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Open up your wall definition and re-enter the width for the wall's main layer. Not sure how it happened, but one way or another the width or your main layer was set to 3 63/128" (3.49"). You can't tell by looking at the dbx because Chief automatically displays those numbers to the nearest 1/64". Change the Number Style to Decimal Inches and you'll see what I mean...

You just need to create additional layer sets and use those for the different cameras. This is extremely easy to do and there are a handful of ways to go about it. Give it a try and see if you can work it out.

Hey Michael, Not sure which program was used to create these drawings and I haven't used AutoCAD in nearly 20 years but I downloaded your drawing into DraftSight and those lines were drawn using something DraftSight calls "Rich Lines" which are essentially just double lines. I exploded them into normal lines so that they could be imported into Chief. Not sure what exactly the problem is, but apparently Chief doesn't know what to do with the "Rich Lines". Actually, I couldn't change the color or line style of those "Rich Lines" in DraftSight either. They must have been drawn using a unique tool in the original program that the other programs just don't know how to handle. Anyway, I'm not very familiar with any of it, but hopefully this will work for you... West Wing 2nd Floor 2017.dwg

You are very welcome.

I'm sorry, I thought I mentioned it in the video but maybe I didn't… you need to set the appropriate stretch plane(s) or zone(s) in the symbol's sizing tab.

You're more than welcome. If I can find enough spare time I'll see if I can make another video going over my preferred method at some point here...using moldings and distributed objects. That method is probably quicker, easier, and more accurate except that it requires a little extra work on the front end to create the molding(s), symbols for end caps/arm rests, and symbols for any intermediate components (legs, frames, rails, book slots, etc.). Just a bit of extra effort for something I don't actually need to make right now.

Auto Rebuild Roofs isn't toggled on...

One more thing. It's also important to make sure we're speaking the same language and comparing apples to apples... Did you move your User_Library.calibz file, did you move your Database Libraries folder, or did you move your Chief Architect Premier X9 Data folder? The latter most certainly DOES have a file path setting in preferences. And note that the 3 items I just mentioned aren't all the files Chief needs in order to run properly either, there are plenty more libraries, data folders, and program files to consider that could also potentially be placed elsewhere...

Just to reiterate and expand upon what some of the guys above have said... It's nowhere near as simple as whether or not to store things in the cloud. There are a LOT of things that come into play and I suspect this is the reason Chief recommends against it. It's not because it can't be made to work, it's because it can be tricky to set up and maintain if you don't know what you're doing. Here are just a few of the issues you need to consider... Knowing which cloud service you're using and how it works...Are you syncing files or just using it as remote storage? If syncing, are you manually syncing files or are they being synced automatically? If they're being synced automatically, WHEN are they being synced? And are you accessing files directly from the cloud or from a synced folder? As has already been mentioned, it is well worth noting that there are very few situations where files can be simultaneously accessed by 2 different programs and with Chief I don't believe it is possible AT ALL. Knowing your correct file paths and setting them up correctly in Chief Architect Preferences... It is especially worth noting that you CANNOT change ANYTHING in the file path. You can't move your Dropbox folder to a different location, you can't rename it, and you can't do any of the above with any of the associated sub-folders that Chief needs to access either. You cannot change ANYTHING about the file path to the necessary folders that Chief needs access to unless you also go back in and change the path in preferences. How stable your internet connection and cloud server is...If you're accessing the cloud directly instead of accessing synced folders, the smallest connectivity issues can mean the difference between working and not working. Anyway, I'm sure there can be even more to it than that even but my point is that it can get complicated pretty quickly and it's not so much that it can't be done but that you really have to know what you're doing and you have to be careful doing it.

On second thought, here's another idea that might be of interest to you. I think this is a decent video probably worth watching for just about anyone using Chief pretty heavily for 3D modeling. The basic methodology can be used for quite a few things...

I think the answer to your question depends more specifically on the design of the pew. Site unseen I'm guessing the best option is probably to use a molding polyline as Eric suggested except with both 2D and 3D moldings and maybe a distributed object polyline to help provide for the two ends of each section. NOTE: You could also skip the 3D molding symbols by using multiple distributed object polylines. For example, you may be able to use a simple molding extrusion for the seat portion, a matching distributed object polyline to supply the 2 end caps, and then another matching distributed object polyline to supply intermediate components. This way you could simply copy those 3 objects and paste elsewhere to create a new resized and reshaped pews. This method would make it very easy to create all sorts of varying shapes and sizes and the distributed object polylines could be exploded to allow for further customizations.

