rlackore

Most AutoCAD operators use a black background and draw with white lines. Most Chiefers use a white background and draw with black lines. When you export to DWG, make sure you check the box Other Options>Export AutoCAD Index Colors. If you don't check the box, then whatever is black in Chief will stay black, and in AutoCAD with a black background the black items won't be visible.This can trick the careless AutoCAD operator into thinking the information is missing, though it's there - it's just black on black. Here's a Chief plan, in AutoCAD, without Index Colors: Here's the same Chief Plan, in AutoCAD, with Index Colors:

Or use the search/filter to search for relevant content within the libraries.

Your interior layer #6 is set to 48.

Also, the lines won't join unless their Line Specification>Line Style>Line Option attributes are identical.

Please post in the Seeking Services forum, not in the General Discussion forum.

Just placing the break seems to do the trick - no need to mess around with the wall intersection tool:

I've always resorted to 3D Molding Polylines for these sorts of details.

Here's what I've got: Commercial.calibz

The layers Terrain, Primary Contours and Terrain, Secondary Contours should be turned on. Adjust the layer Text Style to control the size of the contour label. Also, in the Terrain Specification dbx, the Contours>Label Options can be used to toggle the display of the contour labels on/off.

Turn of auto-build for roofs, or alternatively define the bump-out main wall as Roof>Extend Slope Downward, and the bump-out side walls Roof>Full Gable Wall, then manually adjust the overhang.

Turn off Auto-build for roofs. And I wouldn't draw the bump-out as a deck, just as a normal room - though someone else may disagree.

Draw the principle structure, then build the roof. Then draw the bump-out.

Just post the plan with an explanation of what you're trying to achieve. I'm sure many forum users will be willing to take a look.

K-5864-5U Cape Dory Under-Mount Kitchen Sink

The Kohler manufacturer catalog has some undermount trough sinks.

You have to explode the block, then select the lines you want dashed and change their Line Style. Then you can re-block if you want.

Unfortunately, the line style you've defined for the toilet's Layer is not preserved when the Detail from View is created. As far as I know, this true for all Symbols. If you click-select the toilet in the Detail from View, you'll notice that it's a CAD Block built from many, many polylines. You can explode the block work with it to get dashed lines, but results can vary depending on the block.

Yep. Unless you need something custom, which is when building it from moldings is useful.

Are you un-checking Color Fill when you send to Layout? You can also open the Layout Box dbx and uncheck the Color Fill box:

You can also use molding polylines for this sort of work, such as with this custom tapered porch column:

Truncated Pyramid. It won't give you framed walls, but Chief doesn't do battered walls, so you'll have to use some kind of work-around.

Draw a CAD line roughly perpendicular to the elevation you want to shoot. Select the line and use the Align>Perpendicular command to align the line perpendicular to the elevation. Turn on your Snaps, enter the Cross Section/Elevation command and snap the camera to the CAD line. EDIT: Scott beat me.

I don't believe so.

Thanks - I didn't know that.

You're on the right track. Go to the story above, define the area to be open below by enclosing it with Walls or Room Dividers, then select the Room and define it as Open Below.