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Michael - Agree that if you require a toe kick then you are likely forced at this time to use a cabinet or filler. For the fridge example in the original post I would never have a toe kick cut-out, panels would be full depth to the floor. Can see where a toe kick cut-out may be required for a base end gable panel or possibly on the left & right of a dishwasher. Maybe Chief needs to add this option to the new configuration settings for cabinet accessories, side panel options as to having a kick cut-out. Graham

Scott - Really appreciate the time you spent. Got it! Did not know there was that "Tools", "Layout", "Referenced Floor Plans" that would globally relink the associated files. Great Job!!! & Many Thanks, Graham

Why would you use a filler or cabinet for this application? Your labels and material lists will be incorrect. Fillers, Cabinets and panels have a distinct meaning in the cabinet industry. The "partition" element is the correct item to use. Although the term "partition" may not be universal it is easily understood. Other similar terms are "finished panel", "gable panel", "end panel" and "side panel". Graham

Fillers do not have sides, just as they would be in a real cabinet install. Use a partion instead. In your situation the fridge bay would have left & right finished panels. Graham

I just ran a simple test with a Layout with a linked plan. I believe this is where things can get a bit mixed up when either copying things to a new folder or using the "Save As" function. Assume your Layout and it's linked Plan resides in Folder "A". If you copy from folder "A" only the Layout to new Folder "B" and then open it the linked plan will be the one in Folder "A". If you copy from folder "A" both the Layout and Plan to new folder "B" and then open the layout the linked plan will be the one in Folder "B". It appears that when a layout with a linked plan is opened it first assumes to find the linked plan in the same folder that the layout resides in, if it does then it opens it. If it does not then it uses the absolute address of the linked plan and opens that one. Graham

Scott - I know you can update (refresh) the links in "one fell swoop", but not aware of the ability to reassign the links in "one fell swoop". Have always had to individually relink each one to the new file name as Bernie does. Graham

Larry, not sure this is what's happening bit I believe Chief by default expects everything to be in the same folder. I have experienced this with items such as imported pics and pdf files into a layout. If I Save the layout to another folder the pics and pdf files do not show up, have to import them again to establish the link. In programing file locations can be either absolute or relative. Mabey this is the reason some have said that Chief does not recommend the Save As method. Graham

I'm not getting it. "Save As" is a windows file operation as is "Save". "Save As" combines the "Copy", "Rename" into a single command. "Save" replaces the former file of the same name with a new file of the same name. "Save As" creates a new file with a new name and leaves the former file with it's name intact and unchanged. These commands do nothing more than this. neither one will change the file associations within Chief. If you have a Layout linked to a plan then the link path is the same in the "Save" file and the "Save As" file. If you used "Save As" on the layout file then the linked plan file association will be the former name. If you also want a new plan file association within the new "Save As" layout then you must open up the original plan file, do a "Save As" with a new name and then open up the new layout and relink to the new "Save As" plan. Graham

I must be missing something here. A template is really no different than a regular plan or layout. I understand the concept and use it but in reality what is the difference between starting with a template versus using your latest plan or layout and editing it? I do the latter a lot, often much faster to edit than starting from scratch. Graham

Maybe Yes, Maybe Not. If you had pressed post after the first sentence I think the situation would have been reversed. Thanks Curt, Graham

Got that right Rich!!! Glad you referenced the original show and not the remake. But I think by doing so you may have given us a hint as to your age!!! Will need to dig out some quotes from Green Acres, Gilligans Island, Beverly Hillbillies and the likes. Graham

You can also get the camera position coordinates and settings and then type them into your other plans camera DBX. Graham

Try "Edit" "Preferences" "Render" "Troubleshoot" "Enhanced Lighting". This was just suggested by Tech Support to solve a similar problem. Graham

As Maxell Smart would have said "Ah-Ha the old enhanced lighting trick". Glad I was at least in the right direction. Thanks! Graham

Try opening up the camera DBX and uncheck "Show Shadows". On my laptop with integrated graphics the Shadows "ON" causes the program to hang. Graham

Tough to beat that configuration for that price. Think you will be very pleased. Yes the hyperthreading is great, 4 physical cores with 2 threads each provides 8 logical cores. Chief recognizes this when Raytracing so you should see a solid improvement on your through-put times. That PCLe SSD is really fast, up in the top 2 or 3 in the market. Graham

Suspect a lighting issue not he graphics card. Try dropping down the ambient light in 3D settings, turn off the other light fixtures in the scene to see the effect. Check to make sure you have a ceiling/roof over the room. Toggle off the sun. Graham

You mention having just upgraded, is this to X8? Also, do you have a discrete graphics card or is it integrated in the CPU? Does this only happen in Standard Camera View or in all camera view types (vector, glass house, etc) ? I know there are some issues with integrated graphics and X8. X7 had some problems when launched but was fixed fairly rapidly. Graham

I would build that using cabinets (2 double drawer boxes) and then floating in the legs from the millwork catalog and valances for the lower shelf rails. Graham

What do you do when clients request revisions and there is the potential that they may not stick? I like to be able to go back to the pre revision version. Also, having individual plans/layouts saved by major revision points provides a solid record should there be a need to resolve, track down, an issue. Graham

What I really like about is that it's baked right into Windows. The OneDrive folder and subfolders all show up in explorer the same as all other files. As such all programs recognize this folder for regular saving, file retrieval, searches and the likes. All other devices, including my Windows phone, update seamlessly no matter which device you are using. You can also control which files are shared with different devices, very useful if you have say a tablet with limited storage. Best to give it a try along with some of the other cloud ones like DropBox and see which suits you best. Graham

Here's a link on best graphics cards for 2016. http://www.techspot.com/bestof/graphics-cards/ Graham

It would be a big help if once you have a layout with an associated plan that when using SAM it would also automatically create a copy of the associated plan with the new layout name and relink. This could also be applied when a plan is opened first which also has an associated layout, SAM would save the renamed plan and a new associated layout would be created and linked to the new plan. Graham

Use OneDrive, all device syncing and cloud uploading is done in the background after the file is saved. Works like a charm!! Graham

Michael - Look at the bright sdie of this, you make a ton of money per hour when you calculate your hourly rate based upon (gross revenue/actual working hours). Reminds me of a study done about a year ago on worker productivity in the UK. The average employee actual worked less than 3 hrs per day, many were as low as 1 1/2hrs. Graham