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When you attach a .plan file for upload it MUST NOT be actively open in Chief in order to successfully do so. Apparently, your file was open when you tried to attach it, when opened on my PC it contained zero bytes, sorry. DJP

Have a look (see attached image) DJP

Whether or not you may find someone local, you can certainly find someone in Australia or New Zealand who uses and teaches Chief Architect and Home Designer software. Even I have helped tutor some people in Australia and New Zealand with the use of this software. Probably someone with down-under building experience might serve you better than an American. I do know that there are several advanced users down under, perhaps one of them will help you. DJP

I have used a service called Matterport used by a remodeling firm in Plano, Texas (near Dallas). I have found it very helpful for creating "as-built" drawings. I would have to see your suggested firm's data in order to comment further. DJP

I think this shows what was missing DJP

I gave it a shot, hope this helps you DJP

The only way, within Chief Premier that I know of is by way of the "Edi 3D Symbol Dialog" using the "Orientation" settings (X,Y, Z Axis) settings. Otherwise you would have to export the object as a symbol and then using the above tool, reorient that symbol to the desired new location per instance. DJP

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Check the pat files that come with the "Cultured Stone" library, please. DJP

For each different angle, you must make a distinct material for just that angle. Only one material will only work for one, a single angle in a plan file. You make a copy for each required angle of the same material. Like in your example truss, it would need to be made from individual pieces or polyline solids, each polyline solid could then have its own material and angle. A truss made of a single polyline solid can NOT be so materialized because it is one object throughout. It makes it more complicated to construct but if you want true realism that is what is required to obtain it. Single objects for a single material and its particular angle. DJP

A poly-line solid is what I usually employ. DJP

Check this article out please, it is in the Chief Knowledge Base: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00194/changing-the-direction-of-a-material-s-pattern-and-texture.html DJP

One of the most valuable help resources you have at your fingertips aside from the built-in "Help Files or F! Key" is your built-in Reference Manual found under your "Help Menu" which is searchable by topic. Next is the Knowledge Base of help articles resident as part of the Chief Architect Website. I found this article there in about 10 seconds this evening to help you with: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00793/using-the-different-material-painter-modes.html. this article explains the "Modes" available for use of the "Materials Eye Dropper", once you understand and practice using those modes, I believe will "answer" your posed question. DJP

The dentil molding is right out of the Library Browser, all you then need to do is add the railing, easy-peesey, the spacing you do manually via the molding polyline dialog. (see attached image) DJP

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Not that I am aware of. What you should do is to place the image files in the C:/My Documents/Chief Architect Premier X10 data/Textures. Then you use the Library Browser to, one at a time create a "New Material" for each texture file, naming it and importing it into the Library Browser. That is the only method I know of. DJP

Open the structure's dialog box, go to its "Structure Tab" and lower the floor setting below "Zero Inches" to where you need it to be, Then you either rebuild roofs or you manually lower the roof planes of that structure the amount that you lowered the floor. DJP

Install it on Windows or buy a new license for the Mac Version, or call Chief Architect Sales for help. DJP

X6 is not designed to be operative on a Mac, it only runs within a Windows Operating system (Windows 10, Windows 8 or 7 and perhaps XP). DJP