Chrisb222

This is me. I'm not a 24/7 Chief user. Probably average 10 hours/week on the software including weekends. Too many other chores/jobs/hats/duties. It takes me nearly all year to get comfortable with a new version, then it changes. For that reason I have skipped upgrades before. It IS a pain to change when you just don't use the program that much. That said, all the good new features make learning the changes worth it.

Yes.

other people 2.calibz

2D, but full color: men.calibz women.calibz other people 1.calibz

+1

It can be used to delete unwanted lines, and also to extend or otherwise alter existing lines, and to draw new lines. Any line can be selected with the tool, opened, and edited for type, weight, style, and color.

I also find it difficult to zero in on the information I need using the forum search. I get much better results using Google and restricting the search to the chiefarchitect.com website. Try putting this into Google, replacing [YOUR SEARCH TERMS] with whatever you're looking for: site:chiefarchitect.com [YOUR SEARCH TERMS] This will give results from the forum, as well as anywhere else on the CA website including instructional videos, PDFs, knowledge base, etc. You can restrict the Google search to ONLY the forum by putting this into the Google search bar: site:chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com [YOUR SEARCH TERMS]

Chief works by creating ROOMS and much of the build data is derived from Room Specifications, including roofs. Dragging walls does not change the information used to build the roof.

All the layers are turned off in Camera View Layer Set.

In my experience that's a pretty unconventional way to frame an opening. I would think something that unusual would have to be done manually. The parametric controls only get you so far...

That's an issue with your wall definition. The technique works if your wall def is set up right, but as Eric said, so do doorways without having to reverse.

Did you reverse the wall direction as suggested above? That prevents the walls from rejoining. Notice the location of the "exterior layer" indicator:

Just increase the newel spacing. In the future if you're trying to get rid of a post and the above technique isn't suitable, you can also set the newel width to ZERO.

Thank you so much for posting this! I love my Mac mini and often brag how well it runs CA but not PBR. I had no idea this tech existed. Takes some hacking for my non-TB3 older mini but after doing some research I think this option will save me from having to either buy a more powerful Mac or switch to PC platform. Thanks again.

OP wins record for fastest-after-join to reach -2 rep with fewest posts. Wow very impressive.

Add "not to scale," resubmit.

Did you fix this? I've had that happen in the past when I had my wall definition screwed up. Since you "run into it consistently" I'll guess your template plan has a goofy wall definition. I'm sure if you post the plan you'll get a quick solution.

Katherine, I took it that you want to specify a window by typing in a dimension of, say 36" and the dimension string would show 36" to the outside of the casing. I'm guessing you're measuring an existing room, going from the corner of the room to the first window casing, then measuring that window from the outside edges of the casing, then the drywall space to the next window casing, etc ..... and wanting to draw a room using these type of measurements. If that's right, set up your window defaults with a casing in round numbers say 2" with Overlap Frame set to zero. Then when you enter your window sizes deduct that casing size x2 from the window size. So if you want a window that's 36" to the outside of the casing, enter 32" for the window. Then set your dimension defaults as Eric and Michael said, you'll get the result you're after. If I guessed wrong, well, you get your money back.

This has been discussed and many of us are strongly against it. Software companies like it because they get an endless stream of revenue, even from long term users. I have software I've owned for 20 years that I still use, but only had to pay for once. If Chief had been sold under never-ending subscription fees I would not have bought it. Chief already offers monthly rental now for users who don't want to pay the full price.

+1. I'm certainly glad they mention the new features. I'd hate to have to go digging through the reference manual, comparing that to an older ref manual, just to figure out what's different.

Here's how I do it in a tight spot but your lower level doesn't even meet code minimum 7' ceiling.

Especially suspicious considering the number of doors is a result of "doubling" the number 1 ten times.

Funny, "learnt" is actually a correct usage there. I stopped trying to get one of my guys to stop calling jack studs cripples. He insists so I just go along. He also wants to say something that's level is "plumb" and something that's plumb is "level" but he inconsistently uses the terms interchangeably. Haha. I know what he means. However, printed material in a professional product should be correct. Same to ya!

Haha, that's how I pronounce wainscot, but at least that IS one of the three recognized pronunciations. If I said "WAIN-scutt" around here I'd probably get whacked with a two-by-heavy. "Trey" ceiling is just plain wrong.

Just watched the video. Wow, great upgrade! Tons of great new features. Thanks Chief!