Alaskan_Son

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  1. The real question here in my mind is: What even is an “approval number”?
  2. One really easy method is to simply Google “Seamless Brick Texture”. You will find tons of suitable images ready to go (both free and for purchase). You can do the same for tile, stone, wood flooring, etc. it will probably take a little trial and error to learn which ones are suitable for a desirable repeating pattern, but you should be able to pick it up pretty quickly.
  3. Quite a few ways and the best method depends a bit on your particular seismic and climate zones, but here’s an idea: Try this structural definition instead... Shingles Felt OSB Purlins or furring strips (optional) Rigid Foam OSB (optional) Beadboard 2x6 Rafters
  4. You have 2 Terrain Holes in your plan for starters. One is shaped to include that back deck room and the other is not. Maybe start there.
  5. Read my post again. I chose my words carefully.
  6. I am assuming you want the post rotated in elevation. For that, I would use either a Polyline Solid drawn to the correct profile in the elevation view or a 3-D Box that is rotated in elevation.
  7. That scroll work looks really nice John! Scroll work has to be one of the most difficult and time consuming things to do in Chief.
  8. Not sure what this means. I still use GoToMeeting and I don't run Chrome.
  9. Have you tried creating a little deck room to frame the landing?
  10. This is a problem that comes up every once in a while and that should probably get fixed. Hopefully you report it. In the meantime, one thing you can do is figure out the dimension the object needs to be moved and then enter the required value(s) as a very small Origin Offset...
  11. You should probably check Roof Over This Room. Otherwise, the roof over that room is treating that whole area as one big overhang and as such as trimming the rafters for the soffit.
  12. If you want to test the Library Browser behavior I'm talking about, try this: 1. Open a blank plan. 2. Open the Wall Type Definitions dialog and Delete All Unused. 3. Inspect your list of available wall types. It should be quite short. 4. Open your Library Browser and HIDE the Selection Panel. 5. Open Chief Architect Core Catalogs>Architectural>Wall Types>Interior Railings. Just select the Interior Railings Folder without opening it. I chose this folder because the wall types in there almost all have the same name which makes it easy to inspect what comes next. 6. Go back to the plan and inspect your Wall Type list again. Should still be in the same state as it was at Step 3. 7. Go back to the Library Browser and SHOW the Selection Panel. 8. Go to the plan one last time and inspect your Wall Type list. You should see a whole bunch on Interior Railing and Railing/Fence wall types that weren't there before. Play with it for a bit and you'll find that any and every wall type that gets displayed in the Selection Panel gets added to the Plan File. If walls are NOT displayed in that Selection Panel, the Library Browser behaves as expected.
  13. @stevenyhof, I don't have the time or inclination to delve to deep into this right now, but a few really quick points: Read my second to last post very carefully.. There's an unusual behavior in the Library Browser that is likely adding to your issue and to your confusion. I feel like you need to make a mental disconnect between the Library Browser and the Plan File. The Library Browser is where you store wall types for future use and really should have nothing to do with the Plan File at all. To both of my last 2 points. The fact you're in your Library Browser so much is exacerbating your problem. My Recommendation: Report your issue to tech support and mention the findings I mentioned in that second to last post. In the meantime, it might be safest to toggle the Selection Panel off if you absolutely have to mess with wall types in the library browser. Stay out of the Library Browser with regard to Wall types unless you're specially adding a wall type to you library or pulling a wall type from your library. No reason to be in there otherwise.
  14. Ya, I tried to include some evidence in my post...
  15. Not sure why you were trying to edit your current plan setting through the Library Browser, but that is definitely not the correct route. Your library is full of all sorts of items that may or may not be included in the current plan file. Always edit your list of wall in the Plan file itself and not through the Library Browser.
  16. Forgot? No, I don't think so. Overlooking? Yes, probably. I never took particular note of it till just now, but it seems that if a wall is displayed in the Selection Panel in the Library Browser, that it will be added to the current plan. This means selecting a specific Wall Type folder will add every wall in that folder to the plan.
  17. Maybe not super realistic and didn't take the time to detail lettering and such,, but here's a decent tire modeled completely in Chief... Tire.calibz
  18. As tired as I am after a long days work, I still managed to find it.
  19. Closest thing I can think of is Cut>Paste Special>Text,. You would have to reposition every time though.
  20. Sounds like you must be doing something wrong Alan, it works for me.