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The 2 transom windows on the right are not on the same floor as the doors. They are in the attic walls on the 2nd Floor. You'll need to copy them down to the floor below and change their elevation reference to 87 1/4" 'From Floor'.

Presumably the wall framing is being rebuilt. Chief's rebuilding deletes it all and replaces it all. The dimension extensions that located something that got deleted then get replaced with point markers. Why not all of them and only some? I bet no one can answer that.

You will also need to replace the default Floor and Ceiling Platform setting to correct the material used for the sill plate.

Hi Chris, the problem is that the foundation wall is currently hardwired for this incorrect sill plate. I don't know why, but Chief is holding on hard to an incorrect setting. To fix this, you need to use the Import Settings tool. Select his and then navigate to and select the template plan file for X17. Once you have the file selected, choose the foundation wall and select the Replace option. Press F12 and the sill plate will build correctly. The foundation walls will also rebuild correctly, BUT Chief will not display them correctly until they are selected, and open-closed! Then, the top of foundation wall will be displayed correctly as well. Oddly enough, the sill plate will be an OSB material.

It does build correctly if you just replace the goofy ceiling plane. That thing seems to be hardwired to be troublesome.

There's a couple of things that could be adjusted, but this is project has a buggy ceiling plane. It is not building as it is spec'd and I'd report this as a bug. In this plan, here's what I see for the ceiling plan (top of screen). the Hieght Inside Wall is not correct. Ceiling plane at bottom of screen is in the wrong location, but it's height is correct.

If you don't have the Electrical parent and/or child tools visible on your tool bar, you can also access the rope light tool by clicking on the Build menu at the top. Build>Electrical>Rope Light.

You would use the Export Plan as Project function. Alternatively, you can send just the plan file (if you have one) to a zipped folder from within File Explorer.

Can you incorporate the idiosyncrasies of a single building inspector who decides to interpret codes differently than any other jurisdiction, or even any other inspector in their own office? And any written code note that we could include on a plan has to allow for inconsistent application and enforcement of the aforementioned idiosyncrasies.

Hi Gene, do you have a plan you can post? Alternatively, you could PM me a download link to your plan file and I'll take a look.

One option to consider is creating a cad block of an existing framed landing and adding that to your library. Before adding it to the library, I would ensure this framing has all the properties defined for simple and repetitive use. I personally find this to be just as quick as editing what Chief builds (referring to custom ceilings or decks). A custom ceiling plane can also be used to generate the framing, and while you can't save or block a ceiling plane to add to the library, you can save a polyline to convert to a ceiling plane. In all these cases, the heights of the objects would need to manually entered to coordinate with the landing elevation in a particular project. I know this isn't a prefect solution, but I thought I'd suggest my preferred options. That being said, I rarely generate framing for a landing. Even if Chief added a landing framing function, I wouldn't expect it to be anymore accurate or flexible than deck framing or floor framing.

The transform/replicate tool can be used but I'm quite sure that will require knowing angle values and entering those values. Even if using copy / paste, this is still prone to user error or even being slightly less accurate based the number of decimal being displayed and rounding. There's no reason you can't use it but I find it more cumbersome. Another option is to use the Angular Dimension tool and the point-to-point move tool (or any other function for alignment on the target line. 20251010-1256-07.3151745.mp4

This is relatively simple by using the automatic sorting function. Have you tried this function out?

The 'make parallel' tool is really the simplest option. First rotate the polyline so the desired edge is close to parallel with the intended object. Then, click on the desired edge, then double-click the 'make parallel tool and select this option: Then click on the target object.

Option 1: allow for the outer profile of the truss in your building design and leave the truss spec's up to the supplier. Indicate the roof space clearly in your section drawings. Option 2: Same as above, but include roof trusses in your section drawings. Manually edit the truss members to get as close as possible. Note that your trusses are illustrative and that supplier's spec's take precedence. In other words, do more work that's not necessarily accurate and at your own expense.

The actual wall type doesn't really matter when the foundation height is 0", but a 16" wide foundation wall gets the piers aligned correctly. I 'painted' the piers instead of changing the default material for the foundation/slab. The pier spacing I used is simply an example. Everything here is automatic.

Hmm, better be prepared for more issues! That's a 42" x 66" window!

uncheck auto height. Adjust middle rail down. copy the stair and paste-in-place. adjust middle rail up.

Good eye!

2 possibilities come to mind right away: Saved Plan View Settings: Open the saved plan view and go to Tools > Active View > Edit Active View. Under Layer Set, make sure you're using a set that has color enabled for the layers you want. Also check Color Options—you can choose between "Color", "Black and White", or "Use Layer Color". Print Settings: When printing, go to File > Print > Drawing Sheet Setup and Print Preview. Make sure "Print in Color" is checked. If it's grayed out, it may be due to your printer driver or the plan view itself being set to black and white.

You adjust most fonts quickly by editing the Saved Text Styles. But, there will be some items in every plan that have a custom font and aren't following a Text Style. These need to be weeded out as you find them. Keep a checklist of those items so you can add that action item to a to-do list for your template plan.

Hey Michael, I think you might need to be a bit more descriptive about what your issue is. For example, when describing the width of the bay as 72w, do you mean the width of the bay at narrowest portion or the width at the widest portion (where it connects to the main wall)? Or are you referring to the width of the widest window? When specifying a bay in Chief, the width is the widest portion. So if you want 72 at the narrowest portion, you'll just need to do a bit of math to determine what value to enter (hint...it's 9.46'). Or you could explode the bay and then you'll be able to add more dimension lines.

You can probably manage those materials in the Plan Materials Dialog by merging and/or replacing materials. If you are using the Material Painter, you can choose the default material (bottom left of the Select Material dialog) and paint every instance of that material at one time by using the Material Painter Plan Mode tool.

I think you can make this adjustment a bit faster. It starts with having quick access to your chosen fill type. I'll demonstrate on this small modular cabin project I'm currently working on. wallinsfill.mp4

Yes, you can use curved roof planes. In elevation view, first establish the geometry using CAD tools. You can also use construction lines to identify the transition points across multiple views. Take note of your CAD radius and use that information to create the roof planes. You only need to draw the roof planes on one side, then copy & reflect about the center line. Keep in mind that the length and radius are most important to begin with. In elevation view, you can adjust the height using the transform / replicate tool, or the point-to-point move tool.