dshall

change your wall type to this, then you will get wood rim boards.  (check your wall type)

they may be roof intersection points?

or temp points you put in the plan

thanks Joe

Does anybody remember What year did we go from 36" hi to 42" hi guardrails in CA?

I think we were still in the UBC

thanks

6 minutes ago, robdyck said:

For some reason, whenever there's a vaulted ceiling, Chief decides to bump the wall framing up to meet the roof structure. That's what is happening with your exterior wall.

hmmmm. for some reason if I open a new plan it behaves correctly,  however with my plan,  is drops the bottom chord down.

Wall is correct height,  roof is correct height,  bottom chord is dropped down....  only on my plans, not on a new one.....  

I have noticed this with the past couple of releases....  anybody else notice this?

Scissor Truss bottom chord frame 2" too low.

I start the roof plane at the exterior of the wall and I start the roof plan at the interior face of wall.

As a fall back you can use CUSTOM MUTTINS......  I assume that is still a feature 8n CA

I did a vid on this many years ago.  You can make any shaped island you want.  Think positive bow and negative bows.

if it is complex,  draw shape of base cab with cad lines and then using the info from each arc/line to define the length/arc of the bow cabinets.

you get the BOW DEPTH from the cad arcs.

it is really quite easy once you d9 it once or twice.

1 minute ago, Gawdzira said:

What does a typical house look like? Is this a single level ranch or a possible design by Bruce Goff?

funny you mention Bruce Goff,  one of my favorites.

I do between 50 and 100 remodels each year.  Including a 4 hour site measure,  most AS-BUILTS come in around 12-16 hours sans details,  electric plans and all the BS paper work we in California need to complete.  So this includes site plan ,  elevations,  roof plan,  floor plans,  demo plan,  8 sections,  framing plans,  foundation plan and a round of golf.  CA is truly an amazing program for the type of work I do.  
 

Hence this necessitated a 20% increase in hourly rate this year.

that is a fair number....  or quicker....  at least 24 hours

Interesting. you are showing plywood on the roof....  I am assuming you put that in manually?

6 hours ago, parkwest said:

Like this?

 

 

That is 3D.

 I believe he was asking how to do in PLAN VIEW.

Just now, DH7777 said:

.... What exactly is the RAINBOW TOOL again?

ADJUST MATERIAL DEFINITION.

BTW,  I may not of read your post correctly.....  is there the roller at the bottom of the screen that is either clicked on or off?

This might be two different issues.  I could not change the color.  You might be using the MATERIAL EYEDROPPER, you are changing color and the pattern/texture.

 try the ADJUST MATERIAL DEFINITION (rainbow tool)

1 hour ago, DH7777 said:

Can any tell me what I must have turned off or on that changes how my "material eyedropper"  And   "Adjust material Definition" tool? For example, I used to be able to pick a wood grain material or a roofing material from Core, bonus, or Manufacture catalogs, and if I wanted to change the color ONLY to that material I could for instance go to Sherwin Williams folder or Minwax folder and just pick a color and eyedrop it onto my material ( in full camera mode).  I wish to change Only the color and it would do so without removing the shingles or wood grain material I have chosen. Now it completely removes and relaces the material altogether with a solid color. Frustrating and I do not know what setting I have changed. Because I used to be able to change material color at any time while in Full Camera mode and Only the color would change, not replace the material. Please help this has massively limited my ability to customize material colors. Thanks

This is so weird.  I was just experiencing this issue.  I was not able to change the COLOR of. material using the RAINBOW TOOL.  This was going on for about a week or two and suddenly this morning it is working again.  I am on a MAC.

Larry,  try using a true curved polyline to create a true curve to that roof plane.  Do not use the segmented curve for roof plane.

just a guess.

11 minutes ago, CPDesigns said:

Hi Douglas,

Did you ever find a group in SO. California.  I am new to Chief and would love to join a group.  I live in Aliso Viejo,  CA.  I am a kitchen and bath designer, who hand drew until 3 years ago when I learned CAD.  Thankfully I was able to take a year of CAD at a local community college.   Its frustrating when I get stuck in chief because there is no one to discuss things with.

 

Thank you,

Cheryl~

I have been using this program for 15 years.  I have tried user groups,  private tutors etc,  The best way I have found to get help is right here on Chief Talk.  There are plenty of good folks on this site who will help you out.......  and just think about it....  you can usually get an answer in less than 10 minutes.

34 minutes ago, glennw said:

I would use auto roofs and build the popup on a new floor.

That way, most things will happen automatically.

Yeppers ....  except I ain't smart enough to do the auto roofs

Here it is Joe,

Try Tommy Blair,  he is in Houston.

2 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said:

Hey Scott,

How did that work out?

Well,  they bought the home,  but I do not think it has been surveyed yet....  so I do not know.

They might come to me this year.  Whenever you buy something in La Jolla,  I think it takes some time to get your feet under you again.

9 hours ago, johnbrian2 said:

I don't usually leave reviews online, but I felt compelled to do so in this case since they did such a great job.  Within minutes of making this post, I received a private message from Mayank at amayacad.com.  He requested my plan, reviewed it and said he could help me out for a fair price.  They completed the work on time, and it looks amazing.  I highly recommend them if anyone else is looking for similar work.  

Do you want to share their solution?

44 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said:

Rich is actually an Alien, Scott is that right, I'm not sure.

I think Perry is right,  I usually do it Perry's way.

Rich Winsor,  almost as funny as Alan L.

thanks,  good laugh in the AM.