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Here is a similar thread that a few of us tried to help out with. Yours is a little more complicated but might be possible.

It seems that surveyors commonly use a 100' benchmark and not necessarily sub floor level but whatever they feel is convenient. I have had plans rejected by the building department because they were not done that way but feel that the negative numbers represent a fall in elevation much better and give a much clearer presentation when we can show them in red. Just bureaucracy.

Very cool Eric.

Try a "Straight Half Wall". You can set the height under the "Newels/Balusters" tab for Railiing Height: 8'. Also comes with a bonus cap.

Fortunately because I have dealt with this issue before and I am back up and running with minimal data loss, but still frustrated because I have no idea when this will strike again or how bad it will be and also believing that this had already been fixed and it has shown up again confuses me greatly. This is not a plan specific problem but I did save a copy of the plan file in the messed up state to send in to tech support and will continue to work with them in hopes of improving the software for everyone to enjoy. Thanks to all who have offered support and advice as this forum is the best source for help. I agree that outsourcing is not the solution but as the company grows maybe there is another way to provide more tech support hours for international users that could be considered. And Dermot, thank you again for your contribution of personal time.

Here is the error code that results when any attempt is made to select another layerset when this condition presents itself.

Maybe a Cupola ??

I thought everyone knew what a bird cage was after Miley got hers. I think it would have to be built with mostly solids.

Is it time to have a 24/7 Tech Support help line or is there someone who can explain this. Here is my Video rant for Dermot if you are working again this weekend, which I do appreciate very much.

I think the video you are remembering is #10 in Alan Brown's Training Video series : http://www.indyblueprints.com/videos.html

Hope there is a prize for the right answer but it sure looks interesting. Possibly a stray material was applied to the ceiling. Maybe the same marble from the fireplace?? Take the Material Eyedropper and hover over it in a 3D view and it will tell you what it is on the bottom left of the status bar.

That is one way of saying "DON'T PARK ON THE GRASS".

That will happen when you loose room definition. You need to make sure you have a positive connection to the building to form the room with a forth wall shared with the house. If you are having difficulties and it is not that simple you can always post your plan file and someone will usually take a look for you.

Chief will keep track of your Recent Files in the Startup Options. Super easy to launch from there. File > Startup Options.

Larry, Thanks for the definitive testing and perfect timing as I am now forwarding this directly to tech. And yes we have the same ALDO settings. Perry, My understanding is that the "Modify All Layer Sets" is for when editing Layer Display Properties- Color,Line weight etc.... Maybe ?

It should look like this, never seen it do anything different. Maybe something strange going on.

Thanks for looking at this Glenn, This along with what Eric said will get me through this job. You may have a point here but based on the title of my post and what Dermot said along with it functioning perfectly fine in X8. I am hoping that you are wrong. I am assuming that ALDO is newer than Layer Display Options so possibly there is just a programming weakness in the newer ALDO if they tried to write the code more efficiently but missed something.

Thank you Eric, That may get me through as a workaround until Chief gets ALDO fixed. Much appreciated. I originally found the bug using the All off Set and then had no way of turning on what I had created anywhere else. Here is another similar issue that I just recorded if anyone has had a situation like this. Please disregard this video as Glenn has identified the problem and I have reset my default label offset so the mistake does not happen again.

Here is a quick video if you would not mind taking a few minutes to watch and test. Forgot to mention in the video that I am also having issues deleting unused (freshly created) layers. I have now watched the instructional video that David provided the link to 5 times and I am still not sure what "certain actions" the Modify All Layer Sets setting works for which is certainly not a useful in diagnosing a software problem or learning how to use it in the first place even if it is all functioning properly. So I am not sure if the layer set that eventually showed up on some other layersets with different layer display properties was corrupted or was just not created with "Modify All Layer Sets" turned on or not. Also there is no helpful information in that video in regards to creating "New" Layers or "Copy" Layers or "Delete" Layers. "And So Forth" just does not cut it for me. Now that I have just roasted a Chief Architect video please let me know if I missed anything critically important in my video. Thanks.

David, Thanks you for the video link. I have watched it 4 times now and it does not address the issues I am having. When as you say "merely a productivity tool" is not working as Dermot says "If you create a new layer in one layer set, it should show up in every other layer set, always." then there is no productivity in using that broken tool. I may not have been perfectly clear in my original late night weekend posting of my frustration but this is perfectly reproducible on my system so I may make a short video here to see if anyone else can reproduce or give some insight.

Johnny, You are just so cute wearing that hat with the ears that I will answer that for you. ALDO ( Active Layer Display Options ) Usually found at the right side of your screen tabbed with the Library Browser and sometimes the Project Browser.

No issues here and your template functions fine but that is all it is on it's own without the plan file that it links to. Are you using the "Chief Architect Save As PDF"?

I have been having ALDO issues since Beta testing but is anyone else having problems now? Like for instance open a blank plan and create a new or copy of a layer and then switch Layer Sets and it is not there or anywhere else you look. Is this not the way it is supposed to work? It works in X8. I am trying to learn ALDO and this makes it rather confusing and hard to use. And then it show up corrupted in a couple of other layer sets 45 minutes later, so frustrating.

Thanks Eric, Where did you find those? Did you photoshop them?

To generate a flat soffit just be sure "soffits" are selected in the Structure tab of your Roof dialogue and also on the Options tab select "Boxed Eave:"