para-CAD

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  1. Our blocking comes with 3 @ 2" holes drilled in them and screened = bird blocks
  2. Is this a clean plan or did you have other walls near there that have since been deleted? I've seen ghost walls do crazy things sometimes.
  3. Lay on valley. I think I've seen a chief video on over framing or something similar. If I run across it, I'll be back
  4. I hope that’s going to be metal or some kind of synthetic. When I see the word “framing” I default assume wood
  5. Hotkeys in a StreamDeck.....playing with power
  6. Whether lines or fills, AutoCAD calls all those things Hatching. Chief and maybe SketchUp might be the only ones making that distinction
  7. I use separate plan files. I'm not savy enough with chief to do everything in one plan file. - As-built plan - Demo Plan - New proposed plan. Even the site plan is it's own plan file. All are sent to a single layout file. Referenced files can be overlaid to create some nice views between as-built and new for example.
  8. I’m doing similar. Post-framed into (2) DADU air b n b. occupancy risk category 1 engineering versus occupancy risk category 2 engineering
  9. Steve, You are a generous and helpful man. Thank you. I hope I get skilled enough to do likewise in the future.
  10. I can help you. No charge. A couple of hours on zoom might get you going in the right direction. I use X16 Premiere and SketchUp Pro. If you are using Home Designer, I don't have experience with that. My open time is evenings on the west coast. mike@para-cad.com
  11. I like your thought of using text. Do you have to have the new space visible in 3D? You could create a couple of 2D details (CAD LINES) to show what's up and reference them on the plan for that area.
  12. I had major crashes and I have a loaded M1 max. I run 100% clamshell to 2 external monitors. It only occurred in 3D in chief....so I waited for the next chief update. I worked without 3D for a while. Sketchup, auto cad, all worked fine. Then I decided to see if my hardware was an issue. Apple ran some tests and told me that they needed to replace things so off to Memphis, TN it was shipped. They replaced the display and whatever else (the invoice was vague). It worked great, but just last week during a client zoom, when I was in 3D....chief went completely black. Now when I go to open chief, it crashes before it loads.......and just tonight, this happened. Not a happy camper am I.
  13. Those are a pain to frame, too. We would have the studs at 6" o.c. to help keep the sheetrock from looking segmented. I don't know about why the upper stucco is missing but I got the door to look a bit better. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fren8cgk7pa71ibiug9cc/TURRET-1-para.plan?rlkey=gcvsiwapjpsnntgtguy3nafq3&dl=0
  14. I've had that exact problem, but it was with a print shop printing to paper at 95% (their default) instead of 100%. I'm on a Mac and have no issues. Can you share a file you have had this issue with - strip out whatever you don't need to share, and I will try to reproduce the error so it can be studied and solved.
  15. Copy - Paste Hold Position on other floor
  16. At the 12" walkline the tread should be 10" or greater. It's only 8 ¼". You're right to suspect these stairs.
  17. steel on steel to foundation
  18. I had a Magic Trackpad that was B/T to my computer and it had something barely pressing on it. I was flummoxed for a bit until I cleared my desk and the problem went away. Now that trackpad has the batteries removed (just as a precaution)
  19. Looks like a DWG export from Chief. The dimensions are a bit loose.
  20. Chief has been able to adjust button sizes ever since I started using it. It takes effect after you restart the app. Now you're going to make me install X15 just to make sure I'm right. BRB
  21. Set your toolbar Button size to a larger number until you like what you get. This is in Preferences (macOS shown here)
  22. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/riypz4bhbw2ith8eh5ydw/State-Test-Plan-Judges.pdf?rlkey=4fpu596hzhoqeenikch8yc589&dl=0
  23. I searched for "Sloped Insulation" and there was nothing so here is my question. How do I make the batt insulation slope like in the attached picture? I have never found a way to get the box to break so I could slope it. Too bad a generic batt insulation hatch couldn't be a fill in a regular polyline...problem solved.