Joe_Carrick

As long as you have the older version installed on your computer(s) you should have no problem activating and using them. The older deactivate/activate system still works. Hopefully you've kept the old install program (preferably a backup on the cloud) that you downloaded back then. That way, even if have a computer crash you can reinstall.

I'm 76 and don't plan to ever stop practicing architecture. But I do think CA should provide me with a pension.

"Save As" works fine. Just make sure you save it to a different folder. There are some ramifications regarding Layout and Links that need to be dealt with.

Yep, I noticed a couple of days ago that CA had changed the Web Site for this. It's the same functionality but you just access it differently.

I concur with Mick's response. I did find the "Rate this Topic" (5 Star Icon) but the old "User/Member" list is gone.

Girls?

Dan, I can no longer find the "User List" or "Thread Rating". Are those things totally gone from the Forum Web Site? They were pretty useful.

Years ago (maybe version X3) I posted a thread using the same technique for Storefront Window Walls. It was in the old CT Forum so I don't have access to it any more. IAE. the procedure was almost identical, just using glass instead of screen.

You evidently don't fully understand "Saved Plan Views". This is all done within the same Plan File and a single Layout File. When you have a floor plan displayed with a specific Layer Set and use the "Save Plan View As" icon it creates a named view that remembers just about everything in terms of the open displayed view. When sent to Layout it will always have the correct Layer Set, etc and is linked back to that "Saved Plan View". When you double click on the view in your Layout, it will open that "Saved Plan View" in the Plan File. Any changes you make to that view will be updated in the Layout. Be careful not to use the "Save Plan View" icon unless you want to overwrite the existing Layer Set, Zoom Factor, Reference Floor, etc with what is currently open & displayed. Save Plan View As --> Creates a new named Plan View in the Project Browser Save Plan View --> Updates the currently displayed Plan View in the Project Browser Also make sure that it is the "Saved Plan View" that is sent to Layout in each case, not just the "Floor Plan". They are 2 different things.

I prefer to use Chain-DownSpouts - much more interesting and better looking.

Also take the time to "Save As" the Reflected Ceiling Plan View, separate from your saved Floor Plan View. Then send each "Saved Plan View" to layout separately. btw, I use almost no CAD Lines. Virtually everything is 3D Symbols from the Libraries - some of which are symbols I created myself. It takes just a little bit of time to create a new symbol and get it working correctly. Then it's available for the next time.

See this thread https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/18780-reflected-ceiling-plans/

I absolutely agree. But that doesn't mean we should have to submit for plan check as hardcopies. No matter how careful you are with your plans the plan checkers will always want something more. That means more prints, etc. Stamped & signed paper copies should only be needed on the job site.

You should see the tons of paper submitted to the City of San Diego. Initial submission for plan check is 6-7 sets, usually Arch D or above. Just for a single family home that can easily be 25-30 sheets per set. By the time all corrections are finished and the permit is issued it's not uncommon to double the sets of prints. There are separate plan checkers for planning, zoning, T-24, structural, engineering, & building. Each of those has to stamp 2 sets of the plans - one for the City and one for the job site.

Yes, and it will save a lot of time - not to mention paper, printing cost, fuel, wear and tear on vehicles, parking fees, etc. I really wish it would happen in California. Electronic submission of plans would save a tremendous amount of pollution and waste.

Select the Doorway in Plan and edit the height

Yes, I'm actually going to be printing everything in color. But since a lot of the lines and text are BW I won't be using that much colored ink. OTOH, Color makes it much easier to identify wall types, electrical, plumbing, etc.

FWIW, I have my details stored in several plan files: Doors Windows Foundation Framing Roof Stairs all of which are in a "Details" folder independent of the projects but in my current Chief Version Folder. Then within those each detail is in it's own "Named" CAD Detail Window. That provides me with an Indexed system so that I can find the detail(s) I want fairly quickly. This eliminates the problem of cropping out undesired details.

I just purchased an HP T120. What do you normally charge customers for printing? 11x17 Sheets? 24x36 Sheets? sq.ft. charge? I expect that most of my prints will be mostly BW with a small amount of color. I'm not needing to make a big profit on printing but I do want to cover costs and amortize the cost of the equipment.

Bob, Did you note that I said to do this in the "Floor Defaults" first before anything else. That eliminates the need to modify every room.

In another thread I gave a simple (and IMO the correct way) to lower a ceiling. This works for the defaults as well as for individual rooms but I would first use it to set the defaults correctly for each floor: Change the Floor/Room Defaults by selecting "Ceiling Finish" Note that it is probably just a single 5/8" thick drywall which causes the "Finished Ceiling Elevation" to be 11' 11-3/8" Insert additional layers to increase the thickness of the "Ceiling Finish" 32-1/2" Air Gap 3-1/2" Fir Framing (ceiling joists) Essentially this causes the drywall to be moved down 36" because the "Ceiling Finish" is applied to the bottom of the "Ceiling Framing". Because this is the default for the entire floor you will only need to modify the "Ceiling Finish" for rooms that need to have a different finished ceiling elevation. So, in Bob's case the Default Floor Ceiling is set at 12' which causes all the walls to be 12' tall. By having the above settings for the Ceiling Finish the Finished Ceiling Height would be 8' 11-3/8"'. Adjusting the "Air Gap" dimension to 44-1/2" in an individual room would make the Finished Ceiling Height in that room to be 7' 11-3/8". I think you can get the idea.

Create a Door Symbol with "Stretch Planes" as follows: x = 0 (this will allow the door to be adjusted in width without effecting the width of the stiles). y = 1 (prevents thickness adjustment) z = -1 (prevents height adjustment) Set the 3D symbol origin to offset the door up from the floor, something like 10" If your doorway specifies that door it should fit the way you want it in a taller opening. Chief's Door Tool simply creates the desired "Doorway" and allows you to put a "Door" in that opening. By using a "Door Symbol" you can control the size and vertical placement.

At this point in time I think the best application for this product is to create symbols that can be imported into Chief. Using it to import an entire structure (building) just isn't a reasonable expectation. OTOH, using it to create symbols of specific furniture and equipment should work beautifully. I would think that the CA Content Team could get a great deal of use from having it as an in-house tool. In fact, any Chief user could benefit by having one to capture objects to import as Chief Symbols. The real question is if it will minimize the face count for the scanned objects.

Can you post the dwg here? That's the only way we can see what you have and don't have to work with. btw, most people just trace over the walls with Chief Wall Types. IAE, you have to set the Wall Defaults to get the right Exterior & Interior Wall Types, Floor Defaults for heights, etc.

I think there are a lot of people (former NFL fans) who are adopting that concept. btw, IMO Bruce Koepka is being short-changed by the media who just can't get Tiger mania out of their heads. He won 2 majors this year, including the PGA Championship. Tiger only came in second, 2 strokes back but he's the big story? That's just not fair. Bruce deserves the credit for winning.