William

Thanks David.

Do you know if there is a way to get the 'Auto Dimension' feature to include the windows assigned to Level 1?

Bill

This is a single story plan with all ceilings attached to the shed roof.  Monolithic foundation and no attic.

There are two windows assigned to Level 1.  One had a door below on level 0 and the other has a window below on level 0.

All four items display in plan views (making an unrecognizable mess!) and only the Level 0 items are Auto Dimensiones.

Is there a way to make Auto Dimension pick up the Level 1 windows, too?

I had material display issues with my lattice and metal roof materials. Try removing the "Bump Map File" from the concrete.

Go to your 'Plan Materials', find your concrete material and click 'Edit'.

In the 'Define Material' window, select 'Texture'.

Copy/Paste the current 'Bump Map File'  somewhere convenient (i.e. Notepad, in case you want to put it back.) 

Delete the 'Bump Map File'.  If that was the problem, the tea pot in the material display window should display properly.

You could change your Default Layout Text to a font that is all caps: i.e. COPPERPLATE GOTHIC BOLD.

There is absolutely no difference in my 3D "PREVIEW" and "FINAL VIEW" and "FINAL VIEW with Shadows".  There is no difference in the model's detail and shadows are Always displayed.

Where do I go to turn shadows OFF in the 3D "PREVIEW" and "FINAL VIEW"?

X8

X8 Premium

The edit wall indicators for the start and end of a wall are turned off.  Where do I go to turn them on? 

Thanks Michael, that took care of it.

RTS in light fixture name JPG

Example with "RTS" in light fixture names uplaoded

Warden 0715-x7 --RTS in light fixture names.plan

Can anyone explain why the term "RTS" (Remote Test Station?) is included in the name of so many of the lighting fixtures? 

The master template is the profile plan and layout that comes with the program.

Do you know how I can get a new, clean, 'Master' X7 Profile.plan?  I have messed mine up somewhere along the way.

I recently discovered that Chief's room area calculations are not correct if, at any time in your plan, you changed any room's "Include in Living Area" selection from it's default setting.

For instance, if you change an Open Below area's DEFAULT "Do not include in living area" to "Include it in the Living Area", some of the room area calculations in your plan will no longer be correct.  Changing that room selection back to the default will not fix the calculations.  

This appears to hold true for X7 & X6 (I haven't checked it in any other versions) and may only affect the Garage area calculations.

Chief is aware of this, but in the meantime, does anyone know of a way to get a polyline's area to automatically display? 

Chief room area calculations incorrect.plan 

Welcome Richard. I'm not an architect but do have some similar PM issues.

I use a program called Intellect another version is Time and Chaos (love the name) T & C is the same but without email. I find the integration of email very useful. ( I wish it would integrate texts). Can be very simple to use, great at linking between contacts, email (automatic), appts and tasks (optional), other contatcts, and an overall project. For accessing or sharing between multiple users in the same office I've never found anything easier

 

I've gone through spurts between using all of the features and only some. It can be very powerful even in the simplest forms. With any of the software that does PM I've found that using full features can get to take more time than it saves but YMMV.

They have a trial version of each and a free version of an older T & C. I also subscribe to their hosting service so I can sync to my phone. (contacts, calendar, and tasks only)

Worth a look at http://www.chaossoftware.com/

Mark,

I use a free Android app called 'MightyText' to capture all of my text messages and display them in my desktop browser.  Much quicker to create text messages using a full keyboard or copy/paste to the text message window.

They offer a Pro version that will integrate your Text messages with your email. (You can send/receive text messages from your email account.)  This may, in effect, integrate your text messages into your PM system...?

FYI: I use a program called CompanionLink to sync my Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Memo(notes) to my phone, tablet and PC. Syncing is done through their free cloud service, so there are no subscriptions required.

I like to keep the electrical labels on while I'm placing them so I can see what's what.  After selecting an electrical tool, I group select all electrical and change the offset.  It's more readable, but not a great solution.

On the layout I turn them off and use the Schedule for ID.

Did CA address this in X7?

Can we ask why? The materials list is accurate to what is in the model. The numbers may not make much sense, but they are correct.

To clarify my question, I'm referring to a disclaimer like the one that is shown on page 1225 of the Chief Architect X6 Reference Manual:

"The Materials List is based on certain 

Is there any way to add a DISCLAIMER to the Material List? 

To clarify my question, I'm referring to a disclaimer like the one that is shown on page 1225 of the Chief Architect X6 Reference Manual:

"The Materials List is based on certain 

Thanks WIlliam, that explanation helps a lot.  I had no idea that checking the Evaluate box changed the way the program viewed the code.

The training video on creating user defined macros appears to clearly define the steps to create a user macro...and the macro below seems simple enough, so...Why won't it work?   

With a Layout Box selected I created this macro by Inserting Object Specific macros:

Macro Name: MyLayoutLabel  

Macro Value: %automatic_label%%layer_set%%box_scale%

Tommy,

I have used the %scale% for a good while, too.  I place it in my plan on each floor/elevation/section and it would always update on the LAYOUT page as I scrolled in & out, but now it only displays the current zoom level you have the PLAN file set to. 

OMG! When I first read this, I immediately thought of the plan that I had already had printed and delivered using X6 that will be screwed up, having no Idea the function of the %scale% Macro had been changed!! (Yeah, something else to have to check closer.)

But, reviewing the PDF files I sent to the print shop, I found that the CORRECT SCALE was sent to the PDF files and therefore the scales all printed correctly. 

For those of you slamming Tommy, I use the %scale% command on my PLAN file/elevations/sections so I can see, in REAL WORLD SIZE, how the information will display on the final prints.  This is especially helpful in areas where there is a lot of text crammed into a small drawing area.

Tommy, I also place the %scale% macro on my Layout Template (one in each corner), just outside the print area, so I can zoom to a real world view to see if I have any areas that are too congested to be easily read when printed...for those items placed directly to a Layout page from the Library.

How can I design deck railing that has built-in seating in Chief?