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Thanks all for the help. Shane

I will. Thanks. Didn't know you could edit the pony wall heights.

Apparently the Abutting roof tool only works for walls on the interior of the home. Bummer.

I did... I have used this before and it worked perfectly. Only thing I haven't done is create a new drawing and see if it still does it. I didn't start this drawing so I don't know what settings are lurking about that might be contributing to this. I submitted a ticket on it too.

I fixed this. There is setting in the roof object DBX, General Tab, Measurements called "Use Special Snapping". The radio box beside it was checked creating the behavior I was experiencing. Nice to know that is there as it can be useful.

Is there a way to get more control over roof hole edge snapping. I have a situation on a dormer where the first floor is brick exterior and the dormer frame sits on the first floor framed wall, BUT the wall is siding. The roof hole will not snap to the face of the dormer. My guess is that it has something to do with the attic walls flanking the dormer being brick faced as well because the roof is hopped up there. I have had this situation before but I never had such an issue. On the attached .plan its the dormer on the rear of the home. Thanks for having a look. Carmichael Remodel 2.plan.zip

Thanks guys. This helps me.

Morning all... See the attached. On the left side of this home there is a gable above which a new wall is being added. I need the exterior wall area below the roof line to be brick, while above remaining siding. I thought I could figure this out but I am not having any luck. Thanks in advance for having a look. Carmichael Remodel.plan.zip

Hello All This is probably obvious to some, but what is the difference between Rich Text and Text in Chief? I know Rich Text is best for long lists of notes and such so I am more wondering if there is some difference other than the content itself. Thanks

From Chief Support: Hi Shane, I have been working on this and am currently unable to find the cause or a solution better than the one you have already offered. I have reported this to the development team to see if they can isolate the issue and come up with a better resolution. Regards,KristopherChief Architect Technical Consultant

Before generating the foundation you can choose whether Chief will show a mono slab or conventional foundation. The attached home is brick. For some reason it only generates the slab edge to the face of the stud wall and not the brick. Is this a setting somewhere that I am missing or something else? Thanks all for having a look. 26-250007.plan.zip

Sounds like a bug. I will report to chief. Shane

I will for sure report. Thanks to all of you for taking the time to look it over. Shane

Hello all A little mystery for all of you. Take a look at the attached plan. On the right side of the dormer the eave fascia is not drawing correctly. If the intersecting roof edge is pulled through or away from the main roof, the fascia is drawn as intended. Any idea what's going on here? Thanks for having a look. 26-250006.plan.zip

Good morning. Was the house already framed when you put the window in?

I figured it out. it was Mac write permissions. I had to write the file to a drive and folder CA has permission to.

My first time exporting library items..... I right click over the folder or item and select export..... I locate and name the file and chief appears to complete the process. When I browse to find the exported file it's nowhere to be found. Am I missing a step somewhere? thanks

Gotcha. Thanks. Thanks for the suggested fix.... I'm gonna go try that now.

On the left side of this home above the garage entry the frieze board is recessed in the brick instead of being at the face. Im sure it has to do with the dormer above, but all of my efforts to correct the problem, create larger problems. I am believing there is a clean way to correct this, but I am struggling with it. Problems like this and sorting through possible solutions can be time vampires. Anyway, thanks to all of you for having a look and recommending solutions. 69204-23E.plan.zip

Is there a way to tell chief to use the first floor wall materials to cover the floor between levels rather than the adopting the wall material from the 2nd floor? This is not always something I would need, but it would be nice to choose between the two. I know there is a work around for this by using a pony wall on the floor above with the first floor materials at the bottom. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for posting..... So far I have done all my SF reports using polylines and schedules. I like to use fill on the plines so I can be sure the edges are where I want them....Different Area types have different fill colors..... I wanted to streamline that task to where I didn't have to spend so much time editing the properties of the poly lines after I drew them if that makes sense. my idea was to create library items, but that doesn't work. I like Rene's suggestion but I am not exactly sure how to do what he mentioned AND I would want to make sure the SF's are figured the way I want them to be.

I'm not 100% but it seems like early on this year when I first starting using Chief, there was some uncertainty about the calculations and I opted to go the route of poly lines so that I was sure of the reported numbers. Is that included OOB or what kind of setup is involved? If it makes life easier, it's worth at least giving it a try. Send me some info or a link to check out. Thanks

I am trying to streamline the process of creating my area poly lines to have the color, fill, label, and schedule selections that I want. Living, Garage Porches, etc.... I have tried creating objects with the labels I want and adding to my library but that didn't work, program sees them a trim poly lines when I drag them into the drawing. Is there a way to accomplish this? It would be nice if I could invoke the polyline tool and it just draws it with the properties I want, but I haven't found a way to do that yet. Is there something I am missing? Thanks in advance.

Hey Don Click on those text objects and open the DBX (Dialog box), on the left side find options, Try unchecking OR checking the box "Rotate With Plan".

Yes. This. I am convinced that if Chief Architect were a person it would be Rene. He is a leader and innovator with Chief AND shares incredible insights generously with other users raising everyone's level of understanding. It's worth connecting with him on this issue. While you are at it have a look at his website....https://www.rabbittdesign.net He has several custom Chief tools available for purchase.