With all due respect, they told you they don't recommend it. It seems like perhaps you should be accepting the responsibility for doing something they recommended against. It's not their fault. Also, FWIW, not everyone who moves their libraries to the cloud has these problems either. Some people have done so without issue. I don't know what it is that you have done differently but if some people are doing it and it works for them.

Hey Mike, The text style you are using has to be set to be controlled BY LAYER. See if this helps...

This setting will do that for you...

No, I meant what I said and I said what I meant. I was actually referring to the Drawing Scale found in the Drawing Sheet Setup. There are very few situations where you should be setting you Drawing Scale to anything other than 1 to 1. That scale setting is telling Chief how to translate your layout to paper (or PDF). For the VAST majority of situations you want 1" of layout "paper space" to print at 1" on your paper. The scale you send from plan to layout is an entirely different subject. You need to scale that down so that it will fit on the page. Here is an example of Chief's OOB imperial layout on 24" x 36" paper with a 1in. = 1in. Drawing Scale... Now here's an example of the exact same layout with a 1/4in. = 1in. Drawing Scale... Again, the only reason that comes to mind for changing that setting away from 1 = 1 would be in order to print on smaller paper than you had originally planned for. For example, maybe you drew things up to print on 22x34 and then decided to print on 11x17 (or visa versa). It's a way of preserving an accurate scale for a different paper size. And BTW, the reason I had guessed it was a drawing scale issue is because of this statement... "I am saving it as a 24"x36" in 1/4'=1'0" but it is not working."

Ah yes, silly me. That situation and method makes a lot more sense. For whatever reason I was picturing something like this...

Steve, Don't send as a Live View. Send as Plot Lines...

Custom muntins is probably the easiest.

It sounds to me like your scaling is the problem. Your drawing sheet set up should typically have a 1 to 1 scale. The only reasons I can personally think of for changing the print scale would be in order to print a larger layout onto a smaller sheet size or a smaller layout on to a larger sheet size. You can always shrink or expand to fit printable area but that doesn't guarantee accurate scale. Changing the print scale just gives you a way to accurately upsize or downsize a drawing for the purpose of printing at a different sheet size without losing scale accuracy.

Steve, did you refresh the views after you changed the color? Also, you control the line weights of those pattern lines in a different tab than where you set color. I'm away from my computer but I think you set the color in the material tab and the line weights in the pattern tab. Anyway, I hope that helps.

To expand upon what Graeme said, those are Ceiling Break Lines. They're automatically created lines that represent areas where your roof planes cut into the ceiling below. They live on the Ceiling Break Lines layer. They're really just informational. You don't actually have to raise or lower anything if that's how you want it built. If you don't want to see them, just turn the layer off. Having said that, just beware that they definitely can be a handy tool as they often serve as a warning that you've unintentionally created a less than satisfactory condition.

That's pretty standard with z-fighting. It always increases the further out the camera is. For those shelves in particular, I think the only good solution is to decrease the depth of your cabinet shelves. I don't know why, but Chief has a pronounced z-fighting issue when it comes to cabinet shelves. It's almost a little bug like. EDIT: I just looked at this issue a little closer and I think a big part of the problem is that some of Chief's door panels are only 1/16" thick. Another solution (and one that would result in more accurate doors) would be to use some doors with thicker panels.

Steve, I don't have the time or energy to get into it in a whole lot of detail so you'll have to play around with this a bit but here is the short of it... Those pattern line weights can be controlled by either the material settings OR the Layout Box Pattern Line Defaults depending on how you sent the view to layout (maybe re-read that thread I referred you to in your last thread on this subject). Make sure you refresh the view after you change any of the material settings too. Color settings are a little more complicated. Just like the pattern line weights the color can also be controlled by the materiel settings or by the Layout Box Pattern Line Defaults depending on how you sent the view to layout. In addition to that though, there are at least a couple other things that come into play... Whether you have Color Off set to Grayscale or Black and White in your Preferences and... Whether you are printing in color or not. NOTE: Even though you may not SEE color in layout you can still print in color. Edge lines are similar to the above and can be controlled by either the layer or the Layout Box Edge Line Defaults depending on how you send the view to layout. Specifically with regard to the roof, if those are being controlled by layer settings they would be controlled by a couple different layers... Roof Planes Roofs, Ridge Caps The frieze moldings lines would be controlled by the Roofs, Trim layer settings. In addition to the above you can also: Edit Layout Lines to change any of the above. Create a CAD Detail From View to change any of the above Draw extra CAD lines to create overlayed thicker lines in select locations (either in plan or layout) Any combination of the above. Anywho, I know that looks like a lot of information but that really IS the short of it.

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I honestly don't remember for certain but I'm thinking it started happening before X9.