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Just getting into automatic exterior dimensions. I like what I see. Is there a setting that specifies the order or sequence of the automatic dimension strings? The result I get (screenshot below) is... 1. exterior overall 2. interiors 3. exterior wall openings (windows) I would like to reverse 2 and 3 so that dimensions in order from exterior to interior. Hopefully makes sense. Thanks, Jim

Thanks Joey. I did just that. Jim

Hello, I'm confused on how to get a continuous railing at the head of this stair. How do I correct this gap? Thanks again, Jim

Thanks. You're right -- a big part of learning the software is learning its limits, then learning the workarounds. Jim

Thanks Michael for your quick reply. Is there any setting in Chief to turn off wall cleanup on a single wall basis? (I believe the answer is no...) Jim

Hello, I have a shower stall with a corner glass door as shown. Two of the walls are pony interior stud walls for the curb with shower glass walls above (centered). The bottom plumbing wall is a full height stud wall. Having issues with the wall merge circled below. I tried "edit wall layer intersections" unsuccessfully. Any hints or tips? Thanks once again for your help, Jim

Thanks both of you. Ha - I patted myself on the shoulder that I figured it out. BTW, I appreciate everyone's patience as I'm coming from the Autocad world and I'm 54 years old. Fun yet frustrating learning new software! Jim

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