PitMan71

Is there a way to have Chief extend floor joist/trusses across a bearing wall instead of breaking at the wall. In this case it would bear on each end as well as at the interior bearing wall. I know it can be done manually, but its tedious. Thanks

It's for sure a collaborative effort..... There is no doubt I am better today because of you two and the other experts in this forum. Keep up the good work!

ALL... Thanks for the feedback. Thanks @Steve_Nyhof for the fireplace download. I will have a look at all of these thoughts and suggestions.

What catalog does everyone for great fireplace symbols? Thanks

I did have to finagle things a bit. 1. pulled back sidewalk AND pulled drive through to curb. 2. Intersected sidewalk on each side of the drive. In camera view I did have to pull the walk over the curb a bit to force it to merge with the drive cut-out. THEN went bak to the plan to square things up. Once I got the first side, I mirrored the walk to the other side and repeated the process. Hope this helps.

Here is the .plan file.1549850586_forCACHIEFTALK.plan

is this the look you want?

Might want to make sure the structural part of your roof is at least 9 1/4" to make sure it's beefy. you set this on the roof options under "Structure" on the left, "Roof Layers" >> "Structure". You also have the other roof options on that same tab under "Roof Size" that you will need to adjust as well to get that look.

I had no idea about this tool. Thanks for sharing.

Im going to give this a shot. Shane

I didn't know there would be so many ways to pull this off. Thanks all to the great insight!

That's a good idea. I will try that. Was hoping for a more technical answer.

Catz Lake House Preliminary 3-6-2025.pdf Look at the street front elevation of the breezeway to the left of garage.

I have some columns and beams that were created with individual 3D Solids, Is there a way to have Chief show a line where the objects intersect in elevation view? It looks unnatural now. Thanks

Thanks for your responses. I think I am looking for a more casual floor plan look like the attached. The perspective straight down look in Chief is nice, but it's hard to see the details of the floor plan.

What view in Chief does everyone use for marketing their floor plans? I am getting my business Facebook page setup and want to highlight the designs I am working on. Thanks

I wish that you could do this with auto roofs. BUT because having a gable there to match the front will create a dead valley when it intersects the opposing roof plane you will need to do it manually. Once you get the hang of it, it's simple. Rene's video on this was super helpful.

I see in the properties of the cabinet, in the "box construction" tab, cabinet corner treatment where you can round the corners. BUT you can't add drawers there that I can tell. Might have a play around with that feature to see where it leads.

Post your plan if you are okay with that. I have gotten quicker solutions that way.

On the attached drawing. At where the front porch and the one-story section intersects the two story siding wall there is a bit of siding missing at the lower edge of the roof. How do I fix this? Thanks Shane ChaneyTwo.plan.zip

I will check this out. Thanks for the tip. Imma also gonna look at what you mentioned about the gym frieze.

The frieze that won't change size appears to be obscured by another piece of trim that completely wraps that part of the roof. I honestly don't know what generated it. Shane

On the attached plan I have a couple issues with my frieze boards. 1. On the left wall of the gym, for some reason the frieze is not displaying. 2. on the 6:12 roof at the bay over the bedroom I can't change the frieze to another size. It seems to be stuck at what it was originally set at. I need it to be 1x4 NOT 1x8. Most other places I can adjust the frieze just fine. Thanks for having a look. Shane 188WindwardReno.plan.zip

Thank for the tips!

This is very good feedback. Thanks to you both. My thinking.... a combination of chief training and consulting would be best. Training/conference to help build community and learn some general techniques on how to navigate the application. Consulting to target training around specific things I want to do on my drawings, etc. Right now I am forcing myself to use the application on all new projects. so far I have been successful at encountering challenges and then solving them by watching a video or asking a question here.