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Last one I did was a low-slope application. I placed the SIP as the roof structure, and the protection board and membrane as the roof finish. I modeled the open-web trusses separately - they were spaced quite far apart. This worked out well for this project, all things considered.

Yep.

IMO Chief is ill-suited to straight-up 2D condocs using nothing but CAD tools. If you plan on only modifying the 2D, then I'd use AutoCAD or another robust 2D CAD platform with which you're proficient - unless the revisions are very minor. Otherwise, model the project in Chief to leverage its abilities to quickly develop elevations, sections, etc.

A colleague in my office did a 42-unit project; it was manageable because the only interiors that were developed were for the model units. He also did a lot of detail work in AutoCAD.

Okay, it took me a while, but now I understand that the Mullion Depth has to be set to a positive value that equals the distance from the face of the wall finish (interior or exterior) to the face of the window frame (interior or exterior). I think I have this correct. For me, this is completely counter-intuitive. EDIT: If I set the Mullion Depth to a value greater than what I've described, CA has a Serious Error related to rendering the window preview and I have to Abort.

Hey Glen, why don't you post your plan so we can see how you solved the puzzle.

This still doesn't work with an inset frame (for drywall returns, for instance):

You might try a ramp, turn off the default railings, then draw new railings and set them to "follow stairs", then assign a "gap" material to the ramp.

Select a Layout Box and click the Open Object tool.

Check this thread: Write the Master List file fails on close

This thread may help: 1hr and still going... Scroll to the bottom for my reply and explanation of how to fix the problem.

I share, and expect the same in return, whether it's for MEP, civil, whatever. It's a low-risk way of cultivating good relationships and making everyone's life easier. Sharing doesn't negate your copyright.

This screen grab is for X11, but I'm pretty sure X10 had the same kind of functionality:

I've downloaded the trial of Substance Designer and played along with the tutorial for creating a first material. I've been using Genetica (no longer developed or supported) which is node-based, but SD is a significant step up in complexity and power. I took a stab at creating a Nichiha fiber cement material (Dimension Series, Ribbed Panel): nichiha_ribbed_panel.sbs Nichiha.calibz The first lesson I learned is that the Substance Designer PBR workflows don't exactly match the CA material definition, so it's necessary to tweak the SD outputs and CA inputs for best results. The second lesson is that improved materials are much more computationally expensive - optimizing the material maps is critical to improving raytrace performance and the performance of the material preview within the Material Definition dbx. Regardless, I welcome anything CA does that provides greater control over materials. Dustin - can we assume that a Substance plugin is coming to Chief Architect? Is this possibility more than a pipe dream?

I use the Object Information fields to add this kind of information, generally under the Comment section:

You can't - it is not allowed by Chief; you can't insert below the foundation level or above the attic level, so you'll have to work around those limitations.

You need to set the default header depth for window objects in Default Settings>Window>Framing>Header: Use the Calculate from Width checkbox if you want it to use the default settings you set up in Default Settings>Framing>Openings.

Default Settings>Framing>Plan Display>Joists, Rafters, General Framing>Use Line for Framing This setting "sticks" for whatever floor is displayed in Plan View at the time, in other words you can set the value independently for each floor.

Turn on the Rooms layer.

Turn on the Roof Baselines layer, select the Roof Plane, then perform a point-to-point move from the Roof Baseline to the porch railing wall. Then you can clean up all your roof intersections.

If you prefer them round: direct vent.calibz

You can also create a greenhouse using a railing wall and roof planes with some rafters thrown in:

Yes.

This is a big part of your problem: Note that the arrow showing the slope isn't perpendicular to the 8:12 roof. You need to orient the 10:12 roof to be perpendicular to the 8:12 roof. EDIT: Kevin caught this right away (I was a bit slower than everyone else).

Here's a handy formula for you when working with unequal pitch roof planes: unequal pitch intersection angle = ATAN (high pitch / low pitch) If the intersection angle (in plan) between your 8:12 and 10:12 roof planes isn't 51.34 (or 38.66 if you're measuring the other way) then you can be assured that something is very wrong.