Joe_Carrick

I just make a cad rectangle that matches the sheet size. I display the sheet boundary to get it right. Then when I send to layout - full sheet all my plan views are perfectly aligned.

Have you turned on the "Line Weight Display"? There's a button for this on the display toolbar. Also note that depending on the scale of the drawing that the line weights may not be what you expect.

Do it floor plan view. Then marque select all the characters and create a symbol. you can rotate the symbol to be vertical and set it to attach to a wall. Adjust the height from the floor and you should be good

I have a client who has Chief Architect X12 and wants to be able to open, view and collaborate with me. I don't think he has maintained SSA so he will either need to update or maybe get HD Pro 2025. I'm not sure what he would be able to do with the HD Pro. Any help with making the decision would be appreciated.

Normally I keep the previous 2 versions of Chief installed. IAE, you can always go log in to your Chief account and download previous versions to install.

Your X8 version should still work. If you kept the SSA each year you should be able to download the newer versions up to X14. AFAIK Chief hasn't terminated any old licensed versions. The subscription model is only for new users. At some point in the future I may decide to not upgrade and forgo SSA - depending on if I think future versions will provide additional capabilities I will use. Chief still has a lot of room to add features and improvements so I'm not there yet. ps: I'll be 83 next month so I can't say how long I will need to keep up the SSA.

Pretty difficult for Chief since it could be one side or both. If CA wanted to do it the better method would be to accumulate loads from Rafters and Joists that bear on Beams. It would still be fairly complicated to program the nodes, etc. Structural Program like Strucalc have much more capabilities for transferring loads as well as different load types. FWIW, I have custom fields: Tributary Width Span - (calculated from length - cantilevers) Span Left - cantilever Span Right - cantilever I also have arrays for the structural properties of each member type: Lumber LVL PSL Glulam I-Joist Steel-I (WF Beams) hash for this instead of an array. My macros check for the size required based on the maximums Moment and Vertical Shear using the S,A & I properties of the member.

It's easy to set the size of framing in a plan. However, there's no way to verify the size is sufficient structurally. So I've devised a macro system for labeling Joists, Rafters, Beams, Posts, etc based on Uniform Loads, Spacing, etc. This system checks standard sizes against the specified size and labels: The current size vs what's actually required. The label is displayed as whichever is larger. It doesn't change what is specified in the model I wish there was a way in Chief to automatically have the sizes modified. But at least if gives the information to allow individual and global modifications. This system is not a replacement for structural engineering but it provides a starting point for a licensed professional to check that the sizes, etc are OK. An example would be: 2x6 Rafters @ 16" o.c. with a 28' span The macro Labels indicate 2x12 Rafters @ 16" o.c

Gene, If you set you Garage Door Defaults to use the Library Object it should work for all new doors placed.

From the pic in the OP it's obvious that the correct tool would be "Mull Windows". This is not about "Custom Muntins".

Try specifying the fill to have either a transparent background or set the fill "transparency" percentage.

Most jurisdictions have standard "Minimum Construction Specifications" that can be downloaded as a PDF. I typically just use these because they cover almost everything and reference the applicable code sections. Here's an example of the San Diego County specs: I do have some special notes for Fire Sprinklers, Deferred Submittals, Stairs, etc.

Add an invisible layer to the exterior of your railing "wall type". That will make the railing set back from the edge. Otherwise just move the railing a few inches. That should stop the deck edge inside the stone column.

Best solution is to use "Elevation Lines" vs "Elevation Points". The Terrain will look much better. It might not be real easy to define just a few elevation lines but if you can do that running completely thru the Terrain Boundary you will get the Terrain to be pretty smooth and then you can use additional Terrain Tools to fine-tune.

If this is a Symbol - you can't edit it other than stretching, etc. Even that will take a lot of experimentation and wil probably not give the results you want. Editing the CAD Block will not effect the Symbol itself.