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I'm new to CA. I am using S-7 Is there a way to change the dimension call-out without moving the object the dimension is referencing? I come from an AutoCAD background and in AutoCAD this is very easy. When I am placing dimensions on the floor plans, sections and elevation I will get a lot of small fraction that I do not want on the plans. When I dimension an elevation or section I do not want an over all height to read 18'-11 15/16". I would rather it read 19'-0". In AutoCAD I can select the dimension text and change it to what ever I want it to say. In CA I can not figure out how to change the dimension text. Does anyone know how to change the dimension text without having to change the height of a roof up or down 1/16". Thanks, Mike

How do I get the rafter blocking to be placed over the top plates? The blocking is outside of the wall by a couple on inches. I've attached the file. Thanks, Mike Beamed Ceiling-2.plan

I'm new to CA. I'm using S-7. I'm practicing drawing a plan with an open beam ceiling. I want the ceiling finish to be 1x6 T&G. I can not get the ceiling finish to change from gyp. bd. to 1x6 T&G. Yesterday I was practicing on another model with an open beam ceiling and 1x6 T&G ceiling. I had no problem changing the gyp. bd. to 1x6 T&G. I made the change in the roof plane specification window then went to the materials and changed the sheathing to wood plank. That worked. I made the same changes to the new model I'm working on and I can not get it to change from gyp. bd. to T&G. Could someone let me know what I am doing wrong. I've attached the file to this post. Thank You, Mike Beamed Ceiling-2.plan

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Will this only rotate the material for this project? Or will it save it rotated back to the original library?

I'm new to CA. I'm using S-7. I'm designing a detached accessory structure with an open beamed ceiling. The client wants to use 1x6 T&G sheathing for the ceiling finish. In the materials menu of the roof planes specifications I changed the sheathing to plank decking. When I view the model in the perspective view the planking runs parallel to the rafters. How do I rotate the planking so that it runs perpendicular to the rafters? Thanks, Mike

This rec. room is in Southern California. The owner does not want to make this a conditioned space so we will not be adding insulation to the roof. It would be good to know how to show the ridged insulation in the model for future projects. I am going to watch the video you send me in a few minutes. Before posting this question I tried to find a video clip on exposed beam ceiling in the on-line training section of CA website. I could find nothing under my searches. It seams like you better know what CA title the video if you want to find it. I found nothing under the search of exposed beam ceiling, exposed rafters, beamed ceiling. Thank you for sending me the link. I would not of came up with that title.

I'm new to CA. I'm using version S7. I'm trying to design a guest house with an open beamed ceiling. I know how to change the rafter sizes and spacing. I have unchecked the box to build a ceiling over this room. I then built the roof plane then built the roof framing. What I'm missing is the roof blocking over the exterior walls. I looked at the build framing window and see that under 1st floor and roof the pick box for adding blocking is checked. I check to see if all the framing layer are turned on, they are. How do I get the roof blocking to show on the plan? Two other things. How do I add a layer of 1x6 T&G under the P.W. roof sheathing? How do I remove the gyp.bd. from the underside of the rafters? Thank You, Mike

I'm new to Chief. I am using S7. When I draw walls and use automatic dimensions I keep on getting fractions in the walls dimensions. I keep getting fractions like 1/16" and 15/16". I have the grid snap setting set to 1". I have even created a wall that shows the studs as 4" wide instead of 3.5" and drywall and stucco set to 0" thick. When I place exterior and interior walls along with doors and windows I still keep getting fractions in the dimensions. Is there a way to place the walls, doors and windows that match the grid snap settings?

Why would Chief think it was a good idea to put curtains on an appliance layer. The same layer that the range and refrigerator are on. It does not make since to me.

When drawing walls in CA is there a way to choose which side you want the walls to offset too? I'm new to CA. I come from an AutoCAD background. In AutoCAD when placing the walls I can select which side I want the wall to be offset too while I am inputting the walls. Chief wants to draw the walls from the outside of the wall. This isn't very helpful when your inputting the floor plans from a house you just measured, since the field measurements are from the inside surfaces of the walls.

Thank you. Is there a way to permanently change the layer name that the curtains are assigned to? So when I insert curtains into the plans they show up on a layer named "curtains" and not on "fixture, Interior" which is the same layer name that is assigned to the kitchen appliances.

I am new the Chief. I am using version S-7. I have been designing a small one bedroom, one bathroom guest house with a kitchen, nook and living room. In the model I have I have added furniture, curtains and paintings on the walls. I notice that the kitchen appliances and curtains both have the same layer name assigned to them (Fixtures, Interior) Is there a way to change the objects layer names so the curtains are assigned a layer name such as Curtains and the kitchen range and refrigerator are assigned another name such as appliances? This way I can turn off the curtains without also turning off the kitchen appliances. By the way, does any no why Chief would assign curtains to the Fixtures, Interior layer in the first place?

That would be great way to help us newbies to Chief Architect see how other are setting up the program to work best for them. I've been an AutoCAD user since 1993. I bought S7 about 10 months ago and still having a hard time transitioning to Chief,