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Not easily. IOW, you can't accomplish this through the Wall Specification dialog box. There may be a method using molding polylines, or other means.

The easier bits: Foundation walls and strip footings can be created using the Build>Wall>Straight Foundation Wall tool. Use the Room Specification>Structure tab to define wall heights, etc. Isolated strip footings and footing pads can be created using the Build>Slab tool. Enlarged footings beneath foundation walls can be created using the Build>Slab>Square Pad tool. Slab-on-Grade floors can be defined using the Room Specification>Structure>Floor Structure options. Columns can be created using the Build>Framing>Post tool. The difficult bits: One-way and two-way slab floors can't be automatically created. You can define the overall depth of the floor in the Room Specification>Structure tab, but accurate modeling of the slab profile will have to be done using other methods. A one-way slab could be created using a "floor slab" with rectangular slabs as the beam sections: A two-way slab could be created in a similar manner. There are other methods, such as using soffits, etc., that may work better for you. You could even define joists as rectangular concrete sections. Learning the tools, then playing with them in unconventional ways, can help you achieve what you're after. Concrete stairs are also a problem. Chief's stair tools are lacking in many ways. The Reference Manual explains how you can create a reasonable facsimile of a concrete stair, but you may be better served by creating a CAD profile in section view and converting it to a polyline solid. Good luck.

When I open/close the Material Region dbx, the problem vanishes until I close/open the plan file. I don't know what's up with the Material Regions, but you can eliminate the problem using Wall Types. 1) Delete the Material Regions. 2) Define a Wall Type for ICF with the siding: 3) Select the appropriate walls and define them as pony walls: 4) Enjoy the result:

I suggest first reading the User Manual, then browsing the Chief tutorials available, and finally begin your project. Keep a copy of the Reference Manual handy. As you encounter issues that you can't solve, post them on this forum and we'll help with the specifics.

...and the options need to be available on a per-wall basis. A Default is fine, but many of my projects have walls that require different dowel spacings and embedments.

Graham is correct. Creation Date is independent of the file's data, whereas the Modified Date indicates a change to the file's data.

I don't think you can specify either of those options. This is the only place I'm aware of to set foundation reinforcing steel defaults: It's silly that we can specify a foam seal and termite flashing but not anchor bolts or dowels.

Instead of Material Regions have you considered defining a Wall Type with your desired exterior siding material? That's the method I use for ICF construction, though it probably won't fix the issue shown in your post.

The issue I see is at the entry between the valleys - that's a lot of water coming off those roof planes in a major storm event. Getting the water away from the house is probably going to require terminating the downspouts to a receptor, under-ground pipe, and either drain to daylight or use pop-ups to discharge to grade.

Thanks for catching that.

The PDF paper size of your files is 24"x18". So whatever the problem is, the output paper size is incorrect and when printed at 24x36 will not scale properly. Make sure File>Print>Drawing Sheet Setup is correct: And when you print to PDF make sure File>Print>Print>Save as PDF has the correct sheet size selected:

A large window above a soaking tub? Yes. A tiny window above a shower module? No. I'd rather spend the money on a venting skylight, or even a solar day-lighting tube.

I noticed that the only time I had your problem was when I assigned the LINDERO layer as a Terrain Perimeter upon import. If I imported and only converted CURVAS-NIVEL to Elevation Data, then Chief created a generic rectangular terrain perimeter and the contours display in Ortho view. I then shaped the generic Terrain Perimeter to fit the LINDERO perimeter, and got this:

Chief has many core library materials that will work for sills and lintels:

Whether the window is recessed or not makes a difference. The exterior casing can be changed to give a brick-mould appearance on a recessed window. I think this makes the issue of a brick return shown in plan less critical, especially since a brick return isn't the only method of detailing the jamb. Also, a brick sill isn't difficult to add directly to the window - just create the profile you want and add it in the Window Specification dbx, then apply an appropriate texture. A lintel can be applied in the same manner.

You can do it with a soffit in the center. You will have to add details in the section view. The recessed lights insert directly into the ceiling. The cove lights are placed with a ceiling offset or manually dragged into place in section view.

I don't think Chief has any tools (other than Terrain, apparently) that can create a ruled surface.

OK, thanks for the confirmation. I'll post in the Suggestion forum.

I seem to have run into a maximum number of layers in a wall definition. I searched the X7 Reference Manual but couldn't find a mention of the maximum number of layers allowed. See the picture below, and note that the Insert Below and Insert Above buttons are grayed out. Has anyone else run into this limit?

The Porch room and the Deck room don't play nice together - for instance if you change the Porch to a Deck, the two rooms "heal" and the issue goes away. The only way I know how to "fix" the problem is to define the invisible wall between the two rooms as near-zero in width (say 1/16"), which will give you this:

I'm running X7. I get the bad behavior with your plan, normal expected behavior with my plans or an OOB plan.

I didn't use your posted plan in post #2. I opened your plan and agree with Scott - the schedule is not behaving as it should.

The schedule works as expected for me. Have you double-checked to make sure the Symbol Specification>Options>Schedules settings are correct for each item?

I don't think you can align the grid, but you can get everything back "on grid" by turning on Grid Snaps. This should allow you to drag CAD lines, walls, and stuff like that until they snap to the grid spacing.

Why not a molding polyline? It works great if you don't have a lot of openings. This shows a single molding polyline comprising the skirt board, girts, and truss carriers. The posts are defined by the wall's framing material: