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I just finished creating a number of text style sizes and save it as my default template. Is there a way to import them into an existing plan. I tried using the import default settings, default sets and layer sets. The text style do not show up in the existing plan. Thanks, Mike

That works. Thanks, Mike

I am working a small project where we are replacing a wood H.C. ramp with a concrete H.C. ramp. The bottom of the concrete ramp is not extending down to meet the sloped grade. Is there a way to get the bottom of the concrete ramp to extend down to meet the grade. Thanks, Mike Simi Valley Public Cemetery Design Plan.plan

I am my 3d model stucco on the exterior wall in 2 places are missing. Also a portion of the porch slab continues up to the second floor roof. Does anyone know how to correct this and why is this happening ? Thank You, Mike Bruce Jones-Design 2.zip

I am working on a covered patio with arched opening. I following ds hall video titled arches and corner windows showing how to build these arches. I am encountering two problems that I do not know how to resolve. I can not get rid of a piece of a wall that shows up at one of the corners of the patio. Does anyone know how to get rid of this wall ? The other problem is the client wants the arch of the patio to end over an existing door leading into the house. With the arch ending over the door the door gets covered up with stucco. Is there a way to prevent the door from being covered up with stucco ? I've included the plan file and a screen shoot of a perspective view of the back of the patio. I marked up the two areas I am having the problems. Thank You, Mike 1846846860_BruceJones-Design1.plan

Thanks Chopsaw. How is the weather in the great northwest ?

Is there a way to reduce the size of the electrical symbols in the electrical legend ? The symbols are at least 5 times larger than the symbols on the plans. Thanks, Mike

I am working on a project where the client wants a guardrail to be placed around the perimeter of their roof. Their roof is a 2:12 pitch. I can not get it to work. Is there a way to place a guardrail over roof surface ? Thanks, Mike

Thanks you for the help. Eric suggestion of changing inside corner wall to no room definition works in elevation and perspective view. Not great looking in foundation plan view, but I can clean that up.

I am working on the plans for a new house with slab foundation. The footings around the garage doors are not generating correctly. They are extending out past the outside edge of the walls by around 6 inches. I want the outside edge of the footing to align with the outside edge of the stud wall. I have marked up problem areas on the plans. Could someone take a look at the attached plan and let me know how get the footings around the garage doors to generate correctly. Thanks, Mike 178 Arcturus Street Design Plan-2.zip

Thanks for the suggestions. I will try that today.

When drawing a patio/porch with concrete slab, how do you get the conc. slab to extend past the posts by 6" to 12" ? I am working on a patio where I am using 6x6 posts on an 18"x18" stone base. 6" of the stone base is off the slab. Thanks, Mike

Your right. Turning off temporary dimension greatly speeded everything up. I did not know temporary dimensions took so much processing power, Thanks, Mike

I have a Dell XPS. It's around 3 years old.

I was sent a survey plan drawn in AutoCAD. I converted it into a .plan format. The file size is large and hard to work with. Is there a way to reduce the file size ? When I click on a line get a long delay before I can do anything. Thanks, Mike Site Plan.plan

Is there a way to change the spacing of electrical outlet spacing when using the auto place outlet command ? The building departments require the outlets to be placed every 6'-0" in bedrooms, living rooms, etc. and 4'-0" in kitchens. Also an outlet on walls 4'-0" and longer. Thanks, Mike

I'm working on a room addition project with a slab foundation. After inputting the field measurements into Chief for a room addition project, I would like to lock the existing foundation plan so it does not change when I build the foundation for the new room addition. Is there way to do this ? When I use the build foundation plan after inputting the new addition floor plan, the existing footings between the existing exterior wall and the new addition are removed. Thanks, Mike

Thanks Glenn, that worked. Mike

How do I show the wall that is behind this wall ? That wall has a footing and 24" high. I tried the bay window tool. The problem is this only works for a straight wall. This 12" projection wraps around a corner.

I just started inputting field measurements on a remodel project the contractor started with permits. Needless to say he got caught. On two of the front walls of this house the top portion of the wall projects out 12" from the lower wall. I have included the plan I am working on along with a picture of this wall. In the picture this wall is to the right of the Porta Potty. Does anyone know how to draw this type of wall ? Thanks, Mike As-Built Plan.plan

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I am working on a remodel project where we are adding some new windows. Is there a way to have those new windows show the window schedule callout as it shown on the floor plans ? Thanks, Mike

Thank you for putting together the video. Originally I did not draw the invisible walls through the fireplace footing. When I did that half of the foundation was missing. I tried the invisible walls to see if the would work and Chief would draw the whole foundation. That did not work. Your solution worked. Thank You, Mike

I am inputting a floor plan of a house that I measured today. The house is a rectangle with raised foundation. Simple. The front of the house has a masonry fireplace on the exterior wall. I used Chiefs fireplace tool to place the fireplace. This is causing a problem with placing the raised foundation. Chief will draw the footings for the back of the house but is missing all of the footings in the front of the house where the fireplace is placed. Does anyone know why Chief is not drawing the footings in the room where there is a fireplace ? I have attached the drawing. Thank You, Mike Newstrom As-Built Plan.plan

I looked in the library and did not see the wall data. I found what I was doing wrong. First you need to be in X13 and export the wall data to the desktop. Then in X14 import the wall data from the desktop. Thanks