Chrisb222

Neat.

Yeah I saw that, but the example diagrams are not part of the Standard. I'm going by the language of the Standard, which clearly states that unfinished area is not counted, and finished area with lower than 5 ft ceiling is not counted. It seems their drawings are not a very accurate representation of the language of the Standard. It's interesting that the drawing shows finished space in the basement with no access to the space beneath the stairs, yet it indicates that that space should be counted, which clearly violates the language of the overriding Standard. Maybe I'll write to the commission.

To my reading, any unfinished area under stairs would not be counted, nor would finished area under stairs with ceiling lower than 5'. So in most cases, the full area occupied by stairs would not be measured on each level.

That looks great, thanks for the tip!

Looks good! You'll eventually want to correct the sync between patterns and textures, as you can see in the flooring. Also, if you wanted a more subtle look in the flooring you could delete the pattern lines altogether.

I'm not going anywhere.

My opinion, and I've stated it before, is that the downvoting here is appealing to some because it's anonymous. Other boards I use, you can see who voted up or down. If they showed that, it would reduce the frivolous downvotes IMO. I'll admit I've been tempted to downvote before for that very reason, but I hesitate because of that same reason; I don't want to take advantage of that ability to hide my vote. So I rarely - RARELY downvote. I've done it a few times, mostly recently and in response to some of the posts regarding the pricing change. Never for suggestions, or answers in Q&A. I just think it's cowardly. I do upvote, however. Now hit me wid dem reddies!!

You can also edit the thread title.

Good tip. This will also align the beam above, centered on the wall / column. If the beam is the same width as the 6x6 column it will all align nicely In that case I add a 1-1/2" concrete layer to both the exterior and interior layers of the wall definition, creates the typical lip automatically.

Agreed. I just skipped around a painful demo vid on their website, and wow. Not EVEN close.

I especially strive to make foundations as basic as possible. 10'-0" here, 16'6" there. No half-inches. Obviously it's not always possible to do round feet, but I do as often as I can and it keeps the foundation contractor happy. Can you imagine having to work with panels that are 30" 36" etc and getting plans with a 16'-4-7/16" foundation dim??

I keep everything to 1" or 1/2" except in rare cases where 1/4" is sometimes necessary, for example dimensioning a 6x6 deck post. As a rule, esp with framing, I would never put 16ths on a plan. That just seems like a good way to catch a nail in your tire. Or other "paybacks."

Onyx black seamless shingles

What's that?

You're welcome! Hope it helps. Actually, on my project the homeowner found a house they wanted to style after which was in a new subdivision of upscale market homes. It still had a for sale sign on the lot and no sod, so I walked around taking pictures of the brick with my phone, and the new homeowner came out wondering what I was doing! We had a good laugh. I also have some pretty nice seamless shingles that I use. I have onyx black which looks like your design, but I just change the color in a paint program as needed... if you're interested...

Justin, these look great but might I suggest a more "seamless" brick texture. I attached one that I made for a build I did a few years ago that had light tan brick/dark bronze trim - very similar to your project.

You could add your support to my request for that I made four years ago. Who knows?? I'll bump it in the Suggestions forum.

That would be fairly easy to model in Chief, so no you don't "need" another software, unless you already know how to model it there. Look around online, you might find it, or something close enough. https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com

Very nice!

Every time I read updates to this thread I'm thankful that I use a Mac! 7 years of using Chief, never a single issue with graphics display. Sure, I can't do RTRT, but never had an issue with video drivers. Oh, except with my PC laptop. (No offense intended.)

Yes, just as Glenn said. I built a house that was designed by the homeowner in HD and we collaborated back and forth, and I produced all the final elements using his work as a starting point. Works great.

You can convert the existing molding to a molding polyline, then extend it around the missing spaces of the room and it will line up.

First option is to make the shower pony wall "no room definition" but that can cause other issues. As previously stated it depends on your goals.

To my reading, this offer is simply a discount on the subscription price. If you stop paying, it stops working. This is not an offer to sell an upgraded perpetual license. They don't do that anymore.

Just to expand on the solution, after drawing the CAD line you can also simply use the "Make Parallel" tool to set the new wall at the proper angle.