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I suspect the download issue is a Windows error. Do you have any version of Sketchup installed on your machine? Does your browser have options for opening vs saving the file?

For example, with Microsoft Edge, if you click Open and not Save, then the file will be downloaded but fail to launch and may give you an error similar to what you're experiencing.

19 hours ago, stager386 said:

...got the error that I have no app associated with the file.

When did you get this error - when downloading from the 3D Warehouse, when trying to open the file from your file manager, or when trying to import into Chief? Are you using the File>Import method or drag 'n drop method?

How to add your signature:

If you want to import a full layerset, you'll need to create a Revit drawing with at least one entity (can just be a simple line) on each Revit layer. Then import into Chief using the Import Drawing Assistant (File>Import>Import Drawing (DWG, DXF...). As you go through the steps, check all the layers you want imported:

...and map the layers to Chief Architect layers by name:

Then delete all the useless geometry that was imported, and you're left with the layers as they were set up in Revit. Be aware that line weights, line styles, etc. may need adjustment within Chief. You can also massage some of the export settings within the Revit export setup:

You can import DWG or DXF into Chief, so export from Revit using one of those two formats:

Have you tried using the Define Material>Texture>Scale settings?

I created this tile border using Material Regions assigned a copy of the floor tile Material with adjusted Scale and Offset values:

You can always open the Symbol, and rotate it with 3D>Rotation:

Select the Object that the dimension references, such as a Wall, etc.; the relevant Dimension Line(s) will become highlighted - then simply click on the number you want to change.

So the model displays in a 3D view (Orthographic Overview, Perspective Overview, etc.), but nothing displays in Plan view? Have you checked 1) the Plan view Layerset, and 2) the Plan view Current Floor?

My guess is the square countertop is actually the custom one, and the one with the molding is auto-generated by the base cabinet. Remove the molding from the base cabinet definition, then assign the molding to the custom countertop and select whichever edges you don't want molding on.

Splines cannot connect to Polylines.

The Master List File is written to the directory specified in Preferences>Materials List>Master List:

Are you saying that the path you have in this setting is a valid file path, but Chief is giving an error?

Do you have to show this in a floor plan, or a render/ray trace? Maybe it would be better to simply use a note, something like "coordinate tile layout with interior designer". How critical is it that you show the exact placement of the flowers?

Here's a Material with a dark repeating pattern: Hex Tile - Repeating Pattern.calibz

Here are the source files (the .xcf is a Gimp file): Hex Tile - Repeating Pattern.xcf

If you're trying to add a hexagonal Pattern to the Material:

Or maybe I misunderstand. Are the darker-colored hexagons important? Remember that Pattern and Material mean specific things in Chief, so you have to very clear exactly what you're trying to accomplish.

Draw one of the 3:12 sections. Then draw an 8:12 section by snapping along the inside edge of the 3:12 section. Then mirror/replicate.

13 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said:

Yes, and I think it's a bit crazy.  I may just stick with StruCalc for now since it's not on a lease.  The main thing I might be interested in would be Retaining Walls and Shear Walls - but those aren't even available yet.

 

 

StruCalc is too long in the tooth. Sure, the math is still the same, but I'm ready for an updated UI. Plus the StruCalc level includes updated codes, metric, more load combinations, and LRFD. The subscription is only $40/month, and I've verified with their sales department that once the product is live you can upgrade/downgrade among the various levels on a monthly basis; so when a project requires concrete beams or curved glulams you can upgrade for a single month, knock out the calcs, and downgrade the next month.

A quick Google search revealed that Virginia uses a modified version of the 2015 ICC model codes: they call it the Virginia Construction Code (VCC), or alternatively the USBC. Authority to enforce the code is delegated to local Building Officials. Contact your local Building Official; they will determine what you have to show on the drawings, what other information must be submitted, the fee schedule, the permitting process, etc.

You can probably hire somebody in China or India to model that for less money than the software would cost. There was a time when our office farmed out architectural renderings and custom modeling to overseas firms - they do decent work, they're reasonably priced, and the turn-around is super-quick.

I suggest downloading the Reference Manual. Finding the answer to your question in the manual took me less than 10 seconds:

The Reference Manual is chock full of excellent information.

Have you explored this tool:

The Reference Manual for whichever product version you are using should also help:

Alignment is also a function of the Wall Type Definition, so it will be helpful to learn about the Wall Type Definitions dialog box:

Otherwise, post the plan file for us to examine.

With or without cups: barista.calibz

Why not just select the adjacent board and copy it over one space?

One option is to use the Width and Height columns instead of the Size column:

If having the extra column is a nuisance, you could create a Custom Object Field that uses the %room.name% attribute. All the interior symbols would give you the Room Name, and for the exterior outlets you replace the %room.name% attribute with the exterior location. There are lots of possibilities. Maybe a Ruby macro could automate it even more.