rlackore

Have you tried this:

I suggest you simplify things and set Preferences>Appearance>Text>Leader Lines>Number of Segments to 2; then you won't have to break a leader line, or drag out another segment - three clicks to draw the leader, then the text box will pop up.

I suspect you have Connect CAD Segments toggled off. Toggle it on, then see if the behavior persists.

The procedure is spelled out very clearly in the Reference Manual beginning on page 511. It's actually very easy. Be aware, however, that boxed eaves with curved roofs can yield poor results.

Does the wizard allow you to define material regions, like on this carriage door?

You need to be more clear. What doesn't look right? Where do you want moldings? It would help a lot if you could provide a sketch, or mark-up your picture to show us what you're trying to achieve.

Select one end of the stairs and drag it until there is only a single tread; or, select the stairs, open the Stair Specification dialog box, and adjust the number of treads.

If I understand correctly, one solution is to "extend" the definition of the lower room into the space between the two load-bearing walls, then slide the stairs into that space:

Check to see if you have Bloom enabled.

Here's a hvac sidewall vent similar to the Trane Bayvent. It can be used to vent many types of equipment including furnaces, water heaters, etc. SidewallVent.calibz

The problem is with the fill definition for the sand layers beneath your concrete slab: ...reduce the line weight to a reasonable number, say 6.

I don't believe you can specify the default in degrees, only in in/ft. However, simple math (or a construction calculator) can convert a pitch in degrees to a pitch in in/ft. Otherwise you're stuck with modifying the pitch within each individual Roof Specification dbx.

Is this possibly related to Edge Smoothing while Idle?

Post the plan.

I reduced the file size to 13mb just by purging all the unused materials. The lights are definitely "on" - so maybe it's just a matter of adjusting them:

That's correct. The white space in the layout shows the sheet size - the portion that will print. The blue border is the print margin. Copy/paste your titleblock from Page 1 to Page 0, then scale/re-arrange the titleblock to fit within the sheet size (the white space); this isn't absolutely required, but anything placed on Page 0 will appear on every other page, so it's a good place to put your titleblock. Then go back to Page 1, switch to the plan file and Send to Layout with a scale of 1:100. Now you're ready to print. n.b.: I use Chief Premier, not Home Designer, which may work a bit differently.

Short answer: no. Long answer: Octane's primary import format is OBJ, which Chief doesn't support. However, Chief will export the DAE and 3DS file formats that other software programs can import and then send to Octane via a plugin or direct export to the OBJ format. A quick review of Octane's FAQ will probably answer the rest of your questions.

Here are some symbols I use lot, from left to right: coaxial (single drop), UTP (single drop), fiber (single drop), coax/UTP (TIA Class 1), coax/UTP/fiber (TIA Class 2). outlets.calibz

Yep, good point. Most changes made within the dialog box will automatically save the camera. Probably the easiest thing to ensure the camera is saved is to simply change the name:

Find them in the Project Browser, then double click them to open them.

You can find the setting Chopsaw is referring to by selecting the wall and opening the Wall Specification dialog box and looking under the Structure tab:

Use a Wall Covering for the wallpaper border: ...a Material Region for the logo: ...should be pretty easy if you can find images of the wallpaper border and the logo:

Check this topic I started a while back: ...at the bottom of the post Chief acknowledged the issue exists.

I can't imagine a large survey, probably done in AutoCAD Civil3D, not having Z-values assigned to the topo lines. Then you can use the Import Drawing Assistant to convert the lines on the relevant layers to Elevation Data: It's been my experience that when importing very large terrains that the small breaks in the elevation lines from the text has very little affect on Chief's terrain generation, though that's not to say that there isn't some cleanup necessary. If you upload the dwg I can check it for Z-values.