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Totally forgot about that. I haven't done this in quite awhile. Thanks Chop!

@APTArchitect here you go. Lincoln Bar Stool.calibz

This symbol will probably be easier to modify in sketchup. The frame has so many unnecessary faces.

You can alter this by using 2 copies of the same symbol. use the delete surface tool to remove all the faces of the seat. Then, convert this to a new symbol and place. use the delete surface tool to remove all the faces of the frame. Then, convert this to a new symbol and place. assign different materials to each symbol, then overlap the 2 new symbols and convert to a new symbol.

Can you post a plan? And the specs for your brick material...

Yes. How realistic do you want it?

Thanks Michael! If you'd been a bit quicker, I wouldn't have this mixed gas spill on my carpet!

Yup. Hilarious. LMAO over here too. And because it's a 3.5" LVL, I'm gonna need to use my big saw to get through that piece on my monitor! I may just haul out the chainsaw for this one. Yup, the chainsaw will be the easiest way to finish the cut. The circular saw would be stopped my desk! Too awkward...and that would just tick me off.

I'll just edit the framing. This plan is part of my garage plans for which I develop wall framing details and materials lists...because they are so simple and there's no way Chief can screw them up!!!!! Interestingly enough, it seems you can't reshape the cut end of a header. Gotta use a general framing member for the header so that the fn tools work. Unreal. Takes longer to cut a header in Chief than it does on a jobsite!

Something I've never noticed before: How do you get Chief to automatically build a proper, straight header across an arched door? This is what I currently get with auto framing:

I believe you have a typo, Alan.

It rounds for each entry. Calculate the interior of your room...19*8*4 = 608/32 = 19. But for each wall...19*8 = 152 / 32 = 4.75. And of course, we all know this would indeed take 20 sheets. This is really only a problem with such even numbers on a simple example. It will work out correctly for a whole house almost all the time. And keep in mind that a waste factor should be added for pretty much every material column. In the example above, if the sub-categories of wallboard are not shown, and a waste factor of 5% is calculated, with the result set to round, the order amount will be 20 sheets. And indeed, 5% will be thrown in the garbage. Anyone ordering exact amounts of material off of these materials lists deserves to learn their lessons in construction management the hard way! Take concrete footings as an example: Chief does not nor can it allow for: priming a pump spillage volume vs weight irregularities from the supplier uneven excavation etc.....

@SNestor Did you get a haircut?

No tool for it. I believe you'll need to do it the hard way. I've used a molding and I had to make a copy of the material in order to get it to look decent.

double click on it and investigate.

Hmmm. Here's your plan back. I didn't do much but hopefully what I did makes sense to you. 220008.plan

Hey Wilson, if you want someone to be aware of your replies then you need to quote them or tag them using the @ options. You can apply the material to your patio in the room dbx, and use a molding polyline for the border with a separate material. You could also spec that in the room dbx by using a baseboard molding that's say...12" wide by 1/8" high.

Global Symbol Mapping.

You manually draw the molding use cad tools. Launch 'Help' search for "molding". https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/#playlist-98

Don't use a deck for the room type, use a balcony. Then, define the layers in the room spec dbx. to match the roof construction, then add the layers you need (above) for the platform. You'll probably want to add another floor for this. And yes, the room will still cut the roof, but the room's floor will now match the roof assembly.

Those patio patterns, they can be drawn with cad lines. (you gotta sing it)

There are tools for that, yes, but probably not a material.

Bingo! I adjusted a few things, nothing much...here's your plan back. Sylvia_Noha_4.0.zip