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I'm traveling at the moment but when I get home I will test this and let you know.

Thanks Carrie, after reading the article it does appear my time tracker is not stopping when the "Stop timer if idle for 1 minutes" option is enabled in Preferences and the specified criteria is met (i.e. program is idle for 1 minutes). I will submit a ticket.

I checked the clock and when I get the time out notification it keeps recording the time. I let the notification stay and stepped away from my computer for an hour and came back closed the notification and checked the time log and it recorded time the entire time I was away, that is problematic.

I wonder if the new 3D Cladding in X18 would be helpful? Here is the link to the new features in X18 video start at the 17 minute mark. Please let me know if it works for you

Does Time Tracker count the idle time before it times out, or is that idle time automatically subtracted from the log?

In X17, I place both switches on the upper level at the top of the stairs, and then adjust the height of the switch that should appear at the bottom of the stairs. I add a comment to the switch and turn on the Comments column in the electrical schedule.

Just found out this feature will be in x18!

Wondering how NotebookLM would handle this. I've tried in ChatGPT and the results are miserable.

Thanks DB, question when it converts to an architectural block will it still populate in the materials lists for the cabinet schedule and countertop quantities?

Thanks Jim! This is problematic as I have cabinets in others rooms that need the automatic filler. Is there a way to turn it off on just the cabinet?

Have a custom vanity/base cabinet that is intentionally located 1” away from the wall on the right side. The cabinet box is positioned correctly, but Chief is automatically extending the right end of the cabinet/countertop assembly to close the gap and reach the wall (highlighted in yellow in the image below). Right End Extension is set to 0 The cabinet is intentionally offset from the wall I want the cabinet and countertop to stop at the cabinet end and maintain the 1” gap I do not want the cabinet or countertop to auto-fill the space to the wall

Renee, thank you for the video. After watching it I can appreciate each object in Chief much more than I have in the past. I had no idea the level of complexity it takes to generate a material. What do you charge to generate materials?

Thanks, I’ll do some homework in the Chief reference manual on what this is, appreciate the help for a starting point.

Thank you. I appreciate the file. I will most certainly use. It. I am very unfamiliar with the process you wrote about. I will search Chief’s video training to see if I can teach myself how to do this.

@GeneDavis Thank you for taking the time to share the video. I actually follow that YouTube channel and have tried many of the suggestions using ChatGPT, NanoBanana, and Gemini, but unfortunately my results have not been very successful. It may be that he is starting from SketchUp instead of Chief Architect, which could allow the AI tools to perform better in his workflow. For me, I have found that the amount of time spent trying to get AI to generate accurate visuals that truly help the client understand the final result has not been worthwhile. As a small builder, we also have to be careful financially and cannot justify adding multiple expensive software tools and subscriptions. I truly appreciate you taking the time to respond. I was hoping there might be a solution within Chief Architect itself that could produce the type of results we are looking for.