tommy1
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I've had this problem before and someone was nice enough to open it and send it back to where I could open it in Chief. My question is what do I need to tell this person on how to send it so it can be opened in Chief. I receive DWGs from people and don't have any problems so it must be the way they are sending it. I've attached the error I'm getting along with the file in question. TIA, House Plans.dwg
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These profiles are very easy to make. People should try it, not only for door & window lintels but custom crown and baseboards.
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Yes Chad, you can make any profile you want and yes, you can start with any of Chief's profiles that are in the library. If you want to use some of Chief's profiles, just go to that profile in the library (the actual profile), right click on it and you'll have the option to place it in the plan or cad detail. You can place multiple profiles if needed and I usually snap them together using the "end point" snap. Once together, you may need to break some lines so you can snap all corners together until you get a closed poly line. Once closed, you can select it and add it to your user library for use. You can edit any part of the profile as needed. I do this quite a bit.
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A good reason why you should always save a back-up somewhere other than your hard drive/s you usually use. Which reminds me, I need to do my back-ups real soon. Katy, the woman I was working for called me last week and couldn't find a file that was supposed to be on drop box but was no where to be found. She was glad (again) that I keep back ups of everything on an external drive.
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Try opening the profile plan, (not meaning to open "new plan") make the change, close. See if it made the change.
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You just made her day big time.
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Cool! I'll let her Know. Thanks so much.
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I've been helping someone and then they try to draw a dimension line, they get all kind of lines from the cursor. See attachment. I've seen this before years ago but don't remember what the setting was to correct it. She's using a Mac if it makes a difference.
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Help in transitioning from trail to full version
tommy1 replied to ChristopherJones's topic in General Q & A
It would be interesting to find out if CA would enable him to do this. If so, then it's really not a "Trial Version" and they should but and exception in their Trial Version Limitation note saying that if you purchased the full version, then your plan could be saved. The limitation note says that this version can not be saved or printed. -
Help in transitioning from trail to full version
tommy1 replied to ChristopherJones's topic in General Q & A
Sorry but I don't understand. If he has the Premier version, why not just start an actual plan and layout? I mean by now, surely he has closed the Trial version and lost it all right? -
Yes, I too have a large library for lintels. I do a lot of historical homes and lintels for different looks.
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I have a library of brick molding profiles that I use and apply it to the sill profile.
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Chad, if you like and have time, I could show you a quick way to show exposed rafters in a couple of minutes. I could show you via Skype or Team Viewer. If interested, I could do it in the morning. I have a long meeting tomorrow afternoon with a client and my engineer. This would only take a few minutes...better than spending time reading. I always feel one on one help in person or on line is great especially when you can watch. Anyway, I'll help if you wish. Oh yea, if interested, call my cell 832-754-6160
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Yes.
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Those "dashed lines" are also known as ceiling breaks.
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I can think of a couple of ways to do this. If you post your plan, someone can help you.
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If it was an auto built roof, did you check "build roof baseline polyline"? If so, that might or could possibly be your problem why you can't change the pitch. I don't recommend checking that unless you know how to use it.
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If you would like, I would be happy to do an online meeting and show you how I approach remodels (of course no cost to you). I could probably answer all your questions. If interested, you call call my cell 832-754-6160. I'm available from around 8:30 am to 10:00pm 7 days/week.
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I do all my monolithic foundations in cad. Can show and dimension anything I want. I use call outs in plan view and show cad details approved by the engineer.
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Sorry but I don't trust anything unless I personally field measure. I also have very little faith in surveys.
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If you can't figure it out, shoot me an email. I've done many pergolas. The way you're showing it isn't really how they're built in the real world. Google pergolas and you'll see typical ways to build them. I would be happy to do an online meeting with you sometime. I do all of mine completely manual.
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Larry, I would be happy to talk with you. I'm probably one of the best people in Houston to talk to. Been doing remodels for permits for years. I'm kinda busy right now but will be happy to talk to you. Best way to reach me is by email or cell. 832-754-6160. I have a very reasonable engineer for remodels in his cost.
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Sorry, I guess I misunderstood.
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I have typical strapping details for one and two story walls for Houston that I use that were provided by the Engineer. It has to be signed off by an engineer.
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That's how I do it. Much easier.
