Joe_Carrick

There are a lot of fixes - they just aren't shown in the video's. Of course, there are still fixes that need to be done. For CA it's just a matter of what's their priorities.

Go to 3D Warehouse and search for "Bowling Alley" models. There are a lot of them.

This is very easy to do with a "Reference Layerset" showing all the Plumbing Fixtures.

In X13 you can add text and rich_text to the library without blocking it. Big improvement.

X13 has defaults for different dimensions - including for different plan types so you can set the layers, etc.

You can also add the "Wall Break" tool button to your custom toolbars.

Yes, and I suspect that's a holdover from a very early version of chief when there wasn't a Layout file at all.

Doug, If you still have AutoCAD you can do whatever 2D drawing you want in that software and them import into your Chief Plan or Layout. Chief allows you to import DWG, JPG, PNG & PDF. If you are going to use AutoCAD I suggest exporting or printing to one of those formats. My preference is to use JPG or PNG since they are the easiest to import and manipulate. PDFs are OK but they tend to slow Chief - particularly in Printing. Anything that you will likely use again should be saved in your User Library.

I found that "Replace From Library" doesn't allow selection of Manufacturer's Garage Doors. I've reported that problem - but in the meantime you can select your existing garage door and use the "Open Object - Library" to get those catalogs and doors. Strange problem - evidently never before reported. Now it's just a matter of how long it will take to get it fixed.

Pretty well? How about "Perfectly"

If you are getting a new computer it can be a real hassle to get everything transferred from the old to new. I suggest purchasing "ZInstall". It will make your life real easy by copying all your files and programs & settings. The things to remember when using it is to connect with an ethernet cable (for speed) and make sure you use the same microsoft account on both systems so that all your favorites & passwords, etc - get transferred.

I suggest purchasing "ZInstall". It will make your life real easy. The things to remember when using it is to connect with an ethernet cable and make sure you use the same microsoft account on both systems so that all your favorites & passwords get transferred.

Hi Richard, Copy the desired door to your user Library Open Symbol Set "X" Stretch Planes at -48" & +48" Check "Uniform Stretch between 1 & 2" Place the Door in Plan "Open Object" and set width to 96" Everything between those stretch planes will be gone. You can if you want select the door in your user library and "Open Object" and set the width to 96" so that it will automatically be a single wide when placed in a wall.

Richard, Have you tried working with two stretch planes in the x direction? I'm not sure if that would work - but it might be worth a try.

BTW, with X-13 we can add Text and Rich-Text to the user Library. I have a couple of Rich Text Boxs with Contact Info Macros stored in my user library. I can add this to any Plan View simply by getting it from the Library. That is the easiest way to display the data, insuring that it's "Plan Specific" Note that if yhou want to do the same for Layouts, you will need to set the Text Size to Sheet Size units - otherwise it will be very large.

I agree with Michael. There's a reason that the Plan and Layout fields are not linked. Very simply, you can have more than one Plan from which you send views to a Layout. Chief wouldn't know which data to use in the Layout. I'm not sure why those fields are even included in the Plan files - except that the actual Plan & Layout file structures are basically identical.

I never calculate carpet on stairs. But that's just because I hate carpet on stairs.

Moe is spot on with this. However, there's a subtle difference: Copy/Paste the shortcut doesn't provide for editing the actual symbols Copy/Paste the folder or anything in it makes the symbols "editable" If you just need organization then Copy?Paste the shortcut(s) It would be nice if CA would provide a way to edit Symbols in the Manufacturers Libraries. Often they don't have all the options or stretch planes, etc set correctly.

Yes

Try the .ceil or .floor methods instead or .round These will round up or down to the corresponding whole number

There are some things in the program that are there just for the "Materials List". Not everything is displayed in the plan as graphics. Some things like joist hangers would just be shown in a CAD Detail - which you have to create (add the Hangers from the Library)

DeltaHome, You obviously don't understand that this software is not 2D CAD. Chief is designed as 3D design software where you just enter the "REAL WORLD" dimensions of everything. You can set the "Drawing Scale" to whatever you want while working on a design - but it's really irrelevant because the objects represent their size in reality. Forget about drawing at scale. Start thinking about the size of things as if you were working with the real objects. a 2x4 is 1.5" x 3.5" regardless of what scale you think you want. On paper you would have drawn it 1/4 that size if you were working at a scale of 3"=1'-0". That's not what you do in Chief. In Chief you set the drawing scale of the CAD Detail to 3"=1'-0" but you still draw the 2x4 as 1.5"x3.5" (Real World Size) IOW, think like the builder, not like a draftsman. This quote may apply here: "Anyone who thinks that they have designed something that is "idiot proof" does not truly appreciate the ingenuity of idiots..." You are not an idiot ..... but you need to quit thinking like a draftsman using paper and a scale. You now work with a tape measure at real size.

One more note: You can edit "User Library" items but not "Chief' Library" items. Copy any "Chief Library" item to your "User Library" and then you can edit to your hearts content. If your wall types use "User Library" materials then ......

Select the Wall Layer then the Material Column then "Plan Materials" and rename it there.

Patrick, Have you looked at the "Wall Construction" columns in the Schedule? That could be exactly what you are asking for.