robdyck

Something you changed caused it. If you provide access to your plan, someone will give you exactly the help you need and probably within a few minutes! Could it get simpler?

Turn on 'Use Ray Tracing'

Rene will know better than I, but if you're using those colors for fills, then they can be added to the library individually (maybe in their own folder...). You can also create a CAD block of all 15 colors, add it to your library and then place it into your views and explode it for quick use.

1) Some fills need to be added (wherever there is no color showing). I already have different materials for different types of framing, so they show up as different colors. The lvl cross box is yellow and that was added manually. The hatch fills are a combination of Chief's auto-detail ( floor / ceiling layers) and manually added fill (moldings). 2) The lumber cross boxes are manually added from my library. Many years ago I made my own cad blocks for all dimensional lumber sizes, just for detasiling purposes. I simply enter '2x4' into my library, it shows up, and then I place it on the center of the existing crossbox. TIP: if you create a molding profile with a fill pattern, THEN add it to your library, the fill pattern will show up using the auto-detail function. All the trim profiles shown in that sample detail where cad blocks downloaded from the supplier then added to my library.

If you can take the time and report this to Tech Support, that might be helpful. I have reported it but I'm not holding my breath for any resolution.

Come on now...just don't work for any volume builders? I'll have to check with Chief exactly what this software is for. Granted, it says something that an empty version of Chief's Template plan is quick...I'm just not sure what.

Yes! Yes, Exactly! My poor bleeding eyes! I know we're not supposed to say it on this forum but Chief has screwed us again. That's 2 versions in a row!! It'd be one thing if they fixed this, like tomorrow, but when you've got the customers on an annual or monthly fee, I guess then they (we) aren't always right.

Thanks for the feedback Larry. Appreciate the response. Do you re-use a lot of plans or do you always start from new?

So I can only assume that you also now wear a hard hat while drafting?

X14 is also mildly blurry compared to X13. Also, visually, lines of selected objects often appear as though they are off by about 1/16" which, makes me constantly wonder if something got bumped out of place. Then when I zoom in or check a dimension, I see it is in the correct place. Again, new to X14.

Bumping this back up. X14 sometimes takes 20-30 seconds just to switch between saved plan views. Sometimes just entering text takes 5-10 seconds or longer. Anyone else experiencing extreme slowness compared to X13? If so, has anyone found a solution to that slowness? This happens across many different files, and none of them are very complex.

Shoving this topic back to the top! Everytime I re-open X14, I need to reset my view windows. I'm sending this to tech support, but if anyone knows of a solution, I'd love to hear about it. This is how Chief re-opens: This is how I prefer to have the windows:

Well done Gene. And yes, what you did is the only way to tilt a truss away from plumb. I think I would have placed a beam at the ceiling level, and the trusses would then notch to sit on top of the beam. Don't forget to factor in hangers!

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned before, but it's a good idea to post your plan. Then we could help you without the guesswork.

Don't convert it to a CAD detail; keep it live.

It's not normal but it's pretty hard to trouble shoot your plan without the plan.

If you post your plan, I'll take a look and see what I can figure out. That does sound odd.

Dimension defaults > Setup Automatic > Exterior / Reach (increase it)

Forget that...I finally found out how!

Would I be correct in realizing that the text for a layout box label callout cannot be rotated? I can rotate the layout box, I can control the label orientation an the text above / below the callout line, but not the text in the actual callout...Notice the big capital 'A' ins the ss below.

open the schedule, it's right near the bottom.

I've had a few problems: corner boards keep falling off on the attic level, even when manually dragged up from the floor below. (I need to test this more thoroughly). text used for the dimension of an elevation marker is being stretched or compressed (this varies by font and does not affect all fonts) Chief has been very slow when switching between plan views (legacy plans) dang near every text box that I have in my template plan is being resized again!! Chief messed them all up at X13 so I already fixed them, and now that process has to be repeated. Because I don't use Chief's default eye-bleeding font?? If i double click a rich text box, then close it, Chief changes its size. Text boxes that were stacked / aligned, aren't anymore. Wonderful, just wonderful.

@Gelby4Glad to help! You know where to find me! Remember that you can alert someone by tagging their username after the @ symbol.

I cheated by not showing any lines! The wall is flush with the edge of the stairs and I painted the stringer to the drywall material. I think a 3d molding would be best for the handrail transition and to make the carpet wrap the stair treads at the wall. For the carpet wrap, you'll probably need to make a custom molding profile, then create a 3d molding polyline, which I would get from a cad detail taken from a section view through the stair...just copy the runner lines, join / edit them then paste in place in the section camera view.

I recommend copy / pasting images directly into the layout file. No path needed, simply double click the image and ensure Save in Plan is checked.