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I use these all the time. I've created a copy of the 'Balcony' room type for decks with no ceiling, and a copy of the 'Porch' room type for covered decks. I've specified a Floor Finish layer 1/8" thick with a vinyl decking type material. The Floor Structure is 2 layers as shown. For the structure, I do NOT have Framing checked. I don't build the floor framing unless I am showing the framing in a framing plan or have some other very specific reason to. Also, I find it easier to build the framing correctly manually than to edit all of Chief's incorrect floor framing.

Yes, it sits on the terrain. and it will move with the terrain. The only caveat, is that it needs to be manually 'rebuilt' to update what the label reports. If I place it on the terrain, it will report correctly. If I alter the terrain, it's label will not update until I rebuild the terrain and rebuild the object (open / close the object dialog with no changes). I'm used to this and I accept it so if I make adjustemnts, I simply select all objects and perform an open/close as needed or once I'm close to finished.

Yes those were. The first was a text marker and the 2nd video shows an object which reports the terrain elevation anywhere you place it and the label can show in any view. I have those objects set to show the labels in my terrain plan, site plan and exterior elevations. Obviously they save typing errors, but they do require manual moving of the label.

Hi Jason, you need to check in with @Alaskan_Son He has an object that does exactly what you are asking for. He can also provide you with a macro that will work in a Text Marker and in storypole dimensions. 20250329-1734-50.5948914.mp4 20250329-1736-27.5350163.mp4

Yes and No. Chief can generate a truss that is not correct, and then you could manually adjust the truss polyline. Your particular model raises more questions than I have time to address, however I suggest getting the framing reasonably close and then making manual adjustments. Chief will almost never build top plate heights and vaulted ceiling trusses both correctly. For this building, you could split the room to create 2 separate default ceiling heights to help drive wall framing...but then you have 2 rooms instead of one. So, it might make more sense to manually adjust the wall framing of either the low or the higher wall. Either way, it will help if the default ceiling elevation is either 84" or 125 1/2". Also, it will help if all framing defaults and assembly defaults are exaclty correct to what is being built, and if the walls have both framing layers as 'Main Layers'.

I stopped adding image renderings to pdf's because of the hassle of aligning, resizing, and updating views. Instead, I provide the images as a gallery. For me, time and money trumped my desired finished plan. And if sharing an album link, you can probably find a service that allows you to replace images when things change saving even more time.

For pages where each drawing has a scale indicator, I simply fill that space in my title block with something generic like 'AS NOTED'. This prevents user error. For pages where the scale is uniform for all drawings, I fill it in manually. I do not know of way to auto-report a preferred drawing scale to the title block on a page-by-page basis.

You can't automatically drop the unit but for 1:10 or 1:20, you would just select matching units on each side of the dialog. In layout you can report the scale in the layout box label using the provided macro. 20250321-1406-45.9937679.mp4

Not trying to be argumentative, but it looks the same to me. Perspective crop mode is just a zoom function, no? Create a camera, select PCM, zoom in and then press F6 (Fill Window) which resets the camera view. Undo Zoom tool goes back to the PCM view. It's perhaps a more flexible way of zooming in using the scroll wheel, but I can't tell any difference. Zoom and PCM allow you to zoom in tight on a portion of a view without affecting the camera position. What other benefits do you find using PCM?

I have seen plans where a certain plan view fill pattern was causing the slow down. The simpler the pattern, the better.

For an exterior rendered image, If I'm not mistaken that tool essentialy functions the same as: using the zoom tool which can be used for smaller details, or for exterior views, the camera can be positioned much further away and then 'cropped' using the Zoom tool for exterior views, positioning the camera much further away from the house and then reducing the camera view angle (NOT using the Zoom tool).

@para-CADThanks. That example was not an actual drawing yet so it's too clean! I don't draw those the same for everyone. I only provide the schedule for those who want it, and other wise I generally provide critical dimensions. I've only had a few carpenters who ask for or appreciate all those dimensions and then I'll provide whatever they feel will help them.