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  1. 1 hour ago, GeneDavis said:

    Is there some easy way to do one schedule per plan view floor?

    That is the easy way. I do this all the time. One schedule per floor...only notes included from that floor. I'm doing it right now actually.

    PM me with your plan file if you don't want to post it here and I'll show you what you can do specific to your project. And then I'll return your file.

  2. 2 minutes ago, agriffiths said:

    it seems it's happening on my rocks as well - they won't move from their elevation line. I'm at a loss!

    This is because you have a fence that is creating a Room and the rocks are set to be positioned relative to the finished floor elevation.

    1. Make all fences 'No Room Definition'
    2. Set all landscaping objects to be positioned relative to Terrain, not finished floor. 

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  3. Hey Levina, the best way to handle this is to keep all of the main floor at the default elevation of 0. Then lower the Foyer floor and other floors as needed.

    The simplest way to understand the elevations is to import the elevation drawings into Chief at the correct scale. Place the drawings so the main floor elevation is at 0" on the grid and the create your own 'storypole' using some cad lines, dimensions and markers to develop a clearer picture of the various elevations. This method will give you the guidance you need to adjust room elevations in plan view.

  4. 14 hours ago, DBCooper said:

    when you realize it is just a cad marker

    Yes, I knew what it could be, but the OP said they were looking for that symbol in the library and then found it. And, that somehow this pointed to a solution for future inquires.

    However there are at least 2 very different options for almost the same thing.

     

    If we were looking for Markers, then we could point folks in this direction:

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    or this:

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    If we wanted to find a Marker symbol from the Library, then we could point folks in this direction:

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  5. Materials lists can be simple and complicated at the same time! Your issue could be as simple as a layer display issue or it could be something much more complex that would require digging into the actual plan file to trouble shoot. I understand not wanting to post the plan file, however that is asking folks on this forum to guess. This is where having a Chief consultant on stand-by is a valuable resource. A consultant can provide your business with timely, plan specific advice while your company and the information contained in your plan file is protected by your agreement with the consultant. 

     

  6. 21 hours ago, BCNABE said:

    Is there a way to adjust or lengthen the footing of a wall?

    Not a good one! The above methods will work, but I have found it much simpler to place the footings manually. I have a footing (made from a slab) saved to my library that has all the correct properties and elevations set so that I can place it in the plan, center it on the bearing walls, and then stretch it as needed. This is also especially helpful when you need to show a break in the footing at doorways or other portions to accommodate plumbing, etc. Currently, you can't break an auto-footing at a doorway.

    The only benefit to the auto-footing is that it is automatically centered. I don't need to update mine...I don't place them until I'm completing the final plan set.

    Another nice feature, is that my saved footing has a macro that auto-generates the text notes and it can report the footing length (if I see the need to include that information).

    And because it's a slab, it still fills correctly in section view.

     

  7. On 4/9/2024 at 2:32 PM, Astrigal said:

    Can you fellas think of any creative way to get a tray ceiling into a floor truss

    On rare occasions, I have used a roof truss! You can edit the polyline of a roof truss. This is all manual, so it's not something worth doing until the very final steps of your plan set, but it makes for a nice looking truss.

    Tip: Your floor trusses will look more realistic by adjusting the web spacing to somewhere between 48" and 55". Most floor trusses have a bottom chord span of about 48" and a vertical post to reduce the top chord span to about 24". Chief doesn't model floor trusses correctly, but they build nice when using a roof truss. Unfortunate...

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