PitMan71

UPDATE: Submitted to tech support. Here is my submission: NOTE: Scrolll all the way down for response from Support. Opening this ticket at the request of Dermot Dempsey who commented on a suggestion thread.Basically it would be nice to have a way to disable wall cleanup directive on walls in certain instances where there are multiple wall object converging into one location. Such that the intersection cleans up with selected walls in said group and ignores others which is some cases can change the plan display of the intersection in an unintentional way. In this case I have attached a plan with a mock up foundation plan illustrating this. The intended outcome is to have a block up slab with grade beams (16"w x 16"deep in my case) under load bearing walls or in locations where a tie beam is needed. SO I just draw them on the foundation using the foundation wall tool. The problem is when I draw a footing centered on a wall intersects the 90 degree intersection of the block up wall it changes the intended look of the lower spread footing for the block wall because it attempts to cleanup even though the wall types are different. In real life the grade beam will just be poured and die off into the exterior block wall. A couple of thoughts here....1. It would be nice to have be able to draw the grade beam footing as a wall object with the desired width and depth such that it could also contain the included material information for the footing ie, rebar, etc.2. Wall directives - It would also be helpful to prioritize wall clean ups such that an intersection ignores or gives less attention to certain walls in that intersection. This would be helpful when wall intersections are close together but not all intersect AND where you might want a certain framing look on a wall like a bump out or for whatever reason you want a wall to extend 2"-4" past the wall intersection to create a recessed door look. ointment such cases you would override a clean up saying I intended for this wall to stick out like this. Truth is a lot of builders have situations like this to give some detail and create a certain look that cost little.I will say that these things do not diminish Chief or your hard work in any way. Chief is solid and the best I have used..... These are just some nuances I have run into that might be worth a look.Thanks for taking the time to consider these things. ------------------------------------- Thank you so much for this Feature Request.I'm going to send this request to my Development Staff, and I want to make sure I have a good example of walls that converge, in the manner you describe.In the attached image, you can see an area of the foundation I have circled. Is this a good example of where multiple walls converge in one location?Thank you -Nigel FoundationTest.plan.zip

Yep. There is that. If you ever have any other questions feel free to reach out to me directly.

Welcome! Yes. Open the wall dialog for that wall, THEN navigate to the ROOF panel on the left. About 2/3 of the way down there is an option "Lower Wall if split by abutting roof" Select that and choose what type of wall it should be below the roof. Shane

Lance.... Thanks for your response.... I have tried using that feature and not had any luck using with my foundation walls...... Either it corrects it and later reverts back OR it doesn't change anything. I will say this feature has been useful in siding and brick walls.

Have you tried right clicking over a layer and copying it? Once copied you can rename it.

It would be helpful to be able to manually edit wall intersection cleanups. In some instances, the automatic cleanups result in a look on the plans that doesn't look right. For me this is particularly an issue in a block up foundation where I manually draw interior grade beams or thickened slab. When they intersect a corner where there is a block corner the block corner which I don't want disturbed tries to cleanup with the interior grade beam leaving an undesirable look on the foundation plan. I have opted to just draw the grade beams using lines so there is no interaction. My guess is a cleanup priority that could be assigned to the wall objects where multiples meet at the same intersection. OR maybe a higher priority assigned to walls you want to cleanup normally where a lower priority wall would be ignored or focused on less.

I have similar specs with more memory and I am having the same issues. I finally upgraded to a new MBP recently and the program performs well now.

Only issue with this that I can see is that in the 3D view the base molding doesn't wrap around the inside edge of the doorway. This I agree with. Seems like without any trim this would be obvious.

I have noticed that too. I haven't worried too much about it.

Nice. Shane

Thanks for the update Jim.

What is the best way to display low and high windows in a wall when they are different sizes? Seems like I have seen something on this, but I can't find it. Thanks

True rafter tails..... I have found that that Chief draws the blocking for some but not all... I haven't isolated why yet.

I have X16 and I had no issue downloading them. Try grabbing them from the website.

To me the Magic Mouse is too laid back for cad work. I use Logitech mouse MX Series mouse and I have always been happy with the precision. In addition, I have used check dell wired mice that I have had good luck with as well. Just thinking about using a MM in Chief stresses me out AND I don't know of any settings that would make the MM a viable option for me.

The only way I can think of to accomplish that is to change the jamb material of the opening to brick and make the jamb thickness the same as your brick thickness. You would also want to remove the casing unless that is a brick detail. Doing that should display in plan how you are wanting it to. Worth a try anyway.

Ninja move. I wish I had thought of it.

I have used Softplan and Chief and so far Chief is superior even with all of the issues. I have learned that certain constraints exist in all of the 3d applications with object modeling.... I surmise its because of the logic built into the intelligence of the software that govern the directives. For me, the same things that make my life easier in Chief, in other ways complicate things. Its just a matter of figuring out what directives to adjust to achieve the desired outcome. your file is in X17, so I can't open. In your posted photo, it looks like your framing is rendering taller than your trim. I would check the structure panel under the Roof dbx, to see what your structure thickness is set to. Hang in there.

Thanks for posting your plan file, is the last of the mohican?

I have run into something similar before. On the upper side wall, click on the wall and use the "Edit Wall Layer Intersection" tool. it will give you additional edit grips on the wall to alter the layers. in this case, you would grab the grip closest to the exterior, probably on the siding, and pull the material in the direction of where the finishes are missing. give it a go and let us how it goes. Shane

Is "No Room Definition" Checked in the wall DBX? If so, uncheck it.

I don't know about a catalog, but you could check https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/by/sketchupcontentlibrary and check for a specific item.

Are you referring to the exposed wall above the roof just to the left of the window?

Correct.... But for some reason without doing any of the adjustments above in the attached drawing, the block isn't appearing even though it seems to work in a test drawing merely by removing the soffit. Thanks for responding btw.... I am all about work arounds where its necessary, but when the program just doesn't seem to be doing what its supposed it makes me think I have a setting off somewhere.

Sounds like your Lineweights toggle is turned on.