Joe_Carrick

Invisible corner post.

Correct, not an Invisible Wall - just one that has a "Transparent Material". I make the wall the thickness of the logs so that the Window Casings are applied outside the logs - but with your client's house they are inset so your wall is thinner. The "Logs" just need to extend beyond the corners as you've done.

That's how I do it. With the Swedish Cope logs all you have to do is use full round and half round logs. With your log house you will need different size logs and the vertical spacing will need to be varied. That makes it more difficult but it can be done.

Not exactly. One symbol should be enough. You can just multi-select the symbols in each row and edit them simultaneously.

Create a Symbol. Then you have the ability to edit all or just some as needed.

You absolutely need to hire an Engineer or an Architect - and maybe a Soils Engineer. The loads applied by the structure can easily exceed the basic soil bearing capacity. There are many things that have to be analyzed and there just isn't a simple answer to your question without knowing exactly what the structure is.

The shadow would be the darker part. Think reversed

That's actually a table lamp on an end table. What I was talking about is section of the wall just to the left of the ovens that appears to be lighter than the rest of that wall. I think it's just a shadow condition resulting from a light source further to the left (out of camera).

OK, I see what you are talking about.

Cheryl, It appears to be there. Are you sure it's missing? I am more interested in why the short wall left of the ovens appears to be different. Is that just because of lighting (shadow) ?

I have Arch B,C,D,&E all on page zero - but they are on different sets of Layers. I have a Layer Set for each size. This is a trick Scott Hall taught me several years ago.

It really depends on the roof edge condition. If you have overhangs and no parapet walls I would just use a zero pitched roof. Otherwise I would use a floor without a ceiling or roof and set the "ceiling height" to match your desired parapet height.

Actually, after placing a log I just drag the log the end back to the window or door rough opening. Then I copy-repeat it vertically to add courses. If there are several openings then I have short logs between them (without notches). Basically a wall will consist of logs with notches on both ends, one just one end, & on neither end. IOW, I nave symbols for each log type. They have stretch planes set at x=0 which means they can be stretched in length without effecting the notch geometry. Stretch planes at y = 1 & z=-1 prevent the depth and height from being inadvertently modified. In most cases, my wall type will have a central layer representing the chinking (gray mortar) and then an inner & an outer transparent layer to make up the total wall thickness (matching the overall Log widths). My procedure for creating the model is almost exactly the same as the process of building the log home.

I think they only work in Vector view. All other Render types are "artistic" and don't show drafting (2D CAD) elements.

In order to maintain any responses you can contact a CA moderator to move it. If you want, I can report the topic and have that done. Otherwise you would need to delete it and repost in the correct forum. That would lose all the existing responses.

I have done several of log homes, both square dovetail and swedish cope. I have symbols for both which I "stack" within a transparent full log thickness wall, centering the logs on those walls. This also allow me to place Doors and Windows in those Walls. I do not use "Corner Log Symbols", rather I use actual "Log Symbols" to stack just as if I was building the structure in the field. The Log Symbol Libraries naturally have to have several different Logs to accommodate Sill & Top conditions as well as the various end conditions.

There are at least 2 possibilities: Specify the Exterior Casing size and apply a "solder course brick" as the material. Create a circle in an elevation view around the window, convert it to a #D Molding Polyline and then apply a 3D Brick Millwork Symbol.

Thanks Chop.

I have a combination sink base with drawers on one side. When I try to place a sink in the cabinet Chief wants to change the top drawer to a drawer panel. It will only let me place the sink at the center of the cabinet. What's the best way to get around this problem?

The "CorePlants" library file should be located in "C:\ProgramData\Chief Architect Premier X10\Core Libraries" unless you moved it someplace else. In fact, all the "Core Library" files should be at that location. It's possible you moved them to Dropbox or another location.

I agree with Larry. My procedure is to have a separate Layout for each Project - even if it's a modification of an older Project. So I simply copy the old/existing Project Folder, re-link and then create a "New Plan" to modify. That can be a separate copy of the "Old Plan" with a different name. Some of the Layout Boxes in the "New Project" will still reference the "Old Plan" but others will be sent from the "New Plan".

TIC.....

Personally, I think it's easier to use a "Post to Beam" railing wall without a top or bottom rail. The post (newel) spacing is automatically adjusted and you can set both the newel size and the beam size. That way, you don't have to mess with the spacing of the "Studs".

Interestingly, you could probably have: modeled this using the wall & window tools in Chief. Maybe added a frame around it using a molding. exported it to 3DS imported that back into Chief as a "Door Symbol" used the Symbol dbx and the Door dbx to make it work as a Garage Door. IOW, use of another software package wasn't necessary. In fact, you could probably have skipped the 2nd/3rd steps and just used "Convert to Symbol"

One thing you don't want to do is change the width/height ratio or rotate a pdf other than 90 degree increments. Also limit resolution to 300 dpi.