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27 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

 

 Also good to know but what I meant was just as simple comparison to what Mike posted at the top that shows relative scale.

 

I thought the 1" grid would show up better in my screenshot so that it would be a bit more obvious as to the size. 6" diameter. Hope that helps.

1 hour ago, Chopsaw said:

Hi Rob,   Thanks for sharing. Could you post a Plan View Screen Shot so we can see what have created before downloading ?

They're the same thing, just labeled differently.

Alright then... never done that before and I wasn't sure if it exported the library object, or the whole library. Here they are. Easy enough to edit using Chop Saw instructions.

COSD.calibz

SD.calibz

I've got a customized COSD and SD symbol. Perfect for 1/4" scale. I don't know the easiest way to share it though...

So what does the architect do?? That explains the autodesk reference file you had open. Looks like Michael will take care of you. Good luck.

I hear you. Curious...if there's an architect...what are you doing? Do you work for him/her?

And maybe a gable over the middle garage door? The roof sloping down over it doesn't leave space for a header, and it doesn't make much sense to have a roof eave extending lower than the top of a garage door right?

And you probably want boxed eaves right? Flush to the gable? Check those boxes too. Then rebuild roofs.

5 minutes ago, rockyshepheard said:

Yeppir.

Just change it to a gable wall. And turn off auto roof returns for that wall.

Like this?

Rocky, ever thought of creating your own layer set or annotation set just for working on roofs? It'd be a huge help and is really quite simple. Just copy a layer set or annotation set, rename it, then turn off everything you don't use or want to see. Lock everything else that you don't want to accidentally select or change when working on the roof.

If manually, pay close attention that you are dragging exactly along the outside of the main layer of your exterior walls. Gotta keep that roof plane's baseline parallel.

And drawing roof planes manually? Or using the 'build roof planes' tool?

33 minutes ago, rockyshepheard said:

How is this even possible?

I can make a roof weirder than that as long as I keep my eyes closed!  Are you drawing the same plan in 2 different programs? Or just referencing the autodesk file?

For what it's worth, those spec's on your current laptop are almost identical to what I just gave up on. After using gaming laptops for 10 years, I had enough of slow renderings and switched to a gaming PC. An unbelievable difference in performance. I never actually did any work out of my office anyhow which is why I switched to a PC. SOOO much better (except for on really large homes in which case Chief still runs so slow). But if you have to have the mobility, someone else will have to offer their advice.

In my experience, the graphics card in the laptop never really performed up to it's spec.

1 hour ago, parkwest said:

 You might be amazed by what a good heavy equipment operator can do with the terrain.  

In Chief Architect? Outsourcing...I like it!

Just tried it again using Windows 10 Display settings. No blurriness this time, because I'm an idiot. I thought before that the toggle button for "Fix scaling for apps" was on but it wasn't. It did mess up the way some of my text was displaying in plan view but easily fixed. Some CAD symbols with text however needed to be adjusted. 

This is a true sign of aging...needing the font bigger and then not knowing how the computer settings work. Yikes! Thanks for the suggestions, Mick.

Interesting. Higher resolution monitors may be the answer then (more $...YAY). I did try re-scaling the font using Windows settings and everything in Chief ended up blurry, even after signing out and letting Windows try to fix the blurriness.

I don't know of any place to control this. Seems like it'd be in "preferences"...

Hmm. No solution yet? My eyes aren't getting any better as I get older. It's tough to see that text and I also need to make it to display larger.

Straight line interpolation might be an option, but if it were the only option, it'd cause more problems for modeling than it would solve. Chief's tools will do exactly what you need but it does take a fair bit of practice to understand them. In my region, we need to plot the geodetic data for every residential lot (in an urban setting) using predetermined elevations set by the civil engineers who have designed the drainage patterns for the sub-division. The interiors of the lot also must be graded using a set criteria determined by the municipality to maintain appropriate drainage characteristics. Chief handles all of this wonderfully...if you're well versed in how the terrain tools work. That being said, I have made a suggestion for a straight-line interpolation tool using an elevation line where you could set the height at each end and Chief would model it straight in between.

A cad box or polyline with a solid white fill set to be transparent. A little warning here: this requires a bit of experimentation and knowledge of the end result from your printer. Different printers may handle the transparent fill differently.

2 hours ago, SNestor said:

Prosper?  Maybe...if there is any work.

 

The entire process discourages people from doing anything to improve their homes. Who's going to add a room if the total cost for that room exceeds the value of the home when the work is completed. How can people get lending institutions to loan them money...is there really any equity?  We've been down this path before...remember 2008?  

There's the rub. On the one hand, more regulations weed out some competition. On the other hand, whenever costs go up, the amount of development goes down. Where I live, there's been no real housing market since 2008. The rich still build of course, but entry level and move-up housing development is virtually nil. And when developers' costs increase they invariably push back against the one negotiable item...labor. 

So while some may benefit from increased rules and regulation, it's probably safe to say that most lose. I'd rather spend more of my time designing instead of reading, interpreting, discussing (with officials) and then explaining (to clients) the constantly changing codes. 

Here's a few examples of the same home, 3 'styles': Color, color with a whitening filter, and no color.