rlackore

You could try using roof planes: drop the baseline, remove the finish, make the structure a single material (glass), and modify the structure tab to get what you want:

Your plan file is zero bytes. Be sure to close the plan before uploading, or use File>Backup Entire Plan.

You're going to have to close that area off somehow. It depends on how you're planning on framing the stair and supporting the landing. I would consider a knee wall beneath the stairs to a point where it makes sense to begin the landing railing: You could also just continue the railing, but I was unsuccessful in modeling that condition in Chief - I couldn't get the newels to behave.

If you're only concerned about making the EZE-Breeze system appear correct, then either make a custom window, or just fake it (what I do) with muntins. If you're going for a timber post & beam look, you can use a wall with a single main layer and windows with a sash/no frame to simulate a field-framed or Screen Tight style screened panel: The disadvantage is you can't show the timber joinery and wood grain accurately, but if the posts/beams will be painted it works fine. I've also used railings with panel infill successfully - there is no single method that is suitable for every situation.

My preferences are: 1. Polylines, not boxes. 2. Only referenced blocks, and no hatch entities (Chief doesn't always handle hatch entities well). 3. Map to CAD, Default. But this depends greatly on what you're trying to achieve, and how you prefer to work. Only select layers for import that you're sure you will need. 4. The unit of measurement depends on the units the dwg was created/exported in. If you don't know, then you'll have to experiment. 4. Import as Dimensions. You're best bet is to play around to learn and understand the power of each option. There's no single answer for all import situations.

My recommendation is to post the plan.

Wall Specification>Structure>Default Wall Heights>Default Wall Bottom Height

I suggest using a professional land surveyor - they have the equipment and the expertise. You can tell them exactly what you want, and they can supply the electronic data in a variety of formats. I think DIY isn't worth the liability.

It will cost anywhere from $0.00 to $Infinity.00 psf, depending on the finishes and options you select. Seriously, this is a software forum. For costing data I'd suggest contacting a commercial real estate firm, or hire a local architect and pick their brain (their initial consult fee will be worth the investment).

I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish. Do you want to print an ARCH D sheet to 8-1/2 x 11, then upscale that 8-1/2 x 11 to 11x17 or ARCH D? Why not print in ARCH D, then use a PDF program (like Adobe Acrobat Reader) that allows printing to a Custom Scale to reduce to your desired sheet size? Of course, unless you have a graphic scale on the drawing, reducing an ARCH D drawing to either of these other formats is useless (but so is upscaling a letter-sized document to tabloid or ARCH D). But, maybe I'm not understanding your intent.

In my experience, label fills never export to DWG, regardless of what text style you're using, and how that text style's fill is defined. Only object and rich text fills are exported. Anyway, if you're perhaps using a rich text box with a solid fill color for your cabinet "labels", you can uncheck this option during the dwg export: ...but it will remove ALL fills, so beware of unintended consequences.

Here you go: CustomTile.pat Settings for size and scale:

The 2D CAD Block has no intelligence, but it doesn't matter, because it's only used to represent the 3D Symbol (with intelligence) in plan view: The symbol will retain whatever intelligence it's been assigned:

The "R" is embedded in the 2D CAD block that is used for the symbol. You can insert a copy of the block into your drawing using the CAD Block Management dbx, then explode the block, change the "R" to "F", create a new block, and assign it to the symbol you're using for the freezer outlet. The other method (which I prefer) is to create a block without any letters, then simply change the object label to whatever you need.

Post the plan.

I suspect it's an attic wall issue. Turn the Walls, Attic layer to investigate. Posting the plan will get you a better answer.

File>Print>Drawing Sheet Setup

I probably don't understand your intent, but there's nothing preventing you from drawing a flat roof around the perimeter of the building. Just draw a roof plane, set the pitch to 0, and shape it as necessary. Then draw a rectangle around the middle portion and convert it to a roof hole: As far as the disappearing wall, you need a roof plane over that bay. Any roof, really:

I don't know what features Interiors has, but one way to approach this is to shoot an elevation of the window, then Build>Primitive>Face. Define a material with the logo (use a file format that supports transparency, such as .png), assign the material to the face, then adjust the scale/position/etc. so it looks nice.

I agree that the roof sheathing is structure, but I don't want it affecting the roof baseline. I set the roof baseline to establish the "heel height" for the roof trusses, and I don't want the sheathing counting against this; so I put the sheathing in the Surface.

If you're referring to Default settings>Materials: ...that is not the only place to define default roof materials. Also check out Default Settings>Roof>Roof Defaults>Materials: ...you can also set materials on a per-roof-plane basis within the object specification dialog box.

I'm gonna beat the dead horse: post the plan.

I believe you'll have to create a room on Floor 1 and define the Room Type as Open Below. Then the stairs will show up on Floor 1. Or just trace the outline in CAD and move it to Floor 1.

The only method I can think of that could be somewhat automatic would be to create a symbol of the post base and the post; then adjust the z-axis stretch plane accordingly so the post base doesn't stretch when you resize the symbol for the correct post height.

If you're creating the symbols outside of Chief (like in Studio Max, etc.) then there are lots of content vendors that you can upload to and make money. For a while I was able to earn some decent cash with TurboSquid - and sites like these are a good place to see what kind of quality commands a certain level of pricing. If your symbols are Chief specific, then Scott's advice makes a lot of sense.