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For help with any question regarding Chief you can go to Chiefarchitect.com. Along the top of the page, click on User Center. The drop down menu will take you to Training Videos and also Knowledge Base where you can search for DWG imports. This is one article explaining how to import a DWG file and then using the CAD to Walls tool. You also have the option to import the DWG file and instead of using CAD to Walls, you can manually trace over the walls with Chief's wall tools. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00170/using-cad-to-walls-from-an-imported-dwg-dxf.html P.s. This forum is for Tips and Techniques. If you post your question in the General Q&A forum you will get a lot more help. And if you find you need more help still, Chief offers Personal Training sessions. Good luck!

You could simply pull a window blind out of the library and drop it into your plan and adjust placement in a 3d view. The blind will be independent of the full lite doors so you will have to manually adjust placement, but it should work fine. I typed "Window Blinds" into the library search bar and found a handful of options.

I like to use a tall cabinet, take off the doors, remove the toe kick, then add base molding. You can easily adjust the size, the material, the color, the moldings. They move as a fixed unit if you need to slide them. Very easy to control and very stable. Hope this helps.

@Mackenzie, You are doing really well to tackle an attic while being so new to Chief! I find attics to be one of the trickiest parts to the program. You might want to consider calling up Chief and asking for a private session with one of their personal trainers who will go through your plan with you step by step, teach you how the tools work, and can answer your questions as you work together. I've used them many times and found it really helpful - especially when I've needed to figure something out to get a job completed. Good luck! Susan

I have an old 2019 MacBook Pro hooked up to an even older Apple LED Cinema Display and I've had no issues with crashing in any 3d views (I don't use PBR on this setup) or library. Not sure this helps considering my setup is much less sophisticated, but it works well for me. p.s. One other note...when I purchased my MacBook Pro, I was told I had to get the 16" and not the 14". The 2019 16" has 2 graphics cards whereas the 14" did not. Not sure how things work now that Apple has switched to the M chips.

Thank you for sharing your strategy!

Thank you @robdyck and @Renerabbitt for the tutorial on how to get rid of a stray surface using 3d view! Really appreciate your help.

Wow! Thank you @Renerabbitt I went back in and zoomed way in to see a little round circle on the far edge of the box. Is that what you found and deleted? May I ask how you deleted it? I don't seem to be able to isolate it from the rest of the box. I'd just like to know for future reference. Thanks.

Hi Robert, Here is the link to the object. It is on the manufacturer's website. https://fittingscollection.com/collections/wall-shelving/products/double-wall-shelf-3 Thank you for giving it a go! Susan

Thank you TeaTime. No luck and I think it's something the company needs to fix on their end, but I was able to find a work around and get the object to work well enough for the time being.

Hi, I downloaded a .skp file from a brand that I've downloaded from before (successfully), but this particular object came with a huge bounding box. I opened up the dialog box and found the place to adjust the size of the bounding box, but haven't been successful in fixing the issue. Also, I'm not able to get a thumbnail to generate from this object in my library. Suggestions? Thanks! Susan

Daniella, You can try moving the mirror in a 3d view, an elevation view, or a plan view. Sometimes one view is easier than the other. Click on the mirror and if it does not highlight, let go of the mouse and press "tab" once and it should highlight the mirror. Be sure to try all 3 options if you're having trouble and try zooming in - that can help too. I'm assuming this is just a plain mirror that you selected out of the library and placed on the wall and not something embedded in the tile? Also, you might want to fill in your "signature" so we know what version of Chief you are working in and whether you are on a Mac or a PC. Click on your name to get a drop down menu to take you to settings and then click on signature. Susan

Welcome! Looks like you are doing a great job for being so new to the program. As Mark mentioned, while in plan view, click on tub filler or mirror or shelf to highlight it, then hold the Command button down while moving the mouse to more easily move the highlighted object. For more learning, try the training videos on Chiefarchitect.com https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/ Or try on demand training through Chiefarchitect.com (see attachment). Good luck!

Our business is set up on Google and we use Google Meet all the time to work remotely since my team is in Boston and I moved to CO. We send the client a link to the meeting and if it is a new client, I always do a test run with them before the meeting to make sure they have what they need on their end to log into the meeting. Generally very easy for a client and once they've logged into the meeting, I simply share my screen so everyone can see what I'm doing in Chief. I've also used Zoom to work remotely and shared my screen. Hope this helps!

@vikiw_bend @Rich_Winsor Content@chiefarchitect.com can contact the manufacturer and request a catalog update for an existing catalog. I just sent content@chiefarchitect.com an email letting them know that Hardie needs an update. Susan