Joe_Carrick

Yes, I would just like to be able to: select the Handrail parameters (style, size, side(s), offset, etc) - Handrails are just a single piece, attached either to a wall or to the top or side of the "Guard" select the "Guard" parameters (style, size, side(s), offset, etc) - Guards are essentially "Railing Walls" which can even be solid half walls. set a path in plan for each of those to follow. Then have the Handrail(s) and Guards(s) be created as separate objects which could be edited independently.

Good luck guys. I pointed this problem out to Dermot at the UGM year before last but it didin't get fixed then and I don't expect it ever will. At least we got the "jumping stairs" fixed. Unless CA breaks the connection between walls, stairs and handrails we will continue to have have this sort of nonsense. We need to be able to specify and/or over-ride the locations and details of guards and handrails independent of adjacent walls. It's really that simple.

Here's one I just made. 2x4 Fluorescent Light.calibz

Not that I know of. However, you can create your own fixture(s) from a solid box(s) and convert it to a symbol. The difficulty is getting such a fixture to actually be a "light source".

I agree that it's a PITA. I was just presenting the method that I use to make sure the PDF in the Layout is the one I want and not an older version. Should CA fix this? IMO, yes. Can they or will they? IDK.

Either that, or delete the Layout Box and re-import. You just have to break the existing import link.

Without having your Template/Plan there's no way to know.

If a shutdown and restart of your computer doesn't fix it then you will need to contact customer support. I don't think anyone here on the forum is going to be able to help.

So it's not just that you reinstalled Chief and I don't know of any setting in Chief that would cause this behavior.

For anyone using X9 or later. While these symbols will still work, it's better to use Chief's "Wall Niche" tool. It has all the settings and functionality for shape, size, trim, materials, etc. In addition, wall framing recognizes the Niche and frames the opening. A couple of the symbols are still useful - such as the Washing Machine Hookup.

That might be a slight exaggeration.

The Bottom Frame Width can be set to zero. That will make it flush with the top of the Interior Sill. The only problem with this is that the frame material is the same as the "Interior Sash" material. Chief should really make the frame have: A separate material - would work well for "No Casing" or at least the same as the "Interior Trim" material It's fairly uncommon that the frame material would not be the same as the casing material - but it would be pretty rare that it would be the same as the sash material.

Have you checked to make sure your video card is actually being used by Chief Architect? A new install may not have picked that up. Your video card control panel may not be set to over-ride the built-in video. Since you installed a new hard drive you also must have a new version of the OS. It's very likely that your system just isn't using the video you think it is.

Perry, Both of the mirrors in the corner are the stock material "mirror" from the core library applied to material regions. Try it for yourself.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about. It also shows that you can get a mirror to reflect off of another mirror - just to show that the statement in another thread wasn't correct.

You could actually use 2 WMR's 3" thick drywall for buildout 1/4" Moss for back of "Niche"

No, but you can build the walls out thicker with material regions of drywall and make the basic wall surface moss. You just have to approach the problem from the opposite direction.

If possible, print your Layout to PDF. Then print the PDF. You will have much more control.

Alan, Go to the foundation and change the stem wall to 8" concrete. Then uncheck "Room provides Floor for Room Above" Or something like that. The Porch Slab should then be correct.

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No, Dropbox is on your local computer and that's what Chief uses. The update is only done after the plan or other file has been changed. That's done by the Dropbox program in the background. Note that Plan and Layout files are not actually changed until they are saved.

I just checked. It can be done and in fact I had already done it: Copy the "Database Libraries" folder to Dropbox. In Preferences>Folders change the "Database Libraries Folder" to your Dropbox location. Now any changes you make will be synced. Just be sure you do this on all computers. Note that you might need to do this for each new version of Chief - but not for updates to the current version.

I don't know if that would work or not. I think Chief hard codes the folder(s) for those items - or sets them on installation.

Yes, of course. I do that with both the data folder and with my projects folder. Everything is always current no matter where I am.

In the Nvidia Control Panel it's in the PhysX panel.