Joe_Carrick

IOW, un-check "Match Callout"

I think you can accomplish the same thing with a marker

I've noted a similar situation. The selection of a Library Item acts like it's in "sticky mode" and you just need to terminate that tool. I don't know why it doesn't terminate automatically when switching from Plan to Layout - or Layout to Plan. Esc or Spacebar works for me to terminate the tool.

Personally, I would just use a "Wall Material Region" (don't cut finsih layers) rather than editing the Wall Type. That's much simpler. I'm assuming that the extra layer is juat a backing for tile. You could make the WMR include both the backer board, thinset and tile.

zinstall should handle everything. OTOH, you can always download anything that it doesn't.

This is the reason I rarely use RT except in my Layout Templates for Title Blocks, etc. By using Standard Text and careful definition of Text Styles for various layers in scale specific Layersets I don't get any of these problems. All I have to do is make sure I'm using the correct Layerset.

You actually have 3 choices for Layout Box Labels: Use System Layer (Layout Box Labels) - edit in the Layer Set Use Object Layer (Layout Box Borders) - edit in the Layer Set Use Custom Layer - edit in Defaults or for and individual Layout Box each of which you have the option to define the text style as you wish. and of couse if you're using a Callout you can edit the text styles for: Callout Text Above Line Text (including justification) Below Line Text (including justification)

Check your AV software to make sure it "exempts" Chief X14. Also check to see if there's anything showing on the Taskbar that might be hidden beneath Chief. Sometimes there's another app that needs to be brought forward and closed before Chief can receive any input.

"No Molding on Selected Edge" ???

The color pallet is an OS tool. As such it doesn't save the custom colors between apps. However, it should be possible for Chief to save the custom colors (either on a per plan or global basis) and initiate them on startup or loading. IMO, if saved with a plan that should over-ride the global colors. I've never bothered to submit a suggestion for this but it wouldn't be a bad idea to do so.

Check your AV Software and make sure it's exempting Chief X14 Check to make sure X14 is using your GPU. It should have picked it up on the upgrade but sometimes you have to set it manually. I can't think of anything else that wold cause X14 to be slow.

IMO, all dialogs should open to the same size, zoom factor, location, etc as when they were closed. Every user has reasons for how they adjust apps. Chief should respect that.

Ditto

I'm in San Marcos - North San Diego County, only about 1-1/4 hour from Calabasas. Send me a PM and we can discuss this.

Yes

Actually, if you copy the Chief Column to your user Library you can set Stretch Planes there. You can change any other aspects as well.

Nvidia doesn’t include a similar feature in their graphics drivers, but the Nvidia desktop GPU and driver pipeline does actually include a ‘hidden feature’ that works in a very similar way. A tool called ‘novideo_srgb’ can be downloaded here and is discussed in this Reddit thread. Download the latest ‘release.zip’ file and extract the contents to a destination of your choice. Run ‘novideo_srgb.exe’ (Microsoft Defender SmartScreen may flag this as an unrecognised file initially) and click the ‘Clamped’ checkbox. The same EDID data read by the AMD alternative is used and the resulting gamut is extremely similar. The corrections apply universally, including to full screen games and other applications and should apply until you re-open the tool and remove the clamp.

Carrie had already signed me up for the Advanced II Level so it will be a good session. We will have a great time.

I got this from Larry Hawes in one of the other forums. I thought it might be useful information for anyone having troubles with the Colors on some displays when using RTX GPUs. Basically, the color saturation can be way off the charts when using the RTRT on certain monitors. In my case I am using a 55" 4K TV as my main display with an NVidea RTX 2060. Whenever I selected to use a RTRT the color saturation was too strong and so I reverted to Standard rendering and a CPU Ray Trace. It really made me wonder why I spent all that money for a relatively expensive GPU. After reading the attached article I downloaded and installed the suggested fix for the NVidea GPU. Now my RTRT looks a lot better. I sincerely hope this helps anyone who is having similar problems. https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware/m15-R5-QHD-screen-is-oversaturated-and-too-vibrant/td-p/7900509 Thank you Larry.

Thanks Larry, I applied the "nocolor" NVidea fix for my 55" 4K TV and it worked. I had no idea that the GPU was the cause of the super saturation of the color.

Maybe, but for now I'm just posting it here as "General Info". I'm also finding that some saved walls don't always come into a plan with their saved materials. Actually, I find that this is only true when there's a "Room Style Pallet" that has a defined Wall Material. In that case the upper and lower wall finishes are assigned the Room Wall Material instead of there own materials. That's a bug which I will report.

I have some Pony Wall Configurations that I've added to the Library. However, Chief doesn't properly store the "Height above Floor" of the Lower Wall. So when one of these is added to a plan they are not the same as when they were created. I've reported this via customer support and the problem was confirmed. For now, I've opened the Library Object(s) and set the "Height above Floor" of the Lower Wall. This eliminated the problem so if anyone is having this trouble with saved Pony Walls, that's how to fix it. It's really a bug that CA should fix. Pony Walls saved in the Library need to match what was created.

Some of my clients want to be billed on a hourly basis. That makes it more difficult. I would really prefer to bill on a flat fee + changes basis with each phase of the project being a fixed amount. Unfortunately with hourly billing that's much more difficult.

Note that I use this method for vanity cabinets where I want them to be a couple inches clear of the side walls but I don't want the fillers. These are generally configured with a clear space underneath and legs. In some cases they have a toe-kick with a custom foot. IAE, they are more like furniture than built-in cabinets.

It would actually be nice if the %room.name% macro could be used in naming the view in the Project Browser. If that worked then %automatic_label% could be used in the Layout Box Callout Label. This is I believe a level of macro referencing that CA has intentionally prevented. There was another case I had reported that was similar and I was told it would be looked into - but no promises.