DavidJPotter

Hope this helps you DJP

I took a look, the thread seems to be non-extant for now DJP

Open the dialog for the PDF and look first, if you can, you then can, otherwise look at upgrading. DJP

This forum is specifically for Chief Premier users (not Home Talk which is for users of Home Designer software titles). That said, open the dialog box for the PDF and see if on the "Line Style" tab you can choose the drawing order of the PDF. These settings, IF you have them will allow you to display the PDF above or below your 3D objects. Suite 2015 does not have this default feature, I do not remember if you can change this via your dialog box. In the latest versions of Home Designer and Chief Premier, PDF imports default to being behind plan view 3D objects like walls, windows and doors. You will just have to look and see what your software's capabilities are and are not. DJP

Aside from posting here instead of Home Talk, you need to do what you want to do manually. The auto roof tool is preprogrammed to do what it does and as you have seen, does not fit all scenarios. Tough it out, and learn how to manually edit roofs to get what you want. DJP

I have used "Foxit Reader" for several years, the free version allows the editing and adding of text and other nice features. DJP

Are you speaking in terms of the Materials List or visually in a camera view or just in a cross section? DJP

I have never experienced this kind of lag on my Desktop or laptop. Where I you, I would contact Tech Support to help you sort out what is wrong with your PC or Mac. DJP

Each Wall type has its own default Material Settings per wall type per outer layer. There is a setting for exterior and interior wall materials found in "Edit - Default Settings - Materials - Exterior or interior wall", There are settings for walls found in "Edit - Default Settings - Rooms and Floors - Current Floor - Materials Tab - Walls", Each Room Specification Dialog - Materials - Walls" has its own material setting. In other words, there are lots of ways to get interior wall materials out of sync. Ideally, you set all or check all of those settings before you begin to draw the model in a .plan file. Many users do not do this and cause no end of wasted time to sync up again. Check those defaults for any out of agreement settings to be sure. DJP

Like Alan said, there are controls for layer sets and annotation sets but the end user must understand these controls and control them. If you are sure something weird is going on, then contact Tech Support, otherwise, I would at first assume that end-user control is not being applied. DJP

Yes, I do not commonly shoot myself in the foot just for cussedness or as a bold statement against future change. DJP

File - Print - Drawing Sheet Set Up,: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00725/defining-the-drawing-sheet-setup-for-printing.html DJP

I work with several Remodeling companies in Georgia, Texas, Lousiana, and Colorado, contact me, please. DJP

I can help you, I work off and on for several remodeling companies in Texas, Georgia, Colorado, Michigan, and Massachusetts. DJP

Contact me please, I can help DJP

Ouch, did not notice that one DJP

What you need is what I specialize in. I have been helping people like you since 1999. DJP

Like Lew suggested, you get on every communication channel possible and make yourself known (Facebook, website, Houzz, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest etc, ). you also do everyone right plus like Shane said, it is a full-time job helping others and by helping others plus and communicating like mad to the World, you then get a positive inflow of people that need your specific help. You also contact all your old customers to see if they need anything or know anyone who needs your kind of help. Believe me, this will keep you busy and it WILL get the phone to ring and ring. Waiting for the phone to ring is a death sentence. Be competent and be constructively busy, always. DJP

Polyline solids work also as long as the terrain is relatively flat. DJP

I noticed the same thing when I looked at his file, most camera types, shadows were off, only two or three camera types were on for shadows. DJP

I observed that the maximum choices on my PC were via "Rich Text", a lot fewer choices using Plain Text. I have no Arabic fonts on my PC to try, sorry. If you have the font installed within Windows-Fonts, you should be able to access and use it using Rich Text. If that does not work, talk to Tech Support on Monday. DJP

Man, you are persistent Chop! It was my own settings that were off, not his. I think I had a project in Kansas a while back and then did not reset for Austin. Any way, it is corrected now. Thank you, I guess DJP

I do not know, I reported what I saw, that is it. DJP

Nope, Central Texas is where I live and where my settings are set to. I just checked his plan's Preferences out of curiosity since Dermot mentioned them earlier on this Shadows thread (no one was more surprised than myself, I assure you). I was just trying to be thorough in my check over. DJP

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