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If you want to manually draw the property lines to match: 1. You need to first set the North Arrow. Goto CAD>North Pointer. Draw this and align it to your survey north arrow. 2. Make sure you have the CAD default set to Quadrant Bearing. edit>Default Settings>CAD>General CAD Choose the layer you want to use for the plotlines Define the line length format (typically units are ', accuracy is 2 decimal places) Set Display line angle as Quadrant Bearing 3. Draw a line for you first plot line, this should be a line that is either perfectly horizontal or vertical on the survey(ie 0.0 rotation or 90d rotation) then edit the line. Lock the start point(or end point) Set the length to match the survey(132.83') Set the angle to the survey angle(N29d37'00"e) Click ok to finish editing that line. 4. Open that line again and see if the Angle is correct it should be 0.0 or 180.0 for horizontal, or 90.0 or 270.0 for vertical If the angle is off, copy the angle, you will use this to adjust the north arrow. 5. Adjust north arrow. Click on the north arrow and choose replicate/transform select rotate and paste the value from 4 place a -in front of the angle. Click ok. 6. Repeat step 3 and 4. The angle should now be correct. 7. Draw your remaining lot lines using the step from 3 move the endpoint of each line using point to point move so all the vertices are connected. 8. You should have lot lines that are now oriented like the survey paper, with the lotlines displaying the proper length and angles. If the survey is correct and you did things correctly, the lines should have formed a closed polyline. If the lines do not close and there is a gap between the last 2 endpoints, either the survey is off, or you made a mistake entering the line lengths and angles 9. If you want to reorient the lotlines so the chief house is horizontal(typical for chief plans) Measure the angle of the front of the house line in the survey. Select the north arrow, and all lotlines. Rotate by negative the angle. Your north arrow and lotlines should rotate and still show the correct angles and lengths

You must. be licensed in NJ as an architect or structural engineer. Pleas do not respond if you cannot stamp drawings. We also have a finished office space for anyone we work with to use for free.

Have you found anyone you are happy with? I have been running chief since 2004. i have a civil engineering degree, and have been building residential homes and remodels for over 20 years. Happy to discuss a project if you have anything in yo pipeline.

We’re a residential construction company with a spare finished office in Saddle Brook, NJ. We’re seeking a licensed architect to collaborate on residential projects. In addition to free office space, we will provide steady design work. You’re free to take on your own clients as well. Ideal for an independent architect or firm looking to grow.

Did you ever have any luck? I have been trying to find an architect using chief in NJ with no luck. what type of engineer are you? I also need a structural engineer for residential work, and would prefer one that uses chief.

Julie, How did you make out with your company? Are you still in business? We are located out of Saddlebrook I use chief for all of our initial conceptual plans. We are trying to find an architect that uses chief I would love to have a designer that also used to chief let me know if you are still in business and using cheap Architect

Where? I am drawing a blank on this exact issue

I have had pretty good luck importing the cad file. Once the cad file is imported for a floor, and the scale is confirmed, I use CAD to walls, you map which layers are wall layers, which are doors, windows etc. Most times chief does a pretty good job of converting the CAD to chief objects, and now I have a floorplan with exterior walls, windows, doors, interior walls. Usually the measurements match up too. Sometimes it will change windows into doors. Then I just need to modify the windows and doors. Then I create the next floor, import and repeat. I usually build a corner of an exterior walls and line it up with below, then I can move the imported cad file as a group with a point to point move so it matches with the floor below before I convert cad to walls. You can also convert first then move all the objects.

I put the longer lengths up, but it would still choose smaller lengths. I can delete the smaller lengths, but then i loose lengths I need for other parts, like 2x6x8' for studs, etc. I think I may still be limited to exporting the actual cut lengths into a spreadsheet and having the spreadsheet create the buy list. Although chief is effectiv at picking lumber, it lacks a few key rules. I cant have framers reading a cut list to make sure they pull plates from the right board, they just grab 16' boards for plates.

Anyone know how to limit certain boards to specific buy lengths? I am trying to get all of my plates to be 16' chief frames them that way correctly, but when reporting, it still selects from my whole list of 2x6 boards, not just 2x6x16' The plate length maximum is set to 192" for the wall type. in the buy list the girts and plates are set to use longest buy list board. But it will still choose 16', 12', 8' based on the cut list actual lengths. It appears that this option means to buy the longest board that is longer than the cut length. I want it to only use 16' boards. Is that possible?

Did you ever find a licensed architect in NJ using Chief? I am also looking for one

We are a residential construction company that runs 150-200 projects per year. Around 50 of those require stamped architectural plans. I have been using Chief since the early 2000's I am looking for a New Jersey licensed Architect that uses chief Architect. Please do not reply if you are not a licensed architect or engineer able to submit fully stamped construction plans.