joey_martin

Open the attic wall "detail" and adjust the studs accordingly.

Hold do the "C" key for a second or two and see if that helps. I have this happen a lot because I use the C key as a short cut, or if you copy and paste a lot the C gets stuck and turns on CONCENTRIC. Hold the C key and let me know.

If it went into your recycle bin just go and get it. If not, go open preferences and find where Chief backs up plan in the Archive folder and get the latest from there.

Go into the room DBX and delete the finished floor layer. It's easy enough to replace the finished layer once the finishes have been selected, so just delete it and get it out of the equation until you are ready for it.

Putting your own "flair" on construction documents should be a part of everyone's practice. I know, I know..."but their just plans"...boooo....they are an extension of who you are as an architect or designer or technician. We have all looked over a set of CAD plans, you know the ones I mean, lines and letters and number. But when someone puts together a set of plans that can wow you, that is part of the art.

I actually don't do all that much embellishment. I will at times use those detail markers...not always though.

I use Dropbox exclusively now. All my plan and layout files are worked on via dropbox from wherever I am.

Well.....if you have or find the "simple" fix to the seemingly random missing frieze boards, I would love to know what it is!! I have dealt with this problem for all the years I have worked with Chief (v9) and honestly have no real explanation to how or why they show up and then don't. Same with roof returns. Best solution I have come up with, is to ignore the fact that they are missing, and many times they will re-appear like magic. If they don't re-appear, I will manually edit them when completing my final elevations and call it a day. I know it sounds like I'm being a smart a$$, but I spent countless hours back in the day trying to figure out what I was doing to cause this issue, and finally cam to the realization that I am not the problem. And...to make matters worse, when I have reported the problem and sent a plan file to be looked at.....you guessed it, the frieze boards were there. Good luck, and happy Chiefing!

Check the tool again. The newer version may have the same option Chief has, in that, you can take the ELEVATION VIEW and then change the camera type from that view. You may need to set the DEFAULT camera view as VECTOR rather than STANDARD. I have attached a screen shot of what the tool looks like in Chief.

Yep...another confirmation. Last update caused all my open windows (library, project browser, etc) to move around. They DID NOT do this before the update I just installed a few days ago.

I would have to guess that you are sending a camera view and not an elevation vector view...as best I can tell without seeing a screeenshot or something.

Not only have I given up requesting the stair tool(s) be made better, I have all bu give up using the stairs all together. I draw a simple staircase in so that is shows in sections, but all of my plans stairs are drawn in plan view with lines.

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When I do remodels....and that's a BIG WHEN since I hate them like poison.....I turn the existing plan footprint into a CAD block and use it as an overlay. Why anyone in their right mind would try to put multiple walls in the same location anyway is beyond me.

Looks like everyone has the answer you need. I always do basements on floor 0 and step the foundation as needed per lot slope. And to add info for Mr. Potter...I have designed my own foundations here in Indiana for 20 years. I think if I called an engineer to do a residential foundation for me he would ask why I am crank calling him.

Layer Sets

I used the "place a line or X" method for years, but with X6, as others have said, just copy the layout window and hold in place on the other pages. Works even better than the old system. A few of you hold overs need to try it...it will speed up your work flow even more!

You are right Michael. Before Dropbox I worked from a USB drive that I wore around my neck. I now work from Dropbox. There are some that say you should never work from a drive other than the hard drive, but I have been working like this for years and have never had an issue. Make sure that your libraries are the same, or about the same, and go to work. And to tell you the truth, if I have a plan with a material on my desktop that I am working on, and switch to my laptop and the material isn't there, I just ignore it and move on. Once you open the plan on the desktop again, Chief will find the material and there you go.

My system is pretty easy. I take a camera view and make a copy of that camera view set and call it ELEVATIONS, EXTERIOR. I then turn off everything I don't see ( cabinets, interior fixtures, interior furniture, etc....) and hit the button for SELECT ALL turn all the layers to black, and then set all the line weights to a thin number (this depends on the settings you have, mine is set to 2) Now I set the WALLS, EXTERIOR , ROOFS, whatever I want thick, to a thicker line weight (again, depends on your settings but mine is 18) When you send to layout make sure that the boxes are unchecked that take control from your layers and place it on the layout. You want to control the line weights, not the layout. Hope this helps.

I also use layer/anno sets for my live elevations. All line weights controlled before sent to layout.

I call them "Rake" boards, or a rake molding if a board isn't used.

Those walk-out walls would be framed walls just like above, not full foundation walls.

Two words my friend.....layer, sets. Takes care of all the clutter and allows a basement/foundation plan to be separate from the basement/finish plan.

I generally set my backclipped sections (slice) at 12", 24" for certain framing situations. If I need to see certain details in the background to better explain the design idea, then I use the section/elevation camera.

I only really notice it on darker colors, or on colors that have a "matte" finish. There is a setting the color DBX for that color of red, that will allow you to change to emissiveness ( I think) that will show better in 3D.