robdyck

Why not just copy / reflect the one that is correct? Select, copy, reflect about object, click on the ridge.

I'd suggest making your own deck foundation piers / piles that can be saved to your library. These could be rapidly placed using sticky mode and Chief's piers can be deleted. Anyone building in a region where there's frost should be adding a footing of some type underneath the pier to prevent friction uplift due to frost. Chief's auto piers for decks don't include a footing option. So library items work really well. Here's a snippet of a few I use depending on the region and builder. The nice thing about these being in your library is you can have preset heights, depths, components, pricing, labels, etc. We have a choice for these type of items: click our way through Chief's dialogs, then edit, or find quick ways to do repetitive tasks right the first time. And, if I need to make a wholesale change, Replace From Library is available for my footing symbols.

Yes

By experimenting with layer settings and a few other techniques, you can keep the color but enhance the visual appearance of your exterior elevations, especially when printed on paper.

Terrain Perimeter ON Terrain Perimeter OFF Terrain Perimeter ON - View clipped to sides:

I get that flash with every elevation or section view update as well. I also need to click "save active view" 2x for it to work for all section / elevation views.

Enter your inputs line by line, making sure to lock the appropriate start or end of the segment prior to entering the info. Also this requires that Start and End are displayed and they'll show up as an S or E when turned on and when a line is selected.

Here's your plan to help you out. Investigate to see what and how I've changed things. Keep in mind that if you alter any of these settings, the auto framing will adjust. In other words, there's a reason for every change I made! Det-Shop-Htd-Insl.plan

Then, you'll need to: turn on automatic wall framing adjust upper window sizes adjust all rough openings adjust all header sizes adjust all trimmer count adjust ceiling plane This is as close as Chief's auto framing will get. There's no auto count for king studs and trimmers can't auto extend down to the conc. slab. Also, it'd be a good idea to start the plan on 0,0 on the grid and/or add a framing reference marker.

For starters, the wood siding portions should be material regions.

I've found that using these live views take significantly more time than using images. As you've realized, for some reason they are unreliable in their cropping and view positioning, even when the camera remains saved and untouched. Not to mention the larger pdf file sizes, significantly slower performance in layout, and the unbearable eye-bleeding blurriness of the on-screen image. One might assume the intent is a tool to improve productivity for Chief's customers but more often than not, the live views end up creating hassle and embarrassment, much like the online 3D viewer.

You can turn on automatic wall framing to see framing update throughout the design process...automatically! To remove wall surfaces within the attic, you need to check "Lower Wall Type if Split by Butting Roof". (paste quote into Help) Quick tip: double click a wall, go to roof tab, press "help".

Did you post a plan?

It can be done, but it would require some workarounds. The problem also goes away with the pony wall centered. You can also place 2 walls in the same place as long as 1 of them has No Room Definition. The CMU can be a railing set to 48, the upper wall can have no room def, and manually adjust the bottom of the wall up 48". This will create a few additional hiccups.

Pony wall alignment: main layer outside. Fixes it, but it might not be what you actually want.

Yeah, so I'm gonna need you to go ahead and post both the plan file and TPS report, I mean word file, that'd be great!

You're welcome!

Try these settings. Works fine for me.

I just did another one and used a full cab. on the bench. No issues.

I can't replicate it, at least not quickly!

I use these all the time. Works much better than material regions in this application, especially the wall cap.

Nope. It is simply a setting to override the Main Layer material option. You can manually change it to any value you choose. It is not a report.

Notice in your last snippet that the stud spacing field is greyed out. This means that the spacing is being determined by the Main Layer (the material as shown in your 1st and 2nd pic).