joey_martin

Check the setting of the sub-fascia. If it's larger than the fascia it will push the wall down accordingly.

Just start drawing. Connect them with a slab "room" so that you can more easily control some heights and floor drops. Other than that, just get started.

Sounds like you have changed the location of where you stored those, or you are using a different computer to finish up a project. You simply need to relink those and your good. This happens when I am working on a project in the office but come home and work on it with my laptop. Your post sounds like you are panicking a bit, but it's all still there, just needs re-linked.

There are both 3D & 2D symbols in the Simpson Catalog. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/library&reset=true

Bumping this up for the new year. Shoot me an email and I will send you the info.

Go to the foundation defaults and check this box so that the slab sits against the 4" top part of the pony wall..

Set the roof to set on the wall at 59"

Chief is not "CAD", those DWG/DXF files are basically good for nothing in many instances with Chief.

Ok that worked but how would I set the height of that knee wall? It’s grayed out and won’t let me adjust the height. Chief doesn't set wall heights, walls are controlled by the room ceiling height, or by the height of the rafters it butting up against. No "wall height" adjustments in Chief....Room Heights.

Oh the stories I could tell about this one!!

It's just a wall. Draw the roof plane and the wall will stop at the underside of the roof.

Apples & Oranges

Are you saying that over the last 7 years or so since X7 that you haven't already re-coupled that investment in the form of fee's collected? I don't believe that for one minute. Also, I believe in the EULA that it states that you may own the software, but Chief owns the license to use and that's what you are paying for. Something along those lines.

Re-save it to the library in your own folder and set the name, layer, etc. Next time you need it, pull it from your library.

Casings, Exterior

Look in the ARCH area of the window dbx. There are options in there for dogear and gothic as well as arched.

@todd3drhda solid template is the key. Walls, for instance, I have maybe 30 walls already set in my template so that I don't have to worry with such things. I come across an assembly every now and then, but 98% of the walls I and my builders use are already in my template. Same with schedules, common notes, etc. I took an entire work day when X14 came out just to focus on getting my template updated. Well worth the time.

As others have said, it is doable. Here is my scenario... No lumber. Chief makes my brain ache with lumber, so honestly, I don't even bother and my models are pretty accurate. I have a few builders that rely on my materials lists for siding, roofing, trim, flooring, casing, sheathing, doors, windows, cabinets....pretty much everything but lumber and fasteners. Now, as for lumber. Their lumber guys handle those take offs, and honestly that is the way to do it. Lumber is a commodity and unless you are going to update all those lumber numbers weekly in the master materials list, leave that to the lumber pro. My honest assessment is, you can price a new home 80% right from your model, the other 20% is lumber, fasteners, caulk, plumbing, mech.

I work with a black background (easier in my eyes, and a hold over from AutoCAD days) so working with color helps me differientiate between what I am seeing and working on. Ceiling joists=green, floor joists=red, beams=magenta...etc...

I use Chief to create a 3D Model of the project I have been hired to create. Once approved by the client, I then use that model to create the 2D construction plans, and also to create the renderings. I'm sure that is a very simplified version of what you are asking. I do have occasionally have a client that has worked with his/her architect on a project and they hire me to model it in Chief so that they can then use that model on their end, or have me create some renderings. I also have a couple architect clients that prefer not handle the drafting of the construction plans for projects they have created, so they hire me to produce those plans....2D services....and the modeling is simply a by-product of what I need to produce the plans for them. That help?

David deleted his comment. Did you get the issue resolved?

He deleted the comment.

With all due respect, that is a long winded and unnecessary way to do this. Simply remove the ceiling material all together and uncheck the box for the "room" to have a ceiling.

Try just double clicking on the terrain perimeter to open the default and set from there and see what happens. Tranforms/replicate may work as well