Joe_Carrick

Scott, Yes, I get the same results you do. But I would expect that if I turn off "Roof Planes" that I should only see the "Eave Line" as the "Roof Overhang Area". That's not what happens. I still have "Hips", "Valleys" & "Ridges" displayed. So I consider this a basically worthless feature.

Use the "Plant Chooser" (bottom left corner of the Library Browser). You can find just about everything there and you can even limit it to vegetables, etc and use common names to search.

I use "Project Folders". D:\Chief Architect Projects\X8\ <Project Name> Correspondence Images Materials Miscellaneous Plan <Project Name>.layout <Project Name>.plan (text files with consultant and project addresses, etc.) I have a CAD Detail Window in the Layout that allows me to specify a new project name and have the current Project duplicated with a new Project Name. This provides a completely new set of folders & files. I then just have to open the new Layout file and relink the Plan file.

Why would you need a new layout for the site plan? I would just re-scale the layout box to fit the sheet size. Site Plans are commonly at a smaller scale than Floor Plans, etc.

There's a new ability to show the Roof Overhangs separately from the Roof Planes. This is done via Layer display. It seems that not displaying the Roof Planes Layer but displaying the "Roof, Overhang Area" still shows the Roof Planes but suppresses the Roof Labels. Can anyone confirm that? Is this really working as intended?

Can only be done with a custom user macro.

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Alan, Try this one Stave Fence Panel.calibz

Rob, if the PSolid is thin you can just apply the image (stretch to fit) otherwise, explode the PSolid and just apply the image to one surface and other materials to the other surfaces as needed. When you create the Symbol it will have those materials.

I would suggest just using the pics as the material on simple psolids. Then convert to Symbol. That would be much simpler than trying to model such small pieces.

Strange. It doesn't happen with mine. The only thing I see that's different is that I have a border and fill on my RTBs .

Bryce, Is that Chief's Room Label or a Text Box with Chief's macro in it?

So what's the problem

Dermot, I've seen this with an onboard Intel GPU - especially in Windows 10. It could be that even though he as an NVidea GPU it might not be in control. The chances are that after the Assertion Failure Chief was left open. If that's the case there are a couple of ways to fix it: 1. Open the Task Manager and End Chief X8. 2. Open the NVidea Control Panel and make sure the PhysX is set to use his 760 GTX. 3. Shut Down and Restart. 4. Maybe all of the above.

Scott, This sounds like a video problem. 1. Make sure the NVidea card is in control and that the driver is up to date 2. Go into Task Manager and make sure you "End Task" for X8

Dennis, I would strongly recommend a good drainage system (french drain) to prevent the water from getting to the basement. If the site is sloped the drains could be around 3 sides and route the water completely away from the house. It will solve a lot of other problems at the same time. When we built our house in 1990 we had underground water coming up in the foundation trenches - everyone up the hill is on septic systems - so we dug a trench and put in a french drain to intercept the water. It's worked perfectly and the basement/crawl space is as dry as the Sahara.

In the Schedule dbx, check "Group Similar Objects"

It would be necessary to create a separate Symbol for that. But you can use the "Delete Surface" Tool to "Open" the door temporarily. That will work for "Standard Render Views" but not for a "Ray Trace".

No, but you can create Text Styles for different scales. Then you will need corresponding Layer Sets which use those Text Styles. I also have Annosets that specify the Layer Sets. It's a bit tricky to set up but it works.

I like Jere's method. It allows me to then manually add the 4x8 Rafters at the Eaves and extend them back about 2 times the eave overhang distance. I can then select them and use Multi-Copy.

Make the changes in Build Roof>Edit All Roof Planes. That way you can select the material from the Library.

OK, so here's my problem: I have a house with 4"x8" exposed rafters @48" oc and a 2"x8" sub-fascia. For the Garage I want to use Trusses but I want them to have 2x4 top chords and the then have the eaves and gable ends match the rest of the house. When I create the trusses the bottom chord extends out to the sub-fascia. Is there any way to get the trusses to stop at the exterior wall other than using 2 overlapping Roof Planes (one for the trusses and one for rafter tails)? I would have thought there would be a way to create such a truss configuration.

Another option is the "Multi-Copy" tool. That allows you to copy at an interval by dragging.

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AFAIK, There's no way to change the fractional accuracy in the Framing Schedule. It is possible to create a Text Label that's rounded to 1/8" increments and use that in the Schedule instead of the Length Column. It would require a Custom Macro to do that.