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12 minutes ago, RBareSTLDaB said:

how do I get it Plan View

A polyline solid will appear in plan view as long as the layer to which it is assigned is turned on in the plan view layerset.

13 minutes ago, RBareSTLDaB said:

how can I get an elevation in plan view also?

You need to clarify: are you referring to opening a elevation camera view, or to determining the relative/absolute elevation (z-coordinate) of an object or element?

One common method is to shoot an elevation view of the pergola, draw the knee brace profile using the CAD tools (make sure it is a closed polyline), then convert the closed polyline into a polyline solid. This solid can be copied, moved, rotated, etc. to place wherever needed.

13 hours ago, Chrisb222 said:

 

Perhaps the right approach would be to request that additional types of beams be added to the programmed framing object beam choices.

We have done this exact thing many times in the Suggestion Forum, going back several software versions. Still waiting....

File>Import>Import Drawing (DWG, DXF)... will only import 2D data.

File>Import>Import 3D Symbol (DWG, DXF, OBJ, etc.)... will import 3D data.

A DWG file created by AutoCAD Architecture doesn't include any "readable" 3D data for Chief to import - you'll have to first export the file as a DXF. Unfortunately, this data can only be imported as a Symbol, which will do you no good whatsoever because you can't extract any usable information from a Symbol.

Your room needs to be defined appropriately using the Room Specification dialog box:

...and then you need to change the Baseline Height of the roof planes:

I suggest downloading a copy of the X10 Reference Manual and reading the relevant chapters.

22 minutes ago, solver said:

See Edit>Reset To Defaults

Thanks for that nugget Eric - something I've missed and it will certainly be useful for me going forward.

I suggest downloading the Reference Manual. If you're using Premier X10, then you can get it here.

Sorry, I didn't notice that you'd attached the plan file. The problem is that the railing wall that defines the porch isn't aligned with the stem wall below, so when you make the stem wall a pony wall the upper portion of the pony wall extends to the porch ceiling above. The easy solutions are to either 1) align the railing wall above with the stem wall below, or 2) select the upper pony wall and drag it down to your desired height.

Dollars to doughnuts Chief created an attic wall to "fill in" the gap between the top of the pony wall and the roof baseline. I suspect your porch isn't defined as a room. If you make the porch a room (with railings or invisible wall), then Chief won't build the attic wall.

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23 hours ago, rockyshepheard said:

Can color affect position?

No, I don't think so. I painted the walls three different colors and everything seems fine:

Every Symbol has a Bounding Box size; quite often these dimensions are greater than the actual physical dimensions of the Symbol's geometry:

When you used the Fixture Specification dialog box to change the toilet's width, Chief re-sized the toilet using the Bounding Box width instead of the toilet's actual width. This is how Chief does things. The solution is to use the Symbol Specification dialog box to change the Bounding Box width to the toilet's actual width, then use the Fixture Specification dialog box to modify the toilet as you wish.

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4 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

 

You might want to check with a local installer about this but it may not be impossible to run ducting under the slab as I have seen it done even though it is not always ideal.

I agree that ducts under the slab are not ideal, but they are a possibility if all else fails. I've used attic mechanical rooms with success, sometimes in combination with a hot roof so the entire attic is conditioned.

What is the compelling reason to build the front half on a slab? If you don't want a full basement in that area, a conditioned crawlspace would allow you to access the entire floor area.

Next time please Backup Entire Plan and save as a zip:

You can achieve your goal very easily:

1. Create a copy of your 24x24 material and assign it to the top backsplash, then adjust the X/Y values as needed:

2. Adjust the deco strip using the Y Position offset:

You get:

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We don't have access to your textures unless you export using Backup Entire Plan. That said, you may be able to achieve your desired result this way:

I've never run into that problem before.Maybe post the DWG so we can troubleshoot for you.

The clue is in the name: Floor. If you want to see the other floors, use a Full camera. And Eric's advice is worth taking: start on page 1041 of the Reference Manual.

You can make a copy of the material for each wall that you want to control independently, then adjust the material texture placement in Define Material>Texture>Offset and Angle, and the pattern placement in Define Material>Pattern>Pattern Specifications. Other people prefer using wall Material Regions for precise placement of joints, seams, and rustication.

You are expected to use the Window Specification dialog box to specify the unit size, colors, etc. You can then save any specific unit to your User Library.

Three sizes of Overhead Door aluminum framed: Overhead Door aluminum framed glass.calibz

You've found the Chief Architect Premier forum. Home Designer Pro has it's own forum, where you might get a better answer.

9 hours ago, tommy1 said:

I have found over the years that 40 to 60% of the surveys I get are not correct. ... I take all surveys with a grain of salt but it's the only legal document I can use to create a site plan.

Sometimes I run into bad surveys. On commercial work it's rarely an issue because the surveys are done by large civil engineering firms. Residential can be more troublesome, which is why we usually recommend a surveyor we know and trust, or hire the surveyor ourselves and bill the client.