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3 minutes ago, Rich_Winsor said:

You might want to take another

look at those before you try to pass any. Nonetheless that is a

unique way to devalue the C-note.

No I actually did not look carefully enough evidently.  However it is not a familiar item for me.

I guess they are printed inside out for some reason so people don't spend them I assume.

You can't spend that money Rich.  It's drug money.  Only the one on top is a C note, so only $199 not $10,000.  Sorry try this one.

1 hour ago, glennw said:

Then use a Molding Polyline using your new molding.

The thing I don't like about moldings for a situation like that is there is no 2D representation, without independently placing a molding profile ?

Perhaps create the molding profile so it can be kept in the library then drop it in place and convert to a Polyline Solid or in X14 a 3D Solid.

Same way you would do it when auto corner boards don't work but a little more effort involved to create the fluted profile.  Polyline solid is my method.

Personally I would not worry about the unseen parts of the profile or the cad detail if you can provide the manufactures code and color in a note.

4 hours ago, John_Charles said:

 

I can't put an air gap in the roof as the roof crosses over into other rooms where it ties in.  Is there a better way to show the ceiling framing in the correct area (eg adjust the framing height?) or should I just delete the framing and do it manually?

Hard to say for sure with out the plan file but perhaps a manual ceiling plane would be the answer for a difficult situation like that.

4 hours ago, John_Charles said:

Also, I'd like to split the wall framing into two sections to show the new framing over the top of the existing (ie extending up) as the framing produced now just shows new taller walls..... Can anyone show me the way to do this?

Perhaps an open below room on an upper level so that you have independent control of the walls and the material that they use.

31 minutes ago, sunsen said:

The drawing behind used to show up on the page that is now blank. I'm noticing it says one of one pages but at some point it told me it was the first of over 1800 pages. It's a mystery to me. 

It looks like that should work providing you just need a few rooms printed out for preliminary proofing.  Printing from plan is fine for things that will likely never be on your final layout.

One thing that my be complicating things is the print driver.  You can always print to PDF and then print the PDF which often resolves a lot of issues.

Post a few screen shots of what you are seeing and the dialog boxes.  It seems that perhaps you have your scale reversed.

10 minutes ago, mthd97 said:

Will an actual wall capping profile work on top of a sloping wall instead of a roof plane ?

Sure but you will need to snap to a cad line like in the CA video and what material is the wall cap representing ?

10 minutes ago, mthd97 said:

Yes a flashing is important and it appears that using a roof plane to cap the ends can produce that result ?

Yes you can always use moldings and such but why not use the tools we are all familiar with but in a different way.

Give it a try and you may end up teaching us something.

25 minutes ago, mthd97 said:

 

Did they create attic walls and then edit them in a cross section view or did they use a different method ?

Yes it appears that is what they did in the video but no mention of water proofing. 

The roof planes control the wall tops and pitch nicely and provide options for water proofing. 

Like this ?

Not really looking for another cherry but if you want any flashing options with your parapets I think this would work fine.

15 minutes ago, capitaldesigns said:

I have a Dell XPS. It's around 3 years old.

Humm...    Newer than mine.   Can you post the specs ?  Do you have an SSD ?

Perhaps you have other stuff running or even shutting down and restating may help or a M$ update running in the background maybe.

Hi Mike,

It is actually not that bad on my machine, ( which is getting outdated ).  What are you running ?

Unfortunately Chief does not handle AutoCad files very well.  So replace anything you can with Chief content or maybe try turning off layers that are not in use.  If that does not work it might be time for a new computer.

I have a test file right now with one PDF and some imported CAD contour lines, but not as many as yours and it is much slower than your file.  6-7 seconds to select a contour line which is not even a contour line but a Standard Polyline like yours.

20 minutes ago, JMcCabe said:

Thanks! How do you recreate a symbol?

Sorry I did not realize how new you were with my brief description.

You will be in a 3D view when using the Delete Surfaces Tool, so when you have all  the surfaces deleted that you don't want select the remaining item or items and on the Active Toolbar at the bottom of your screen there is a "Convert Selected to Symbol" right near the end since it is one of the new tools.

You can also us the delete surfaces tool in Chief to eliminate what you don't want and then recreate the symbol.

1 hour ago, PMMully said:

I have been given some 3D symbols in the STL format that I would like to modify after importing for a 3D printer project. After reviewing the help files I am not seeing something an option to explode or edit a symbol outside of a resize (with or without aspect ratio). Am I missing something in CA to do this?

Yes CA is more suited to original creations.  Unfortunately symbol creation is a one way street with the exception of changing materials or adding something on to the existing.  You can work with the delete surfaces tool in a pinch but it is rather crude as tools go.  Most of what I have modeled I keep in a dedicated plan file or block the assemblies to store in the library for future use or modification.  I am sure that CA has been used to design quite a few unique things that you would never expect.  I have done a few myself.

No you need to set it up to print the way you want it to appear with drawing orders.  That way there are no surprises and you get the same as it displays on the screen, most of the time.

I might be wrong but it seem macros are of no use but I was thinking the other day if the Secondary Format had the same option to add text that would sure be handy.

2 minutes ago, DesignerAnnilee said:

Thanks for helping me troubleshoot!  I've sent them all to layout... going to delete them from layout and resend...

That won't likely help it is an automatic behavior.   Shorten the layout page title.

Notice that A-9, A-10, and A-11 are all looking ok.  Just A-1.........................   to fix.

1 minute ago, DesignerAnnilee said:

Also, hijacking my own thread by saying that I can't remember how to update my signature...

Top right dropdown > Account Settings > Signature

Just now, DesignerAnnilee said:

How the heck did I turn that on?

Most likely by sending the view to layout.

It looks like they have expanded to accommodate the layout page title.  ie. A-1 Laundry and Primary Elevations.

1 hour ago, pwrd90 said:

I have also noted that the issue only appears to affect the font when text is directly on the layout page, the font applied to the plans that are displayed on the layout page have the font printed correctly.

That in combination with using The "Chief Architect Save As PDF", I would have to say it is a Chief problem.  Have you contacted tech support ?  Also does it happen with other more common fonts ?

12 minutes ago, Michael_Gia said:

What you end up with is a cut scene where, in one frame the door is closed and then, like magic the door is suddenly open in an instant.

If you did 1° for every two or three frames of recording it might turn out ok but that would be a lot of editing.

What is your schedule on that project Emma ?   It looks pretty nice even from the thumbnail image.