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I would use a keyed note: or a notation convention that is explained within your electrical symbol schedule:

Yes, the answer may be that simple. People design buildings - computer programs are just tools. Usually, you need several people, using several tools, to complete a design. You may wish to do everything yourself - and perhaps you're capable - but each design professional will choose the tools that work best for their scope of work. A surveyor won't use Chief. A structural engineer won't use Chief. Product suppliers and specialty contractors won't use Chief (maybe cabinet folks will). So if you truly are going to do everything yourself, you'll need to invest in more than one tool. In our office, a typical construction drawing set contains data generated from several design programs. We also rely on custom spreadsheets, checklists, and other tools that we've developed over the years. And of course, experience, research, and community collaboration are equally valuable. To Michael's point: you will not find a "holy grail" of CAD/BIM programs. Have you tried contacting the folks who designed the buildings shown on Pinterest, and asked what software they use? Perhaps you could find a local architect whose work matches your vision and directly discuss their technology and workflow; they may charge their normal fee, but it may be worth the investment.

I agree. Based on the projects displayed on your referenced website, it's my opinion that they could be done in Chief, but you will need a lot of workarounds and support from external programs.

Wall Schedules are available in X11 and X12, but not X10. If you can't upgrade, you'll have to roll-your-own legend.

For exterior elevation material keys, I use cropped layout boxes:

I model in Sketchup and texture in Chief. I've found Sketchup to be adequate for most of my needs.

Check your Preferences>General>Folders to see if the directory paths need updating - maybe they don't point to the Dropbox locations?

If it's a closed Polyline, you should be able to convert it to a Polyline Solid. With the object selected, is the Close Polyline tool icon visible?

I got part-way there using Technical Illustration:

The only time I've seen that error is when there aren't enough objects in the scene and the engine takes a poop. Maybe try adding some objects just behind the camera. Or, upload the plan file so we can take a look.

From the Reference Manual:

Yes. Within the dbx, if you set the Selected Wall Layer Line to a Line Weight value of "By Layer", then the line weight in the Layer Set will control:

Remember that line weights can also be defined in the wall definition dbx: either "bylayer", or something custom. I'd check the wall definition.

Nothing should prevent you from adding additional floors. PDFs don't help us diagnose a problem - attach the plan file.

A1: Use the Seeking Services forum. A2: No.

A Chief Window doesn't include hardware.

You can set the default window style that is inserted when you use the Window tool:

Here's a server rack. Do you need one populated with stuff, or bare? server rack.calibz

All of your customization options are in the camera dbx: You can't change the callout shape - only a circle is allowed.

As Solver beat me to it, it appears that a terrain feature isn't necessary, you can apply the material to the terrain and it works just as well:

I believe the key may be to turn off Stretch to Fit in the Material Definition. Here is a terrain with hills and a valley, and a rectangular terrain feature with an applied material that uses an aerial view as the texture. The texture is sized to the same dimensions of the terrain feature: As soon as you check Stretch to Fit, the wonkiness occurs:

curved kitchen hood.calibz

Yes, but only if Substance Designer is also installed; otherwise, no.

It depends on the situation. They work well for deck posts that are reasonably spaced apart and away from the foundation or other structure - they don't work well in tight quarters due to the large installation diameter of the drive pins. And not all contractors around here are familiar with the product, or willing to purchase an electric drive hammer for the job. Sometimes a poured pier is still the answer. But in the right circumstances, yes, we specify them.

Diamond Pier DP50-50.calibz