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    That's HILARIOUS!
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    Edward, Here's a macro that will display all Ruby $Global Variables and their values. Of course, for some of those you would need to have macros to set them first. Let me know if you need help with that. Jared has most of my macros, including those that specify framing member sizes and spacing. They are not difficult to create and/or modify. _Global Variable Values.json
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    Interesting, It works in a 3D Camera View but not in an Elevation View. You should report it to CA as a Bug.
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    Textures show in Standard mode. Patterns (if defined for the material) will show in Vector mode(s).
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    Most of that can be set in the Defaults>Dimensions>Auto Dimensions (Exterior & Interior). "Locate Objects" Anything you don't want you can just drag the extension line off of the object.
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    Chief on my system loads a 3700 sq.ft. house and all libraries in about 5-6 seconds. Using Dropbox basically has no effect on the speed because it's just a folder on your system. When something is changed in that folder, Dropbox updates that to the cloud and then updates other computers that are sharing. Essentially everything is kept up to date on each system and you are just working locally. The updates are handled in the background.
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    My Dropbox Folder contains almost 30 GB with the Chief Data Files ( X8 & X9) plus Chief Projects going back several years plus a bunch of other stuff. I have a Dropbox Pro Account which has a nominal cost for up to 1TB of space. Setting the Path to the Data Folder is all that's needed. Dropbox will contain all the subfolders automatically.
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    It could be your GPU. What Video Card are you using?
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    There's a toggle for line weight display on the toolbar at the right of the screen. Normally, line weights require a fairly large number variation (25-35) to be noticeable
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    That one is something that should be able to be handled fairly simply by programming.
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    If the panel was simply a flat panel with a "Slat" material it should not expand/contract with the door size. The problem with those doors is that the slat panels are actually modeled as 3D objects.
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    I think someone said there might be some additional display options for pony walls in X10.
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    Set the path in Preferences > General > Folders > My Data Folder I have mine set to D:\Dropbox\Chief Architect Premier X9 Data\
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    I use Dropbox with the Chief Data Folder shared. That includes the User Library, Ruby Scripts, Templates, etc.
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    No, because this is done with an AFCI breaker in the panel for those circuits. I label the circuit home runs AFCI where needed and a note in the Electrical Legend.
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    Michael, On the plans it is my opinion that all outlets should be properly labeled where protection is required. OTOH, it's up to the Electrician to decide how to provide that protection. Then, when installed, each protected outlet should have a physical label so indicating.
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    Greg, I just noticed that if you place a Duplex outlet (Chief's Drop Down) on an exterior Wall Chief labels it "WP". Shouldn't that always be "GFCI WR" ? Would it ever be correct for an exterior outlet to not be GFCI protected? IAE, with the new symbol I posted there's automatically a correct 2D Block that can be assigned to Chief's symbol.
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    In another thread it was mentioned that Chief's symbol in the Core Library wasn't quite right. It's labeled "GFCI WP" instead of "GFCI WR". Here's a replacement symbol. I also rotated it 90 degrees so it mounts horizontal instead of vertical. It will be in your User Library, not the Core Library, so you just need to remember where to find it. GFCI WR.calibz
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    Here's a modified GFCI WR symbol. I also rotated it so it mounts horizontal instead of vertical. GFCI WR.calibz
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    I suspect that there's a problem with the paths set in Preferences or something in your AV software. Calling Support is the way to solve this.
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    Thank Dave. This is a big help.
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    Carefully check when you send to Layout what the Scale is. You might simply be sending at a very small scale.
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    You probably aren't going to get an actual light (cast's shadows) but you can assign a material with emissive and specular properties to each bulb. It's pretty easy to just copy a Color Material and edit those properties. That will cause the bulb to look like it's "ON".
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    Chief isn't really the same sort of Cabinet detailing as 2020. There is no provision in Chief to completely detail and dimension cabinet faces automatically. However, it is possible to create a CAD Detail from View of a Cabinet Face (Cabinet Doors and Drawer Fronts Layer off) and then use manual dimensions to do all the necessary dimensions.
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    Hi David, Have you considered a set of Symbols 100% open? Also for Sliding vs Hinged? I'm particularly interested in being able to show the Nana Walls 100% open in both hinged and bi-pass stacking.