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I just been going into a section view, adding a molding polyline to out side edge of the door casing or window casing. Then in plan view moving the polyline into position.

I can't seam to get area.round(2) to work. I wonder if I need to name the macro a special name?

Well I am trying to round the area two to decimal places.

Would some be willing to tell me what the ruby code is for working with area of a polyline? internal_area <-- I don't believe this is it. Thank you all in advanced.

I am working on a computer build that has the 7700K. It's rated at 4.2 ghz. with a max turbo of 4.5 ghz. I can't wait to get the system up and running and try Chief out with i7-7700K.

I am working on a project where our customer is wanting LP SmartSide Trim around doors and windows with steel J-mold around the SmartSide Trim to except the G-rib steel exterior wall panels. I am trying to figure out an easy way to add moldings around doors and windows at the very outside edge of the door and window casings. I don't know of any very easy way to do this. Do any of you guys know? I am accomplishing what I am wanting to accomplish but, it's been painfully slow.

I am thinking about investing in a monitor that has a 21:9 aspect ratio. I think that would be great for my workflow.

Working on a recent basement remodel project I have come to notice something kind of peculiar. Whenever you have a pony wall and then a furred wall on the inside of that, the default auto-generated room base molding follows the edge of the pony wall instead of the furred wall. When the outer wall is a single wall as opposed to a pony wall, the the default auto-generated room base molding follows the edge of the furred wall. Notice whether you have a half height furred wall or full height furred wall has no affect on the room molding. The pony wall / furred wall combination causes the quirk. See the pictures below... Basement Walls Basement Walls with a Furred Wall Basement Walls with a Basement Pony Wall & Half Furred Wall Basement Walls with a Half Furred Wall Basement Walls with a Furred Wall

I have wondered about bump maps and normal maps myself. Do all the materials have them or just some? Does a person have to create them or are they already tied to the appropriate materials that have them? I was probably under the wrong impression that CA was redoing a bunch of their materials to include both bump and normal maps. I need to find some information on bump and normal maps and educate myself on what they are and how they work. I guess I am confused because now a texture has the Texture Source, option to use Bump Map and specify source of bump map and option to use Normal Map and specify source of normal map. I am going to check CA's web site for more info on these normal and bump maps.

Oh, Good! Thank you so much. I have looked for some setting or check box that might let me do this but could not find anything. I am probably not looking in the right place.

I know you all may wonder why I would want to do this. Anyway, is there any easy way to have the bottom edge of the fascia boards be flush with the bottom edge of the soffit? I have never figured out an easy way to accomplish this. I know I can change the size of fascia boards and the soffit so that everything is real close to what I am trying to achieve. I just wish there was an easier way to accomplish what I am trying to do The look I am trying to achieve would look something like the flush eaves in the second picture but, they would still be boxed eaves. If that makes any sense.

Count me in on this meeting. I am interested in attending.

I don't no anybody from the company but, I just sent Tamko Building Products an e-mail. The business I work for uses Tamko shingles on regular basis. If there could be a Tamko library with shingle textures to represent Tamko shingles, boy would I be in business. Let's hope they just don't ignore my e-mail or mistake it for SPAM.

What date and what time is this taking place?

I am currently in the process of learning Chief Architect myself. I purchased the software through the rent-to-own program, starting in October of 2015. I often find I learn the most about using the the software when my boss gives me a project that I can try to model within CA. I have currently been working on a basement remodel and a pole built residential structure. My boss just loved it when he was able to show his customer some interior elevations and 3D views I had generated with the software. If I can get my vision corrected with special contacts, I hope to dig deaper into learning the software.

At work we have a HP DesignJet 430 and I print with it directly from Windows 10 Professional. I usa a LTP Parallel to USB cord.

Even though I have no plans to switch and go to the dark side, it does interest me to here about the features of SoftPlan and Envisioneer. I wonder if there are any Chief Architect users that use to be Envisioneer users? I looked into Envisioneer before I ever invested in Chief Architect through CA's Rent-to-Own program. I don't believe I ever heard of SoftPlan until I got on this forum. It seems to me Chief Architect, SoftPlan and Envisioneer are all in their little bracket trying compete with each other.

Is there a public beta version of X9 that has been released? Or will it soon be released?

I will share my experience of using the 32-bit version of Chief Architect Premier X8. I pretty much use the 64-bit versions of Chief Architect Premier X8 and the Chief Architect Client Viewer on my computers. However, I do have one older HP 7900 CMT desktop computer that was hooked up to an older HP DesignJet 455 CA plotter via the old style LTP Parallel Port. The HP computer is a 64-bit system running a 32-bit version of Windows 7 Professional. The driver file I was using for the plotter was a 32-bit driver file. So I basically choose to run a 32-bit version of Windows 7 Professional along with the 32-bit version of Chief Architect Premier X8. This set-up allowed me to print directly from Chief Architect to my HP DesignJet 455 CA plotter. I have recently found another solution that is a lot easier and more flexible. From Amazon.com I purchased a USB to LPT Parallel Port printer cord. I have been able to hook up my HP DesignJet 455 CA plotter via USB to virtually any Windows computer that as a USB port. Second, I have found an older driver from HP that allows me to run the printer via 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. I can now hook up my plotter directly to my 64-bit computers that run the 64-bit versions of Chief Architect Premier X8 and the Chief Architect Client Viewer. I can now print directly from Chief Architect to my HP DesignJet 455 CA plotter without using the 32-bit version of Chief Architect.

I am thinking the public beta is just around the corner for people to download. You may see list released around the same time.

I think with this X9 release, it is going to be a great time for me to really get to know the Chief Architect software. Especially CA's stair tools. I don't think I am using the current stairs tools to the full. I wonder if cable railings in X9 can be changed to look like black spray painted rebar. Maybe I will find out later on. They must of just recently changed the 3 free models to 99.free models for their online cloud storage service.

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I was kinda thinking the same thing. Although, I will be sticking with Chief even if X9 doesn't turn out to be what it's cracked up to be. I am still hoping Chief hits it right out of the water with X9.

Coming from an AutoCAD / TurboCAD background, I really had to get used to the way Chief Architect does things. I am still learning the program. After a while, I think a person gets to a point where they actually appreciate the way Chief Architect does a lot of things. I personally like the idea of being able to create elevations, ray trace renderings and other 3D visuals derived from the 3D model to show to a customer. The software tries to help you kill two birds with one stone as you create your plans. You start out creating what appears to be a 2D floor plan. The software in background is actually at the same time creating a 3D model / 3D representation of that floor plan. Depending on how detailed your 3D model needs to be, you add a roof and a foundation and your 3D model may be complete. Once you have a 3D model, generating elevations and other visuals from the model is fairly easy. Creating 3D ray trace renderings does take some practice and learning. Personally that is one area I haven't gotten into much yet. They do have a rent-to-own option for purchasing the software. I have been able to learn the software as I make my payments for the software. The rent-to-own program is great if you don't want to dish out about $2700 for the software right up front.

If it wasn't for this forum and all the forum posters, I probably would not have any good reading material on the ins and outs of Chief Architect.