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I had this issue many years ago with the program freezing up when closing an elevation. The problem was that I had a couple of things in the plan that had real high face counts. You might check a different plan and see if you still have the problem. If not, the problem might be plan specific.

My rule of thumb so for is any dwg received from a surveyor will be in feet....everything else in inches.

Mick, I don't believe it's a snap grid issue. I don't use snap grids and have them turned off on my profile plan but I'll check later this afternoon if the control key helps. Didn't try that.

Rob, feel free to call me if you like Cell- 832-754-6160. I often help a lot of people on-line for free to show them something if they get stuck. I can use Skype or Team viewer but I prefer Team viewer.

Tracer, just my thought. You mention that they "sometimes won't show" or "don't always show up". This tells me that it might be a plan specific problem. To help with a specific problem, it could be helpful if someone sees a plan with cameras that aren't showing the ceiling planes.

If the existing barn was drawn in Chief, try doing an edit area (all floors) and then copy and paste into the other plan.

Here is a Marriott Hotel where I just did a render of a new porte-cocher they were wanting (no construction drawings). They liked it but found they couldn't justify the cost. This ray trace was done many years ago. There are people here who will take your plan and do high end renders for you.

If you're interested, email me at the email address below or call me 832-754-6160 and I'll do an online meeting (free) with you and show you an approach to doing your layouts using anno sets and layer sets. As mentioned by David, in most cases, you only need two plans, existing and proposed for each project. BTW, it would be helpful to know what version of Chief you're using in advance...especially if you're using a home version.

Okay thanks. So I guess it's really not a "point to point" dimension anymore. There's already been a few times I wished it worked the way it used to. But there's always the workaround. I guess no big deal in a few extra seconds right?

Has something changed in X10 when using point to point dimensions? In all previous versions, if you draw a dimension line using the point to point dimensions tool, it would ALWAYS place a point where you start the dimension and where you stop the dimension, no matter what. It doesn't do that in X10. If you're close enough to an object it picks that up instead of placing a point. See my image. I drew these dimensions using the point to point tool. I guess I should mention that all snaps are turned off.

Are the sides you're trying to dimension parallel to each other? They might not be truly parallel to each other.

Jen, as mentioned from Scott, change the floor heights from the floor above. It's also very helpful to do a back clip section view of the rooms your changing showing both floors. Tile the views so you can watch what's happening as you make the changes.

Turn on your angle snap.

No time at all on my end. That's a fireplace that someone posted a long time ago on the old forum.

I used that symbol to do these renders.

Here are the textures for that waterfall symbol. If you need the symbol, let me know and what version of Chief you're using.

My first thought would be to do a back-clip>cad detail from view>edit detail to suit your needs.

Can't duplicate the problem. Works fine for me changing color and type of siding.

"Or getting some one-on-one tutoring if that's what you prefer." Robert, if you would like some free one on one help, call me today (832-754-6160). I use either Skype or Team Viewer to help people. I'm only available today as it turns out. Meetings today got postponed until tomorrow so I'm at standstills today. I will show you some basics of roofs.

If you're pretty good with Chief and live in the Houston area and need work, I can maybe help. I'm turning down 1 to 2 jobs on average every week. If you're fairly good but may need a little help in some areas, I could maybe help you. I would like to be able to refer someone out but I need this person to be fairly good. All residential...no commercial. I can show you what you will probably need to get the plan through the City of Houston planning dept.. It's not critical to worry about modeling mono slabs or pier and beam foundations. I can show you tricks to please an engineer and the city. A fairly good knowledge of doing roofs manually and knowing the basics of the program is a huge plus. I could share notes and details that you will need if it helps. A medium priced Disto Laser is almost a must. This would mainly be for remodels, not new construction. If you're unsure about how to show remodels, I can show you. I'm not looking for personal help but would like to help someone get started. There is so much work in Houston big time. Field measuring would be needed to be done which is why you need to be in Houston. I pay a lot of attention to the as-built for if that is not right, the remodel is not right either. I've been doing remodels in the Houston area for around 10 years and have worked with my engineer for about 8 years. Most of my work is referred by the engineer. I can tell you that if you have onsite training in the field for remodels, it's a huge advantage. If this sounds like something you're interested in, then call my cell 832-754-6160.

The Planning Dept. here in Houston will require doubling joists under walls above.

How deep is the niche and what's behind it?

I think there's a major stair issue right?

As a follow up, it looks like both David and Michael were right. I sent David's reply to the girl and she then told the person who sent her the dwg what David said. The man then revised his dwg according to David's reply and she was then able to open it in X9. She doesn't have X10 but like i said earlier, I was able to open it in X10 easily so both different answers were right. Thank you both.

Wow, it did open in X10. I guess Chief changed something in X10?