Joe_Carrick

It's a good idea to immediately save elevation & section views. That way they will automatically be saved in the future.

Sorry, their gone unless you have an autosave in the archives folder that just happened at the right time.

Yes

You have 2 door schedules.

It's strange that they put that in the "Accessories" tab. It would make more sense if it was in the "Front/Sides/Back" tab.

Rob, It would be best if you would post the plan.

In my Layouts I only use a couple of Text Styles and they are different than what I use in Plans. However, I am showing many of the Plan Text Styles available in my Layout. Can I delete those without effecting what's available in the Plans?

That can all be done by adjusting settings in the Window dbx. Also note that if you mull the Windows you can still specify that they show as individual units in the Schedule.

Make sure you save your "Saved Plan Views" and "Camera Views" after making changes.

I would suggest having a different Layer Set for Elevations than for Plans. That way, you can have different Font Styles for the Cabinets, Label layer.

What Layer Set are you using for your elevation views? The text sizes should be set in that Layer Set.

Since the ceiling height of your "Basement" is too low to qualify as a "Habitable Room" you could consider either a "Spiral Stair" or a "Ships Ladder" for access. Either of these might prove sufficient. Note that the "Basement" could only be used as storage or utility space. Consequently it doesn't have to have a code legal stairway for egress.

For me, using "Layer Sets", "Default Sets" (aka Annosets) & "Reference Layer Sets" is a good place to start. Then once you've saved a "Saved Plan View" it's pretty easy to make any other needed changes or settings. Additional items like: Floor Zoom CAD layer etc make up the "Saved Plan View" definition. There are quite a few ways to customize, but using existing "Layer Sets" and "Defaults" provides a very nice way to maintain consistency between views. Once you have a set of standards, it's easy to change floors and do a "Save As" to create a new SPV with everything else being the same. You might need to modify the "Reference Layer Sets" but everything else will generally be the same. If you subsequently change something in the Layer Set it will change all SPVs using that Layer Set. OTOH, simply by making a copy of the SPV you can change to a different Layer Set and different Defaults for a different Drawing type (framing for example) and "Save As". It's really makes coordination and consistency very easy.

Justin, In your 1st post you mentioned that you had been saving as a "New Plan" each day. It could be that you are getting a lot of disk memory being use by multiple copies, backups auto-saved copies. Not knowing what your disk size is or what is available for swap space you may have inadvertently caused the problem completely external to Chief. Otherwise, you could contact customer support and see if they can solve the problem.

David, I love this idea. It could be a part of the "Defaults". Since SPV's use the "Defaults" (formerly "Annosets" or "Active Defaults") this would be a great addition to the "Defaults" and therefore automatically SPVs. Please make this request via a support request or use the Beta reporting tool. I will do likewise.

Instead of a curved Polyline use a Molding Polyline along the wall. Use a rectangular Molding Profile for the Shelf itself. Use a 3D Molding Symbol (must be created with a gap area on either side for the spacing) for the brackets.

I don't think the extend tool will ever be available for walls - but why would you need it anyway. IAE, those 2 tools only show up on the "Edit Toolbar" when a line or arc has been selected. Only other CAD objects can be trimmed or extended. That includes framing because those are in fact CAD when shown in plan or wall elevation views.

The reality is that the Headers are "framing members" and are not really coordinated with the Doors and Windows. Only by using the Door and Window Labels in conjunction with a macro that recognizes the layer_set can you get a label that isn't effected by the automatic framing.

I took the following approach: Kept my Layer Sets Kept my Annosets that specified which Layer Set to use When I have a Plan View that I want using the above I simply save it as a new "Saved Plan View" and set it to "Remember Zoom" I send that "Saved Plan View" to Layout It's really that simple. Whenever you open a Layout Box View it will open the "Saved Plan View" in the same state as last saved. If you make any changes to the Active Defaults, Referenced Floor Levels, or the Layer Sets you can "Save" the plan view and it will update those settings. I never have to worry about my Layouts displaying the wrong things.

I would actually love to have some framing options for openings: Option to move header up to plates if < 1.5" (no cripples) Option to add plates or increase header size automatically up to 4" Option to move/reduce the top of opening to maintain minimum header size.

I always use "Saved Plan Views" but in conjunction with Annosets and Layer Sets.

When a Header is created by Chief it generally will be according to the size required by the opening width. However, if the wall is too short to provide the required depth between the top plates and the top of the opening then Chief reduces the Header depth. IMO the software should instead do one of the following: Show an error condition so that the user could take appropriate action (Preferred Option) Lower the "Top of the Opening" by whatever distance is needed to provide the correct header depth. Either of the above would be IMO preferable to just reducing the Header depth. What do you think should be done by the software?

Are you using a "Saved Plan View"? If so, be sure to create a "New Saved Plan View" before sending to Layout. When you edit a "Saved Plan View", all instances of that will be the same in the Layout. Floor Layer Set Defaults Zoom Factor Scale Can all be problematical unless you use separate "Saved Plan Views".

You can use the comments in the Object Information Panel (OIP).

"Help" button is an excellent source. You might consider that an excellent substitute for a Sawzall button and a hammer button