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Check the "view" menu - "Toolbars" as a starting point.
 
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Not yet, Sketch Up has that ability, Chief Architect and Home Designer software's as yet, do not.
 
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Not yet, Sketch Up has that ability, Chief Architect and Home Designer software's as yet, do not.
 
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They added an "Update View" Tool, its icon appears when you select a view.
 
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Manually extend the attic walls that are falling short.
 
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Joe Carrick aka Yoda in the past uploaded a large library of image people and animals some time back. Do a search at Chief Talk to see if you can find that thread and download address, I bet it is still there to access.
 
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You import the data that is to be ON the sign as a "Custom Material". When properly imported it will be visible in your User Library area. You then open the "sign" object and apply the custom material set to "Stretch to fit" so it displays only once and not multiple times. If done properly it works every time in Chief or Home Designer.
 
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I noticed that the custom made wall you used above the foundation or basement is designed by default to not smoothly line up it outer layers. The software is programmed to natively line up the "Main Layers", floor to floor. That IS what the software is set to do and that is what it does. Your main layers do line up except for the manual cantilever, leaving only the outer layers that by design do not line up.
 
I did find two walls that showed "out of alignment" indicators when selected. Good general advice is to check everything twice so that nothing is missed.
 
The cantilever issue is not part of how Chief is programmed to natively work, so your workaround as a workable solution.
 
A large part of learning and knowing Chief are knowing its limitations and what it easily does and does not do. Chief will never be "perfect" for all possible users and applications but it is also quite versatile in the hands of a veteran user.
 
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When working with AutoCAD users I send views from the layout page (First floor, Second floor, elevations) and none of them have complained to me about  the files. I do NOT use export "All Floors" as that is too complicated for the AutoCAD user to sort out.
 
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Check this library file out on the Chief Website: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?YII_CSRF_TOKEN=affd3601a4c0a28dbf3770bd7c7f67319360c4be&r=site%2Flibrary&search=water&x=0&y=0&x=true&hid_cpca=0&hid_cpu=0&hid_ctm=0&hid_ctnm=0&hid_ctu=0&hid_order=&hid_norotator=false&hid_soft_family_1=0&hid_soft_family_2=0&hid_soft_1=0&hid_soft_2=0&hid_soft_4=0&hid_soft_5=0&hid_soft_6=0&hid_soft_7=0&hid_soft_8=0&hid_version_10=0&hid_version_9=0&hid_version_8=0&hid_version_7=0&hid_version_6=0&hid_version_5=0&hid_version_4=0&hid_version_3=0
 
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to place chairs under tables you simply select the chai, then press your keyboard "CTRL" control key, then drag the selected chair under the table. Pressing the Control Key overrides the natural tendency for solid object not to invade the "space" of other objects/symbols in Chief.
 
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You manually draw an attic wall to fill in. Whenever automatic routines fall short you step in manually, always.
 
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You use a "Pony Wall" (two wall types stacked), in this case interior 4 on bottom and glass shower on top, easy!
 
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By adjusting your sun light and other light sources in your plan, there is NOTHING else to adjust.
 
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Once sent to layout any isometric or elevation/cross section can easily have lines added or removed using the "Edit Layout Line" tool while in layout. That IS how that is handled.
 
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Cabinet Specification dialog - Box Construction tab - Door Drawer Overlay input box - increase value
 
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Yes but the process is as simple as it is unforgiving if you make a misstep. Read the section in the Reference Manual about flipping floors (changing floors and then experement using a simple test plan to make sure you fully understand the steps and get perfect test results before inflicting the procedure on your intended model.
 
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Make that Attic wall a Pony wall so you can then have an interior wall inside and a siding wall facing outside.
 
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Most of the above responses are just people's opinions (worthless), talk to Vince Kunasek as he has been selling plans for years, his advice would be more useful to you than others opinions and biases.
It  is to be expected that others would tend to discourage you from doing what you want to do by placing barriers and questions in your way. Just talk to Vince and do what you want to do.
 
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Here is a You Tube video of me looking over and commenting on your plan: https://youtu.be/K30AHIkrR40
 
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Here is a You Tube tutorial on using manual text call outs and saved cameras.
 
https://youtu.be/wJepNQ_tNfM
 
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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.
 
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There is no "Proper way really, only other users opinions as to "proper". I have used railings and then added a slab to extend the floor platform and I have done as you have done. I use the method that just gets the job done. Perhaps others have their proper methods, the vital product is getting it done.
 
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