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We are a growing Design Build Firm in Raleigh NC. We are looking for a person with at leaste 3-5 years experince in Chief Architect Premire. The Ideal person should be also able to work in Autocad for Import Export purposes. Strong computer skills in either Microsoft Office or Google Work Space. We use Dropbox for file sharing and also use Lumion and 3ds Max. We would consider remote work with communication through Zoom Conferencing. Lets set up a Zoom Meet and Greet. I have been a Chief User since X5 . We design anywhere from 20 to 40 New homes a year as well as Purchase and Flip Houses. Contact David Payette 919-697-2428 919-900-7307 payettedesigns@gmail.com

The ans is no. I calculate beams/lvs ect for my own amusement. That being said everything we do unless you can cover it by (Prescriptive Code) Span table right out of the Residential or Commercial Building code goes to our Structural Engineer. When we use Trusses we make sure the Structural Engineer and the Truss Manufacturer are looking at each others work and are on the same page. I have to ask why because I see it on here a lot. Why would you want to put this task on yourself? No jurisdiction within 3 states of where we work will allow anything structural outside the Prescriptive Code to be signed off by an Architect or Residenital Designer. If you want to play Structural Engineer purchase Simlified Engineering for Architects and Builders ( James Ambrose) Ninth or Tenth Edtion it is some of my favorite bathroom reading. Cheers

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Has anybody set up their Residential Plan Templates with all the appropriate R-Values for export to Res Check. David P

Has anybody set up their Residential Plan Templates with all the appropriate R-Values for export to Res Check. David P

and 1/16 correction

I have been an Architect for 20 years I know what scale sizes are. In Plan dimension defaults you have the option of drawing 1/1 1/2 and 1/6 all I was asking was what people generally used out of curiosity. I have been using Chief Premier for over 10 years and Revit for 20 years. Pretty sure after literally hundreds of residential and commercial projects we have scaling down but thanks for the reply..

I have been an Architect for 20 years I know what scale sizes are. In Plan dimension defaults you have the option of drawing 1/1 1/2 and 1/6 all I was asking was what people generally used out of curiosity. I have been using Chief Premier for over 10 years and Revit for 20 years. Pretty sure after literally hundreds of residential and commercial projects we have scaling down but thanks for the reply..

I am interested to see what Dimension Defaults Primary Format # a lot of are using. For Example 1/1 1/2 1/16. We generally use 1/1 for remodels and most Homes and 1/16 for commercial work. I would like to here your reasons which some are obvious. Most framers do not like fractional measurements like trying to frame a residential wall with a 1/6 " measurement on the plan would be silly. Cheers David P

I had the exact same problem and I called tech support and they told me to shelf my connexon cad mouse and buy the cheapest wired mouse possible and admire my cad mouse from a distance and the support person was really rude about and talked over me when I tried to explain what was going on. I took his advice though and it works. I tried every possible setting on the Cad Mouse but nothing worked so I bought a cheap wired mouse and it works perfectly. The support person: I am not mention names said all the people in the office use a cheap wired mouse. Go figure? I will address the rudeness on another occasion. I think we are all stupid to them. I didn't want to puff up like a barnyard rooster and mention my PhD so I just acted dumb so he would have a better day. Cheers.... David P

Besides everything you said is an absolute lie. Thanks for encouraging piracy: We all have paid for SSA for years Here is a fact you should consider: Illegality. Using or distributing pirated software constitutes a violation of software copyright law. Companies and individuals face up to $150,000 in penalties for every instance. They've also committed a felony that can lead to up to five years in prison. Many software creators provide buyers or users of their software with a number of licenses. The license may be for one computer, two, or ten; it all depends on the company’s decisions. Now, as a licensed user, you are permitted to make copies of your purchased software. But only as backups. This is to ensure that you don’t have to purchase it again in the event that you delete the software, or your machine gets stolen or damaged. Copying the software and sharing it with other people for free is considered as an act of copyright violation. Many software companies have tried stopping software piracy. In fact, they once copy-protected software in order to stop the illegal copying of software. But this proved to be ineffective and many users complained that it wasn’t convenient for them. Selling Pirated software is extremely felonious Most software companies now require that every potential user registers with them at the time of purchasing the software. This is in a bid to help them clamp down on piracy.

Do any of you guys ever do a horizontal orientation of your floor plans when 1/4 " =1 ' is to large for a vertical orientation on 24" x36 layout ? Instead of reducing to 3/16" =1' which framers hate? david p

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I ran into this before beside manually placing columns is there a way to get rid of column on left that automatically inserts into opening of stair. I solved this in the past but cannot remember how, having a major brain fart. David P