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There is a complete set of my plans on the Chief website Maybe here ??? Lew

make each house a symbol then place those symbols in the "master" terrain plan take a 3D camera view then use MENU - TOOLS - SYMBOL then place the symbol in the library for plcaement in the Master Lew

PastorDave: how many files ? if there are a few I will do them for free if you have lots or need them ASAP then probably best to go with someone else I just sent an email to you Lew

spending time on any tech support drives me nuts We can only make guesses on issues like this only tech support can assist properly Lew

yep, that's why I didn't try to guess Lew

the original cabinet still owns the cooktop CA needs to fix this Lew

Ray: seriously ??? tech support can't help ??? I would contact them again Lew

contact CA's tech support they can probably assist Lew

being a programmer for 30+ years I do my own saves using "Save As" I prefer not to rely on Chief's archive system It may work fine but I'd rather do my own I add date and time to the file name and keep "everything" until I am done with the project then I clean-up and keep only the "necessary" using Carbonite or similar is good too but I still do my own "save as" sometimes every 5 minutes when I am doing heavy editing otherwise every 15 - 30 minutes Lew

Chief can't import .SHP files http://whatis.techtarget.com/fileformat/SHP-Shapefile-spatial-data-format-used-by-many-GIS-programs You would have to convert to a format that Chief can import look at MENU - FILE - IMPORT for allowable file types Lew

or, just hold the left mouse key and rotate the view as needed Lew

normally I would suggest contacting CA's tech support for such "weird" behavior but since you are using X3 you would have to pay for the tech support you may get a solution here but most likely you will get a lot of guesses Lew

That is why it is often called "work" It can also be "troublesome" if you miss something Lew

Chris: it's not just a matter of time your old XP PC probably has a very old video card etc Raytracing uses CPU ram but the display on your PC uses the video card that could be one reason why they look crappy ... create the raytrace and save it as a file and look at on a newer better PC if your XP PC is connected to the internet you are exposed to a host of virus's that the PC can no longer protect against once MS stopped support just things to consider Lew

Chris: glad your back on the forum an 8 year old PC is probably in need of replacement maybe an upgrade - but more likely a replacement what are your PC specs ? Lew

the only difference might be that if you say yes to saving the plan that Chief might close before the save finishes ??? probably is best to save first - then close Lew

there was a recent thread about using a clip setting to restrict which framing was being shown not sure how to find it or if it applies to this situation Lew

yep, only HD PRO users would find any benefit from following the Chieftalk forum Lew

I think we are out of ideas This is a windows issue you need someone to show you how to use/configure Windows Explorer to see the files you could contact CA's tech support but since you have an older (antique) version there would be a charge or contact David Potter as I think he still has ver 9.5 running along with all the other versions of Chief and the HD products he advises/trains via the internet as a business so he would also charge - but probably less than CA ??? Lew

"anticipated" for early Feb 2015 to coincide with builder show Lew

when you enter the forum you should see a list of the various sections here is a link to the users group section https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/14-local-user-groups/ Lew

CA can be responsive IF they get a significant # of requests/complaints about a feature to be added or fixed bugs usually get fixed sooner than features CA also states they have a backlog database of 4000+ items to be worked on - maybe an individual request is probably going to go to the back of the line there are many requests that have been around for a decade or so each release has lots of new features and fixes but it is never "enough" and we all start asking for our favorites again X7 is "anticipated" around Feb 2015 CA has been trying to get to an annual cycle focused on the home show and they achieved that goal with X6 can they continue ??? Lew

check under the User Group section of the forum also consider the Houston TX user group which meets online Lew

most of the dishwashers in my many houses and apartments that I have lived in have been built-ins not slide-ins Lew

I forgot to "save in plan" I just love it when that happens Lew