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It does need to be the appropriate height for the top chord member to pivot over the bottom chord at the outer edge. This height is typically the vertical depth of a 2x4 (relative to roof pitch) plus 3.5". That is also the appropriate heel height setting for what would typically be referred to as a standard truss heel, although this terminology varies by region. I always adjust all roof pitches to match this condition and truss heels generate correctly all the time. I only raise heels above this value when it is required because of aesthetic purposes or to achieve higher insulation values at the lower edges of the roof. It's also helpful if your roof structure depth is set to 3.5" because Chief will then report the vertical structure depth in the roof plane dialog, which makes adjusting these values much simpler.

check the box for Energy Heel. The truss may or may not regenerate correctly, so it's best if this is checked as a default, prior to building trusses. Force rebuild may take care of it.

Use a shadow board...gables only.

That's what it is:

You may already know this but I'll mention it anyway. Have you created a new material list after removing the foundation? If I remember correctly, in X15, a material list is a snapshot in time...it can't update itself with changes to the model. I don't use X15 anymore, but here's the output I get for the Flooring category:

No, not really. You can update a single layer set in your template from any plan file. For example, if the plan I'm currently working on has some modifications to just one layer set that I'd like to implement across multiple plans, I could: Open my template plan and import this layer set and then save it as my template plan Open any existing (legacy) plan file and import just this new layer set from the template plan or from the plan file that was modified. If keeping track of this newly modified plan is difficult to remember, simply save it to wherever I keep my Chief default files and give it an obvious name for simple identification.

Oh just you wait! There will be more!

The export options for various settings is gone. Think of it like this: A plan file contains the settings and instead of using the old export function, you could just save a copy of a plan file for the purpose of using to pull settings from for other plans...using the Import tools. So instead of looking for the plan file you'd like to pull settings from, just copy your preferred plan file and if it's only use is for pulling layer sets, then name it something specific. For universal changes, the best practice would be to constantly keep your template plan up to date. Then, when opening Legacy plans, you could pull settings from your template plan.

Not using an auto frame function. You can frame walls on a per wall basis, but not openings. Some crafty work with copy / paste-in-place of the existing framing combined with a rebuild and deletion operations may work, but by that time it's probably easier to make manual adjustments.

No trick...labels can be set to show or hide on a per camera basis. In a section or elevation view, just select the windows that you do NOT want to have their label showing. In the Label tab, check 'Hide in this View'. This assumes the labels layer is on. So you have an override to hide labels as needed. The inverse function does not work (that is 'show label' while the layer is off).

Glad to help Keith!

The same principle applies to appliances added to cabinets. If you want things separated for simpler control, place them as standalone items. Headscratcher...a sink gets 'locked' but a faucet doesn't. I've always wondered: Who does this make sense to? Around here the cabinet companies don't provide the sink, they just need to know what type of sink will be installed. But I digress...

The label control issue is because when a sink is placed into a cabinet, you immediately lose some control. If you single-click the cabinet and move the label you will see that the cabinet label and sink label are locked together despite being on separate layers and generated from separate schedules. If you turn off the cabinet labels layer, the fixture label relocates to the cabinet label position and can only be moved by the cabinet. This is one (of many) drawbacks of Chief's method of combining items that are placed into cabinets. It would be much better if Chief allowed auto placement of these items but treated them more like an architectural block than a semi-single component. The solution for more control is to add the sink as a standalone fixture. You could edit the existing sink to remove it from being included in the schedule while still keeping it in the cabinet. Then place the sink as a stand alone fixture and let it be buried or move it into the correct position manually. This will give you separate label control.

That sounds like a layer that is locked. But you've probably checked that. It may be a good idea to post the plan for this one. If you don't want to post it here, you can share a link with me by using a personal message. I'll take a look and try to help.

You may some useful help in this topic:

For the foundation wall, you'd need to use a pony wall (4" concrete wall on 8" concrete wall). If that is a walkout foundation that is already using a pony wall (2x6 wall on concrete wall), then you're in a bit of a pickle as you can't stack 3 wall types in a single pony wall. But...you still have a couple of options: Use the 4" concrete wall and make the corrections manually using CAD tools (plan views, section views, details,etc) use the 8" concrete wall and add a wall cap (4"x8") that splits the pony wall. This can represent the upper portion of the foundation wall. Some CAD cleanup will be needed in section views and maybe in elevation views.

I'd suggest using the lites for the mullions and drawing the grilles in manually using the molding tool (in section or elevation view of course). I would then make an architectural block of those moldings. Don't try to load them as custom muntins...probably won't work well and will end up being a waste of time.

The loose bricks are a bit more difficult to model as Chief doesn't have an earthquake feature! For those, you'd need to place them manually.

A pony wall and wall cap would work for the central stub wall portion. For the post and cap, a couple of 3d solids are the fastest, although I'd convert the 2 objects to a symbol with stretch planes so that it can be used for any height and width of column. It's pretty easy to figure out the width and depth by counting bricks.

I did a plan the other day with phone jacks. For real! I like your general note idea.

@JAWRIGHT Are these close? https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/by/FineHouse#models https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/d370f1c43d77c976e79d181dec16bca/B-Tuscan-Columns-Round-Smooth As far as creating HB&G posts, that's pretty simple on an as needed basis. Simply trace the product drawing at the correct scale and use it as a molding profile on a circle or square polyline converted to a molding. Obviously this wouldn't work for carved capitals.

Changing the Options>Options to Other did the trick. Thanks! Good question! I don't like it because what is produced is wrong for what I need and can't be adjusted. I have my own architectural blocks with a dishwasher cabinet and a dishwasher that includes a top 3/4" panel directly under the countertop. This can help simplify dishwasher installation on site when using quartz countertops. So in other words, what Chief produced was wrong before and it's still wrong now. I also have blocks that include DW cabinets designed to be at the end of a run. If I want a different dishwasher, that's a simple replacement...with the exception of adjusting the label to read 'DW' of course. But I digress...and I could go on about the ridiculous default labelling of appliances and fixtures. And the lack of a space at the back of dishwashers making it more difficult to place them. Maybe everywhere else they slam a dishwasher back until it hits drywall. We don't do that around here.