rlackore

Interesting. SketchUp is strictly polygon based - circles (and extrusions thereof) are multi-sided polygons. In Chief I easily converted a 6" diameter circle into a 2000-sided polygon with each side measuring 0.014" - pretty high resolution. Perhaps there's an issue when converting to a 3D-printing compatible file format.

The General Wall Defaults>Resize About setting may help.

Lance, can you "cheat" by adding a very short vertical line to the bottom of the molding profile to force it "upward" by the very specific amount you need? Chief will allow very short lines, like 1/128". In section and 3D this short line will be virtually unnoticeable.

One method is to use a molding polyline:

Maybe there is a more elegant method, but here's one way: 1. Draw two concentric circles, one for the outside diameter, one for the inside diameter. 2. Use the Convert Curve to Polyline tool to turn both of them into polylines with a high number of sides. They both should have the same number of sides. 3. Zoom in to one quadrant and break both polylines along opposite sides. Here I used two lines and the trim operation, but do it however you want. 4. Join the two polylines to create a single closed polyline. 5. Drag one edge down to butt against the other edge. 6. Save the polyline to your Library and use the Molding Polyline tool to draw a molding in the desired shape. You now have the shape you desired.

Maybe you know this, but if you are using a Window Schedule you can control the angle of Labels that are using Callouts within the Schedule Specification>Labels tab. Unfortunately, the Shape Angle doesn't have a "relative" setting, so it's almost a useless.

You don't have to export anything. When you create a new toolbar it will be saved in the Current Toolbars Folder.

Our office of 5 users has a Microsoft 365 Business plan that includes OneDrive. All of our files - the entire contents of our old on-site physical server - now reside in the cloud. It works, but uploads can be slow.

Yes, only 1 Terrain Perimeter per plan. If you need to show two "separate" terrain areas, you can draw a Terrain Feature, check the box Terrain Feature Specification>General>Make Hole, and for visual purposes only you've got two terrains:

It doesn't matter what units your plan file is using (imperial or metric) - the important thing is that during the import process you select meters (m) as the Drawing Unit for the imported drawing.

Video Audio is a little weak, may have to turn up your volume.

This comment IS NOT meant to be snarky. Design the roof plan alongside the floor plan, back and forth - it's an iterative process. Floor plan changes should always take the roof into account, and vice-versa. If you leave the roof plan for last, you will always be "bad at roofs."

I think trying to define material spacing/transitions with Chief patterns is a losing proposition. When it's critical I resort to elevations and I manually draw the panels and dimension the joint locations. Or you could insist on shop drawings for review.

The DWG file you posted doesn't contain any dimensions or text; at a glance it appears that all of the geometry shown in the PDF is present in the DWG, including lot lines, building footprints, etc. Use the Import Assistant to import the DWG and select Drawing Unit as "m" (meters) when you get to the Drawing Unit tab during the import process - the scale will be correct regardless of the units your plan file is using. To change any polyline into a Terrain Perimeter it must be "closed" - I had no problem converting the imported CAD lines into a Terrain Perimeter after I joined them to create a "closed" polyline. If you imported the DWG into a CAD Detail, then the Convert Polyline tool won't be available.

Select the dimension line and open the Dimension Line Specification dbx. In Extensions/Markers select the appropriate extension (1, 2, etc.), uncheck Default, uncheck Fixed Gap, and enter 0 in Length Away and 0 in Length Towards. Uncheck Marker Style>Mark as Centerline. Or, even easier, click on the extension you want to modify and manually drag the handles.