TeaTime

Yeah, that can be a bit confusing. Sadly the answer is largely "you get used to it eventually". But very few things are duplicated anywhere, and if they are they're basically just the same dialog just used in two places. "Build Framing" and "Build Roof" for example are the same as their respective Defaults. What you're seeing in those other examples are what they call Dynamic Defaults. Taking one of your examples, the Floor and Ceiling Structures for each floor aren't duplicating the defaults in the Floor/Ceiling Platform - they're using them. Default Settings> Floors and Rooms> Floor/Ceiling Platform is where each floor--and subsequently, each room--get those values from. I'd suggest browsing Chief's videos on Dynamic Defaults, it should help paint a better picture.

I'd probably try: Edit, Edit Area - drag a marquee around everything Transform/Replicate (bottom toolbar) +/-3" in whatever axis necessary.

it was replaced - select a room, in the toolbar at the bottom use Auto Room Dimension.

It's the roof plane to the right - it's wrapping around the front edge slightly Pull it back and it fixes it. FWIW that should all be one roof plane.

Cabinets have a very similar function that converts their "Auto Right/Left" doors into doubles when they hit a threshold, but that value is set in General Cabinet Defaults. Doors don't have a General Default. I'm pretty sure it's hard coded based on the doors. I think most are 4' but Bi-folds are less, around 3'. Sure would be nice to be able to specify it in the different door type defaults, though.

Ah. Yeah sounds like Point to Point is what you need then, since it'll add a Point that can exist anywhere, not associated with anything specifically. Remember though that since Point to Points make a Point Marker to dimension to, in order to adjust the dimension shown, you have to select the Marker, then use the dimension to move the mark. Alternatively, if you know that you need to measure something like rebar at a specific distance, drop a Point Marker or CAD Line, then use Multiple Copy to make as many as you need, then run a Manual Dimension across them (helps to change defaults to locate only CAD in this case)

The Manual Dimension tool locates everything and anything it can. you can control how it detects things to locate by adjusting the Reach in the dimension default. But I'd sooner just use End to End - and add new segments as needed. Indeed it is. Dimensions locate objects and show the distance between. Changing it would be like wanting your ruler to show you a different number -- move the objects and the dimensions will change. Chief has lots of videos on dimensions https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5429/positioning-and-resizing-objects-using-dimensions.html I'd suggest burning through some of them https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5430/using-the-manual-dimension-tools.html and learn how to work with them instead of fighting against them. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/5432/editing-dimensions-and-extension-lines.html

Let me be the first to say: I think there's more going on here than just an ornery elevation... This led me to deleting your roof - which fixed it. Odd that an Elevation dimension would care about a ROOF!! Why would that be? Well let's see what these elevation dimensions care about! OH. Well hello there. Much better.

I've seen this happen when there's a room down below on Floor 1 that's set to have a Roof over it, but Auto Roof is Off. If there's a porch or deck down there, make sure its not trying to build a roof.

I'm curious if anyone else has any clever solutions to this but I don't think there's a good solution unfortunately. Overall the good news is that manually flipping every piece of text on the plan, while arduous, is a lot easier than redrawing the whole thing again! The only tip I know to give here is: Edit Area effectively selects the Rooms, so room specs are retained. And while Room Labels also flop, they auto correct when they're hidden and shown again. If you select a room and use the Marquee Select Same tool you can select and open all rooms, hide labels, open them again and show them again and they'll all be good. Then you just have to rotate the actual text objects. Might just hide all layers but the Text so you can more easily see them all. The All Layers Off layerset is handy for that sorta thing.

ANY icon?? the only thing I can figure is Esc cancels out of dialogs, so maybe dialogs are opening off-screen and you just can't see it. Esc would close it allowing you to get back to the main program. Maybe try Reset Dialog Size/Position in Preferences. Otherwise that sounds like a Tech Support call to me!

OH So quick! But I got pictures so I win!!

Almost always "lost deck planking/framing" is due to it just not being set to regenerate framing. But it doesn't build even after your framing is set to regenerate. So, look at the deck framing: Joist layer has to be set to generate as Framing for it to .. well, generate as framing. Seems obvious except that it totally isn't.

Pretty sure that's a No - remember the old Library Browser had a Preview and Selection panes or panels or whatever? The Selection was always just a static CAD image of the object. No way to change it. Unlike the Preview where you could change between Vector or Standard, color on/off. Maybe submit a request, 'cause its not like that pane can't display color, it just doesn't for symbol objects it seems. Materials show colors fine, and if you create a Style Palette, its items display as vector view with color! Ought to be a toggle for that.

But Help states that "When this box is checked, the room label’s display will be enabled when the Room Type is changed from “Unspecified”.", but the common theme is that room names that were previously set and visible seemingly magically all get Show Room Label unchecked for no good reason. Fingers crossed it hasnt' happened to me yet, it seems rather pervasive.

Just a thought though, if it's only happening with a certain type of wall, then it's a wall type issue. Open your 6" Brick wall's definition and make sure the Brick layer doesn't have "Air Gap" checked, very bottom option. That literally makes that layer not build anything in 3D.

plan file is 0mb, try reattaching it - make sure it's not open in Chief when you zip it.

It's doing very literally what it's told to do, showing the "3D Exterior Elevation" view of that skylight. Makes sense for Windows.

Sure, open up the schedule and select the column name in the Columns to Include section and press Rename. Or double-click. I usually just delete the "symbol" header names, they're not useful.

I've not noticed this before either, but it looks like its a difference between the built in door types vs symbol doors. one on the left is the generic "slab", one on the right is from the library, E01. Prob send it in for the engineers to look at.

Your invisible walls are bisecting your exterior walls. Break the invisible, join the visible. instead of

Ah. Well I suppose I stand corrected! Sitting down now!

While we're waiting for the macro whizzes to show up, I think the issue is that formatted values can only be stored as a string. I don't know that custom fields have a limitation on how they're stored.

Under the Boxed Eaves options in the roof plane spec there's a Length you can play with - gotta uncheck Default to Overhang, but this can be used to custom set the box depth past the wall.

Dang, I almost assumed as much given "railing" in the title but second guessed. ^ This. Total Lengths, Group Similar. Be mindful that wall schedules include based on wall type so you'll need to set the Categories to Include to only include that one type of wall.