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Chief will not properly clad a flush eave correctly unless.....(wait for it)...the exterior wall has at least 2 exterior layers!! This should be addressed because 1 exterior layer should be enough!! With 1 Exterior Layer: With 2 Exterior Layers:

I'm still looking for a place to use it! Wouldn't a tool that aligned drawings be more useful? Even in a template plan, one still needs to remove floorplans and then replace them so that each plan view is in the same place from page to page. Or if Elevation views could be auto aligned vertically or horizontally when on the same page.

Using the polyline method, you can recreate the fog effect similar to Sketchup. A polyline with a partial transparent fill that covers a portion, and then is replicated slightly offset to a value that is less than it's width. That would result in multiple overlaps of the polyline which would get harder and harder to see through, sort of like fog / distance. Either method is a simple way to distinguish between old / new for reno's and additions. The example below could probably be better, but it printed nicely!

I don't know about that, but thanks! Keep in mind that you can use similar methods to show all sorts of things. For example, a portion could show just framing / foundation and another portion could show the elevation view. Or part B&W, part color.

Completely untrue.

That would be a matter of opinion, not a hard and fast rule. That being said, it's easy to satisfy that requirement. Send the view to layout. Copy-paste-in-place. Set one of the views to have pattern lines that are white. Use the draw order tools to place it on top of the other view. Crop the layout box as neeed. Takes longer to write the description than it does to actually do it!

SIlly question, but did you refresh all the layout boxes after that?

Even with a high material shading contrast, I also get the correct color in layout as long as 'Apply Shading Contrast' is unchecked.

I set the material shading contrast to 0%. Then, in layout, all the cabinets have the exact same color as the color for the material regardless of whether Apply Shading Contrast is checked.

Short answer...No, not to the door symbol. The quickest and simplest way is to add a polyline with that same fill on the same layer as the door.

Until recently, the camera retained and displayed that information even if a layout file wasn't open. In fact, cameras generated in older plans that remain in a template plan (or other plan) still behave that way while newly generated cameras do not. Only Chief knows if it was an intentional alteration or not. As for myself, I preferred the previous function, where the page info was retained.

The elevation views are already sent to layout, with the correct settings. You did that 10 years ago when you set up your default plan.

Wow, that's pretty good! I aspire to do it like Joey!

x 5 materials = 10x the work, right? I wasn't saying it's too much work, just that it's more. And, if you change materials, you'll need to remember to edit the pattern lines each time, assuming you have a specific weight and color in mind.

Yes, send to layout using Plot Lines. Uncheck Use Edge Line Defaults and Use Pattern Line Defaults. Then the edge lines will be defined by the layer and the pattern lines will be defined by the material. More control but about 10 times the work.

Or Grid Snaps? Curious...you don't use it?

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Ditto.

That's the idea. You have to drag them (or any object) waaaay past. Missing setting? Yes, turn them off or put them on a reference plan view.

The only things that print below optimal crispness are curved lines used for circle callouts, makers, arrows, etc. For all straight lines, fill, text, etc. you won't see a significant difference between 144 and 600 dpi. If any images are used, they'll be fine as long as the original image is a fairly high pixel count.

I use a hex fill for both of these. About 2" spacing for cellulose and 0.5" spacing for SPF

2 walls next to each other. Exterior wall: 2x6 pony wall on concrete foundation wall Interior wall for insulation. Check "Furred Wall" and break as needed to make a solid railing wall. Place solid railing portions on a separate layer for half walls.

I've had no issues with pdf file sizes. I've also been printing at 144 DPI in order to reduce file sizes. At 144 DPI the clarity is more than satisfactory (in my experience).

Select the gable wall. Ensure tob and bottom are default heights. Check "Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom" Draw a portion of railing wall slightly away from where you want it. Open and check "No Room Definitions". Extend the railing wall the full length. Align the railing with the exterior of the gable wall. 589854604_McllwainePlanFile.plan

For solids, this does behave differently in X14 than in X13. You could report this to Chief to examine the functionality to see if it reports as Chief has intended. In the meantime, you could use a material region.