Chrisb222

Correct. I overlooked that we were talking about Automatic dimensions (didn't watch the second video) However, I still control the line style, weight, color, and the text style and size of Auto dims using controls on the Auto Dimensions layer, which is specific to each layer set. The only thing I can't control is the arrow type and size, which is mildly frustrating. I created those dims on the Plot Plan SPV, so it did adopt the large arrows, which carried over on the other views.

Nope. I just did try it. I tested it thoroughly when setting up my template. I just hit Auto dims on a plan with no dimensions. When I switch between 1/8", 1/4", and Plot Plan SPVs, the dimensions all change to what I designed them to, and back again as I switch back and forth between views.

They will, if it's all structured properly. That's exactly how mine behave. The Dimension Default has to also specify a specific, separate layer.

It all depends on how you have your SPVs set up. Mine are set so the SPV drives annotation set which drives the Dimension defaults and the layer set. Thus I avoid the default switching around like you're having. As others have said before, the annotation set is probably redundant, but I haven't convinced myself of that just yet...

No offense, but you worked for hours without saving changes?? That "forgot to save, system crashed" is a harsh teacher, but she gets your attention.

Look in your Saved Plan View settings.

The ability to create fills and save them in the library far outweighs the loss of a prefab fill style, IMO. I'm saving fills in the library that before I had to create every time by modifying the limited choices. After realizing Angle Hatch was gone, it took a few minutes to adjust my chi and regain my composure, but now I like the new Fill Styles control. Overall, a time saver.

Why not just move the terrain instead? Unless you need to show elevations relative to sea level...?

Breaks like those can occur when there are property differences between the walls that Chief thinks need to be called out. Not saying that's what's going on here, hard to say without looking at your plan. But you might check into that. The breaks on the corners look especially suspicious for that. Is there something different about that left wall?

You don't need to add a wall, you need to "fix" the one that's already there over the porch. Sometimes pulling the lower roof plane back an inch or so away from the wall works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you have to go to the attic level and drag that gable wall to make it longer, and sometimes you have to take an elevation of the attic wall and adjust its polyline. Those can be cantankerous. Sometimes they fix themselves. Like magic. Or, more like sorcery... Edit: just looked again and saw you don't even have a partial gable wall over the porch. There's some reason it's not automatically building a gable wall. Do you have Auto Rebuild roofs on? Do you have your railing set post to beam? Do you have Auto Rebuild Attic Walls checked in Defaults > General Wall? It also looks like you have Flat Ceiling UNchecked in the porch room's structure tab.

I needed SPVs to have separate scale specific to the view last night, but worked around it. "Help" is a bit confusing on the topic: Off to the Suggestions forum...

Don't change the defaults, just customize the settings for that one string.

When in Drawing Sheet Setup DBX, Drawing Scale, "Help" states that "The settings in this dialog are specific to the current view." I assume this means "view" as in Plan view, Cross Section view, CAD Detail view, etc., as the scale setting does NOT seem to be specific to Saved Plan Views. I need to assign different scales to different Saved Plan Views. Is this doable? Thanks.

May I suggest in a situation like that, create another dimension line and change the format for just that line to inches. That way the dimension stays live and you don't have two other objects - the mask and the text box - floating around.

Not to take away from what these fellas have said, they're right, but that's a really easy roof using auto roofs. Make sure you have Auto Rebuild Roofs checked. Draw four exterior walls. Draw three railings. Select the two end exterior walls and two end railing walls and hit Change to Gable button, or open their DBX, go to Roofs and change to Full Gable Wall.

We can't do it very easily. Please add your support to this suggestion: A method to accomplish it is described in that thread, but it's not easy.

A little extra thought regarding the workflow of someone who is not an expert user, and how the interface and the function is all presented to the user would go a long way. Heck, unless it's turned off, we still get a warning when sending to layout about messing up the layout view by making changes to the layer set in the plan. But nothing within the flow of sending to layout gives a clue about what might happen if you monkey around with saved plan views. And since the program by default marries a layout view with a SPV, it's a recipe for confusion and mayhem.

Unfortunately, that has not changed.

I think the confusion is coming from the automatic linking by default of the layout view with its Saved Plan View. Apparently a lot of folks aren't realizing the automatic link is occurring. Maybe the default should be "None," with user control over this behavior in Defaults or Preferences Having control in the "Send to Layout" dialog to either link the new layout view with a SPV, or not, would probably alleviate some of the confusion. Just seeing the option would help clue people in. Maybe a drop box of SPVs to link the layout view to...?

I've had the disappearing mouse pointer many, many times in X11. Usually if I switch to another app and back it comes back, or if I execute certain menu commands in Chief it comes back. Hasn't been horribly troubling, but happens often. Yesterday one of my plans wouldn't show cameras in plan view, no matter what I did, until I shut down the program and rebooted. Bugs in new versions-- inevitable.

Got it thanks. This is done once the stairs are never ever again going to be moved/resized, I take it.... you know, homeowners never do that.

I'm imagining drawing a p-solid and positioning using different elevation views. Is that what you're suggesting? Or is there an easier way? BTW, the pony wall railing is very awesome, thanks again.

Blech. Ok.

EXCELLENT! Thank you sir.

Hi, I often finish a stair opening using a railing system where we install a 1x6 directly on the floor as a "base plate" (or some people call it a landing tread), then using a 4" newel post that sits atop this 1x6 plate. I model this in Chief using a "Bottom Rail" that's a square 1x6 board, 0" from floor, but as you can see in the picture the newel post cuts this bottom rail everywhere there's a post. I want the 1x6 to show going continuously under the newel posts. Anyone know how to automatically program the railing to do this, short of assembling it manually? And while I'm at it, anyone know a way to get rid of the pesky point at the top of the stringer (see pic)? Thanks!