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Thanks. Seems a little strange it does not show in plan, but I can live with it. Jim

Thanks DB. I appreciate your quick response. Jim

Good afternoon, I started using the ceiling soffit tool for the first time and have a few questions. Is it only limited to simple box and corner shapes? (I was a little surprised you cannot use the break tool and also boolean Add / subtract tools to create more complex soffits). How do people create more complex ceiling soffits? Thanks again, Jim

I built a stair with a 24" wide carpet runner. It shows up in 3D, but not in plan. I'm a little confused why it does not. I even turned on all the layers to see if it was a layer issue, but no luck. Any ideas? Thanks again, Jim

Thanks Mick! Jim

Hello, Can Chief build a stair rail volute automatically? Thanks again, Jim

You could scan the downloaded file for viruses before you open it. I think this could offer you some reassurance. Windows Defender, Malwarebytes, etc. allow this. Right click file (on PC). Jim

Thanks for both replies. I guess maybe conceptually not the same thing as a wall oven, in that the appliance (fridge) does not "plug in to" the cabinet, but rather the cabinet is an independent surround. Jim

When I insert a double wall oven into a full height cabinet, Chief figures it all out automatically. Super! But it doesn't place a fridge automatically into a tower cabinet. I wonder why? Am I picking the wrong fridge from the library? How is a fridge different from a wall oven conceptually? Thanks again, Jim

Yes, I already have 3 backup hard drives (reminder to myself -- need to check today they are running!). The question was more motivated by keeping PLAN file small enough to send as email attachment. Usually need to keep under 30 Mb for gmail. I find emailing attachments easiest, but in a pinch can send link for downloading. Thanks for feedback, Jim

Thanks Robert for your input. Jim

Good morning, When I back up a project, the zip file is pretty large. No surprised there for a 3D program. I was wondering if people have any best practices for backing up a project, namely is there a way to purge a plan file of unwanted elements, materials, images, etc. before I back up? Thanks again, Jim

Thanks! Jim

No problem. Doppelgaenger, clearly!

Must be a different Oakland Jim. I was not at the event. Jim

Rene, Thanks for your feedback. I see you're in Oakland. I lived there about a dozen years. I miss jogging around Lake Merritt! Jim

Is this a new X15 thing? I'm still on X14. Jim

Good morning, I'm looking for the setting that controls wall siding overlap on floor below. My siding overlaps my concrete slab. See snapshots below. I'd like to turn this off and show the siding stopping at the top of the slab. Once again, thanks for the help! Jim

Thanks! That's what I was looking for. Very good tip. Jim

OK, I see inswing and outswing is controllable (I knew that already and spaced out!). But is there a way to reverse the door swing direction on the fly before placement? If there is, I don't know the technique. Thanks, Jim

Regarding door placement tool: Does Chief have any hotkeys that toggle the door orientation during placement? For example, toggle between inswing / outswing and left / right? Thanks, Jim

Sort of related to this topic... I was looking at Alan's problem and immediately thought create a custom window type and name it "direct set." But, then I noticed that -- unlike doors -- there are only predefined window types and no way to add a Library window type. I wonder why Chief does not allow custom windows? Object-wise, they are pretty much the same thing. Am I missing something? Jim

If I may answer. The text size is worked out based on plan scale factor -- 1:48, 1:96, etc. Let's say you want your printed plan scale to be 1/4" = 1'-0". The true scale of that is really 1:48, i.e. every 1/4" printed represents 1 foot in real life (There are forty-eight 1/4 inches in 1 foot). So, the question is how big do I need to draw the text in "real life" CAD size so that on the print sheet it comes in (48 times smaller) at 3/32"? x = CAD text size x / 48 = 3/32" x = 4.5" Other scales work same. For example, 1/8" = 1'-0" is 1:96. So, x = (96)(3/32") = 9" text size. (Note that 3/32" is approximately 10 point font. Some jurisdictions request 12 point font, which is 1/8" size text. You'd just adjust accordingly.) Jim

Thanks! Jim

Thank you both Steve and Jason. I appreciate your quick responses. I guess the trick is just to do manual roofs right away. I'll give it a try. Curious, as "Chief whizzes", do you tend to rely on automatic roofs or do you just do manual roofs? Jim