DavidJPotter

This is what I use: DJPBOARDNBAT.zip

This is something I ONLY do after I have made sure that the client in question is actually as Lew says "Computer Savvy", to suggest this route to someone is not really "savyy" is unnecessary punishment and a masochistic act. I have had it end up being a "good idea" and a disaster, so really make sure the clients in question really are personally causative with computers before you go there is my advice. Anything that "goes wrong" is inevitably your fault, no matter the actual reasons or lack of personal responsibility. DJP

Commonly one uses the truss tool to fill the void between ceiling planes and roof planes. If you do not want trusses then it will have to be done manually, get one section done and then copy-paste the rest. DJP

Kind of you, that is. DJP

Dennis, this has been complained of for years (many versions), I have no idea why they just do not fix it as this gets suggested evey year I have used the software since 1995. DJP

You pay for Tech Support already, tap it. It could be a software driver, it could be a lot of things. you should check these sorts of things and if you still have the problem, tap Tech Support, it is their job to keep us up and running. DJP

It is not the forum that does or does not sign one in, rather it is your browser that does this by way of "Cookies" or in my case I have a software program that automatically signs me in to various sites (it senses a location and automatically applies the user name and password). It is something that you do or set up or not as the case may be. The program I use is called "Last Pass", it is free and I like it a lot. DJP

You can make sure all cabinets are set to "Default Settings" (Edit-Default Settings-Cabinet per cabinet type) and when you change the Default Settings all cabinets in the plan file will respond to Default Settings changes except for any cabinets that you altered away from defaults. You can also select a cabinet tool (select base, wall or full height icon) and then marquee-select a group of like cabinets and make group changes by selected type. DJP

You can set your Railing Defaults to that type of panel or you can shift-select your intended railing walls and set them to that panel type. Just look in your LIbrary Browser for that panel type. DJP

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Sorry no one has responded. I have imported layer sets and anno sets a couple of times with no problems observed so I have nothing to help with or add other than I have read and understood your post, sorry. DJP

Totally agree with Peeves 1 and 2, About three, Man Up Dude! DJP

Adam, What you do is to select and open the center line's dialog, go to the "Extentions" tab and select the center line extension, uncheck "Default" and then place a positive value to increase the distance from the dimension point or a negative value to move it towards the dimension point per instance of center line. DJP

I assume you mean how do I control temporary dimensions that appar automatically while drawing walls? In any case, default settings (Edit - Default Settings - Dimensions ) is what controls how dimensions perform, there are limited such controls for temporary dimensions (that is what other dimension tools and settings are for). DJP

I see a "Suggestion" in your future. It reminds me of a song from the Boradway Musical "My Fair Lady" ("Why can't the English, learn to speak"). Who tis is perhaps relevant is that software like Chief doesn't "remember" or "think" or "Have judgement" because it is merely a mechanical device. Such things can be altered (rewritten) but expecting a mechanical device to have manners or to correct its own behavior is not workable, I think that Chief could be rewritten to "remember" certain preferences but it would have to be rewritten by people in order to do so. DJP

I agree that this is a little annoying but I would suggest you make a bug report to Tech Support (improper function) or perhaps as a "Suggestion" for improvement. I have observed that I can copy-paste-hold-position of any created poly-line solid object to any floor i wish and that this extra step required is not a lot of "extra work" but rather just work. Anything that reduces "clicks" is appreciated and it seems to me that they could rewrite the script so that the poly-line custom objects appear on the aparent floor on which they are created but I can also see that objects created in elevation-cross section cameras might be a little dicey for the software to "be aware" of what particular floor they are created upon under such conditions. I am merely happy I can control the plan view position as I mentioned, I have, in the past also used line color and custom layer naming to "handle" such objects until I figured out that they can be copy-pasted to any floor without changing their "Z" axis location. DJP

I don't think so, what I think you are seeing is merely the limits of the feature's automaticity. This should perhaps be tendered as a "Suggestion" or perhaps a bug request to Tech Support (or both). Changing the fills manually I consider is just "part of one's job" in terms of cross sections and details but I do see your implied feature change as something potentially useful and time saving. DJP

Sounds like a problem specific to either your PC or your plan file. I would share that plan with Tech Support or perhaps here so others can look. Since you have received no responses (except mine), I would assume this problem has not been experienced by others. DJP

J Ward, Unless how Open GL has been rewritten or updated that graphic language is the limiter as to how lights function using that rendering technique. Chief Inc does not write this code, but rather it uses this lighting technique for "Standard Render" views. That is why Ray Tracing provides greater lighting effects, it takes longer but the results can be more visually accurate. It is not Chief Inc's perview to rewrite code that it is not the author of and why Ray Tracing gives more unlimited results. There is no fix available, just other methods and preferences. DJP

New feature added to this version. That particular appearance means you have two or more walls that are not connected. Such cursor attributes indicate particular trancient conditions until that condition is altered or corrected. There are several such conditions indicaed by the cursor appearance. DJP

Select and open the symbol's Symbol Dialog, go to the 2D block tab and look for where you can alter the fill of the 2D block. DJP

Each building should be individually exported as a 3D file and then converted to a symbol and imported into your development plan. Before exporting each individual house model, you make a save-as copy and gut that copy before exportation (to reduce the overall 3D face count of the resulting symbol), Then, as symbols each house can easily be moved-located in the x, y and z axis independantly as you require for the entire development. DJP

I have observed the same thing, I think a "suggestion" is in order for that, time and click wasting which could be solved by better symbol adminestration by Chief Inc. As to the "four seconds" you spoke of, I have not experienced this at all (it may be due to the differences in our hardware perhaps). I do fully agree that using the same 2D block for many symbols is lazy and stupid, especially when you can place a symbol and then regenerate that symbol to have a new 2D symbol manually, one wonders why this step was skipped before shipping the library (perhaps too little staff and too little time but I recommend that the time be taken and the libraries reissued). DJP

I did not know you are a "Man of the Cloth"! What a pleasant photo of you! DJP

I cannot read what the error message says (too small for my eyes). If you have not already posted a ticket to Tech Support, you should do so. I have never had this occur (whatever it says) nor have I heard of others having this, thus my suggestion for Tech Support that you already pay for. DJP