JKEdmo

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  1. Mark, I'd like the valley to occur farther down the plan so there is one ridge on the main gable running left/right, but thanks for pointing me in the direction of this roof tool I wasn't aware of. I think it's exactly meant for the problem I have. I'll play around with it and see if it works. Thanks again, Jim
  2. Probably sound advice! I was hoping otherwise, but I bet you're right. Jim
  3. PLAN attached. I have clouded the problem area. Jim plan - PROPOSED.zip
  4. Graeme, Do you mean this? It should go across, but that's the result auto-roofs is giving me. This is the thing I'm trying to correct. Jim
  5. I'm trying my hand at auto rebuild roofs and have a problem with an offset valley: Here's a sketch below with the plan and roof planes shown: I have a smaller gable intersecting a larger gable. The valleys formed left / right of the ridge are not meeting together because of a slight stagger / offset. I think I know what's going on, but don't know how to correct it... On the left side, the valley is forming correctly directly over the intersection of the face of studs (shown by orange construction lines). On the right side, the valley is instead forming over the wall break point, which is where I change from a hip to a gable wall and also happens to be at the centerline of interior wall meeting the exterior walls. This appears to be causing the misaligned valley. I'd like to shift the wall break down to mirror left side condition. However, this wall break keeps snapping back to interior wall centerline. Ideas? I hope this is clear enough, but I can upload the plan if needed. Thanks again! Jim
  6. Tim from Design Build Solutions posted a recent video that might give you some insight and tips. He shows a window solution, but probably relevant for a door too. Jim
  7. You're welcome. A lot of Chief things are still a bit of a mystery to me, but I'm enjoying the program. It's pretty nuanced. Jim
  8. In my case I had my text notes as a separate CAD detail. (I think this is best practice per forum advice). That's what DB Cooper was referring to. The settings of this CAD detail were affecting the text note text sizing. Hope that helps. Jim
  9. Joe, I don't understand your question. Can you clarify? Jim
  10. Joe, I had a similar problem last year. The layer / text style was creating the problem. Perhaps this is the solution: Jim
  11. I figured it out. Know I know how. Thanks for pointing me in right direction Eric. Jim
  12. I bet this is an easy one, but I'm still confused on how to accomplish. I'd like to add the dimension toolbar button to my Layout screen similar to what I have on my Plan screen. Current LAYOUT: Current PLAN: Thanks again and have a great weekend! Jim
  13. The railing tool allows you to select a Library object for the baluster. I just drew a skewed polyline, converted to solid, and then converted to millwork symbol while adding to Library. Here's a tutorial that should help: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-02893/creating-custom-balusters-and-railing-panels.html Type "custom baluster" in Chief's search and you'll get a lot of results. I think if you spend some quality time on this you can get a good result. Jim
  14. Can this be a railing object? (1st time trying this so someone more experienced could chime in if any possible limitations). I created a custom angled library baluster. Result seems pretty good. Did this is X15. Jim
  15. Here's a thought -- could you have two layout boxes "stacked" on top of each other with duplicate views but different visibilities and render styles? View 1 with everything as glass house and View 2 with only the solid object on its own layer visible? Jim
  16. Ok, good to know. I posted to suggestions. Maybe this squeaky wheel will get the grease. Jim
  17. I think Rachel is looking for a default setting instead of manual adjustment. I don't think there is one, but could be wrong.
  18. Thanks Doug for looking into this. Jim
  19. I'm placing a steel I-beam column in plan. How come the plan graphic does not show as an I-beam? Round, C-Channel and U-Channels seem to show correctly in plan, but Steel-I show as a box? Thanks again, Jim
  20. Awww shucks! Thanks! this was new to me. Jim
  21. Quick question -- Does Chief allow you to assign / paint properties from a wall railing to a stair railing? I have a railing wall defined and would like to quick-apply to my stair railing without having to go into the stair properties and adjusting the railing specs. Kind of think no, but I thought I'd ask. Thanks once again, Jim
  22. I figured it out (pats self on back). I had "Lock Tread Depth" checked. This fixed the run length of the stair. So, I unchecked "Lock Tread Depth" and instead checked "Lock Number of Treads." This allowed me to adjust the curved stair drag points to some cad helper lines I drew. Jim
  23. Good afternoon, Laying out a curved stair. How can define the overall run of the stair to be exactly 90 degrees? As you can see, the stair below is close, but slightly off. I must be overlooking a setting or unclear on technique. Thanks again, Jim
  24. I have drawn up several houses based on Matterport files from my client. (Matterport was the only provided as-built info for a few reasons). I was initially excited about the tech. as it is very whiz-bang. But, after struggling with drawing dimensional discrepancies became less so. I then took a look at Matterport's accuracy claim out of curiousity and it is 1%. This is 6" over 50 feet. To me that's a lot and a lot less accurate than a laser distance finder. That said, I do appreciate Matterport as a possible substitute for site photos. Jim