bhiggins

Thank you all for your help.  I particularly like the idea of drawing construction lines for maximum precision.  I had to disable angle snaps in the preferences menu for it to snap properly, this was my problem all along.   Sometimes Chief feels too loosy goosey and you need to think of creative ways to be extra precise.

Here's the plan file.  If I am trying to dimension the pool using only exterior dimensions, chief refuses to cooperate.  The program just keeps rounding off to weird dimensions for the angled parts.  Maybe I need to fiddle with the snap settings?

pool example.zip

I've been trying to build it using the dimensions, however, if I specify the angle wall x and y values, chief refuses to build the walls at my exact values.  If I specify 7'10", the program will only do 7'-9 7/8" for example.  If I do 4'4" for the x value, chief goes to 4'-4 1/2".  I'm thinking chief doesn't like odd angles and is snapping to the nearest whole angle?  This is very frustrating for such a simple operation.

Hi all, quick question here.  I'm trying to create a pool pictured here.  For the angled wall parts, is there a way to create the wall using "rise and run" of the exterior dimensions instead of calculating the specific angle and the length of the wall?  Thanks!

Thanks very much!  This is it!

Hi all quick question,

How do I setup chief to locate dimensions to the outside of brick for exterior walls?  If I draw exterior walls with brick and attempt to resize them, the dimensions always indicate to the outside of the framing material, not the outside of brick.  Also, if I use auto exterior dimension, it never includes the brick dimension which is very annoying.

Thanks!

Hi all,

Just a quick question- when using the auto place outlet feature, does anyone know if the outlets follow the latest NEC code specifications for outlet spacing?

Thanks,

Is there a way to increase the size of the electrical symbols on your plan without manually changing the CAD symbol? I can't find this for the life of me, I would like to do it all at once, or at-least learn how to set the scale before I draw my electrical plans.

Thanks,

Ben

NOV_6_PLAN.plan