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Thank-you!@Renerabbitt Nice work Rene! There is some level of matching that needs to happen between the dimension string and the marker. The elevation marker dimension font is being stretched or squashed by the native height of the font used for the dimension string. In my plans, I have been using a shorter font for dimensions. The simplest fix (for me) is to match my dimension font to the font used for 'Text Below Line" in the marker default settings. You found the cause of this problem really quickly. I'll send this info to TS.

what the font.plan In the plan there is an elevation camera with a storypole as well as some text markers (which show the dimension font correctly). There are quite a few fonts that display incorrectly and I sent this plan to TS. If I remember correctly they said they were able to reproduce the problem.

Windows 11

Font: Trebuchet MS

There are other font issues...these can show up in the numerical portion of an elevation marker used in a dimension line. This has STILL NOT BEEN FIXED!!

Do you want the concrete to be on top of the walls? Do you want it to extend over the walls?

I added an invisible wall to divide the Entry on floor 1, then extended the solid to the top of the slab. Although I think you probably want the concrete slab edge to show everywhere, correct?

It doesn't work in X14 or X13.

You're off to a good start. I won't comment on your drawings, only on some of the use of Chief. A few questions / comments: are you familiar with Wall Elevation cameras? do you know how to edit a material so the pattern and texture are a match (3d and 2d)? are you using cad drawings for those wall elevations or are you keeping them 'live'?

You can...just set up different defaults. My roof dimensions operate much like yours, however they are separate and on their own layer automatically. The only difference is they are similar but separate from the dimension used in floor plan view. I don't bother having them set to Auto-Refresh, because I just click the auto-dimension tool (because they still need some editing and roof plan clean up is one of the last things I do).

Can you post your entire screen?

Sorry to say so but those statements are incorrect. Chief can nicely handle tile detail drawings. You may just need to learn a few more methods and you may benefit from hiring someone to train you and help set up drawing templates.

That's a good tip! Always gotta think outside the box.

This requires a lot of trust in the connection of that arrow. I used to use reference arrows, but found (the hard way) that they couldn't all be trusted to maintain their original connection when there are multiple items in close proximity. That's just my experience. You may have a zero fail rate when using referenced arrows.

This is an ongoing gift from Chief with almost every version. Rich Text will resize if your monitor display scale is changed, Rich Text will resize with almost every version. This creates endless amounts of text fixing with each new version. Some fonts are also STILL buggered up when used in an elevation marker. This is an honest question for many users to Chief: Why would you do this to us?

"Show Length" and Show Angle" cannot be moved.

When I choose to do this, I use a separate floor just for the concrete foundation walls / slab foundation.

It's not that. It's either an issue with the model or your render / lighting settings. You'd have to post the plan in order for someone to help troubleshoot this.

It can but, generally no it wouldn't. I added a layer of housewrap with a thickness of 0". I just don't like adding '0' thickness layers unless I need them for a material list. It just makes the model more complex than necessary. I've informed Chief that this is a bit silly.

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You'll find that is more difficult than it is worth. There are a couple of options: You can separate the pony walls into 2 different walls, one of which will need to be set to "No Room Definition". That will allow the 2 walls to exist in the same space. Then you can place each wall on their own layer (Walls, Normal for the framed wall, and Walls, Foundation for the concrete wall). Another method is to build a separate floor level just for the concrete foundation walls.

When changing the dimension format for the elevation marker, change it in the story pole dimension defaults. Then it will produce the correct dimension format each time it is used.

I'm sure everyone has different preferences. I only show story pole dimensions on exterior elevation drawings. I'm not sure what 'extra drawings' you are referring to...you can show that story pole on the exterior elevations using the technique I described in my previous post.

Room Dividers and Invisible Walls ../../Resources/img/btn/RoomDivideTool.pngThe Room Divider tool is used to define separate room areas in a plan; typically, by dividing a large room area into two or more smaller areas. See Room Definition. Common uses for Room Dividers include dividing areas of an open floor plan into areas with different purposes. ../../Resources/img/Wall_Invisible.png Room Dividers can also be used to define areas with different floor or ceiling materials or heights. Room Dividers ../../Resources/img/btn/RoomDivideTool.png are drawn using the attributes specified in the Room Divider Defaults dialog; which means they are simply walls that are specified as Invisible and have a single layer of an “Air Gap” material with a thickness of 0” (mm). If a zero-thickness Room Divider ../../Resources/img/btn/RoomDivideTool.png separates two rooms with different floor and/or ceiling heights, its wall type will be changed to the current plan’s default Interior Wall so that the platform step created by the height difference can be enclosed. See Floor and Ceiling Platforms.

You won't be able to pick up that point unless you use the 'Delete Surface" tool to remove enough surfaces to see the top of the attic wall. Once you've completed that operation, simply press 'F12' to rebuild.