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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

Another nice feature would be to have all of the layers in the layer set that you currently have on show together and at the top of the layer display. They might me indented a few spaces to further identify them as the layers of the current active layer set. Thanks, Mike

I'm new to Chief, I'm using X-8. I've set-up some layer sets and annotation sets for my plans. After setting up several layer sets for different parts of the plans such as floor plans, elevation, framing plans and foundation plan I noticed there is no reset button. For example when I am working on the floor framing and locating beams and the direction of the floor joists I will turn on the plumbing fixture layer. I do this so I can make sure I am not placing a beam right under the toilet or shower drain. I will also turn off layers temporarily if that layer is getting in the way at the moment. I noticed that if I forget to turn on or off those layers when I change to another layer set, those on or off layers will now be saved as apart of that layer set. I would be very helpful if there was a reset button that would turn on or off the layers, line colors and line types that was originally set-up in that layer set. Is there a way to have Chief do this? Thanks, Mike

In the late 80's he move down to Simi Valley, Ca where I live after going through a divorce. He was doing architectural rendering when I meet him. He told me that he use to be the base guitarist for Mitch Rider. I thought he was bullshitting me until a year latter when Mitch Rider came to L.A. and we were invited back stage. After listening to the two of them talking about the old day for about an hour it was clear that he use to be a member of the band. John moved back to Alaska in 1991. We talk a couple of times a year. He is a Revit user. Every time we speak he spends at least a half hour trying to convince me to switch to Revit.

He also plays in a band that tour around Alaska. He use to be the base guitarist for and old rock group called Mitch Rider and The Detroit Wheels back in the late 60's early 70's.

Thanks Michael. Buy the way, you wouldn't happen to know a John Rankin in Anchorage? He also been doing architectural plans there for many years.

Thanks. Here is the plan. There is several other mock-ups on this plan as well. The one I'm talking about is the plan at the lower left side of the screen. I have also attached the Ray trace image. If you look at the perspective view the beam, fascia board and knee braces all appear bright white. In the ray trace image the beam looks like a light gray. Thanks, Mike Truss Roof.zip

I hate to ask, but how to I attach the file to this post? I do not see anything that allows me to attach a file to this post. Thanks, Mike

The fascia board, knee brace, beam and garage door and trim are all have the same color selected. Each one has a slightly different shade of white. The knee brace which I selected from the core library is the brightest white. The garage door is a little less bright white then the fascia board a little less bright. Then you have the beam which is a light gray. I can see that the slight color differences would take place depending on the direction of the light source. But the gray beam is right on top of the knee braces. Both of them have vertical surfaces. I would have assumed that their colors would be close to each other. I will try and play with the emissive setting s and see if that helps. Thanks Mike

I'm new to Chief, I'm using X-8 I'm getting two different colors showing up in the ray trace than in the perspective view. I have a project that has a long over hang. This over hang is being supported by a beam that itself is being supported by knee braces that are attached to the wall. The knee braces and the beam are painted porcelain white. When I ray trace it the beam has a grayish color while the knee braces are bright white. I created the beams using polyline solids I then changed the material to Fir. In the perspective view I used the material eyedropper to select the color of the knee braces and apply it to the beam. Looks right in the perspective view but not in the ray trace view. I've added lights in front of and under the eaves to see if that would correct the color difference. Still shows a grayish beam and bright white knee braces. Is there a way to correct this color difference? Thanks, Mike

I'm new to Chief. I'm using X-8 I am in the process of doing my first project in Chief. I have been using AutoCAD since 1993 and have accumulated hundreds of details and notes over these years. I have a couple of questions. Is there an easy and quicker way of importing these details and notes over to Chief other than one at a time. Question 2, Is it better to insert the details and note directly into the layout sheet or should they be inserted into the plan file first, then send them to the layout sheet from the plan file? The reason I am asking is when I inserted some note directly into the layout sheet from the user catalog the the notes came in at least 10 times the normal size. When I inserted that same note into the plan file the note came in at the correct size. It seems to me that inserting the details and notes directly into the layout sheet would same a lot of time. But it seems that doing so you have to deal with the details and notes coming in way to large. Thanks, Mike

I'm looking to make the upper cabinets more translucent. The upper cabinets are hiding the appliances below them.

When I click on the cabinet then go to fill style everything is grayed out. To make a change you have to change the pattern type to something other than default or none. But doing that you are adding a hatch pattern to the cabinets which I do not want.

Great, that works. I just have to remember how each idem is changed. For cabinets go the the default settings, cabinets, fill style, then transparency. and you do not get there by click on the cabinet itself. For the hood, range, dishwasher, etc. you do click on the appliance then go to the bottom left corner a click on open symbols, 2D block, then transparency, Thanks for the help, Mike

That worked. I was making the mistake of clicking on the cabinets itself and entering the cabinet specifications. Is there a way to change the transparency of the range hood ? I do not see anything under the default settings. I clicked on the hood to open it's specification and see nothing regarding transperency. Thanks, Mike