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Maybe just a matter of using the Edit Wall Layer Intersections tool to drag the brick layer over so it terminates at the corner squarely:

You're correct about the batt insulation - it is an Autocad Linetype that isn't supported by Chief's Line Styles. I don't know why Chief would interpret the same fraction incorrectly, but you could modify the text in Autocad with the Stack Properties before importing.

The rendering was completed in Twinmotion; the grass and water textures are materials native to that program.

A couple of threads to check that may be of help: Best way to export a floorplan for an Autocad user? Change wall layers when exporting floor plans

Very simple pool, but this was my solution: Roof Plane for the sloping pool deck with a Hole to cut out the pool shape. Slab for the pool bottom. Molding Polyline for the pool tile & trim, and the coping tile and cap. Polyline Solid for the water surface.

This is a roof louver based on the Active Ventilation Products 14" Pop Vent. Rather specific, I know, but I needed one for a project. pop vent roof louver.calibz

Like Glen said; maybe you don't need a light, just an object (Polyline Solid, Soffit, etc.) with an emissive material:

Couldn't find one in the Chief library. slant-back roof louver.calibz

You need to Backup Entire Plan so the textures are exported. Or just post the texture as a .calibz file.

Have you tried re-shooting the cross-section/elevation? Maybe it's a problem with one particular camera? Or you could post the plan for us to examine.

Chief's Reference Manual implies that if it's installed on your system, it should be available: Have you tried rebooting your system after the codec installation?

Goldhunter, I wouldn't get wrapped up in worrying about modeling the details of the Quadlock system. You could use something as simple as a general framing member with the correct width and height and a concrete material, or a polyline solid, etc. This should be enough for general design purposes - eventually Quadlock will produce shop drawings which you can review to ensure they meet your design intent. The same goes for the ICFs. Where you cut sections you can use some CAD work to indicate the components if you need the extra level of detail. These are some of the techniques I use for concrete plank, ICF, and SIP design.

There are two DWG import options - Import Drawing will only open 2D data; Import 3D Symbol will import 3D data: So, the lesson is that you have to be sure what kind of data is contained within the DWG file.

.RVT = AutoDesk REVIT project file; contains 3D data but also BIM data and other project information .RFA = AutoDesk REVIT family file; generally contains 3D data that defines an object or group of objects .DWG = AutoDesk AutoCAD .DWF = AutoDesk Design Web file used to display CAD data on web pages and within web applications Of these file formats which support 3D data, Chief can import only DWG files. Converting RVT/RFA to DWG is possible but requires REVIT.

Rectangles are polylines, circles and arcs are not. I think you'd have to convert it to a polyline to assign it a label.

You could make the same arguments about skylights, I suppose. Why put in a skylight when a 2x4 led or fluorescent fixture could be used? The major reason is the quality of the illumination. The Velux sun tunnels have an option to include a light that can be turned on when it's dark outside; combined with a fresnel or prismatic lense they provide illumination when the sun goes down. I'm not discounting any of your concerns - just pointing out a popular option.

Sure, we include them projects all the time. We specify the Velux sun tunnels and have good luck with them; they are useful for bringing light into hallways, interior rooms, etc. Sometimes the roof flashing is challenging if you're using a metal panel roof.

Chief is not suitable for the precise modeling of small objects - you may want to investigate other software. A program like AutoCAD (and the AutoDesk suite of products) gives the user much more control over the drawing units and precision, as well as the ability to assign an arbitrary scale factor to the dimension tool. For example, here are two boxes in AutoCAD, the dimension on the left box is set with a dimension scale of 1.0, and the dimension on the right box is set with a dimension scale of 0.5. Same box, same drawing units, just a different scale for the dimension: If you want this kind of functionality in Chief, make it a Suggestion. Maybe when they finally decide to give us a user-defined coordinate system they will also give us dimension scaling.

Manual only AFAIK. A proper breakline in Chief is so tedious that I now just use a heavy dashed line:

Maybe this helps?

Remember that if you change the material definition to suit one room, all other rooms that use the same material definition will be affected. I recommend creating a separate material definition for each office area that will have a unique ceiling grid layout.

This is from awhile back: https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/22567-floating-shelves-with-hangers-not-brackets/?tab=comments#comment-183913

Your questions are best addressed in the General Q&A forum, but: 1. I don't know why, but a Road either has a Curb, or it doesn't - individual control is not possible. 2. Roads and Sidewalks are Terrain objects, so they don't (can't) exist outside of the Terrain Perimeter.

Can you be more clear about what your trouble is with the placement? Vertical? Horizontal? Size? The options in the Soffit Specification dbx provide lots of control:

Bottom chord bearing for the interior walls is no problem - you won't have to mess with the walls at all. Too easy.