joey_martin

Just add the entire page to a CAD detail box in Chief and explode & delete. I have that same page, and many others, for I-Joists and open floor trusses for example. You don't need a CAD editor, Chief will let you do what you want.

If the detail is a .dwg or .dxf then yes. Simply explode the CAD block and have at it. There is a Simpson library though that may have something you need.

Mull the windows together THEN set the arch.

In the pictures you show, those windows are most certainty mulled together. They are simple butted with a mulling kit. Set Chief to have 0" separation and you can achieve the same thing. EDIT: Probably arrived to the job site factory mulled.

Open the defaults for Walls. Under general there is an option to turn the off. The defaults for the dormers can be set by double clicking the tool.

Go to the floor above and delete all the auto generated attic walls Chief puts in the plan. Then turn off the auto generation of those attic walls, which should allow you to move the floating dormer around without hitting walls that are in the way. See if that helps.

Turn auto foundation back on to fix it.

On the layout page click on the view and you will see the tools pop up, mine are at the bottom of the page. Select the tool that looks like a ruler and change the scale.

Yep. Difference is I was interested in moving to CAD, I'm not the least bit interested in moving away from Anno Sets.

I'm just too hard headed I guess. I have my workflow down pat so I have never even bothered to look at a saved plan view. All of my needed info is in my Anno Sets.

You have to define the layers properly. Close the plans and upload a copy of it so we can see what you have going on.

You have eaves at diffing heights. Check the box for higher boxed eaves and see if that works.

Sounds like you changed the default drywall to brick. Go back and look at the wall layers, and DO NOT USE the spray paint can. Too easy to paint the wrong thing.

Fix the problem on your layout page.

You need to have 2 wall types. One for new and one for existing.

Sorry, I was away. I use a fence wall for this and apply the chainlink.

There are a couple metal poles that I use under MILLWORK>BALUSTERS, NEWELS, & POSTS>CAPPED

Isn't there some in the library? It's in mine...

Regardless of the version...just draw the walls on the 2nd floor. Just like you would build it.

Still learning. Thanks guys.

Umm...what? I think he is talking about the layout view borders controlled by the layout layer. Of course you can place a box and turn it off, but that wasn't the question.

Plan or layout files? In the FILE menu there is an option to BACK UP ENTIRE PLAN and when choosing this option you can include all the different linked images and files. Exporting a layout file though, just so you know, is a big no, no. You would be exporting a page to a certain scale, not the plan on that page to its original scale. And, I'm not sure you can export to DWG and have any of the images or PDF's go with it.

You are correct. All or nothing.

Need to set this up in foundation bdx before you build it.

I prefer the elevation camera with the sketchy overlay.