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I never use the floor up or floor down tool. Every saved plan view goes to a specific floor automatically. I think I do this because I want granular control. I also do dimensions and CAD but I haven’t implemented it in this current template yet. It was just a week ago that I got up the nerve to start using project management. I can only take so many of these exciting new changes at one time.

I know I'm probably overthinking this, but I have started modifying my general template in the following ways: For each SAVED PLAN VIEW I create a TEXT layer and a NOTES layer named and associated with that SAVED PLAN VIEW. As I navigate from one SAVED PLAN VIEW to another, I will already have TEXT that is specific for that plan view as well as NOTES. For some reason, I have struggled with TEXT sometimes appearing on different and multiple SAVED PLAN VIEW that I have to manually go and deal with. I figure that if I isolate unique TEXT layers and NOTE layers to SAVED PLAN VIEWS, I will eliminate this. All my SAVED PLAN VIEWS are named after layout sheets so that when I start modeling I open up the layout for whatever project I'm working in and then double click in the view ports (layout boxes) and it opens to the proper SAVED PLAN VIEW so I can do work based on layout sheets. I've seen many people say that you can do all your work in the WORKING drawing layer but I have had issues with that for some reason, probably user inflicted because I'm that guy, so this is my workaround and I thought I would share it as a suggestion. At some point I will make a video so that what I've written is more easily understood. Black and then white text is odd...and I don't always have projects that use all 40 sheets. Unused are deleted. Layout Pages Saved Plan Views

10 cents PSF. MIN $250 per model. Pass. Time is money. At $125/hour min. how long will these 3D models take? Try https://www.freelancer.com or some off-shore service. Good luck

Did you remove the zipped plan?

Did you use the Build Foundation tool or the Slab Tool?

That would be a nice option in preferences.......or per object type for the macro masters

If you make changes on a plan out for bid.......don't......unless you send out an updated plan. Having subs bid plans that are not current can lead to $$$ mistakes

I manually do everything with polyline boxes and then manually add that information to sheet 0 in the title block

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More: Streamdeck for 1-button shortcut key (hotkey) activation. The 32 button physical deck Followed by the repurposed iPad with up to 128 buttons per screen in dual app mode The most used hotkeys start in the bottom left and move outward.

So back in 1989 through 1995 I exclusively framed houses within 150 miles of Houston Texas. Every single set of plans had a small text box on the very first page, cover sheet that had heated space first floor heated space second floor those two numbers added together and then all the unheated space listed as garage, covered porch and the like. We being lazy framers were caught up in the dollar per square foot game and we were able to look at the very first page and run a quick calculation from those numbers to let the builder know what it would cost for us to frame it. This was when I was a helper and this is how I saw it done. As I moved on and ran my own show I started to study the plans from the roof down to the foundation and I was able to see where the choke points were and add additional pricing to cover the time. I was no longer a flat rate dollar per square foot Framer. If they were putting these kinds of numbers on the cover sheet back then, there’s no excuse for that not to be automated and available without having to buy a macro from someone. I respect and admire the guys that can write macros but some of this stuff should be default in chief itself. I dictated this without proofreading so there may be some confusion

I have an apple account and ran into this

windows users might not want to create an apple account just to view your plan.

BKJ You will have better results if you start a new thread of your own than "hijack" a completely different thread.

More apps: - Build Calc (better than Construction Master) https://www.buildcalc.com - Setapp https://setapp.com (subscription is worth the access) All Legal. See pics below - Cleanshot X - PDF Squeezer - Text Sniper - Grab2Text https://www.softwarehow.com/grab2text/ - Thriftmac https://www.thriftmac.com Websites: - https://globe.adsbexchange.com Just to know what aircraft are flying overhead - https://www.youtube.com/@RailCowGirl Just a 4K view out the front window of electric trains crossing Norway. Nice to have just out of direct eye sight. Like you're working on a plan in the front of a train. - https://www.chiefexperts.com Dan Baumann - https://www.rabbittdesign.net Rabbitt Design

Cool. I've had this laying around in a "tech" drawer. I am now trying it out. It has quite a few buttons.

I’m not in front of my computer but I think you need to right- click the schedule and choose either refresh or re-number from the dialogue drop-down/context menu and it will re-number everything correctly. Then if you want them in a certain order you can drag each row up or down and that will also re-order the callouts. I could be wrong because I can’t verify but I think that’s how you do it

Apps: Dropbox Raycast or Alfred Sketchup Notes or Evernote Hardware: MX Master Mouse Caldigit Docking Station 3D Connexion (works perfect in Sketchup...not in chief) StreamDeck. Start mobile first - repurposed iPad. $49 lifetime license Training: Dan Baumann's Pro-Academy I'll think of more in a while

Standard is what is used for the government taxing purposes.

Create it in sketchup then import it into chief as a symbol..........but you need EXACT sizes, pitch, and dimensions to make sketchup useful in this instance. Loom is cool. https://www.loom.com/share/eebe1a80e68f48e4932879d46a4eecb1

Most called windows are actually ½" smaller both ways than called (48" x 36" is 47 ½" x 35 ½") and the R/O actually is 4-0/3-0 Anderson has some custom sizes....always refer people to the vender literature....

If X18 is featuring files existing on a CA cloud service....I could see an increased charge for that. I hope it's optional, because I like Dropbox.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/evabpd7j2i7fv19l48ahk/AB-CV0bFJqGBRqRJDHtepi8?rlkey=2tttcvn6nqosr0gt82smk01he&dl=0 2 different 3D exports and one 2D plan view section up 48". Resize the 2D using the dimensioned 50' wall

I’m heading into town so I won’t be able to solve this for you for a couple hours.