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as long as they serve burgers Yes, you can draw just about anything with Chief.

You may need to insert the picture as an "Image" object. (Build > Image) This will allow you to scale and position it more accurately. That is how I created the streetscape in the attached.

I get that warning pretty regularly. (Ie - a few times a day) I work from a Dropbox folder. I assume it's a syncing issue.

DSH - Would love to meet up with you when you are in Maine. I'll buy you a Lobster Roll (Image from today's paper - that is not me)

Check out Portland, they have a great GIS system: http://click.portlandmaine.gov/gisportal/

Free. One resource I use is Vision, but it will be of little use to you on the west coast. Many cities and towns here have their own GIS systems accessible via the city/town website.

In plan you can drag your elevation camera in to the plan so it cuts a section, go to the view to snap your lines to the correct spots, then drag the camera back out to produce the elevation.

One trick I learned to make exterior fly-around's less jerky is to make the camera path a true circle or a single arc. Here's one with no production outside of Chief. (I probably should add music in YouTube.) I usually send these to help clinets get a handle on the forms of the design. I usually do it without a lot of embellishment to the model beyond what I'm building for the elevations, etc...) https://youtu.be/YavrACnWgkY

Here's one I use: Stone Patio.calibz

Here's a ChiefTutor video that explains thsi well: http://www.chieftutor.com/roof/eyebrow.html

If you are on another machine the path to the PDF is likely different. You need to reestablist the path in Chief through the pdf's dialog box.

field of view does not change the perspective. Station point and vanishing point all remain the same. field of view setting only manipulates the cutoff point at the edges.

I'd much rather hear "Hey I don't think this is right" than "I knew it was wrong all along and didn't say anything." at least beforehand everyone has a chance to fix a mistake before it gets too expensive.

In the northeast we frame the corner the same way as Chief so we can get some insulation in there. there's a big thermal bridge at the fully blocked corner.

X7 is brutally slow for me when opening the print dialog box. Though I would not consider dropping back to X6.

I like to use invisible walls on the second floor to accomplish this. You'll need to delete the baseboard from he room created by your invisible walls if that is how you plan to detail the finishes.

It is the operator of the software, not the software, that creates drawings that will work for your city or town.

I use bull zip pdf. PDF Split and Merge is freeware that allows you to break apart And reassemble files. I've found issues with scale are nearly always user error most often involving the "fit to page" option

Usually lot coverage here. Some municipalities it is just the building, but most include building, decks, driveway, patio, etc..

Try using the "Wall Elevation" camera instead of the cross section

look for this tool

Select the light, ope it's dialog box, and uncheck "Show Position in Camera View" on the Light Data tab

When I'm faced with this scenario I find just deleting the offending lines in layout is the easiest solution.

Just like the flooring is removed automatically in an "Attic" room

I'm guessing there are fewer video card options with a package system like the iMac