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I've found that going from one resolution to another always creates this problem. My home monitor and second screen in my office is 1080 but my laptop is 4K. Most of the other staff on my team had computers that were 1080. If I open the files they worked on in 1080 with my 4k laptop all of the text would do that. So after numerous attempts at trial and error to figure this out (since Support had no answer to this issue) I figured out that if I set my second screen (#2 in image) that has a 1080 resolution as the "main display" in the windows settings and use my laptop as the second screen it resolves the issue. So obviously it's not a Chief architect issue, it's a Windows resolution issue with text boxes.

Anyone aware of Chief's preferred driver version from Nvidia? Gameready Drivers or Studio Drivers?

All my drafting staff make anywhere in this range, depending on years of experience. Most started while in college and have worked their way up, very few have been with me longer than 3 years as my company is not that old, but I've retained them through the pandemic, they have flexibility and they are treated well. They enjoy their jobs and enjoy learning as we go. I also offer 2 weeks PTO to my full time staff.

For an entry level draftsman that's average rate for us locally. Are you surprised?

Good morning! I'm in the need to hire someone for our fast growing company. We are centrally located in Lubbock, Texas but do work all over the state and in New Mexico as well. Most of my team works remotely so there is no requirement to relocate. Here are the positions please submit resume and/or portfolio to aaron@adgtexas.com or call the office at 806-853-8667 for any further questions about the positions available. Architect Architect / Designer - Residential, Multi Family and Light Commercial ADG Design, LTD is currently seeking a creative, motivated, and technically proficient Designer / Architect with demonstrated capabilities in design and production. Previous experience working in an architecture firm is preferred and the ability to work well under time constraints in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The successful candidate should be a graduate holding a professional degree in architecture from an a accredited US institution of higher learning. Prior experience in an architecture practice is preferred, Chief Architect is preferred but experience in Revit and SketchUp will be helpful as well. Responsibilities include: Assisting with design and production of project documents through all phases of a project from pre-design through construction administration. Code Studies and Project Management will be a primary focus. Desired Skills and Experience: Professional degree in Architecture Additional accreditations (AIA, LEED) is a plus. Prior experience in an architecture firm. Strong presentation, organizational, and communication skills Proficiency with Chief Architect X13 and some experience with Lumion, Sketchup, Revit, and AutoCAD will be helpful Proficiency with graphics software systems such as Adobe Photoshop will be helpful. Team oriented, self-driven work ethic Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet fast paced project demands & deadlines. Must be a US Citizen Job Type: Full time Salary: Negotiable Education: Bachelor's (Required) United States (Required), Texas (Required) Remote work acceptable; Relocation assistance not provided but can relocate to main office if desired. Health, Dental, Vision, and Retirement plans available Paid time Monday to Friday Company Stock Options are available to licensed professionals Draftsman / Designer Responsibilities include: Assisting Designers / Architects with design and production of project documents through all phases of a project from pre-design through construction administration. Desired Skills and Experience: Min. 3 years drafting / design experience. Proficiency with Chief Architect X13 and some experience with Lumion, Sketchup, Revit, and AutoCAD will be helpful Proficiency with graphics software systems such as Adobe Photoshop will be helpful but not a must. Team oriented, self-driven work ethic Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet fast paced project demands & deadlines. Must be a US Citizen Job Type: Full time Salary: $13-18/hour based on experience Education: Minimum Associates Degree or Certificate in Drafting with emphasis on Architecture United States (Required), Texas (Required) Remote work acceptable; Relocation assistance not provided but can relocate to main office if desired. Health, Dental, Vision, and Retirement plans available Paid time Monday to Friday

Brian, Thank you. The reset options panel worked. I didn't realize that was a thing. robdyck mentioned it but I didn't know it was in that panel. Thank you for clarifying it's location. All is right with the world now.

Anyone else having an issue where the Wall Type Definitions box can not be adjusted in size? I can only adjust it vertically and not horizontally. Thought this could be a Beta thing but after updating it this AM it's still doing it.

Are there any additional updates and features, bug list, etc?

Thank you. We prefer to input the information ourselves since the export Res Check never worked that well in prior versions and also we have a better understanding of the wall systems we are recording. We just did an export to ResCheck and it seems to work better now. Still not clear on what walls are which but I guess we can suffer through that for now.

see below, usually has all of this information displayed, thermal envelope, wall heights, etc

We noticed this morning that nothing is calculating like it used to in the Materials List for the General Section once upgrading to X13. Anyone else know of an issue or having an issue with this? I've submitted a ticket. See attached for reference.

So some older GTX cards are supposed to support real time raytracing with the latest drivers but X13 doesn't recognize this. Any chance we could see an update to support it? "GTX cards that will gain basic ray tracing effects and low ray counts include the Titan XP, Titan X, GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1070, GTX 1060 6GB, GTX 1660 Ti (Turing), GTX 1660 (Turing)."

If an builder couldn't build that based on that view then they shouldn't be building houses. That's why elevation views are important as well. However, we do fill the first floor planes as a solid similar to what was shown in an earlier post to differentiate what floor plate the roofs start on.

Seriously...

Why give the option of insetting the door jambs if the door isn't going to move with it? I have as built in a church that I'm working on and this is a 12" wall with a 4" door frame that is inset 4" into the wall. What is the point of giving control to your object's pieces that totally disconnect from the functionality of the entire object? Makes zero sense. Anyone have a solution other than trying to frame walls to act as the inset area?

Figured it out. On the outside I have a stone wall up to 14' high so first floor wall is a 6" with Stone Veneer up to 10'. 2nd Floor wall is a 6" wall with a stone veener pony wall 4' high and then stucco up to the roof. The pony wall was creating the issue. So I'm going to have to figure out a different way to build the stone veneer up that high.

File's too big

I show the window outline that is being built over as "selected" you can see the dimensions and handles displayed.

I have this situation where I have a 2 story venue with a curtain wall system at the end of the wall. I can't seem to get the walls to not build over the 2nd row of my windows. Bottom two rows are on the first floor and the 3 top rows are on the 2nd floor. Any ideas what can be done to get this to build right? I tried moving them all to a single floor and it didn't make a difference. Any thoughts on how to model this accurately?

I was wondering if anyone could help me with macro's. Is there a way to add multiple macro's and get a total? If so could you add a video, I'm more of a visual person

Will do, thanks.

I was wondering if anyone could help me with macro's. Is there a way to add multiple macro's and get a total? If so could you add a video, I'm more of a visual person

THAT WAS IT!!! Thank you!

Now I figured out as long as the elevation window is open I have full control over the layout but as soon as I close the elevation the layout freezes again, still responds as if you're clicking on tool bars, windows, etc but doesn't reflect it visually