, I really notice it when doing CAD polylines). Is there a setting that allows "click release" behavior, or is that counter to Chief's method? I use a trackball, so I wonder if that makes things more difficult. Thanks again, Jim

Got it. Thanks for quick reply. Jim

Good morning, Does Chief allow for the display of the stair up/down walkline arrow for the full length of the stair? I thought there might be the option to manually relocate the "up" tag and length the walkline arrow, but did not find it. My habit is to show the arrow starting at the first riser and ending (if no breakline) at the last in order to be crystal clear about full extent of stair. I typically draw a small circle at the stair start, but I suppose I could live without that. Thanks again, Jim

Thanks for the input. I will study this in greater detail. I have a lot to learn! Jim

Just did so. The 24" fat beam change showed up in 3D, but not in 2D plan, i.e. the 2D plan remained unchanged. So, am I in fact seeing the railing in 2D? I'm confused because I thought I built the object to not have a railing in any view. Hmmm. Is there a way to turn off and turn on dashed beam above? Jim

Hi Eric, I have my railing turned off. Snapshots below. Jim

Hello, I created a porch with a post to beam rail style. I'm in Working Plan View. Graphically, my expectation would be the beam above would show dashed, but it comes in as a solid line. See below. I figured there might be a display setting to change the line type, but could not find one. Any tips or hints? Out of curiousity, I took a look at Chief's Austin home plan set. See below. Their porch beam also shows as a solid line. Is this a Chief quirk? Thanks again, Jim

Thanks everyone for the help on this. I adjusted the stem wall height and this works for my purposes. Jim

Thank you both Gene and Eric. I'll take a closer look at this in detail tomorrow. Jim

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