BenPalmer

Just create a wall type for the interior footings, that has no wall or white lines for the walls. I have mine set to have a centered dashed line to represent the center line and it will get you want you want. That will probably get rid of your interior wall, door blockouts, as well. However, you can go to the main floor doors and to the 'rough opening' tab and under 'plan display' uncheck 'show in floor below' to turn them off. I have that off by default on all my doors, except garage doors, so that I don't get those. Hope that helps.

Join the two roofs where they intersect and the attic wall will fill the space.

Do you have 'auto rebuild roofs' checked on? Just a guess without viewing your plan.

Typically something with the ceiling heights/room definitions, roof definitions in specific walls, adjacent rooms, roof baseline definitions, etc. Only guesses without seeing the .plan file.

That's still how I do it because it's fast, easy and automatic...I just recess or delete the foundation and the 'floor above' isn't create unless you create it...but if you don't want to use walls and all the auto stuff, then draw the roof manually...will take 2 clicks...plus any beams or corbels you may want added.

If doing a auto roof, then create a porch on the first floor using a wall at the depth you want the porch/roof. Then either make the wall invisible, or make it a wood material and put a doorway in it to create the beam that will hold the roof. Or draw the roof manually.

Are you printing to a 3rd party pdf printer or using Chief's built in pdf driver 'save as pdf'? Reason I ask, when printing to a 3rd party driver and the plan has transparency, I often got pixelation issues, but using Chief's built in driver eliminated that. I haven't tried that in a while, so it might not be your issue, but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case. Good luck.

This is how we do it as well.

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00719/importing-terrain-elevation-data-from-a-dwg-or-dxf-file.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1056/import-a-surveyor-dwg-file-for-a-site-plan-or-terrain-perimeter.html

You need to have the .pl files...without those, there isn't anything you can do.

more info here: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00279/opening-legacy-files.html

That is how I do it...draw them up in separate plan files, then assemble in layout in whatever format/order I want.

You're welcome. Yes, you will need to unblock and convert each. You may be able to have the person who is sending the file unblock them before they send, to save you some time. But, may take more time to have them do that. All the best.

A couple guesses without the actual .plan file: you already have a terrain perimeter...if so, delete it and try again the lines aren't actually closed...in the screen shot you attached, I don't see anything filled, demonstrating that it is closed, so it may not be closed. Again, just some guesses...if those don't do it, upload the file for better answers. Hope that helps.

I keep my basement plan and foundation plan on Level 0...works well with layers and terrain. Only time I split them up is if I have a 2 level basement next to an underground basketball court...but then I'm always fighting the elevation heights in my brain. Hope that helps.