PitMan71

Will chief save your setting if you choose standard in bottom right?

this is a great video too.

Nice shelf. It's a built in bird nest holder.

The other option is therapy.

Great idea.... A downside would be that you couldn't completely benefit from auto dimensioning.

How did you get it to work in the second photo?

What Robert said. Gotta uncheck that box.

Try bringing the beam to the same stack level as Joists (17).

Seems like labels should always come to the top layer. Or at least have that choice in the settings.

This is good advice. Thanks.

When you guys draw a railing wall, what wall type do you use if you don't want anything showing above the beam? Usually my porch beams set back an inch or so from the edge of the porch. When I use a siding wall type I usually get a piece of it showing when the roof has to be raised up to land a certain way or if I want the top of the beam to be higher than the ceiling. I usually draw the beams as 3d solids.

Use the hatch tool in the cross section view to cover it up. It's not perfect, but once you add the hatch, just drag the grips to your liking.

Thanks.... I tried that method which confirms that I need to experiment more with the location of my breaks and deleting the columns.

Yes... That is what I used. It gets a bit harry when you break it though..... like I couldn't get rid of the columns created at the break. Maybe I just need to experiment more. Thanks

How do I create a railing like the attached picture with the balusters and panels and columns? I have some idea, but I don't want to reinvent methods that may already be available in chief. Thanks in advance.

That did it. Thanks for the tip bro. Removing them from being scheduled worked also.

I have a job where my wall schedule isn't displaying a 2D wall image correctly. I usually don't include a schedule, but this being a remodel they are helpful. Anyway, the Interior-4 wall is showing up with dashed lines instead of solid which is what the plan shows. Best I can tell everything else is showing up properly. Anyway, I have racked my brain trying to figure out why. Wanted to know if anyone has seen this or knows what is going on. When you open the plan just browse to the cad details or schedules to find the wall schedule. Thanks in advance for having a look.2705 FGR NEW -Bath Option 1.plan.zip

Yes. Click on object, You will find the tool at the bottom. It give you the option to bring to front or back. Have a go.

Sounds like a headache..... Be sure and read the post at the link above.

This is genius. It will save me hours of head scratching.

I just did this and it worked.

Click once on the soffit covering it. Then try using your tab key to tab through the objects in that area.

Thanks.... Im gonna go try this now.

I have a project coming up that the foundation is brick piers as shown in the attached images. What is the best way to draw these the way they are shown here? I have looked at the foundation tool with piers but it centers them under the edge of the wall and it doesn't appear they can be moved. Anyway, I will probably be doing a few like this so I want to get it figured out. Thank in advance for tips on this.

I ended up getting this working. I had to select "Higher Eaves Boxed" on the Options panel. Thanks to everyone for chiming in.