Alaskan_Son

This thread should answer your questions... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/6788-elevation-drawings-without-sub-grade-crap-showing/?hl=%2Bbelow+%2Bgrade

Gotcha. Thanks Alan. I try to stay up date on all the newest lingo but its tough with new acronyms being invented daily.

What the heck is "ALDO"? Did I perhaps skip class that day?

Do you maybe have "Casts Shadows" un-checked?

Not sure if you were joking or not, but read Dermot's signature.

I had originally voted "other", but I think I read the question or answers incorrectly.

Or...if you have a larger monitor...print screen...paste into paint or photoshop. Save as whatever you want.

SSA essentially IS a de facto discount for dedicated and faithful users.

Not at my computer right now, but yes… This was a feature added with X7.

Works fine for me as well. I can only get it to look like yours if I turn the lights off. I suspect as others have mentioned that it has something top do with your lighting, and as others have also said...attach the plan...it will help do away with a lot of the guesswork.

I think this is perhaps one of the biggest mistakes we as Chief users make (actually probably true with life in general). That is...getting something to work but not quite knowing why. I find that when I take the time to understand why something is doing what it is, or how exactly to achieve the desired result, that time is extremely well spent. I'm able to work with confidence from that point forward not worried about crossing my eyes and fingers hoping the stars align and things all fall into place for me. I would strongly suggest that when you reach these points where you need to figure out how to do something that (as much as reasonably possible) you take the time to FULLY grasp what is going on. You'll be all the better for it and happy you did so.

Hey guys, grass is always greener. Bear in mind that many of those other programs are extremely expensive, hard to learn, extremely rigid (as in... if there's no tool for the job there's simply no way to do it), and/or bloated and excessively time consuming. I know a lot of guys using those programs look at Chief and wish their terrain tools worked like that, or their library was that big, or they had certain residential tools, or the ability to modify cabinets like that, or that their program could produce a set of plans that quickly...the list goes on. From me to Chief, I want to say thank you. Thank you for producing such a great program, thank you for continuing to improve it, and thank you for taking the time to share a few of the things we get to look forward to with X8. I'm looking forward to it

Make sure to click "Attach This File"

Not sure how I missed that one for so long!! I had just gotten used to seeing those cameras knowing they were only temporary. Many a time they annoyed me anyway though. Nice to know we have a way to get rid of them if desired. Thanks!

Dragging the roofline seemed so obvious I decided not to even mention it.

Attach the plan. 19 times out of 20 there's something about the plan that a person just keeps overlooking and someone will usually spot it and answer your question in short order...without spending a bunch of valuable time just guessing.

Not sure exactly what your goal is, but try unchecking "Use Existing Roof Baselines"... BTW, I gave you a point for posting the plan. Makes it so much easier for everyone.

You should really attach a plan. Would answer a lot of questions.

Don't think you can change any settings for the tape measure tool.

I use tab and dimensions both.

I personally DO NOT like to use grid snaps.

You should get into the habit of attaching a plan, or at the very least a screenshot.

Coincidence? Is it possible all your dimensions are within a quarter inch of being whole numbers?

Have you tried sending a view to layout yet?

If it's a vector view, it will become a simple black and white line drawing when sent to layout.