djhplanning

I am planning to finally make the move from windows pc to mac sometime later this fall. I am tired of all the problems with pc, viruses, windows 10 and Microsoft. Seams like you have to be a computer tech to use now days. Can any of you mac users out there give me feedback on your imac system, what you have, memory, graphics card, etc. and how Chief Architect is running speed wise on your system, any other thoughts? I'm looking at the 27" imac and others specs yet to be determined.

I don't want this frieze trim on the house wall. Anyone know how to keep this frieze molding from automatically rebuilding? I keep deleting manually it but it keeps showing up. I've tried deleting it, unchecking the "frieze molding on selected edge", I have auto rebuild roofs off in the roof dialog setup, auto rebuild roofs is off in defaults. What am I missing?

Here is what it is suppose to look like. Yes, the problem is the black bars and the smaller elevation images that appear in the layout box.

For any remodel or addition project I work on, I first do an existing conditions plan file model. I save the plan file as "project name-existing conditions". I then send a floor plan and 4 exterior elevations to a layout file. I save the layout file as "project name-preliminary plan set". Once satisfied with the existing model, I save one last time and "save as" the plan file to "project name-remodel". I model the addition on to the original building. I then go to my layout file, copy the 4 existing exterior elevations, paste them in place to a new page in the layout file, (I do this so the alignment will be the same when looking at the plan pages, if I resend the elevation files from the plan file, I need to manually align them again on the page), then I re-link (using the re-link file button on the bottom middle of the screen) the 4 individual elevations to the new plan file called "project name-remodel". For some reason this time I got this screen shot in one of my newly linked elevation layout boxes, others seamed to work fine. I have also gotten some crashes as well when re-linking.

?????? Did existing conditions plan file, sent exterior elevations to layout from existing conditions plan file, copied 4 elevations to new layout page, re-linked each elevation to my new plan file for remodel project, got this. ???? Which there were not so many bugs with this program and it was quicker.

Refresh button does nothing that I can see. I am wanting to see the line extensions as they show in the layout file in my final pdf.

Any idea why I loose the line extensions around the perimeter of drawing on the watercolor style when printing to pdf from layout. The extensions show on the layout but go away on the final pdf. I have tried different pdf dpi settings and they still do not show up. You would think that the same view from the layout file would get printed. I have attached a screen shot of my layout screen view and the pdf file after printing to pdf in 144 dpi quality. Notice the lack of line extensions around the roof. Seams like the line extensions are on the interior of the drawings like around windows, etc., but lacking around the extreme perimeter.

Is there a way to "clean up" or "purge" a drawing file and to speed up or maximize drawing times and memory? The drawing I am working on now is getting big and very sluggish.

Can anyone tell me how to connect or group together individual cad segments like lines and arches? I am trying to convert them into a sidewalk but can not connect them into a polyline first so I get the option to convert into a sidewalk.

Sent this into technical support and will update as I get information back. Here's a copy of their response. Hello Dan,Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I am able to reproduce the behavior that you are seeing with this file and have forwarded the information to our Development team of software engineers for their further evaluation. If we can provide any additional information in this ticket, I will respond here as it is made available.

I've just noticed today that I seam to be having some issues with things being a bit mis-aligned from the way they should be. See examples attached. This example is of library note that is exploded. See how the arrow lines are not centered between the text lines? Seams to be the same way in the actual library as well as the drawing. I did upgrade from x8 to x9 last week. Don't remember what day. I am wondering is this has anything to do with the upgrade? Don't know what may be causing this. Example 2 shows a portion of my sheet border, see how text seams to be moved slightly upward from the original? Example 3 shows an elevation tag that I have set up as a library symbol. I think I will also contact Chief support.

This seams like it would be the easiest but I want all my text to NOT be rotated.

I'm having trouble understanding the rotate plan view process. I am working on a plan that is taller than it is wide when looking at the screen. I have sent the plan to layout and have decided it will look better and fit on my 24x36 sheet size being rotated 90 degrees. I first tried to select and rotate all items drawn but am not given that option. So, after some research, I've gone back to chief and used the rotate plan view and have rotated the drawing 90 degrees. I have also went into my text defaults and have unchecked "rotate with plan" except for default label style. All working good so far. When I go back to chief to draw more, and go to move something, why do my keyboard arrow keys still act as though my plan is in the original position? i.e. pushing right arrow key moves the object down instead of right. This will be very frustrating making drawings edits from this point on. Is there a setting for this to be correct??

Here are some screen shots of how my roof plane is set up.

Here's what I came up with. I ended up doing it with a roof plane, mitered at the corners, 66/12 pitch, and did a roof cutout at the edge of the window trim, structure of 1" with 12" eave and rake fascia, square eaves. I am happy with how this looks. I originally tried doing the rough shape of the stone with Sketchup and importing it. I would have to redo it if my house size changed or if the window was resized or moved. It worked but for some reason I lost the 2d line stone hatch pattern when sending to layout??? Thanks for everyone's help and ideas.

It would be nice if there was a setting when using pony walls where you could set the bottom and top thicknesses of the wall.

I'm looking for suggestions on how to produce an angled stone wainscot like on my conceptual sketch.

Wondering if anyone out there has had this problem before and/or knows what the problem might be. Line weights at interior corners of my foundation wall are not showing correctly. Exterior corners seam to show correctly. I can attach file if required.

I think I just figured it out by cut, copy and paste into place on level 1. It looks like I have lost some floor hatching patterns and room names but seams to be the level I want it on now.

Can anyone help? I started drawing a new floor plan. I have it almost done and then noticed I have been drawing on level 0 instead of level 1. So now it thinks I am drawing a foundation. I do not know how to move what I have drawn to be on level 1 where is should be. I have tried using build, floor, exchange with floor above but it will not allow the move saying I can not move a foundation or attic to a different level.

Somehow the scale in my template drawing got way out of wack. I ended up fixing by turning on all layers, window, fill window, erasing a terrain perimeter I had set up in my default drawing, and zooming in to a proper scale when drawing the first wall. I think I was drawing my first wall very far away from the terrain perimeter I had set up. Thank you for the suggestions!!!

my video card should be fine because I can open other drawings I've done and the 3D views display just fine. I will try to investigate the drawing origin suggestion.

Does anyone know what is going on with my 3D display? It shows multiple layers when looking in 3D. The patterns also show up blurry. Just doing it on this new drawing I am starting. Existing plans are showing correctly. Don't know where to look.

Trying to figure out a problem. I'm setting up interior cabinet elevations using the wall elevation view tool. I have a special layer set called "cabinet interior elevations", which I have set up the way I want my interior elevations to look. No problem getting views on my main level (floor 1). I now move down to my lower level (floor 0) and I am getting blank screens when using wall elevation tool. It looks like the information is there because it will show up when I use the "all on set" layer set. What is going on here????