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You will end up with some crown molding from a room roof sticking through the roof. Plan is attached with the correction. You should be able to copy / paste the new roof plane into your plan. 1761198212_Curvedroofissueplan.plan

Take note of all the data of the curved roof plane. I used a screen capture tool. Delete the curved roof plane. Draw a new one.Re-join and the problem should go away.

Do your walls align from floor to floor? Have you painted the exterior material to something other than the default material?

I get this error so many times every day. So far neither Chief tech support nor Nvidia tech support have been able to provide a solution. Sometimes I get 4 or 5 consecutive crashes just trying to get a simple library object, like an electrical outlet. The only help I can offer is to save before every camera view and before using the library. Seeing as it doesn't affect everyone with Alienware or Nvidia I can't help help but wonder if it isn't caused by a corrupted user library object. Also, there is a conflict between Chief and Nahimic audio service which may be running on your system if you have Alienware Command Center installed. Tech Support can provide guidance on disabling Nahimic.

You may notice that the framing isn't random, but rather the location of the walls are random. Notice how the framing is aligned to the reference grid. You may find this link helpful in addition to the use of a framing reference marker. The entire project can easily be moved to align with the reference grid.

I refuse!?

Ceiling planes would be my first option. Molding polylines my 2nd. Solids / shapes 3rd.

While I don't know this, one might assume that the formulas used by Chief are not exactly the same as what would be used by a spreadsheet. For all I know, the calculations aren't being handled by a formula in the materials list at all, but rather by the program code. @Alaskan_Son may have some additional insight.

A couple of thoughts come to mind as this is not an automated function. One could learn to improve their spreadsheet skills to add those formulas; it can be very quick. I think you could also create a template so that you copy and paste the correct columns into that template. That would mean excluding the columns from the materials list that provide calculations. I'm sure there are others with more knowledge than myself who could offer more and better tips.

I find that a downvote is a great tool to increase user activity on a slow day! No one wants to be on a user forum when there's not enough interaction with others. I hand 'em out like they're free!

Thanks a lot Chop! I owe you one! For the buildings; I don't use displayed line lengths, I used dimensions to keep them all inside the polyline. I really wish there was a way to set the location of the displayed line length of a polyline. I know Michael had a video once showing how this could be achieved using moldings with a label, or maybe it was a polyline with a label.

I'll send you the file I just sent to tech support!

While I don't disagree with you, it's a regional thing. 2 decimal places with no units is standard in the region for this project. Wasn't my idea, I just dance to the music being played! And 3 decimal places sometimes don't help when the lot isn't drawn to that level of accuracy! Plenty of the subdivision drawings I receive have text for dimensions to cover up slight inaccuracies in the drafting of the lots. 3 decimal places also won't help if Chief doesn't round correctly!

What I plan to do is just replace those with text, but not until the very end of plan completion! its just to stoopid!

Shouldn't a cantilever material also have a thickness as well? A cantilever is pretty common and should have an automatic function built into Chief. It should not require polyline solids, 3d moldings, editing the wall polyline, adjusting the height of corner boards, etc, etc, etc!

I have 2 dimensions shown at each location: one with 2 decimal places and one with 10 (to show they are the same). The dimensions circled in red are being rounded incrorrectly. The ones in green are rounded correctly. It is a matter of Chief producing a basic mathematical error.

That's so quick to make a fence panel. It'd be faster than typing this: Draw a general framing member in plan view. Set it as a 1x6, 96" long. Select it, use transform replicate tool to copy it 11 times, 6" up in the z axis. Group select all, use convert to symbol tool, add to library as millwork. You'll be able to select the new symbol in your library, and in a 3d view, you can use the replace tool to change out your current panels for the entire fence.

I have a site plan with measurements from property line to building. I have the dimensions in metric to 2 decimal places. For some reason, I'm getting some dimensions that are rounded incorrectly resulting in conflicting measurements. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, do you know a solution? I'm going to send this to tech support right away and I will post a solution, if there is one!

It looks like you've downloaded the "Nashville" sample plan. If not, you should, because it comes with the layout and plan files. Open the correct layout page and double click those layout boxes to see what type of drawing was used.

I can fit that in. Send me a PM or email.

@jparkerrendering If you can post the plan I'll take a look and see if I can offer a solution. I never have an issue with boxed eaves, only flush eaves!

In Chief, you'll need to uncheck automatic heights, then select the Top Tread option and make the necessary height adjustment. Make sure the bottom of the stair is locked first. As for stair connection details, that's easily taken care of with a generic detail.

Did you download the Stone Creek sample plan? It has the plan and layout files so you can study exactly how that layout was achieved.

Hmmm, I beg to differ How would you recommend closing up the side of a non-recessed tray ceiling that terminates against an invisible wall? I have a situation where I have a tray ceiling between 2 other rooms, separated by invisible walls. I replaced the invisible walls with interior walls and used a full width doorway to create the openings while still providing a termination for the tray ceiling. Unfortunately, Chief decided to stick it to me and will not place drywall on the top of the doorway on one of those walls.

It's actually really quick to do this. It'll time a small amount of time to learn how. Once you've got the process nailed, it'll only take seconds!