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@rgardner I appreciate you posting that, Ryan! I definitely gave it several attempts but I'm SOL so far!

As for tools, mine are pretty stripped down. Awhile back I customized to remove tools that I rarely use. I'm happy using the tool palette. I have several different configurations setup but I rarely need to switch to them. I prefer the real estate for working.

For a few days last week this was working for me...I have no idea why. Now X14 is back to the OOB window sizes, except for the Tool Palette window. If I resize it, Chief remembers.

Safe...but for me it hasn't been a good experience for productivity. If I could go back I would be still be using X13. Obviously I can't say that you would experience the same performance issues I have, but finding out the hard way sucks. I'd recommend making a copy of a complete recent plan and layout file, and exploring it in X14 to see if you notice any issues.

I can tell you from my experience that Chief X14 has problems with some fonts. I have reported some issues to TS and they are aware of some. It would be great if you reported this to TS.

Obvious question, does everyone have the correct font installed on their computers? Is it a CAD block? Rich Text? Standard Text? Is the text in the layout file or the plan file?

Check your wall definition. Masonry type materials create a brick ledge everytime a different material is selected for that wall type. Please post the plan for accurate help. And it's helpful to post images with lines on (Vector View, or Standard with a line drawing on top).

You can select the camera and drag it to extend it. Once it is selected and extended, you can press '3' to create a break in the line.

I'm beginning to wonder if there is a compatibility issue between X14 and Nvidia. Didn't we have the same problem with X13 until a specific nvidia driver was released that fixed the performance issue?

Make sure you use the walkthrough tool. Drag the line onto the beginning of the stairs and it will automatically create and extend the walkthrough path on the floor above.

Many of us are! Personally, after my visits with Tech Support, and my experience with Chief X13, I think it's some type of compatibility problem between Nvidia and Chief X14. This same crap happened with X13 and it took quite awhile for a solution. If I remember correctly, Nvidia released a driver update that corrected the performance issues. I currently still have no performance issues with X13, however X14 is killing my business at the worst possible time. The lag gets worse the longer a file is open. Once Chief slows down too much, then I save and close everything and restart. That seems to improves performance for a couple of hours.

It's worse than annoying. It's an absolute PITA. Please report it TS!

@HomesByDesign I think we're on the same page. The pass through is used simply for the jamb and the interior / exterior casing. The mulled windows should have a reduced frame depth, around 3'-4". See attached plan. mulled window.planmulled window.plan mulled window.plan

Google sheets, man! That's the way to go IMO.

Press export, then save the file. Then import it into your favorite spreadsheet software.

I'm not entirely sure what you are trying to model, but if you want to get rid of the mullion completely,I think the simplest is to add a pass-through the size of the mulled unit and center it on the mulled unit.

Many of my Standard Text boxes are being resized which throws off the alignment of various tables. This was the case in X14 before I adjusted the display scale factor.

I'm gonna down vote you for that negative comment admitting your frustration. Clearly you have problems! You should smile and order a gift basket for Chief's staff. I couldn't get away with delivering that kind of stuff to my customers. I'd suggest that new versions should either be free...or much more expensive.

Warning to those who change their display scale factor: Be prepared to redo every rich text box in every file that you open. It'll also affect rich text used in CAD blocks. I don't know what the problem is with Chief and the size of rich text or standard text. This has to end at some point. New versions seem to be released with this little gift for their customers...different sized text boxes and text that won't hold it's size regardless of display scale factor. There's no way I'm the only one who has to adjust existing text from previous plans or cad blocks now that I'm using X14. What does everyone else do? The long and short of it is...pick your poison!

It's probably close enough...tough to tell without a detailed section view. It depends on a few things, like the size of the brick, size of air gap, layers of the wall above, regional construction practices, etc. Don't forget to quote or 'tag' someone to notify them for a response! @ChiefUserBigRob

2 1/4" is the vertical height of the automatic brick ledge that will be created when using that wall type with that setting. For a typical modular brick set on a brick ledge, I would offset the foundation to the exterior of the framing layer above by exactly 4" (horizontal). This would require a 10" foundation for a 2x6 wall above. The height of the brick ledge may be dictated by the clearance of the brick above grade, or perhaps by the building code. In my region, there are limits to reducing the thickness at the top of a foundation.

Single click a layout box. Select "Object Properties". Select "Layout Box Labels". At the bottom, choose or define your text style.

Your welcome Keith!

It's early but it appears as though the general slowness was caused by the display custom scale factor. The 'blurriness' is gone and so is the lag. On my machine, Chief X-14 is now rocking like expected!! Kudos to TS!

The blurriness and visual appearance of misalignment on my computer was caused by my Display custom scale factor of 110%. After resetting it, those issues are gone. And I now have to cut a notch into the front of my desk to see the UI text. Sadly, the custom scale factor actually made standard text look more like rich text (which after the reset, is not the case). CUSTOM SCALE FACTOR 110% NO CUSTOM SCALE FACTOR