joey_martin

For all their 3050 windows, place an A (AA being a twin 3050) and so on and so forth. So, when you open the window DBX, go to the label tab and replace what ever is in there with the corresponding letter.

You will find that there are many different solutions for things like this, but before jumping on here, try using chief EXACTLY like you would build it. You build a wall with stone veneer, frame and hole in it, and place the appliance. It's that simple with most things.

FYI...the 10" sub-fascia is what pushes the soffit down to where you need it. From here, you can easily CAD the rest of it.

I can get you to this point...

Yea, I understood. I checked and that method does work now, in older versions it would kick you out of Auto Foundation. The foundation created matches the properties of the entire foundation though, which means for all the basements I do, I would still have to go back in the end of the layout process and fix the porch foundations.

But that will disable Auto Foundation, and I leave it on until wayyyy into my layout process. I generally leave the porch foundation alone and ignore that fact that they wont build until I am ready to deal with them.

For some odd reason, when using raised foundations, Chief will not build a foundation under porches. You have to put them in manually.

Go to the lower floor and click on a roof plane. Look for this button... That will move the roof planes up or down, depending on where you want them. I use shading to signify the roof planes that rest on the upper floor plate, and clear that rest on the lower floor plate.

Click that button that says SPECIFY LABEL and put what ever you need in there. Un-check suppress label so that it will show on the plans

Make sure all the FASCIA TOP setting are the same for all roof planes.

Copy the plan window. You need 2 different windows set to 2 different scales. Send to layout twice if need be.

Why are you not contacting the original designer?

Nope. Unless you are state licensed as an architect or structural engineer, you have no "stamping" privileges. However...there are a number of jurisdictions, including HUD I think, that recognize the CPBD designation you can obtaining via the AIBD and NCBDC.

More info needed.

I believe you will need to add those custom fields and input the info when you place the cabinets.

I would start here... so that you can do windows that are the same size all at once. If you have a few different sizes, you may have to choose those all together by size. For example..the window I show as selected I can choose to find all that match the width and height, and I usually add layer as well, and I can change all those ROs at the same time.

Look at the 3D objects first. Many of the items from Google Wearhouse, for instance, can have a really high face count which is taxing on the system.

If you already have notes you want to keep on the current foundation, hold shift and select them all (there is a tool for this as well) now you can copy them. Once you build the new foundation, or auto build it, you can paste in place all the notes and such you copied.

I hope that I am missing something in your explanation. What does AutoCAD, Chief, or any other software have to do with architecture school? Granted it's been 30 years since I finished arch school, but then AutoCAD was an "elective" and not very highly attended. I'm sure...30 years later...that working with software is a part of the curriculum now, but my guess is it's a very small part. An education in architecture has very, very little to do with "drawing plans". In fact, 5 years ago I had an intern from an arch school in Michigan come home for the summer and work in my office as he was about to graduate with his B.A. and he had never put together a full set of construction documents. His school used the philosophy that the firm(s) he worked for would teach him that information. Perhaps you need to look at a Tech School or Community College for drafting classes, and go ahead and learn AutoCAD...it couldn't hurt...but if you are only looking to "stamp" plans, you are being naive as to what you are going to have to go through. Do you have any college credits heading in? If not, you are going to spend a couple years go through all the freshman and soph college classes before entering "architecture school". My opinion. This is wrong on so many levels.

Just open the schedule and use the label as the identifier.

Unless that is a window down there and not a panel. Otherwise as others have suggested, you will need to stack 2 window, or use a custom muntin.

Use a door..not a window and you can adjust the size of the frame.

Just click in the room to select the room. You can also select that line in the schedule, and look down in the toolbar for "open item" tool that will open the room you selected.