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I am seeing this in the elevations and the full camera views. In a raytrace the windows are transparent.

Here is a n00b question....somehow I've set glass to be opaque (no matter what glass I use it is all opaque even though the actual material has transparency set into it). How do I undo this? Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the suggestions, turns out I didn't select Split wall assemblies into layers. Works fine now.

I have a client that would like the plans in DWG format. But when I convert to DWG the walls don't convert properly. It seems that the main layer of the wall is the only thing that converts, both the interior and exterior layers do not convert to the DWG. It is a complex wall with few items on both the interior and exterior layers (Rigid insulation, a secondary 2"x4" insulated wall, strapping, siding, etc). All else seems to convert properly. Any help would be appreciated.

I have a building with a walk out basement. There are retaining walls on either side of the sliding door. I use an elevation region between the retaining walls and then beyond the walls to set the lowest elevation. Then I used elevation lines to step the grade down from the highest to the lowest on the other side of the retaining walls. Once I build the terrain the actual grade seems to go berserk. There are depressions where there shouldn't be and even large mounds within the elevation region. The more I try to fix it the worse it gets. There are also dips in the retaining walls (the walls follow the grade nicely then suddenly dip down to the footing, then back up to the grade and continue to follow the grade) Is there a better way to do this?

Thanks to both of you. Those videos are just what I was looking for!

Hello All, Had a real estate client ask if we could supply them with interactive 3D views of a spec house we are working on. I know Chief can do renderings (Interior and exterior) and walkthroughs, etc. Is there any interactive options? As in the viewer can control where they go and what they look at on the real estate agent's website. Thanks for any help.

That did it, would like an easier solution thought...oh well... Thanks

Whenever I show door labels on the elevations the labels of interior doors are shown as well. This is confusing. The interior door labels are shown whenever the door is seen through a window. Is there a way to turn off the interior door labels?

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the time and effort you all took to resolve my question. I ended up going the molding polyline method. There were 5 different decks (small apartment building) and each deck was a different size. Using the molding polyline method was quick and the results were exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again.

No, I haven't tried moldings. Will give it a shot, thanks.

Using X12

I've attached an image of the railing symbol I've created. What the architect wants is a glass panel centered on the newel as shown. She also wants two rails as shown (attached to the outside edge of the newel posts) except the rails are to be continuous by the newels. As you can see the rails stop at each newel post. Is there a way to get the rails continuous? Thanks

Perfect, Thanks Gene. I looked all through the object info and didn't see this option at all. I'll have to update my profile. Thanks again Gene

My exterior walls typically are 2"x6" stud, sheathing with 2" rigid insulation and 1"x3" strapping then wood siding. The 2"x6" stud wall is on the main layer and everything else I've listed are on the exterior layer. This way when I build the foundation the concrete wall lines up with the 2"x6" wall. The drawback is the door and window casings are drawn on the main layer only with the rigid insulation, strapping and siding standing proud of the casings. I would like the casing at the strapping layer. Is there a way that this can be done and the concrete wall still line up with the 2"x6" wall? Thanks for any help.

Thanks Michael, I'll give that a shot.

I have an odd roof line I would like to show in CA. The attached file shows what I did as a conceptual drawing in Autocad, I used a mesh to draw the roof line. Basically, its a mono slope roof with a twist (literally). The high point of the monotruss on the front is on the opposite side than on the back. There is probably a name for this shape but I don't know it. If this can be done within Chief that would be great. Thanks all for any help. 0216-019 Beaver Harbour Preliminary Floorplan For Roof Autocad Layout1 (1).pdf

Thanks Don, That did it. And thank you Eric for your help as well.

Thanks, While that does work for me the only drawback is it then applies different number s for every window even if they are identical. Just wondering if there is a way to manually renumber a window.

Hello all, I have a situation where I have three very similar windows. They are the exact same size and overall construction, a double transom window over a double window. The differences in the windows is one window the bottom double window is op/fixed, the next window is fixed/op and the last window is fixed/fixed. The problem I am having is they are all showing up as the same window in the schedule, in this case are all listed as W20. Is there a way I can change the window numbers? Thanks for any help.

Is there a way to import terrain data from Google Earth? We used to be able to do that through Sketchup but now that Sketchup has been separated from Google there isn't that functionality anymore. Is there a way to take an image of the site from Google Earth and import it into Chief so that I can show the house on the site?

I am creating a curved roof over an entry and would like to know if there is a way to adjust both angles (eave and ridge or even the radius). Now when I adjust one the other angle and radius automatically adjusts to a number that I can't work with in this case. This roof starts as a 3/12 standard roof for 3' then curves up to the gable wall. I split the roof in two horizontally and have the first portion a standard 3/12 sloped roof and then the upper second portion to be curved. So, I would want the angle at the curve at the "eave" (in this case the intersection of the two slopes) to match the lower 3/12 slope (approx 14 deg) and have the angle at the ridge to be 30 deg. When I set the angle of the eave at 14 then set the angle at the ridge to 30 then angle at the eave changes to -1.9 degs. When I change one the other changes automatically. Is there a way to lock one angle like there is to lock slope and heights of a standard sloped roof?

Hello all, I've been asked to export drawings to DWG and when I do the walls, cabinets, furniture and window, door and elevations callouts are filled with solid colour. I would like to remove this fill as it doesn't add to the clarity of the drawing. While it looks great within Chief Architect it doesn't translate well to Autocad. Problem is this solid fill is on the same layer as the rest of the wall, cabinets, etc. so I have to tediously pick them one a t a time and delete them. Is there a better way? Can I disable the solid fill within Chief architect? Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks Perry, I will attempt making the symbol but if all else fails maybe just add cad lines to show the operation directions.

Is it possible to show windows as tilt-turn windows? I've searched here and online and haven't found anything on this topic. In elevation a tilt-turn window has an operating symbol similar casement window AND an awning window combined since the window can be opened as a casement window or an awning window (hinged at the bottom though in this case). Thanks