Joe_Carrick

OK, I thought you were saying the 2nd Floor was missing, not the Walls surrounding the 1st Floor Structure. You need to delete the Foundation and rebuild it with the "Hang 1st Floor Platform Inside Foundation Walls" CHECKED

Close the Plan Zip the Plan -select "More Reply Options" -select "Browse" to the zipped file -after finding the and opening it -select "Attach This File" Add Reply

You might try the Library - type "Sectional" If you don't find what you want there try "Get additional content online"

Post the Plan..................................... Maybe a tornado took the second floor off

Tommy, Report it to content@chiefarchitect.com I'm sure they will fix it - but not if they don't know about it.

It's in the Room Defaults, Room Labels, Text Style

Simple answer. The Material Region is a different thickness than the Floor Finish. The Material Region only cuts down to the sub-floor.

Select the Floor Material Region and use the "Break Tool" to add vertices. Then grab the edit handles and move to the locations where you want them. You can also change a segment to an arc if needed. Editing the Material Region is just like any other Polyline object.

Yusuf, Normally with wood frame construction the arches are framed by applying 2 sheets of plywood cut to the shape of the arch - 1 to each side of the stud wall and then filling in with 2x4 studs at about 12-16" o.c. along the arch. I don't know of any framers that would actually curve the arch the way you show.

I put a lot of macros in my notes Then I put my notes with leader lines in my "Notes & Labels" CAD Detail Window The macro output is the Macro name when not connected but it shows the data when connected. I can just copy/paste and connect the leader line to get the annotation.

I use a CAD Detail Window for notes that are used often. I save it as a part of my Template Plan(s). They don't need to be blocked/unblocked like they do when placed in the Library.

Larry, If we're just talking about a wood framed stair built in the field I might agree - but I would want a very strong note on the plans stating that the contractor verify all dimensions and report any discrepancies before fabrication. OTOH, when it's a prefab (shop built) stair it's a different story entirely. Then it needs to be exact and shown on the plans. Most building departments are very strict about adherence to code for stairs. I know that many users don't consider Chief as software for commercial buildings - but I'm not one of them. Yes, it seems to be best suited to frame construction but there are users who don't shy away from concrete, masonry or steel frame buildings of 3 or more stories. I've done Hospitals - many years ago all drafted by hand - that could easily have been done in Chief and I have absolutely no problem with doing commercial projects today using this software.

Dermot, When can we get this one fixed. It can really cause problems with the ConDocs, creating a situation where the stairs can be built such that they don't comply with code. This is not something we as designers want to deal with. It's expensive to fix in the field. It could result in a stairway having to be rebuilt at our cost. I pay for Errors and Omissions Insurance - but I don't want to have to use it. BTW, I just determined that any intermediate Landing Heights are also incorrect.

The bug reported in https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/8209-stair-height-vs-floor-height-in-x8/#entry76190 has not been fixed.

Here's a pic showing the problem. The First Floor is a Slab at Elevation 0 and has a 1/2" finish thickness. The Second Floor is at Elevation 109.375" and also has a 1/2" finish thickness. The text showing the Stair information is the result of a macro that uses the stair attributes. It should show the riser height as 7 13/16" and the total height of the stair as 9'-1 3/8". IOW: 14 R.@ 7 13/16" = 9'-1 3/8" The 1/2" discrepancy is the thickness of the first floor thickness. Note that if the first floor is framed construction instead of a slab the riser height is reported correctly in bot the stair dbx and in the attributes.

This problem only occurs when the lower floor is a slab. In that case the finish floor thickness of the lower floor is not being taken into account. This results in the riser height being reported incorrectly. I was hoping it would be fixed in the latest X8 update - but it wasn't. PLEASE move this up to the top of the list.

Here's a Symbol for a Dometic RV Refrigerator. Works well in Tiny Houses. Dometic 2865 RV Refrigerator.calibz

In the File Menu there are options to Import: Backdrop Backdrop Library

Defaults/Camera/3D Views/Backdrop

I'm not having this problem. My guess is that it's a matter of something in Text Styles, Defaults or Preferences. There may have been some changes in going from X7 to X8.

Jared, You would need to modify the "Text Styles" on your associates system to utilize the font you loaded. His Text Styles are currently using something else.

Johnny, How are these Columns going to be built? Is there a Post or Framed Wall? There are several ways to accomplish what you want but Cabinets would not be my choice. I would create the Geometry using Solids and Molding Polylines. Then I would convert that to a Millwork Symbol that I could super-impose on the underlying structure.

Usually it's when I want to modify the 2D Block of a Symbol that came from the Library. That Symbol may have been placed in several rooms, on different floors, etc. By modifying the Block and giving it the same name I change all instances in the Plan. I can then save one of the symbols to update or add to my Library.

Ditto - Thanks Perry. I usually do the update just as a matter of policy. Did they indicate any time to get it fixed?

This sort of "glazing" is usually applied to the entire door and then wiped off so that it only remains in the recessed areas. Shadows can help to partially create this effect. There are some "Distressed Paint Colors" in the Library that seem to work fairly well. They can be copied and modified depending on the desired color.