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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

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

Thanks - will do. Jim

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

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

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.

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

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:

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

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

Thanks for your input. - Jim

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

Similar card, newer driver. No problems.

Who said I was working?

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

Cool looking house BTW!

Shane, I changed the offending wall to have a brick pony wall below and then manipulated the pony wall heights in 3D elevation. Here's the result below. Give it a try. Jim

That's because 50 mm in fact is 1.968503937 inches, so Chief is correct. You may be wanting 2" nominal but what Chief shows is actual dimensions. I think if your project uses products based on imperial sizes (North American / Canada?), then you use imperial template with secondary units showing metric conversion. For example, 3/4" plywood would be 19 mm converted. Or, a 48" wide sheet of plywood is actual 1219 mm. However, if your project is elsewhere (e.g. Europe, Oceania, etc.), you'd want a pure metric template. The products you'd be using would be primarily metric based with slightly different sizing. For example, 20mm plywood. Or, you'd use 1200 mm wide plywood which is smaller than 48" plywood. Hope my thinking is clear. I bet there are others who could add to this. Jim PS: earlier in my career I worked in metric. Far easier to use IMO. Imperial is a big pain.

Damon, Here's a video of what I did, attached. Just a simple toggle. I could not get the beam to follow the sloped ceiling, but I don't have too much experience with soffits. But, it appears it should be doable according to help: BTW, I'm on X16. Your signature says your on X15. I wonder if that's the difference? Jim Untitled video - Made with Clipchamp (1).mp4

Damon, I got the two ceiling planes to appear by going into the Room dialog and toggling the "Roof Over this Room" setting on/off. Is that what you're after? Jim