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In both cases, yes. I've never kept track of the issue, I've just deleted or fixed as quickly as possible and moved on. I'm not even sure I replicate the problem if I had to. I spoke too soon.

I've had the same thing happen a couple of times but with different objects from my library. When using a door from a library, the material "white" is still called 'white' but shows the texture for 'river rock'. And today, when using a deck railing from my library, the material for the newel posts was titled correctly but used the texture for Eldorado Stone / Banff Springs, which was used on some of the house walls.

I agree, they are pretty stable, but when you do have a glitch, it really sucks. My only point was that it can happen and so, heads up, its one more thing to look over before the final print. A bit more context for anyone stumbling across this: I used a note schedule in elevation view to list a specific set of code requirements for windows. Once the list is compiled, I reorganize them according to my preferred hierarchy. Occasionally, when the elevation view is closed then re-opened, that schedule will re-organize itself. This has happened on more than one file.

I fold.

Ummm.... @garytaylor1217 ??

@Alaskan_Son I'll see your note schedule guess and raise you a prefix option from a rich text box.

You'll fight this forever. My suggestions would differ from Rene's. Show Main Layer Only Make all main layer weights the same (controlled by layer in the walls definition) The only wall I give a heaver weight to is a concrete foundation wall. Make your final decision by comparing a print to the pdf.

There's a better than good chance that you're going to want to use the "open with middle rail" option so that you can see beyond the railing in elevation view...I'd use a molding or a solid to represent the glass, on its own layer of course.

Hey Gary. Are you talking about a text box, or a rich text box?

However, some schedule types aren't as sticky as others and that manual arrangement may slip away on you when you aren't looking. I've experienced this, mostly with note schedules.

I believe Chief operates faster when the schedules are not in plan view. If I'm wrong about this, someone will undoubtedly correct me in short order! With practice (and multiple monitors) working with the schedules in a CAD detail will become easier...so I'd encourage you to develop that habit.

If the column that contains the distinguishing letter N or E is the first column in the schedule, then the wall schedule will organize all the E's first. If there already is an existing schedule, re-order the columns, copy the schedule, then delete the original.

"No Special Snapping" is the key for having manual or dimensional control of where the roof butts up against a wall. This will not address the display of the wall's layers above or below the roof plane.

It's absolutely terrible. I had an A-Frame project with quite a few skylights and I think there were 3 different sizes. It was torture trying to get them all right. It probably takes 10x longer than it should.

I brought in my own symbol, one that's much more accurate. I used a polyline for the hole, and another symbol for the shaft liner and casing (made of 2 moldings). There's no question they are a real PITA to deal with. Section views are crucial, and the transform/replicate tool is the best way to move them into exact position. Cad boxes, lines, polylines help derive the exact distancing for placement. It would be so much easier if one could slide them up/down a roof plane and drag to resize, just like a window in a wall. Someday maybe...

Start with Help, search custom schedules. Open the fixture, schedule tab, Include in schedule as:... pretty simple from there.

1 quick option for this as-built would be to add a layer underneath the current main floor structure layers, about 36" thick and assign it the concrete material. Not structurally accurate, I know, but if you don't want to build a foundation...

Keep in mind that a beam that intersects a wall will have wall studs under the beam in the wall framing if: the wall framing is automatic the wall framing is built after the beam is placed. So, you need to make a choice of how to display a post that is within a wall. If the loads exceed the capability of a built-up stud column you can: place a post manually in plan view edit the studs in the wall detail and represent the column using a cad box The method you choose may vary depending on the types of views you show in your plans, and the methods you use to callout or identify columns.

Question: the I-joists shown: are they actual joists, or CAD blocks that you placed?

In a section view, press "Auto Detail" and that will start to clarify things.

This is a screen-grab off of a pdf showing a rendering included in a bath remodel plan. This image was sent to layout using "Current Screen as Image". Then it's been resized to approx 3"x 5" in layout. No editing, no cropping. Printed at 300 dpi. This method helps keep the file size down and provides (what I think) is a satisfactory image quality, both on screen and printed. For better quality, you can export the image to around 3000 pixels wide, and print your pdf at 600 dpi. However, its my experience that this will result in a very large file size.

Thanks Michael. Not sure why I didn't think of that! That provide the line weight control I asked for. And 2 separate text boxes will provide the appropriate text alignment:

I use a spreadsheet to perform certain calculations, then I copy the cells and paste into Chief. When I do this, it imports cell borders, but I'm not sure if the line weight of these borders can be controlled. They are much heavier than I typically use. Does anyone know if this can be controlled?

You can copy the link to that web page and submit it to tech support. I've done that in the past for issues where I had attempted to find results on the forum and then didn't want to re-type the whole question. I should have added that this is only helpful if the topic specifically describes your problem and if the plan is submitted to tech support.

Keep in mind Darren, than with that fan, if it were flush, it would be mounted perpendicular to the ceiling! What you need is a separate symbol to represent either a wedge shaped mounting block or a dome as the base of the light fixture.