joey_martin

I'm not concerned about the liability. I carry E&O that I have never had to use, and well thought out planning and con docs take care of that stuff. As for Scott, he is using backhanded sarcasm to insinuate that, even though my plans look good, there is no way I have thought through the engineering, or have taken into account the various loads, especially the trusses even though the plans clearly state that the trusses are shown for illustration purposes only, and the truss company is to provide all truss plans and drawings. As for the builders, I state on the plans that if a change is made they need to contact me, or assume any/all liability for said change.

Selecting the roof plane and unchecking boxed eaves doesn't give you what you want?

You are correct Scott. But again, if there are no girders resting on headers, and the retaining walls are designed and detailed to exceed code based on soil conditions, even without any steel at all (yes..some places build retaining walls up to 96" in height without any steel at all!!! e-gats), then you are golden.

I should state for the record, that this is an issue for me. I rarely...if ever...produce a set of plans based on what the jurisdiction want's to see. The purpose of a good set of home plans, as I see it, is to convey your design ideas to the builder. Of course you need a permit, and there will be items that need to be included in order to obtain that permit, but to suggest that we should do no more than that is a great disservice to everyone involved in the process.

I received the stamp from AIBD as a part of a seminar years ago. I stamped a sheet of paper and scanned the image in to be added to my plans. As for my templates. It's not that I am being selfish with them, but I offer them as a part of the training sessions I do, so the folks that have taken training with me have "paid" for them, so providing them to other for free doesn't seem right.

You're not going to be able to import the layout (paper space) files into Chief and get what you want. You need the actual CAD files (model space), and even then, it's not really a job for Chief. You will most likely need a 2D CAD program to make this work the way you are envisioning. I have learned to pass on these types of jobs. I am simply not set up for 2D CAD any longer.

The materials list shows the "material" Create a material for SPF #2 and change the stud material to that from fir framing.

110% confident. No one in my area uses copper any longer. And copper leaks too if not installed properly.

Just a few examples.... footing widths are not specified (Page S1.0) and there are no shear transfer details, window headers (See Schedules) are not spec'd and hip sizes are not called out (See Roof Plan - Truss Roof) and there are not king posts under ridge beams (No Ridge Beams) spec'd out. Location of vertical steel in retaining walls (Page S1.1) is not spec'd...... plate heights in sections (Page S3.0)are not called out and there are only 2 sections , for a house this size and complex, it seems more than 2 sections will be needed.

The American Craftsman set is a few years old. Here is a newer project, and an updated look at my plans. https://www.dropbox.com/s/83lzkad9n9zki4w/Plan Set 6_8_16_PROOF SET.pdf?dl=0

I don't show all the PEX, just want the Manabloc to show in the Materials List and on the Fixture Schedule.

Your anno sets and defaults are not set properly. You need to select the text and change the layer so that it can be hidden in the framing anno set. For instance I have layers called text, floor plan text, foundation text, framing text, electrical etc.... That way specific text shows where it should.

You can place them on a separate layer, I believe, and turn that layer off.

Here it is. Manabloc.calibz

I use them.

I ended up finding one. I'll share it when I get back to the office.

Has anyone gone through the process yet of downloading one of these and placing it in Chief. I don't have SketchUp on the machine I am at right now, but need one of these. http://www.viega.us/4741.html

Bump for this post heading into the New Year! Great service for homeowner/builders as well, and for builders that need a trusted outsourcing partner for design services. Have a great year everyone!!

Yes. Just use the deck rail tool and tell Chief you want a ceiling and roof over it...poof, done. Just a couple clicks.

If you drew the walls with the deck rails tool, make sure that you have selected to have a ceiling/roof over the deck.

Select the front wall, open the DBX, go to the roof tab, and select gable.

Yep. Mine does too. Never used that feature. Still learning I guess.

I used this company to order my digital seals. Came with .tiff, .jpeg & .dxf for use on drawings. http://www.acornsales.com/professional-seal-stamp-s/1827.htm

In baths, there will only be ONE auto outlet placed. If you have a vanity placed first, it will place it at the vanity.

I am unaware that GCFI outlets were ever placed automatically in Kitchens. To make sure I wasn't loosing my mind, I just opened the help file and it does not say anything about kitchens, only BATH or MASTER BATH.