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Answered at the 26:00 mark of the video. Best to just take some notes! https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/10240/managing-files-locally-and-on-the-cloud.html?playlist=139

I'm setting up a new PC and I'm having trouble figuring out how to migrate my Preferences to the new PC. I've read everything I can find but I'm not understanding how to keep Chief 'looking the same' on my new machine. Things like colors, crosshairs, icon size, etc. I haven't had any issue with copying all other relevant files. Am I missing something obvious or do I need to make notes from the Chief Preferences on the old PC and then adjust them manually on the new one?

You can do better in Chief with some additional training before you start dealing with additional apps. Have you seen the preview videos for X13? It looks like it'll also take a few steps in the right direction.

Do I dare even start with a legend calling out my own deficiencies?

Interestingly enough, if the room name is the first field, then it organizes them alphabetically and all the blanks are first, so that's a really easy way to add it in with text.

Good idea. That's pretty quick...I already have a Custom field for My Room Names. And it's easy to select all the electrical items on the exterior using the Match Properties tool. Then I'll manually enter 'Exterior' for those items in that field...the rest will be automatic. Is there a simpler way than that?

Plan?

In an electrical schedule, (or any other for that matter), is there a way to get a room name attribute to show up in the schedule for items place on the exterior of the house? Right now, when I include the Room Name column, items on the exterior have a blank space in that column. I'd like that to fill in as 'Exterior'...without going to text of course.

That's like 3K CAD, right? I think I just bought the 395 for $3060...whoops! Wait a minute...Just got my 3080 in a whole new machine today!! For those shopping, it was NOT budget priced.

I regularly have files exceeding 100 MB because of furniture symbols. To address the speed, you either simplify your model or throw money at a faster machine. A couple of other things to check: -purge CAD blocks - purge materials - merge materials

Now I'm tempted! Just hovering over that arrow...nah, not today!

For Sure! But it doesn't work for everything that needs to be rebuilt. I'm just stretching an attic wall and F12 won't get the frieze to build on the new portion. Open & close on the roof plane does! So I've certainly got a habit of just doing a double-click then press Enter right away.

@pdiaz4 Follow the steps in the video. Couldn't be easier.

The secret to the blend...Then, select the wall, open the dialog box, then close it. The material will then blend.

In Plan View, select the polyline solid, move it away from the wall, then back towards the wall. it should 'bump' up against the siding and stop. OR use the 'point-to-point' move tool to accurately place the solid to the corner of the wall. Then, select the wall, open the dialog box, then close it. The material will then blend. YOU MUST BE ACCURATE!!

Draw a polyline solid in elevation view. Draw it on the wall, then move it to the left the correct amount. Set it's thickness as desired. Remember, it will be on the wall, so if you set it to be 4" thick, you'll need to move it 4" back to be flush with the wall cladding. Once it's flush, the material will blend perfectly. Don't forget to set it's layer to whatever works for you. For example, I have an Exterior Trim layer.

To properly model and display the mitered detail of the roof edge, fascia, trim, and soffit, I'd suggest using a 3D molding and assign a molding for each component.

Depending on what will be used and how accurate it needs to be, you can simply use a general framing member set to a c-channel to represent the girts. The first one you use can be set to its own layer, adjust its schedule settings, material, and then copy and/or transform replicate as needed. You can do a whole building quite quickly this way.

Jarid, did Mom give you permission to take her radio to work?!

At the minimum I'd be using the partition tool to add a flat panel to each end, but not filler. That will result in a closed toe kick. If you want the open toe kick, use a base cabinet: Or for something more detailed:

This will be the quickest.

I'd love to apply but golden oak doesn't work for me:) Now if the office was decked out in pickled oak, my resume would be on the way! And I'd need forest green countertops...with a full jar of caramels, a bigger boombox and armrests on both sides! This post belongs in the Seeking Services section BTW.

There's no reason that you can't use a wall type with a single layer using a material with a log wall texture.

Just like the actual construction!

I should have checked before answering!