Kelly_K

Guess you really showed that new employee something.

Could also be a problem with your truss profile having extra nodes at the heel, but most likely it is the actual depth of the heel. I come across this problem all the time. It could be a bug as Michael suggests. Notice at the close up - the soffits are misaligned (eve to ceiling). I also have had problems with square cut eves.

Probably the better piece of advice, for example, I tend to leave the attic walls on to create automatic gable walls and to inform of changed ceiling heights and then turn off auto generation of same. I vacillate between showing the extended dormer walls and hiding them. Typically, most of the dormer work I do is spreading attic trusses apart and building walls between supported by the ladder framed floor. Given this scenario, I break (the exploded) dormer wall at the knee wall and use solid white fill and annotate that wall is to be constructed as a rake wall mechanically connected to the supporting girder truss. If I am working in snow country where better support is required by building a top a girder or lvl rafters then I hide the wall altogether as you suggest.

Yes a button to tell the wall to follow the stair stringer, horse, buck, etc. would definitely be welcomed.

Totally agree, I use it a bunch as well; mainly to quickly show changes in wall framing heights, from 9' to 10', or balloon, etc. instead of substituting walls with differing hatches. Nice tip Michael, on object painting. Occasionally, I have projects with multiple wall heights so I have a legend designating what each hatch represents, never thought to use the object eyedropper. In fact, I revise my earlier comment from nice tip to great tip.

Actually, we had something close this feature years ago; it went away when the folks at chief developed the apple version. I really miss this ability, I still find myself trying to scroll with my second mouse as I move to another window to this day.

Add spline to what you just said, and then you have my annual/biannual recommendation in suggestions.

David, Agree, and don't agree. The lost electrical connections is and has been an ongoing problem. I do a lot of production work that I rework completed plans where wire arcs connect to themselves ignoring the fixtures they are connected to, I move a switch expecting an arc to go with it only to watch the arc stay behind, and then not be able to convert back to a 3 way because the connection is lost on the other end (switch). I won't even discuss the esthetically displeasing, annoying high amplitude arcs that have to be person handled at virtually every connection. (well maybe a little mention) Even knowing how to wire right to left or vice versa, brings no solace when doing electrical work. This is in my opinion is a software problem through & through, and frankly I have been patient for well over 10 years. I would love to see a rework on the electrical side - tool and functionality wise.

Not sure my title for this topic is an accurate depiction of what is happening, or rather more of a description of what it feels like. Perhaps a better way to convey what I am experiencing is walls sticking to my cursor upon selection for just a millisecond causing it to move out of position thus making it feel like it jumped. This doesn't happen too often, and I have only just noticed this after the last few updates. I suspect that the culprit or cause as it were is likely that I have a mouse left click button wearing out. I use Logitech mice pretty much exclusively, since they perform and last well. Typically, I purchase new mice for new features that replace prior ones that are still working. In essence, I have never really worn one to the point of not working. I am using a G600 & G900. I am just curious if anyone else has experienced what I have described.

elevator? dumbwaiter?

Totally agree with all said.

Curt's point is not only valid, but relevant to all things that require work-arounds. Chief should redouble its efforts to identify all opportunities to do so, as they arise, such as this case. I would think marrying the panel box with the new niche tool, wouldn't be that difficult, but then I am not a programmer so I can only assume. Good suggestion Curt - you should move this thread there.

Much the same for me. My clients are mainly beer drinkers; that said it would be nice to have the options discussed here.

He is also noted for creating the coordinate system which you make your living on, and more commonly for the quote "I think therefore I am". Hence my word play, but what you said works for me.

Sounds like a Cartesian pronouncement.

This is a shame, the backward compatibility of Chief has always been a remarkable ability that has worked well and a point of pride.

My sentiments exactly, and yet here you are to sneak a peek at what is recommended. Hard to resist to see what others think. As usual, all very cogent responses.

Nice tip Michael, and I see this as another good reason for chief to allow us the ability to change origin point.

Frankly, for me the best way was to keep my day job, train and work nights & weekends. If you have employer provided healthcare, and a family it only makes sense. The only caveat is you have to set rules - i.e. time spent with family nightly to at least 8 pm, weekends - dedicate 6-8 hrs. Put yourself out there, as others have recommended, be honest about the timeliness of your production. Save the money from your extracurricular work eventually, the opportunity for self-employment will manifest itself.

I personally resort to primitives.

You had to say early seventies to date me. Head casing, and Cross head was how I learned to term it from the old timers training me then. If I mitered it was head casing, if I returned the trim on itself it was a cross head. I too have been bothered by the term lentil to substitute the above, because I perceive it to be structural not decorative. I have been quasi-colloquial in how I describe items in plan, for example, when I point to a furr-down I spell it 'fir-down'; because one, locally we pretty much use just doug-fir to frame with. Second I lose a letter and therefore shortens the text field. I have since seen it spelled back to me in the same fashion. I suppose it is these types of simplifies that become part of the local dialect. Hence, head casing or casing head becomes lintel.

Or you could go with converging pocket doors, but in all cases this setup seems to fail fire protection requirements.

You can right click your desktop icon and chose run with graphics processor and choose the nvidia card.

Peter are you using any 3d columns in your schedules? That has been a slow-down for me in the past.

I agree knucklehead is pretty tame compared to the coarseness that's become common place, and I am slightly embarrassed at the stand I have taken about such a triviality. I guess I was under an illusion of curtesy begetting curtesy, not being less important than generating laugh lines when it concerns strangers.