Joe_Carrick

It's been said before and will be again. Stair Handrails need to be disconnected from the Stairs - and ideally separated from the "Guardrail". Note that balconies and open sided floor levels require a "Guardrail" but not a "Handrail". In the case of Stairs and Landings the two are often combined. In terms of Chief, it would IMNSHO be a lot simpler if they were decoupled from the Stair itself.

My clubs have been in a storage Pod since July. I have to enclose a part of my patio for a shop so I can empty the Pod. After January I would be available. Obviously I will be a bit "rusty".

Also note that even if you do use the "create Pattern from Texture" it might not be a very successful representation. This functionality is a bit difficult to get really good results with.

You would need to create the Pattern from Texture. Vector views only show patterns, not textures.

Probably a programmer's confusion resulting from the 2 acceptable spellings of Gray (american) and Grey (British) for the color.

Chief's use of this spelling is in fact incorrect. The dictionary definition of that word is: noun a playing card or a die having three pips. The proper spelling is Tray and I can't find anyplace where Trey is used for anything else.

I think the "Opening, No Material" works for those conditions. It just doesn't seem to work for Door Panels.

Most in San Diego County - and the rest of Sothern California - are just ignoring the Gov's "Lock Down / Stay at Home" order at this time. Enough is Enough !!!

I think you would need to create this cabinet as a custom symbol - millwork or fixture (probably with solids) and then specify it to be included in the cabinet schedule.

Create the Schedule in the "Proposed" Plan. Then create a new CAD Detail Window and copy the Schedule to that Detail Window. Don't forget to delete the Schedule in the Plan View, otherwise you will get duplicate labels. You can use Ctrl-X and Ctrl-V

You might not want to do that because the area of glazing might need to be included for energy calcs. Personally, I add a column (Object Information Panel) and specify "Existing" for those windows. That way there's no confusion.

Select the Existing Windows and unmark them as "Include in Schedule"

Floor Elevation and Structure of the 2nd Floor may be incompatible with the 10' Garage Ceiling. I haven't looked at your plan but those things would be what I would check.

No, but you could make the Garage Floor even lower and add a "Ramp" on top of it.

For walls where the finish material doesn't have a texture - such as drywall - I generally add a very thin finish material (paint). That material can be painted with any color without effecting the underlying drywall layer. For walls where the finish material has a texture I create a new wall type (copy) and edit the material itself.

Check the "Room Types". Typically, you would have the basic floor level at 0" and the Garage Room Type would be at -4". If your "Entry" is a "Garage Room Type" then it would be recessed to -4". Otherwise, it should be at 0".

I learned very early that the "Paint" tool was a something to be avoided in most cases.

The little wrench icon indicates that it's "Used in Defaults". It's probably a Text Marker definition using that layer.

There really isn't any difference between interior and exterior walls. You can use any wall type to enclose a room. Chief will treat the perimeter walls of the plan as exterior.

You just need to make the boxed out area a separate room. You can do this by using a wall with an opening. Then you can set the floor elevation & height of that room. You will also need to change the floor structure and specify no foundation.

FWIW, you can make your own garage door panel symbols and then use them in the garage door dbx.

Gutters are on their own layer. It's locked by default but you can turn unlock that layer and edit as desired - or just turn the layer off for display. The gutters are essentially a 3D Molding Polyline and once the layer is unlocked they can be modified just like any other 3D Molding Polyline.

At a cost of about $700 for a RX 3080 I don't think I'm going to be upgrading to RTRT anytime soon.

It's possible - but it would rely on utilizing the front end of the total package which was the big part of the programming. Adding the simplified output would be fairly easy and I wouldn't charge extra for that. However, the full package would still be required.