Joe_Carrick

Larry, Did you copy the Chief Data Folder to your Dropbox Folder? If not, Chief would rebuild the defaults in your Dropbox Folder. Your custom stuff should still exist so you can always reset the default folder locations.

Tools - Project Information I have found that I need to do that for both the Layout and the Plan.

Anna, post the plan. We can't tell what you are doing without the plan itself. I change the glass material in windows and never have a problem so we just need to be able to analyze your plan.

If you use a Wall Material Region it will show up in the materials list but not in the finish schedule. Probably the best solution would be to use a "Wall Covering". That will show up in the Room Schedule. You can rename the Column "Wainscot".

Yes, but you should also note that you can have as many layers as you want and set the thickness of each one. IOW, it's now an assembly.

That's a strange question. How would it work?

The Macro for June 2016 is Area_Perimeter_Volume It can be placed in the Label of: 1. The Label of any closed Polyline and it will display the Area & Perimeter 2. The Label of any PSolid based object and it will display the Area, Perimeter & Volume 3. A Text Box with Leader Line to any Primitive Solid and it will display the Surface Area & Volume Naturally I have created this Macro to display the values in the appropriate units for both Imperial and Metric Plans to the appropriate degree of accuracy.

The Macro for May 2016 is Chief Version. It displays in a Text Box the current Chief Version.

Can you post some pics? maybe even a plan with a perspective camera view?

Check how you set the focal point. Are you using "Center Camera on Point" or "Focus on Object"? Those two things make a difference in how zoom in/out with the mouse reacts.

Zip the plan before posting.

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That's an interesting scale. It almost seems that the detail may have been created as 1-1/2" = 1'-0" and then either exported or imported as 1-1/2" = 1". IAE, determining the ratio is the key to resolving the problem. If the detail is in a CAD Detail Window you can simply change the scale instead of using Transform/Replicate to resize the detail.

Jason, Post the Plan - we can only guess at what you've done. With the Plan we can help.

You would need to create "Log Symbols" with the dovetails on each end - you will probably also need some with dovetail on only the left end, some with a dovetail on only the right end and some with no dovetails. Don't forget the half logs for use at the base and the top of the wall. Once you have them created you would place a stretch plane at x=0 and z=6 (1/2 log height) so that the dovetails don't get distorted when the logs are resized. Then you design your building with a wall thickness about 1/2" less than the log thickness (make the wall type a single layer of a gray material which will in the end be the chinking). You can insert doors and windows in those walls. After you have all the walls in place, start stacking the logs centered on the walls and adjust the lengths as needed. Use "Transform/Replicate" to stack the logs at the appropriate spacing. ie: If the logs are 8"x16" and you want a 2" chinked joint you would replicate at z=18". Basically you use Chief to create normal walls that appear to be solid chinking. Then you stack the logs just like you would if you were building the structure.

I think it would be possible to use "mklink" to redirect Chief to open the Library from a different location. I'll have to investigate further.

The Library file is: C:\Users\<your name>\Documents\Chief Architect Premier X8 Data\Database Libraries\User_Library.calib I regularly copy this file from one system to another using "LogMeIn". There's no real magic to it.

It's an interesting problem. My Library is currently about 350 MB but I have Plans that are over 150 MB. Only when I save a Plan does Dropbox sync to the web. The same is true with the Library - as long as it's open in Chief - Dropbox doesn't have access because Chief "Locks the Library". I think the real problem is in seeing if there's a way to change the location of the Library to the "Dropbox Folder" and still have Chief know where to find it.

Yep......

I also use Dropbox but it normally installs on the "C" Drive which really doesn't save any space on that drive. Consequently I have moved it to the "D" Drive on all my systems. Almost all my plans and layouts are located in the D:/Dropbox folder. I've not yet tried putting the Library in Dropbox but I'm strongly considering it so that the Library would be constantly updated on each system.

Michael is correct in how to do this. But based on your original post I would have made the same recommendation without seeing the plan. The key information you gave was that you tried to edit the wall heights. IAE, posting the plan is always a good idea.

1. Make the 1st stair run (36" wide?) 2. Copy in Place 3. Rotate 180 4. Move 37.5" 5. Click Landing location. Personally I like more distance between the Stairs - it makes it easier to trim, paint, etc. It's also easier to make handrail transitions.

File->Print-> select a "PDF Printer" - or - "Chief Save as PDF" You must be doing something different.

Welcome Sean, I don't recall seeing your posts before this but I see that you have 10 since the new forum began. IAE, I find it very useful to see what's being said regularly - the Symbol approach to individual buildings in a development has been discussed from time to time and seems like the best way of doing it. That said, it's generally best to strip out everything inside the buildings before creating the Symbols. This minimizes the number of surfaces.

You mean like this?