Alaskan_Son

“Flattened” typically just means all the “smart” stuff has been removed (form fields, annotations, links, layers, etc.). Most good PDF editors can quickly flatten any PDF but I don’t know that any of them would make any difference to PDFs produced by Chief since there’s really nothing to flatten.

I was thinking the same thing as you. Chief produces a flattened PDF out of the box. Maybe some jurisdictions use “flattened” to mean a single OBJECT page as in images only (no vectors/text).

In this particular instance, you could also make those little knee walls Invisible, Partition Walls, or Pony Walls.

I know why you put it there. I'm just saying it wasn't necessary. Just adjust the floor heights instead of trying to adjust the ceiling below. Also, just FYI, if you upgrade to X13 you could simply adjust the ceiling height below even if your floor heights above are different.

I’m not sure I’m following what the problem is, but it seems to me like all you need to do is lower the 2 floors. The air gap seems entirely unnecessary. What am I missing?

You're not missing anything. It's a capability some of us have requested. Please consider sending in a request to Chief as well.

Okay, ya, that's not how it works. It sounds like you're referring to the Replace Molding icon. That tool will only replace the molding if there is already a molding to replace. You need to actually open the Countertop, click on the Moldings tab, and then assign a molding.

I don't believe I've ever actually used the tool for that purpose. That's a good idea. I can confirm though. It works in X12 but not X13.

How are you attempting to apply them to your countertops?

In X13 you can control this at the Default level.

Not exactly true. In X13 you can edit the material name in the individual framing objects' Components panel and you can also use Structural Member Reporting to control the material name for anything set to Report Actual Lengths.

I see. I couldn't make sense of what David was saying. I get it now. I can't reproduce, but I get it. I never actually create new folders by right clicking, so that may be one of the reasons I never see it. I right click for a lot of things, but for whatever reason I always click the New Folder button when creating new folders.

Huh?

Around here DF (Doug Fir) and HF (Hem Fir) are the most common. SPF (Spruce Pine Fir) is a premium product and is probably the 2nd most common. 1x framing material is pretty much always Common Pine.

Are you talking about the Material Name? In the X13 templates, I believe the material is just Fir Framing. The OC references have all been removed.

Actually, there IS a pretty easy way. When I don't know what layer is controlling any given object in Plan View, one of the things I'll do sometimes is just create a CAD Detail From View. Select the line in that view and inspect its layer.

Select the Main Layer in that Wall definition and then post another screenshot.

You're welcome Kate.

Just guessing, but I suspect you are activating the Break Wall tool and not the Add Break tool in your edit menu. They're 2 different tools.

How did you come up with your list?

You're not missing anything, but there are some things you can do to speed up your process probably. For example: You can create these excel lists fairly easily on your own. Here's a quick video... https://rumble.com/vjdt2f-using-excel-with-chief-architect-to-create-filter-and-sort-bonus-catalog-li.html

My thoughts EXACTLY!!

Annotation Sets were renamed Default Sets at least a couple versions back. In addition, the general functionality of Annotation Sets was largely if not completely replaced by Saved Plan Views which I highly recommend you familiarize yourself with.

“Michael’s method” was very specifically in response to... You mentioned “conical” once but I wasn’t sure what it was in reference to as your entire post, it’s title, and your screenshot seemed specifically aimed at plan view shape. If you were talking about a wraparound 3D curve shape that’s an entirely different thing and you’ll need to use multiple planes similar to what Eric showed. Like I said, there are 2 entirely different things being discussed in this thread. You’ll need to clarify which one you’re after. For the wraparound 3D curve, not only will you need multiple planes, but they’ll need to be drawn very precisely (both with regard to shape and distribution) and appropriately joined to avoid all the little errors that would result otherwise.

It seems that there are 2 entirely different things being discussed here and they require very different approaches: 1. Simply adjusting the shape of a single roof plane in plan view to get a curved edge. 2. Building a roof with a complex segmented/truncated cone shape. I think it’s important to clarify what the real goal is.