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How do I set the temporary dimensions to locate the edge of the doors and windows rather than center to center ? Thanks, Mike

Thanks Chopsaw. I have not clicked on that pull down before. That is what I was looking for.

This there a way to topics that I am interested in my own folder so I can review them again in the future ? Many times I have read the questions and answers asked in this forum that have been very informative. I would love to be able to save them or tag them somehow for future reference. Does any one know if that is possible. Thanks, Mike

Now that is cool. Thank you Joe. Mike

Thanks Eric & Joe. Joe, are you saying that I should type in the macro command for the clg. ht. in rich text box first, set the text height there then copy and paste into room label default box ? Another question. Where do I set the room label text size & style Thanks, Mike

Below the room labels Chief has a string of text showing the room size. Is there a way to have Chief show the rooms ceiling height instead of the rooms dimensions ? Thanks, Mike

That worked. Thanks Eric.

I am trying to rotate my floor plan 90 degrees to the left so it will fit better on the final layout sheets. I have turned on the all on layer set then highlighted the entire floor plan with a marquee. When I do this no edit handles appear to click onto to rotate the plan. I can select individual items in the plan and the edit handles appear. But when I select the entire floor plan no edit handles. I tried using the rotate plan view at the bottom of the tolls menu, but that rotates everything in the plan file even the door and window schedules. How do I rotate the floor plans only? Thanks, Mike

AB, Attached is your corrected roof plan. I am some what new to Chief. I believe I did it correctly. Mike KRAWCYZK-2.plan

Thanks Chopsaw. I followed your instructions and it works with the exception of leaving a vertical line between the 2 different stucco patterns as Perry said it would. Is there way to change the new continuous vertical line to a dashed line ? That what I us to show the boundary between the new and existing. Or should I just white it out with a solid white line, then draw a dashed line over the top of that white out line ? Thanks again, Mike (semi-newbie)

The reason I say I am new is because I have only used Chief on 2 small addition projects. And with those project I used Chief for the floor plan and elevations. The rest of the project I finished in AutoCAD since I am more conformable using AutoCAD when drawing the site plan, framing plans and details. I did get a reminder on how convenient Chief is when doing door and window schedules. I was just putting together a door and window schedule on a house I'm designing. My version of AutoCAD does not do this automatically. It took me an hour and half do do this. I made a mistake in the numbering of the windows. Of course this had to happen at the beginning of the schedule so I had to change all of the numbering in the schedule and on the floor plans. In Chief that would not have happened. If some how it did and I had to remove window 2 in the schedule, everything would have automatically changed in the schedule and on the plans in a second. That would have sure been handy this morning. Thanks for the help, Mike

Thanks for the help. I tried both way. I changed the pattern ant then the texture. Both work. The problem I am now having is how do I save the patterns with a unique name such as stucco existing or stucco new so I can use it over again on other projects ? I drew four exterior walls with two walls being existing walls with no fill and two new walls with solid fill. I went into the perspective view and used the adjust material definition tool and clicked on the new walls. I adjusted the material pattern per Davids example. It put the stucco pattern on both new and existing walls in elevation view.. I want the stucco pattern to only show up on the new wall in elevation view. What am I missing ? Thanks, Mike

I'm new to Chief. I am using X-8 What is the best way to add a stucco hatch pattern to the exterior elevations ? When I view the exterior elevations in black and white there is no hatch pattern on the walls. I do a lot of remodels and addition projects. I like to show the new walls in elevation view with a hatch pattern of dots. I leave the existing walls without a hatch pattern. This helps distinguish new walls fro existing walls. Thanks, Mike

Thanks all. Michael's suggestion #1 is what I was looking for. I was looking to rotate the arc freely around one end of the arc. Thank You.

I have tried every option in the transform/Replicate DBX and every time the arc rotates at its center point, not the end point. I added a temporary point at the end of the arc and that hasn't worked.

Thanks Chopsaw, That works for making multiple copies of the arc and rotating them at the same time. What I am trying to do is rotate the arc freely about one end of the arc. I do not want to make copies of the arc. Thanks, Mike

I am trying to rotate an arc while keeping one end of the arc stationary. I also tried this with a simple line. The line will let you rotate it around it's center point but not locking one end and rotating around that end. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Mike

I'm new to Chief. I'm using X-8. I'm on a project with a curved roof and exposed rafters. I tried to using the soffit tool and checking the box to place under ceiling and sloped soffit. The room has no ceiling. I can not get the soffit that I want to convert into exposed rafters to arch with the roof. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks, Mike

I'm new to Chief, I'm using X-8 What is the quickest way to change the color of all the kitchen cabinets. I just drew a kitchen with a light oak finish. I want to save that view and produce another view with a darker oak stain. Is there a way to do this all at one time, or do I have to do this one cabinet at a time? Thanks, Mike

Thanks Doug. I can not find a category called Kitchen Styles in the bonus catalog. I did change the material to stainless steel polished which is under the core catalog. I have added several more light sources in front of the refrigerator to see if that helped. It definitely made the surface of the refrigerator much lighter where the lights are hitting it. The rest of the surface is still black. Thanks, Mike

I am new to Chief, I am using X-8. I have added a Jenn-Air refrigerator to a kitchen remodel I am working on. The finish materials under fixture specifications is stainless steel brushed. After 310 passes in Ray Trace the refrigerator is showing up black. I have added 3 light sources in front of the refrigerator and it still comes out black. How do I get the finish to show up looking like a stainless steel finish? Thanks, Mike

Thanks Mike for showing that to me. I had no idea that we this kind of control over the wall framing. It looks like I have a lot to learn about this program. Thanks again, Mike

Thanks Larry. That worked. Question. When would I want that layer displayed in the drawings? Thanks again, Mike

I'm new to Chief, I'm using X-8 I have just started drawing the wall on a new plan. I'm getting extra lines at the wall intersections. I've looked at other drawings that I have worked on and these line do not show up in those drawings. I have attached the plan. Does anyone know why these extra wall line are showing up at the wall intersections and how do I get rid of them ? Thanks, Mike Lee.plan

Are you sure? I just did that and the layers that move to the top are layers that I do not have in my drawing. The layers that moved to the top are Images, wall railing, electrical, stairs & ramps, etc. I just drew a 20' x 20' building and added roof framing. No windows, doors, stairs, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, electrical. Just 4 walls and a gable roof. Why are these layers moving to the top of the list? Thanks, Mike