joey_martin

I export the Anno/Layer Sets out to my desktop and then import them into my template plan.

Importing the AutoCAD file would not save anytime at all, in fact it would add hours to the process. I have been using Chief for many, many years, and cannot get the CAD to WALLS option to save me anytime at all.

I would create it with solids rather than the stair tool. It really isn't a staircase as much as simply a series of landings. Save yourself the headache and build it with solids.

You may need to adjust those with temp dims to bring everything to the center point you want.

First you need to wrap the exterior walls. Will the brick wrap or the siding? You need to make those connections first and the interior walls should then snap where they belong.

I'm curious as to why you aren't taking those specific sections straight from the model?

Borrow an AutoCAD seat to do the job. You will spend countless hours trying to do this in Chief. Chief Architect is not setup to be an Auto CAD companion.

I would make sure that you are defined as the one that is preparing construction documents, and the client assumes all design liability.

Good for you! I think the 0,0 mark has been in my template plan since....v9 maybe...Chief had an issue back then that, if your building was too far from the origin, when you would take a 3D overview the model would be way out in space. Pretty sure that is when I started using the 0,0 mark in my template. Good luck, you know how to reach me if you need any further help.

Sherry if you are using the template I helped you out with, I have 0,0 marked on my template plan. Are you seeing my 0,0 mark?

Why not just use the post tool? I set the space between posts at 2000' so that there is one in the corner, and just use the post tool to place the random posts exactly where I want them. Model like you build and life with Chief gets easier.

I group select them and make a block. The chair then magically goes under the deck/table. When you unblock them, if needed, the chair should stay under the desk/table.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13283257/Samples.zip

I use 1 / 700 IN not MM because this is 'murica da*mit! As for industry standards...most of those apply to Autowahatever or Revit. I print to PDF and then to an Epson or HP printer so I couldn't care less about pen tips and plotter sizes...non of that applies to the way I work, and more importantly, to the way I think. 0 is the smallest and 20 is the largest. Simple and easy in my head.

Thanks. JoeyB in New Orleans did you find what you needed to see?

I will try and fix the link. There is/was a set of plan prepared by me on the Chief Architect website as well.

Do you still have the template plan I sent to you? I set my line weights different than others, but it works for me. 0 is the smallest, 20 is the largest. There are a couple other settings that need to be adjusted so that it works out on paper.

You have wall layers on the wrong side You have walls that are not 90degrees in the corners You have either an invisible wall, or a mis-alligned wall with a wall below that is creating an attic wall that is cutting the wall above it. But I am just going of what is in the pic.

Yes, half walls and place a solid cap on it. Just like you would build it.

I don't like the cabinet method. But you can use walls so that the materials list accounts for the stone and lumber. Just be sure to check the no room definition checkbox.

My desktop, which is about 3 months old, has become one step above a doorstop. When I can get Chief to run, every move takes about 15 - 20 seconds to complete. I get little to no internet connection most of the time, and on certain days nothing works. I reboot and everything seems ok for a while. Today it took 2 reboots and 15 mins to get Chief up and running and in the time it takes to type this, I can maybe change a bathtub to a shower....maybe....if I'm lucky and say pretty please... Everything was fine until about 10 days ago. I came into the office and there was a message that windows had updated. Now, for the better part of decade I turned off auto updates because of bad experiences with them. The tech guys that sold me this computer said that I should always leave them on and let windows update for me. Well, I did...and now flashback to the bad experiences.

I can't get Chief to Start!! X7 has been doing this (Product Activation Window is on the Screen) for about an hour, after waiting about 30 mins to even get to this point. X6 won't start at all. Has there been an update that has caused this? Anyone else? Windows 8 BTW...I would love to show you a screen capture, but that has stopped working as well. Tried System Restore but that doesn't work either.....going to take the dog for a walk before I break something.

I offer online training and am wiling to travel as needed. Shoot me an email. joeymdp@gmail.com

Nice workaround. But the horizontal isnt a muntin. Schedule would be wrong.

Templates and a few library items are in the dropbox. I guess I use the OOB library more than some, so I rarely have an issue where my plan file is looking for something that isn't in the library.