Joe_Carrick

Take a look at the documentation for "Referenced Plan Views"

If the structure of the floor above includes an air gap and ceiling joists then you can cut into the ceiling. Cutting into the actual floor joists would not be practical without a structural analysis.

Personally, I number each room's elevations beginning with 1,2,3,4 and name them in the Project Browser.

Does anyone know how to delete a Revision ? We can Add but once a Revison has been added to a Layout I can't find a way of deleting it. It's evidently locked into the Revision Table Never mind, I found it in the "Edit Page Information" DBX

The Window Schedule will always show a separate line when any column isn't exactly the same. W02 is single hung W03 if fixed glass The picture, label and description are all diferent so that's why they are not the same.

Make sure Chief is set to use the RTX 4080. I don't think that's automatic. Another possibility is the Anti-Virus not being set to ignore Chief and/or the plan and layout files.

Gene, I agree that is the way it works - but I it should work according to the swing direction (inside/outside). My preference would be to the actual swing side but +/- could suffice.

Google "3D WAREHOUSE"

I get this: when I open my Layout. How can I find the offending layout boxes so I can delete them?

I have an extra 27" still in the original box unopened. I also have an extra 45" 4K TV with wall mount. Let me know if you are interested in either of those. Just make a reasonable offer.

Some possibilities: Not all Windows set to be included in Schedule Not all Rooms selected for inclusion SkyLites not checked to be included in Schedule etc.

Can you check all 6 windows to make sure there's nothing other than the macro in that field?

If you mean the .calib files, the answer is: Go ahead. The symbols are stored in the Chief Database Folder.

It could be that the model is at an extreme elevation. It's best to have the 1st floor at 0.00 elevation

You would need to not mull the windows in order to get framing between them. Mulled windows implies a single manufactured unit, not 3 units.

Way to complicated with lots of custom macros. No, but elevation markers report relative to sea level./ terrain.

Yes, so do I need to delete the foundation first?

The project is definitely on a hillside. 1st Floor with Foundation 2nd Floor extends over 1st floor and grade 10' above. with foundation 3rd Floor directly above 1st floor area. all floors are at relative elevations to sea level. I've tried just about everthing to add a interior stairway down from the 1st Floor into a room 10' below. The results just don't cooperate and I get the 2nd & 3rd Floors floatint 20 to 40 ft above where they should be. I suspect it's due to a mixup between terrain, floor, & absolute elevations. Chief doesn't provide for inserting a new floor below Floor 0.

I have an 3 story house I'm working on. I need to create a partial basement without effecting the elevations of the existing floors and all the structure above. This seems to be almost impossible to accomplish. It would be great if I could just create a room recessed into the foundation. Does anyone have a good way of ensuring the floor elevations above don't change?

Floors 0,1,2,3 are not the same as Basement, 1st floor,2nd floor,3rd floor, etc. For your case, you could just insert another floor and name the floor plans as appropriate.

Have you checked to see that Chief is actually using the GPU?

Material Regions work very well. You can even create stripes, etc.

Copy the Library Object to your user Library. Make the edits there Use that for AFCI Outlets. For GFCI Outlets you can do the same and then just change the default to use the object in your library. Unfortunately Chief doesnt have a default for AFCI.

I've developed a single macro that can be used to label any Stair, Ramp or Landing. This pic shows the results based on the values assigned in the model. Every one of the labels is just a text box with the same macro and an arrow connecting to the Stair or Ramp or Landing. Since Landings have Labels, the macro can just be inserted in the Label instead of using a text box with arrow. I have a text box in my user library with the macro so all I have to is place that and add the arrow. The Text Box along with several additional macros is available for $85 usd. Payments can be made to PayPal account chriscoll@dslextreme.com

I have the same question. Personally, I've copied all the Electrical Symbols to my user Library and made all the editis I want there, including Labels, Layers and Layer Sets. Then I set the Defaults for them. That p[retty much takes care of even the most complex plans. I also have custom Toolbars for Outlets, Switches, Communications & Alarms which use those symbols.