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Never mind I think I got it.

Okay, so all of you have a better grasp on this than I do.  I tried in plan view to adjust my dimensions text.  However, when I send that to layout the text is very small.  I cannot alter this is layout.  What might I be missing in this discussion?

I understand the scale factor.  Thank you. I agree with Michael though - it is not friendly.

Robert,

I am a bit slow at this why do all of your scales result in 3/32"

Also, in chief there seems to be lots of places to set text size.  Such as in defaults, layers, plan view, layout view.  Where do I start to be consistent then?

thank you i was able to set to height.  I thought it was just me having issues with the program.  Good to know I am not alone.

Hello all, I was wondering if there is a way to be more consistent with text from the beginning.  I have watched the videos and it is still confusing to me.  Maybe I have not watched the best video.  My plans have inconsistent text.  The architect I am working with wants them to be 3/32" so I keep setting the scale to 1/4" =1 ft, but then I get confused with the layout vs. the plan view.  When I send my drawings to layout the numbers seem to small on the dimensions.  Then my plot plan also had a variety of sizes.  Is there something I should do before starting a plan on text sizes?

thank you very much

That was it.  thank you.  I had apparently done it twice one for upstairs and one downstairs.  Brilliant suggestion.

I have wall details, and I thought I was pretty set on this concept, because as some of you have already helped me a lot - I am learning.  Anyway the wall details were file name wall detail-11, but when I place on layout it has a different name so it doesn't match anymore.  any thoughts?

I thought so too so I deleted and then readded the stairs.

Does anyone know why when I did the back clip cross section of stairs i get double stairs?

Well I went back and reviewed everything and it seems to work now.  I am very sorry for all the trouble.  

Okay so I did that and was pleased with myself until... I looked at the layout sheets and my cad details all went crazy. Clearly I am a bit overwhelmed with page numbers.

Okay just hit me over the head.  I finally figured it out thanks to you guys.  I feel very foolish.  That was so incredibly simple.  Every problem is simple in chief, but I keep trying too hard and forget there is a right side to my screen.

I have managed to delete the macro, but no success on actually creating page numbers.  I am being extremely dense about this and I am sure it is something simple.  I have tried looking for videos with no luck.  I would manually alter every page if I could after page 0, but it will not allow me to open anything on that border after page 0.

sadly i cannot even find that specification box

Hello all, I have been working with a layout template that is provided by Chief and it is just kicking my butt.

Could anyone help me.  I keep trying to adjust the page numbers on the pages, but I cannot.  When I click on sheet 0 it opens the box and I can see the macro.  I just do not know how to adjust any page numbers after 0.  I don't want them to have all the same, but after page 0 they are not clickable.

Any thoughts?

Thank you for the link.  I will watch that one.  I appreciate the help.

I will work on the signature.  Version 14.  

I just recently bought a new computer.  I verified with Chief support before purchasing. I don't remember spec's right at the moment.

I have watched so many videos and enjoyed most of them.  I am amazed at how well they are put together.  That is the only reason I have gotten as far as I have.  Unfortunately, I am on a terrible time crunch and the project is really simple so I just decided to hurry and put together my plans. I know they are ugly by most architects standards, but I think they provide the necessary data.

I found the library with the CAD details.  I am confused if you do separate pages inside the plans do you just clear all layers so it is blank?

Maybe I can find the video on using the CAD details.

Thank you,

I had another post question and inside that question it was mentioned a better method to handling cad details would be to place them in the plan rather than layout. 

" FWIW it's good practice to put CAD details on a CAD detail page (find in your project browser) I stick to keeping them in CAD detail pages in plan. You can also place them in a CAD detail page in layout but scaling is more of a PIA in that case IMO."  (thank you for the tip!)

I just don't completely understand this process.  I find it can make my life more difficult to assume.

Do I inside the plan choose working plan view from the top menu.  Then choose CAD detail set on the layer sets.  Then grab the details from library.  I am really sketchy about working between views.  I seem to use the upper menu of plan views and the right layers view interchangeably and it is a bit confusing.

I thought I understood how to work with the layout, because I am just using a layout template and placing the autocad details inside the template. The resizing and editing is a bit of a pain, but it is all I know and understand.

Any thoughts?

Thank you

Thank you all for the responses.  The solution was it was on layer 0 on layout and deleted from there and problem solved.

Your answers made me realize how sophisticated the program can be and how unsophisticated I am currently with the program.  I just recently purchased a license and I'm drawing plans.  

Thank you all.

I have been places cad notes from the chief library onto my plan.  When doing so I accidentally left one out there that I didn't see.  I can't seem to delete it.  I click on it, but it won't grab so to speak.  Does anyone know how to remove? I have circled it.  The bottom is my layout file open.

I think I got it by reading one of your earlier posts.  Thank you.

Okay so I still cannot edit any text.  I read a few other posts/comments on the topic.  I understand how to explode from the edit menu.  Once I do this I still cannot touch the text.  I then select all and go back to the edit tool to see if I can explode again and no such item exists.  I simply cannot edit the text.

thank you