DavidJPotter

Windows will not allow you to upload a file that is actively open in an application like Chief. Close Chief and then do the upload, if too large, then zip the file and upload the zip. Most of us will use the Auto Build Roof tool and then Manually Edit the results to exactly what we need and want. It is a learned skill DJP

I disagree with Robert on Chief being difficult for complex topography, The feature was added in Version 7 and has not changed much since then. It is a matter of learning to make a change with elevation objects and then evaluating that change before moving on to the next change. I have found that importing topography from surveyors or other software tends to create an unmanageable product, too complex for most personal computers to parse per second, so I try to keep mine as simple as possible using manually the tools at hand. I import a graphic topo and then trace over it, checking each change I make as I make it in camera views. DJP

I downloaded your .plan file and found NOTHING WRONG at all what so ever. Whether an overview, doll house or elevations, they all look just fine. The "the great room/dining area bar floors" also look fine on my PC. DJP

Some rugs in the Library browser are materials to be attached to objects like slabs or soffits and some are symbols with materials already assigned. DJP

Use a custom 3D molding poly line for that sort of applique. DJP

Here is a You Tube tutorial on using manual text call outs and saved cameras. https://youtu.be/wJepNQ_tNfM DJP

I do not see any missing floors in your image. I do see incomplete Window wells (No hole in terrain) and you haven't yet ordered "Build Deck Framing" on both decks. It looks like you have improper settings in the first floor- Floor Structure and wrong settings in the basement DJP

In that area's Room Specification Dialog check to see if it is marked "Foundation Supplies Floor" on its "Structure Tab". DJP

I mainly use X8 but I have operative copies of Versions 7-X8 which includes V-10 DJP

Try it AFTER you have turned off "Auto Rebuild Roofs". I have never had a crash when doing the same thing you are doing so you must be doing it in a way that crashes the software. Start by turning off Auto Roofs and then try again. You should then use the "Edit Area All Floors" to do as you wish, I would not recommend "marquee select" in the case of multiple floors. There is probably nothing wrong with your software, the problem is resident in the method and manner you chose to use. DJP

The key to relationally correct framing is first: 1. Set all applicable floor platform thickness per floor (Make sure they are correct) 2. Set ceiling heights per floor 3. before building roofs make sure that the default settings for roof planes as well as on their "Structure Tab" is preset to how you are going to build, only then would you build roofs 4. Then recheck to make sure Chief is actually following your commands and settings, correct and rebuild framing as necessary. 5. Then you manually edit the auto-framing so it suits your desires Chief just fills in the spaces you create in the thickness of roof planes and the thickness of floor platforms, it does not do anything else, so if your spaces are set correctly and your defaults are set properly you will then get what you expected to get, but NOT otherwise. DJP

All the plans I create for others are delivered in PDF format since version 8, I have had no problems at all what so ever since then. DJP

Regular and auto generated walls are programmed to seek out and to be cut off by roof planes. DJP

It is part of Windows 10 by default. PDF Factory should be fine, I have also used CutePDF but I, like the others mainly use "Save as PDF that is built into Chief X7 and X8. I prefer Foxit Reader over Adobe Reader, it seems to be more stable on my PC than adobe DJP

If you use solid railings, you can via the "Newels and Balusters" height input box. DJP

I have done or assisted with projects in Argentina, Equator and Mexico. I have also done projects in Europe. Korea, Thailand, the Caribbean, Japan and South Africa. In my experience it is highly addaptable. DJP

Not all steel doors are equal, what is a "rebated" jamb please? I would need a clear understanding of what you steel door jamb should look like in order to answer, can you help me? DJP

Nitin, My PC sometimes requires about ten or fifteen minutes for professional looking renders using its Ray-Tracer function. What software do you have? What is your PC hardware like? DJP

Chopsaw, X3 does not have the "save as PDF" feature unless she has Windows 10 Microsoft save as PDF. If you look at the PDF she uploaded it says she is using "PDF Factory" DJP

In order for an image to have a transparent background the image must be in a file format that supports transparency: .png or .gif only. Are you Transparencies actually Transparent or are they something else? DJP

I do not claim to be a bibliophile of the IRC but I have always used 36" for residential structures and 72" for commercial structures for entry doors, All exterior doors should be at least 36" whether Commercial or Residential. Using this I have never had a plan rejected by anyone, anywhere. (That includes South Africa, Japan, Korea, England, Scotland, The USA, Thailand, Caribbean Islands, Canada, Australia and Argentina. DJP

Others may suggest more exotic procedures but I would just render in the back ground while I worked on other plans, that way you can get your work done without any unusual measures to take. DJP

I use Dropbox for that. Others use Google Drive of Microsoft One Drive and there are others. DJP

First you must fully understand what a bump map is, technically speaking. as Mark and Alan suggested you will then need an image editor so you can alter the grout with tile textures. Some makers of symbols at 3D Warehouse short cut the 3d modeling with bit map overlays which if not fully imported as custom textures into Chief then are lost and you, as you say get a generic looking import. 3D warehouse is free but not always high quality. You might consider buying and learning Sketch Up so you can make or repair such generic symbols, it is a matter of how intent you are to get a particular outcome. DJP

Or your video card just sucks, you might want to update your video card drivers to see if that helps or adjust as Alan said your origin in Camera defaults. If your video hardware is integrated into the mother board then it is a certainty that you need to obtain and install a dedicated video card. DJP