Chrisb222

Thanks. You're very persistent lol. I have dups and triplets of all kinds of stuff. It used to bug me and I'd go through now and then and clean up my plan materials, but eh.... no one's offered to pay me to do that, so who really cares??

So... are we talking about the "Color" toggle in the layout toolbar? Or the "Print to Color" checkbox in the print DBX? Or the "Color Off is" Preferences setting?? Because these all do different things, with differ outcomes, making it difficult to discuss the OP intelligently just using the word "color." When saving a PDF from Chief's print command, "Print to Color" in the print DBX ignores the "Color" toggle on the layout toolbar, but it obeys the B&W/Grayscale setting in Preferences. So regardless of whether you are displaying in color or not, you can choose to print to PDF in color or B&W ... or Grayscale, depending on your prefs setting.

Huh. I've never seen it, but I'm on a different OS I picked up on that. Where are all the 16ths??

Worked for me. I snapped a new dim marker to the corner, selected the common wall, clicked on the 4'3-1/2" number, hit 48" and got 4' and 6'...?

This is correct, on the Mac.

No color in this file.

I don't use the OOB blues but I use a lot of blue, lighter than the OOB blues, and they come out exactly as expected. I did review the OOB blues and those would print fine on my plotter. One reason I really like making my own prints. Something went wrong somewhere between your system and the print supplier's output. What do the PDFs look like? Post one and I'll print it on my plotter and post a pic of the output.

Been discussed many times, quick search:

Marking a page as "Use as Page Template" will do a lot of what you want. The page won't print, or be listed in the sheet index. But if it's in the middle of the order it will change the numbering in the index. Non-printing layer for a printed page can be accomplished by creating a layer for the non-printing objects, and simply turning that layer off when going to print.

Issue 1. Edit Wall Layer Intersection tool in the Edit toolbar. Select the wall in plan view, click the tool and manipulate the intersection: Issue 2. I saw it suggested here to try making the other wall a pony wall also, with the same elevation settings.

Yeah I tested it with an OOB Residential Template and didn't get the lines. Must be something in that plan file but I'll be danged...

I've owned three HP DesignJet plotters over the years, currently using a DesignJet T520, 24" wide roll printer. It's fantastic, and the DJ series just gets better with every iteration in my opinion. The T520 is discontinued but its successor is the T630, $1400 on Amazon and have it Wednesday.

That works for the overhead door but the program adds trim to the bottom of the man door, even if I raise it just .001"...

Huh. Ok, thanks for the mystery-solve. I've been working in X15 for months, just never noticed. And I read the entire changelog with each new release, but it's a lot to remember. It's weird though because I checked some older plans before posting and when I open a back-clipped cross section in X14 the slab stops inside the wall, while the same plan opened in X15 does show the slab extending over the wall, but the outline doesn't appear in 3D and elevation views in those older plans. Guess it's just one of those Chief Thangs.

The plan I'm working on appears to be outlining the garage slab as it projects over the foundation wall at door openings. This is how it will actually be built, but I've never seen this before and can't figure out what's causing it. I checked back several earlier plans, and all settings appear to be the same but the slab outline doesn't show on them. It's not a huge deal, but it makes the elevations in layout look odd. I can delete those lines easily in layout, but just curious if anyone can track down the cause. Stripped-down sample plan attached. Thanks. Garage Slab Issue.plan.zip

Place stairs to automatically reach next level, open stair dialog, check Lock Top and adjust number of treads and/or tread depth to suit.

Yep that's how I would do it... if I wasn't so lazy. Heck, I was too lazy to do the drawing.

Wow I didn't see anyone say anything about copying someone's plan. And it's not infringement to get inspiration from other work. A simple plan done in 10 mins entirely with auto roofs, and different ceiling heights and some other tweaks. It's really hard to say what would be the best approach without knowing the goals of the floor plan, interior ceilings, and whether there's a livable second floor. But take a look at this plan to see how it was done. Could also be easily done with manual roofs. Let me know if you have any questions. raised roof.plan.zip ( Oh btw it is copyrighted ) raised roof.plan

To all who downloaded, posted, or liked, you are most welcome! The people of this forum have been such a tremendous resource for me that I'm very happy to give back a tiny portion.

True, however I find the half baked new features very helpful in spite of not being fully baked. The real problem it seems is that most seem to never finish being baked.

Losing your distance ability, or your aim??

Did you check Upper Pitch under Pitch Options, and enter values for your two roof pitches for that railing wall? That's how you create a pitch break like you want. Just my opinion, but I prefer your original roof. I would always rather have a main hip be higher than all the gables, like in your first image. Differ'nt Strokes

In other words, no, you can't change the tolerance of the automatic label. There's no setting for that. You could try posting a request for that feature in the Suggestions forum, just don't be in a hurry.

@HumbleChief It works for me simply by setting a color for the window label, then sending to layout as Plot Lines which strips color out of the model. Not sure how you're sending to layout, but this is what I get:

Did you check your Library under Chief Architect Core Catalogs > Line Styles? You can also create your own under CAD > Lines > Line Style Management.