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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:"

You can sometimes get more information by clicking on the details tab and it may take you to an article on the subject but often there is nothing available. It does sound serious though as if your hard drive is corrupted or the files have been moved and can't be found. It might be wise to call tech support on this one and give them the error #.

Thanks Robert, Those will work fine for now and for structure details until I can find a finished version.

Would need a little more information to know exactly where you are at and where you would like to be, and confused about why there are "two dims on top of each other". Please illustrate if possible. If I understand at all where you are going with this you might want to look at some of Modest Michael's Macro's that allow custom labeling of cad (invisible wall) lines. Or just manually use the label feature. Free version : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/11669-michaels-custom-macros-tools-symbols-and-training-services/?do=findComment&comment=103199 Paid version : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/11669-michaels-custom-macros-tools-symbols-and-training-services/?do=findComment&comment=103706 You can also use a label with an elevation point and maybe even a macro. I quite often make a PDF directly from the plan file on preliminary stuff or single page projects. Works fine for me. Here is another video that I just watched that is about polyline labels that could be quite useful here : https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/14010-dimension-notations-too-many-steps-for-something-that-could-be-so-simple/?do=findComment&comment=119659

Don't give up Perry, If we all work together it will happen. I got a note back from my tech inquire today. " Thank you for contacting Technical Support, I checked with content and they currently are working on adding Parallel Strand Lumber to the core catalog, and one of these days you will see this new material in the Library Browser. " I have also been pushing for the ability to assign default materials for each type of framing member. No response on that yet though.

If you are referring to the length and angle display for a cad line, that is controlled by text style that you are using for the cad line. You should set one up for each scale of survey you will be typically working with.

Wow, Thanks Michael that was magic. I must have done everything else 30 times over including a reboot. Much appreciated!!!!

I am trying my best to learn auto Roofs but seem to be having an issue with presetting in defaults the thickness of my rafters in the Structure tab. I can successfully change the width and even the material but not the Thickness. Also trying to add a layer of structural sheeting and a layer of rigid insulation but nothing seems to be read from the default settings when building or rebuilding the roof plane. Seems to be stuck at 31/2" for some reason. I just updated and still have the same behavior. Any ideas?

Thanks Jerry I do have a call into Weyerhaeuser, so if they come through with something good I can maybe share it here but so far lots of stuff like this that would be pretty difficult to make a material file with unless it was 3D and I could turn it.

Does anyone have a high res image or material file for PSL ( Parallel Strand Lumber ) that they would be willing to share or provide a link for? I have found several images I could use for end grain but will only have a few of those exposed. No luck searching for a flat image of the side. I would prefer a sanded, filled, stained, and sealed version but based on my searches today would settle for anything that looks good. My next project features exposed PSL Timber frame. Thanks In Advance.

Once you have your defaults set for interior and also exterior as Eric posted then just re dimension and the select the wall that needs to move and then go to the dimension that needs to change then when the hand appears select and input the correct value.

Sorry I looked at that too quickly. It is the exterior dimensions that will have to be adjusted to the wall surface and also you may need to reduce the size of your building that same amount.

Looks to me that everything is as it should be. Your exterior dimensions are to the framing and your interior dimensions are to the drywall. If you change your dimension defaults as Eric is suggesting everything should work for you.

Looks to me like your paper border. If so toggle the third tool from the top right on your screen and that should be gone.

I may not have actually been an attic wall but was on the Attic level at that location on the Walls Invisible layer. Just delete on your plan file or if you can't find it download my fixed version.

All better now. Just a little piece of residual attic wall to delete and it is fine now. Carver_5_08_17_fixed.plan

Likely has something to do with how the side wall of the garage or attic side wall of garage joins into house. Try the Edit wall Intersections tool or post your plan file so someone can take a look for you.

Dan, I am not quite sure what is going on but I seem to have lost scrolling function on the forum with my mouse roller wheel. I have recently changes some setup on my system but it seems to be working fine in other programs and even other web pages with my Chrome browser. It seems to work fine with Edge and IE 11. Is this happening to anyone else? Seems to be working fine today after windows update. Not quite sure what was going on.