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Make the change, as Perry suggested, then save the layout as a template. If you create a new layout that hasn't been modified and saved, then of course the Layout Box Labels will keep appearing.

It depends on the Rail Style. I can get hatch fills to show up with a Solid rail, but I can never get solid fills to show up with any style rail.

As Joe suggested select the Layout Box, open the Object Layer Properties dbx, then unselect the Disp column for the Layout Box Labels layer: ...or as Perry suggested, open the Layout Page Display Options and turn off the Layout Box Labels for the Layer Set:

The more pertinent question is: "what is Chief going to do about it?" We've requested better print control before. The OP's situation is not unusual.

Graham, I hear you. I just wish CA would be willing to take a stance and commit to what is best/good/enough to run their software.

It will work - but it won't be easy. The OP has placed his call-outs in Layout; and I suspect each of the details you see on his picture are individual layout boxes. Using your method will require a lot of re-sending and re-creating call-outs.

Dan, the difficulty with this method is that you have to position the view you want just right - on my system stuff in the center of the "current view" prints out to the far right, so I have to re-size the program window and futz around a whole bunch - it's a complete pain.

Andy, I think the OP wants to be able to control what each 8-1/2" x 11" sheet displays; at least, as an old AutoCAD user, and given his description of using AutoCAD's windowed print mode, I THINK that's what he's after.

Andy, the problem is that Chief "divides" the drawing sheet (say 24" x 36") into lots of 8-1/2" x 11" sizes and you end up with a complete mess - no control over the output.

Doug, if Xeons are a better choice (recommended?), then I think Chief should add this to their Computer System Requirements web page. Currently the advice on the page only mentions i7 CPUs: "A multi-core system, such as a system that uses a quad-core i7 processor, would be a good choice." Also, I've read several times on this forum that we should get the "best gaming rig" you can afford. I don't know if this advice originated from users, or from someone at Chief. Xeon chips are pretty rare for consumer gaming rigs, and any google search will lead you to various conflicting opinions on i5/i7 vs Xeon. Is your opinion, as stated above, shared by the CA gurus who publish the System Requirements? Can I interpret your statement as an endorsement of Xeon over i5/i7 for future computer purchases?

Chief doesn't have a function equivalent to the AutoCAD windowed print selection. I'm not aware of any convenient work-around.

Joe, who knows where the disconnect is between the manual and the real world. I agree, upon taking the time to shoot a Floor Camera, that ceilings are shown. I think maybe the OP's problem is that there is no first floor built - at least that's what the Structure tab implies to me.

From the X6 reference manual: Floor Cameras and Overviews show the Current Floor only, not including its ceiling,

Did you mean to attach a picture?

Dimensions are necessary. But your your drawing WILL be scaled - that's why we include a scale on the drawing. The great benefit of CAD is that it allows us to create at full scale. Remember lead and vellum and drafting the plans at a scale? Did you ever slap your scale down on the vellum to verify what you'd drawn? Of course. Then you did a bunch of math and prayed your dimensions strings added up. What's sauce for the goose...

My experience has been just the opposite. My fist job in the industry was with an engineering firm - everything was on 30x42. Then I joined an architectural firm, and everything was 24x36. Now we're down to 22x34.

Exactly. Whatever fits best with your style, work-flow, and project needs. In my experience, with anything less than 1/4" scale, I get a lot of calls from subs who are working off a copy of a copy of a copy and can't read the text anymore. I'll go 3/16" when necessary, but IMO bigger pays off in the long run.

I didn't know this dbx existed - what a time saver! Thank you.

I know it's convenient to fit the whole house on one sheet, but you might consider match-lines and using two sheets.

Perhaps ask this question on the HomeTalk Forum: https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com/

If you use Chrome and Google Drive, you can save the entire web page as a .png file directly to your Google Drive with one click. You could also print the entire web page to a pdf using a PDF printer. I'm not bashing your method - just throwing out some alternatives that may eliminate a step or two.

I'm not sure if you'll find a free product that allows moving pages around. I use the pay version of Nitro PDF - it's pretty solid and allows commenting, cloud storage, e-signatures, bookmarking, etc.

DEFAULTS>PLAN>GENERAL SETTINGS>IGNORE CASING FOR OPENING RESIZE

I don't think there's an automatic solution for the plan view - you may have to draw in a CAD object by hand. Perry or someone else may have a solution.

Got it. I've never figured out auto-build for complex roofs.