PitMan71

You could add the floor above the joist in the Structure panel>>Ceiling Structure setting of your second floor. Click "Insert Above", change to plywood, set your thickness, uncheck framing for that item. Anyway, worth trying.

How would you approach doing industrial brick details similar to the picture using chief? I have some idea..... Using trim and 3d solids..... but wanted some input to see what other users had done. Thanks

Hello all. Working on finalizing some plans and have a mystery line created by the railing wall that I can't seem to figure out how to hide.... Doesn't seem to be added when I just add another railing wall like it. The line is on the inside face of the rail wall. The file is large so the link is below. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gkwucv2maj9d464m1k2my/44-250020.plan.zip?rlkey=od38oldhvwo357ffbpp5836s5&dl=0 Thanks in advance for the help figuring this out.

Thanks.

I would love to see what Gary posted, but I am on X16.

Try this... Go to the structure panel of the shower wall and change it to a furred wall.

I don't see anything baked in. What I would do in this situation is put two barn doors together and do a panel offset on one to bring it out a little further than the other door say like 3". Then mull them and let the door symbol cover the mull in the middle.

Try 37 years of CAD. I can totally relate. Though I have come to love using Chief. Started using it at the beginning of the year. Between the forums and videos I have learned that once you learn how CA works the learning curve while steep becomes easier. Hang in there. I still work with CAD occasionally.

Im an old acad user. I toggle that all the time accidentally with the F8 key.

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.