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1 minute ago, robdyck said:

My customers want the exact opposite! Fun.

I think it's because my local guys all use the same local lumber yard and he doesn't trust anyone or anything but himself. 

My builders use the ML all the time, especially for roofing, siding, flooring and trim, paint, drywall.....

The framing can be tricky, but the local lumber yard they use will do that take off for ordering anyway, everything else they order from the list and add a % for waste.

It is very accurate, as long as your model is accurate.

That one looks like the focal blur is checked, uncheck that.

Did you export from layout or plan view? I have never had an issue when exporting from plan view. 

Don't convert from layout, convert from plan view. See if that fixes the issue.

What's not working? We would use the same software you are using. It's a pretty simple export from Chief.

11 hours ago, ChiefUserBigRob said:

How do you guys deal with homes not requiring stamps?

Know your stuff, pay your premiums.

As an AIBD member I have access to insurance companies that will provide E&O insurance to qualified designers and architects at good rates.

https://aibd.org/aibd_liability-insurance/

Is it an "Island Room" Chief will connect to an exterior wall if you don't. You can turn this behavior off here..

7 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said:

On Page 0

Yes, sorry..

10 hours ago, HarrisReno said:

The pertinent, preset lines and fields do not adjust to the new page size.

You need to adjust those manually. They are not parametric, they are simply CAD lines and text boxes.

@Digger873 I don't think I have even seen that happen. Does it happen every time you create a porch? Email me the plan and I will have a look.

Are you calling that room a porch, or just changing the flooring material to concrete?

Look here when changing the floor. Change the floor structure rather than changing the floor hgt.

For a slider, in my opinion the easies solution is to just create the screen to the spec and create a symbol that can be placed into the opening. 

21 minutes ago, robdyck said:

Quicker than using room fill.

I have the fill saved in my library. One click. And I use in on Con Docs so the orthographic isn't a great option for those. In my opinion.

Thanks Perry.

So I decide to pull the trigger on a new PC and there is an issue with Windows 11?!? Guess I'll wait until summer.

You simply use a glass panel door and set the frame size and change the glass to screen material from the library. Save as needed to your library.

11 minutes ago, mtldesigns said:

which website are you building your new PC?

I'm an HP guy. I had a couple bad experiences with other companies, HP has yet to let me down. 

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/mlp/desktops/envy---sprout?jumpid=ma_dt_featured_na_3_200926

Anyone having success with this one?

9 hours ago, builderbrown said:

How do I delete the second unwanted object?

Go back to Sketchup and delete what isn't needed and bring the symbol back so that it's right.

No texture...can show patterns using the room fill dbx.

If the default is changed and foundation rebuilt everything on that level will be lost. Best to do it room by room.

Go to print and turn off the SHOW SHEET and/or PRINT PREVIEW.