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Yep, that worked Glenn - thank you. Perhaps it is a bug but you got it to work for me.

For some reason I can't figure out how to use the ref set and show roof valleys... any help is appreciated as I am sure its something minor that im missing.

What is the best way to set the window labels to the "front group"?

Interesting stuff Facer. I wish we had something like this for IRC and Sweets details intermixed like that.

Is there any way to rebuild a single wall so that it applies the "auto" changes only to that isolated object? Id love to not have to rebuild everything.

perfect - thanks guys.

So just to verify, there is no way to simply turn off the room dimensions for the auto room labels?

Good stuff guys - thanks!

I'm curious how people are handling this situation - For basement foundation/framing walls is it better to create a custom wall type with all the layers (including the framed interior wall), or have 2 separate walls?

Perhaps I am not doing it correctly. Here is what im doing. Will call Micheal - thanks...ill wait a sec in case you have time to see the vid.

Thanks for the suggestions but neither worked. Im stuck on this.

I hope Glenn or Micheal (or anyone) has a solution for when sizing a wall that doesn't have something to nudge...? I'm having this problem right now. (sorry no sound to my vid as my headset broke) problem_wall.plan

Yep - it work exactly that way - so 2" is too much. The custom wall type was the solution to the issue as you said too.

I thought there was a way to have doors treat a double wall condition with a single frame etc. Can I have 2 individual walls or do I need to create a custom wall with both stud lines as part of 1 wall?

I agree a tweak is needed. It explains issues i've had in the past. However, I do like the functionality of "remembering" a room since it is common to adjust walls and have temp connection issues. Dermot is offering suggestions too, but I personally feel a simple [ ! ] mark next to anything not set in default would be a nice reminder.

Larry, for fun could you check to see if you (1) delete the room which has the issue, (2) save/close the file, and then (3) open back up and see if its still doing that. What I think Dermot is saying is Chief is remembering the settings in the general area but that saving and opening the file again without that room present will "reset" back to default settings.

+1 on this suggestion

Dermot - There is a lot of merit to this mode of operation and why it works the way it does in Chief. I think the only problem we have is not being alerted to the fact its happening in the instances we dont want this operation, or forget it occurred (since its not a user defined input). The flip side, we also dont want to have annoying pop-ups or something that slows our workflow. It would be great if there was a way to have a visual indication (or reminder) of this occurring that doesn't impede workflow.

That tool "Edit Wall Layer Intersections" is on the secondary toolbar along with point-to-point move, copy, copy in place etc....

There is a layer called "door headers" and if you select one door you can turn off the layer and they disappear.

You can glean some useful data and use excel to finish an MTO (of sorts), but to get to a buy list you would need to spend some time in excel. I have a couple clients who actually do use the info I give them but they have a process to refine it. I think the material lists Chief does are actually not bad, and its more about the user making inputs that can be used.

I think Chief wouldn't be bad for landscape design but their 2D symbols are VERY far off from professional standards. Considering that you can remap the 2d symbols associated with the 3d, and use transparencies now, it would take some work but doable. The only other thing I notice is Chief gets really bogged down went using a lot of plants.

Scott - any chance you could start uploading the recordings of the workshop to youtube? Id love to re-review some of these.

Great comments Ben and Larry. One thing I want to add to this is I am currently trying to manage 5 users producing 500-1k plans per year using Chief. The first question I was asked by this company is if Chief is the best app for their situation. I recommended staying with Chief, but I hope these sorts of "blind" spots can be fixed so use of a Chief file is not so proprietary to whoever created the plan. I am full cognizant my situation is unique, but really these issues would be a problem for even 2 people working on the same file....or as Larry shows one person who simple forgot that change was made.

Amazes me sometimes how much SF some people want. I bought some property from Burl Ives widow and she showed me their home, which was very much like the home designed by David in size. 2 separate homes connected - they lived together "under the same roof" but in completely different "residences".