joey_martin

There isn't one. Chief doesn't do backwards compatibility. Once a plan or layout is opened and saved in a newer version, the older version can't ready it. You can go to the older version archive folder and find your last plan used in that version, but not the newer ones.

Just make one CAD polyline and drag it over the area you want counted and point it to your custom schedule.

The manufacture catalogs are produced/updated by the manufacturers. You can create your own catalog much, much faster than waiting for them to update theirs. Take the Therma-Tru catalog for instance. The catalog in Chief is useless unless you need one of those 4 or 5 doors. Better to make my own.

FWIW...we color code our new walls and the framers love it. Very easy to read.

Just upload the file to the cloud service and send them an invite to view the file. Takes just a couple mins.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/411/terrain-contours-absolute-elevations-vs-sea-level-elevations.html?playlist=101

There is a video that will show you how to get the actual topo sea level numbers, but if there are a lot of them, I find it easier to simple label my topo lines and do the math.

Remove all jamb, casing, etc and the brick should wrap.

As said, if auto foundation is on all the manually work would be deleted everything the foundation "re-builds".

No solution needed. Once you start to manually draw on the foundation level the auto feature should turn off.

Much, if not all of that information is in the Matterport. @anamariadesigns if you don't have anyone yet, send me the link to your Matterport and I will have my draftsman take a look. We pull remodel plans from our Matterport scans in the normal course of our remodel business.

Yep. No limit to the number of plan files in your layouts.

Draw your existing plan, Save As to create your proposed plan, once you have everything designed and client approved, go back and make your existing plan the EXTG/DEMO Plan.

Same. I have G-# Cover Page, General Notes/Specs C-# Civil (Site, Grading, Landscape, etc.) D-# Demo/Existing Pages I-# Interior Design Pages (the IDs use them) U-# User Added (Any special items like appliance specs or similar)

As an aside...that upper looks like a full overlay door, ensure you have a filler at the wall so that the door opens properly.