Joe_Carrick

Open the Room and un-check "Use Room Type". Then you can type any name you want in the "Room Name" box.

Post your Layout Template. There's no way we can determine what you did without the actual file.

That get's much more complicated. You need a way to accumulate and store the values for each Polyline. This can be done using Ruby Global Variables. I have a macro package called "Hash Areas" that I sell for $25 that does this for the areas. I consists of several macros, one to collect the data and others to perform calculations and display results. I spent a lot of time figuring how to do it and create the macros. The functionality is well worth the price and by studying the macros you can learn a lot This same system can easily be modified to use for "Total Length" instead of "Areas"

result = (owner.visible_length-72)/2 result = result.round(2) or result = ((owner.visible_length-72)/2).round(2) To use any "Ruby Method" just use a "." before it. That tells Ruby that the following is a modifier.

Johnny, That looks like a job for the "Plan Notes Schedule".

So you would need to use PSolids or Molding Polylines for the framing.

You can use a custom macro to do that. Create a user text macro named MyCalcFormula as follows: result = (owner.visible_length-72)/2 Then in the Polyline Label insert %MyCalcFormula%

I'm not sure if Home Designer has the "Open Symbol" capability. You really should do your posts on the Home Designer Forums - you will get better answers there for your software.

Open Symbol is the little "Chair" icon on the Edit Toolbar when you select the light fixture. If the Symbol is in the User Library you can right click on it there and open Symbol to make those changes.

There are a couple of things I would check. 1. The mouse settings 2. Make sure the NVidia Graphics Card is actually in control. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel and select "Configure Surround, PhysX". In the PhysX Settings make sure the NVidia GTX970 is shown as the Processor. It's possible that when you installed this monitor it didn't get the NVidia assigned to it. One other thing to check is the amount of memory in your GPU. I recommend at least 3GB.

OK, so it's the "Build Platform to" setting as you posted. I never get that wrong because I always have it set to the "Main Layer"

These Forums are getting cluttered with posts that are in the wrong place. Questions are being posted in Tips and Techniques, Symbols and Content, Suggestions, etc. They should be in the General Q&A Forum. Please look at the notes below the Forum Names and at least try to post in the right Forum. It makes things a lot easier. If you happen to see a thread that's in the wrong place - report it to the moderators so they can move it to the right place. Also, if you have a question or comment that's not really pertinent to a thread - use the correct Forum and start a new thread. It will prevent the thread from getting Hi-Jacked.

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.