Joe_Carrick

Perry, See Rule #2

OK Scott, 1. Vanity Counter 2. Mirror But I'm not sure how obvious those are - you have to think outside the box The Tool I would use is IMNSHO the most versatile that Chief has.

Scott, Try printing them at 90 or even 60 dpi. They should still be quite acceptable.

Using just one Chief Tool, how may totally different objects found in a Bath can you create - and what are they? The rules for this quiz are: 1. You can't use items that are physically different but would be known by the same name. IOW, 2 different Vanity Cabinets or a Vanity Cabinet and a Medicine Cabinet would not be considered as different. IOW, the objects must have totally different functions. 2. You can't use the Library except for materials. 3. You can't use any CAD Tools or the Primitive Solids Tool 4. If you can't think of at least 5 - don't bother. I already have that many 5. Even Chief Architect employees are welcome to enter. 6. You don't need to say what tool you used, but you must post pics (or a single pic) and name the items. The winner will be announced Monday (Sept 29) at 8:00 am PST.

BTW, There is an alternative. Create a single Cabinet with the desired opening and shelves Repeat it 2 times Select all 3 and block them Open the dbx and check "Treat as One Object" & include in "Cabinet Schedule"

I concur it's a bug. I've seen it before. Report it to Chief Tech Support.

Auto mulling occurs when the casings between 2 windows overlap too much. I'm not sure exactly how much they have to overlap, but that's the basic problem. Reduce the width (or eliminate) the casings and the windows won't be auto-mulled.

Maybe a "Mirror" material?

Yeah, I know. I had the answer and hit the post button - only to be transferred to the "Log In" screen. I had to redo it and by that time I lost about 40 seconds. I don't know why that happens but the Forum's done it to me several times.

Michael and I tied.

Check the pic

Creating what you describe (groove in the frame around the inset door opening) of a Cabinet isn't possible in Chief. However, you can create a Symbol of this in Chief (or in Sketchup). The Symbol would have to be designed as a piece of Furniture from Solids and then Blocked and saved (specified to treat as a Cabinet). This is a bit complicated but it can be done. The Doors and Drawer Fronts are easier since they can be directly converted to those Symbol Types completely within Chief. The key is assembling the pieces of the Door or Drawer Front from solids. There are some tools for adding/subtracting/merging solids so you can get "negative space" if needed. If you need someone to do this kind of thing for you - I would be happy to discuss it (naturally I would need to charge a fee). I'm pretty fast with this sort of thing so I don't anticipate that it would be very much.

It could be a setting on the mac, or it could be a setting within Chief. As Scott said, call Chief Tech Support.

Keith, Never use Level 0 for a Basement and don't use Level A for a Floor. Doing that is just asking for trouble. Level 0 is for the Foundation and Level A is for the Attic - both of which should be treated separately from any space intended as usable.

Scott's Golf Partner's (me-JC) name is Joe, not Perry. BTW, Scott and I will be unavailable Thursday afternoon - he want's another chance at whipping my b**t

Scott's point is this: You can add Levels without any walls. If you don't add walls then there is no "Floor" in that area and the Roof Builds on the Floor below. By starting with 4 Levels, he can have a 1 story structure, a 2 story structure, a 3 story structure and a 4 story structure all in the same plan and never have to add a Floor. Of course, this means you can have a "Floating Floor" suspended in the air as shown in the attached pic

Glenn, Sorry for being so emphatic. I agree you were not really wrong but since you so often have the best answer - I just couldn't resist

This time Glenn is wrong. Select a Molding in the Library (Right Mouse Click) and select "Place Molding Profile" from the context menu. Then place the profile in your drawing, edit it and "Add to Library" the new profile.

Attached is a Symbol Library with a Base and a Wall Cabinet that fit in Obtuse Angle Corners. This is a common problem that Chief hasn't provided an easy solution for. The trick is pretty simple: 1. I used Angle Front Cabinets and set the Left Side to 1/16" Depth 2. I set the Back to "Match Front" 3. I rotated the Cabinet 180 degrees so the Back is now facing out. The Width and Depths can be changed to fit other angles (these are set to 45 degrees. Note that the Base Cabinet has no Toe Kick and is set to 4" above the Floor. Use a Slab to create a Toe-Kick Base. You should also open the Components List and edit the Description and probably uncheck a couple of the Components that you wouldn't want in the Materials List. Anything you change on the Front of the Cabinet will automatically be reflected on the back so this is a pretty flexible set of symbols. Cabinets - Obtuse Angle.calibz

If you make a Molding Profile you can use that with "Wrap" checked within the Door dbx. The Lintel Symbol has to be manually placed. It's not connected to the Door like a Molding Profile is.

Gene, 1. Place a wall cabinet 2. Make it 26" wide x 14" deep 3. Convert to Corner Bingo!

Sorry, I have enough trouble trying to remember more than about 10 Hot Keys - and I'm constantly searching for the right button as it is. There are so many buttons already and they're so small that I am seriously considering a 75" 4K TV as a monitor. I'm going to need cataract surgery sometime in the next year or two to eliminate the glare. It's a real simple operation ( about $2000 ) and it eliminates the blurriness and glare.

Note: You should open the Component List for these Cabinets and modify the Description - and maybe the Comments.

Here's what I have as my defaults

Sure. The trick is pretty simple: 1. I used Angle Front Cabinets and set the Left Side to 1/16" Depth 2. I set the Back to "Match Front" 3. I rotated the Cabinet 180 degrees so the Back is now facing out. Attached are the Plan and the Library containing the 2 cabinets. Obtuse Angle Cabinets.zip Cabinets - Obtuse Angle.calibz