rlackore

Is there anything to smoke in the Yukon, other than salmon? FWIW, I like the design.

The reason you're seeing the "gap" after using my "fix" is because the camera is picking up the wall beyond, which also has a sill plate. With a concrete deck, I doubt that you want a wood sill plate on top of your masonry walls, so getting rid of the sill plate not only fixes the visual issue, but is probably more correct IRL.

It does work. Set you camera backclip to 0mm.

To get rid of the "small gap", select the interior wall: Wall Specification>Foundation: uncheck Sill Plate

Maybe: Wall Specification>Structure>Platform Intersections>Ceiling Platform>Hang Floor Platform Above on Wall: check Subflooring to Wall Interior

When PBR was introduced, I had this issue whenever I had a camera that was showing more than one floor, e.g. open-to-below areas, stairwells, etc. This is one reason I gave up on PBR shortly thereafter.

Select the pony wall, change the Display in Plan View setting to show the bottom wall, then use the Edit Wall Layer Intersection tool to correct the issue. Should work, but it can be tricky.

The molding polyline for the cables and handrail run right through the corner, but I use separate distribution paths so I can precisely adjust the location of the newels.

I take it one step further than Glenn, and use a Distribution Path for the newels on fascia-mount systems.

Digging through all my old references, I've found a few that advise that the horizontal length of the footing should not be less than 2 feet. So, length should be no less than 2 feet, and drop should be no greater than 2 feet. Unless engineered, of course. I advise using a haunch in the footing at the step.

Short or long depends on the site characteristics. My general rule of thumb is to try and keep segments a minimum of 5'-0" long, and to drop no more than 24" per step. These rules aren't always achievable, or desirable. I can't remember if there is a rational engineering basis for these rules. It's important to provide adequate horizontal reinforcement at the drops to help prevent cracking at the reentrant corner formed at the drop. Here's how I annotate these conditions in Chief:

See if turning off the "Walls, Layers" layer in the Reference Display Layer Set helps.

Does changing it in the Roof Plane Specification dbx work?

Maybe adjust the Eave subfascia and fascia settings in the Structure tab:

Maybe a 3D Molding Polyline would work for your situation:

I don't think Save in Plan will matter. The Chief export process doesn't include objects like image files, pdfs, etc.

The plan file doesn't contain the jpg file - be sure to use Backup Entire Plan when you upload files which contain referenced images. FWIW, I've never run across a program that includes referenced files (images, pdfs, etc.) when it performs a dwg export. Even with AutoCAD you normally have to send along the referenced files as loose attachments.

I agree, 99.9% of the time it isn't necessary, but some clients can obsess on the smallest details. On occasion I've had to go to great lengths to model a condition so it displays absolutely correct. As long as the effort is billable...

Not always true - there are both single- and double-track systems. I believe the OP's picture shows a single-track system with offset hangers for the outboard leaf. If absolute accuracy is required in the model, this should be taken into account.

There's the key! Thanks Michael - I've never clicked on that little circle before, I've always grabbed the diamond.

Thanks for the explanation. You're correct - I used an End-to-End dimension, then manually located the cabinet parts. A big chunk of my confusion is in not understanding/learning the proper Dimension tool names - I wrongly conflated End-to-End with Manual. That said, I would argue that if both my End-to-End and Manual defaults are set to cabinet Sides and Corners, then they shouldn't pick up the other cabinet parts, even if I "manually" locate things afterward. Does that make sense?

Here is an example of similar behavior that I don't understand: Dimension Defaults>Locate Manual is set to Cabinets>Corners. But when I drag a manual dimension, I can still locate other cabinet geometry such as stiles, door panels, etc.: This doesn't seem correct. Here's the plan, which is the X13 version of Chief's American Casual template: Amerian Casual.zip

You can also use Wall Coverings, which you can control on a per-wall basis, interior or exterior sides. No extra wall layers, no custom drywall colors.

I missed your comment about raytracing - sorry. Anyway, you're not alone in having issues with standard view.

I've experienced anomalies with trees and transparency when in standard view, but it resolves in a raytrace. have you tried a raytrace?