Alaskan_Son

...or more specifically... NOTE: Eric's answer was fine but I had already started posting.

There are 3 in the ChiefSiding.pat file that you could use: 167, 168, and 193. I believe the one Chief uses OOB is 167.

Just resurrecting this old thread because I stumbled on a way to update the preview without closing out the dialog box. if you toggle Show Origin after making your changes, the preview will properly update. I guess I never noticed it before because I usually just toggle the Preview on before making any adjustments and then just leave it on.

See if this helps you with regard to the gable vs. hip problem... Don't have time to get into the parapet wall thing right now but yes, that is totally doable by manually reshaping the wall polyline, by using roof planes to automatically cut the wall polyline, by using polyline solids, or by using primitives among other things.

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Are your Temporary Dimensions toggled on? You can check this in your Toggle Modes toolbar or under View>Temporary Dimensions.

Those are your various Extensions. Go into Preferences or Edit>Snap Settings and make sure not only that your snaps are turned on but that you Tangent Extensions, Perpendicular Extensions, and Orthogonal Extensions are also all toggled on. This is a sreenshot from X10 but X6 wasn't much different if I recall correctly...

Watch my video and you'll probably understand better but its not the material per se rather its the material TYPE as I mentioned over in that other thread.

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Or you could also use Wall Coverings.

You should really post the plan. Otherwise we could sit here guessing at things all day long.

Check to make sure you have an actual FRAMING material type assigned in the Structure definition.

I don't think you're missing anything and I don't believe there's any way to control those particular lines on a layer set by layer set basis. Seems like those should be user controllable though one way or another. Seems like they should just get their own layer maybe just like we have for Opening Header Lines.

The way I typically handle that is by using multiple Wall Material Regions and multiple materials. So, for your example you may end up needing up to 7 wall material regions and 7 materials. Really not very hard to do.

Those are a couple possibilities but one I have seen much more commonly is one where you get the drawing showing up super small way off in the opposite corner of the line work that you do see. Best way to find that stuff is to turn on all layers, hit Control+A, hit F6, and then check the borders (most likely one of the corners).

The sill profile is part of the window itself, and just to verify, Eric's example has the same problem you mentioned earlier but its not noticeable due to the thickness of his siding.

I think you'll find that Chief isn't very well suited to handling multiple structural options in the same plan file and that you'll want to do a Save As and create another plan for most of your options (6 plans for 6 different front elevations). If the options are non-structural (cabinetry, flooring, wall coverings, color schemes, fixture placement, etc.) then you can place the objects onto different layers and turn them on and off as necessary in many cases, but if the options include walls, roof planes, doors, windows, etc. then you're better off using multiple plan files.

Not sure what to tell you about this one without seeing an example. You need to make sure you're using the appropriate mode. The one on the left will move only the selected edge while the one on the right will move the entire object...

Post that DWG file here and I'm relatively certain you'll have an answer in just a few minutes. More often than not, the line work is just hiding somewhere.

I should have mentioned that you probably need to repeat that process on every floor to find any and all rogue objects. It doesn’t sound like you are far enough from the origin for that to be your problem.

You’re welcome. For those less mathematically inclined you can also figure it using CAD and any number of methods. Essentially though... Draw the side profile of your post, extend the 2 sides till they meet, and then measure the distance from that point to the base.

Yes, but only if YOU have the capability. Don't get into this thinking Chief will produce those documents for you. It won't. If you don't have the know how to create those documents yourself, Chief isn't going to do you any good in this regard. Its kinda like Homeowner Joe buying a new nail gun and thinking its going to give him the ability to build a new house. On the flipside though, if you already have the know how to create a set of plans on paper, then Chief can serve you well.