robdyck

Short Answer...No. The callout is the camera. However you can place an actual callout and link it to the camera view. This will require some customization of layers and their display. In other words, you'll need to place the camera for which you'd like a substituted callout on a separate layer that won't display in plan view.

You wouldn't have to change the name, it has no structural effect.. But it might be a good idea to rename the detached garage to something like..."Detached Garage". Then when people are discussing your plans, everyone will be able to know what the other person is referring to...as long as you can find people who are clever enough to refer to a room by it's actual name.

Well, it was worth a shot! What I described did fix my side window re-sizing issue but mine was different than yours. Hopefully TS can solve it for you.

Try this: turn on the display of the Walkthrough Preview. Move it to a secondary monitor so it is completely undocked from Chief. Adjust side windows as desired. Close the Walkthrough Preview. Close Chief. Open Chief and review position of side windows.

3d Pattern Tip: The toggle tool is not available for every rendering technique, however the layer display of "Patterns, 3D Views" will work for other rendering techniques. Just remember to press 'F12' after toggling the display of this layer. Curtesy of @Alaskan_Son

Plus it's Friday. You'd think everyone would be in a great mood!

Before: After:

Would you mind sharing an image of the light fixture you are getting modeled?

1. You used a material that has a pattern assigned. You can either toggle off patterns or adjust the material and remove the pattern. 2. To move the railing inward, simply increase the railing wall thickness.

Won't they add the light data? If not, then yes you can. Import the symbol as 'electrical'. Select 'Show Advanced Options', go to Options tab and check Light.

Before chasing one's tail too vigorously, one should have a plan for what to do if they catch it!

Do you have all the various layers accounted for in that SU model? Keep in mind that roof layers vary in vertical height when the pitch changes. If you build the same roof in Chief and eliminate all the various layers, you will get the same result as in SU. All elevations will nicely match. Remove ridge caps and remove shingles. Change osb to 1/16" thick. Uncheck Eave Sub Fascia. All fascia heights will now match.

This is caused by something specific to your program settings. In other words, it's a setting in your program, not the plan file. Perhaps repeat the drawing process and use a screen recorder to capture your entire screen and then post the video. Even a screen shot of your entire screen might help so every active tool can be seen.

So Chief builds the roof "wrong"...that doesn't mean we need to. We aren't building rockets here! The "problem" is simply understanding that Chief is placing the finished fascia directly under the finished roof surface. Obviously to a computer, this is simply a rise/run calculation. Chief's sheathing and shingles don't 'flex' up or down like they might in the real world. Because we don't model a "flex" in materials, we can simply adjust the dimension of the finished fascia board. A carpenter might do that in the real world, or they might just nail them on outside of the sub-fascia and sheathing and let the shingles and drip edge flex a bit to deal with the overwhelming discrepancy of 3/16". For those noticing such issues from street view, May I suggest using drip edge and gutters. Come to think of it... Chief models rafter tails and truss tails incorrectly as well. Chief should be modelling them all out of alignment by +/- 1/2" in every axis. After all we want it to reflect real world conditions. Now try modelling your fascia! It may be time to let this topic rest.

The quickest way (which is still pretty slow) that I know of is to place every object that you need in a plan file. Then marquee select all objects and change their layer. Close the dialog and while they are still all selected, add them to the library. Then proceed with the somewhat tedious process of organizing them in the user library.