Rashid_Garuba

The problem is non-builder programmers have this code and simply don't know which parts of it should be unchangeable (removed from user access).. So they make every option available, including DANGEROUS ones. I have often seen posts where a power user will say "Not sure why that option is even there".

Jerry, In your Dimension defaults you will find a "reach" setting. Set it to 3 ft.. Now drag an end to end or manual dimension within 3 Ft. of the wall corners.. (assuming exterior) You could have multiple offsets but they must be within 3 Ft. to be found by the dimension.. Even if you only end up with one dimension.. the diamond handles make extending the string a breeze.. . I keep multiple parallel CAD lines (18" spacing - my preference) in my template file which I use as a guides to locate the strings.. Much easier than I have described... I am from other CAD as well.. should be a breeze

Money is meaningless unless in context of what value it buys... IF Chief came and said... "Your SSA fee will be doubled for 2 years (and a year's update will be skipped) so we can improve the UI, Stairs, and the Floor system".. I would say absolutely!. Larry.. the reason it makes sense to improve something that is clearly counter-intuitive is new customer retention. The current users that managed to learn the current system will have no trouble adjusting. Jonnoxx is not asking for a cancer cure. Like you I quit asking a looong time ago... and a quiet client base is not always good news as it robs a company of the chance to improve.

Me thinks a merger with a larger, deep-pocketed Company is what is needed.. More resources... more programmers. As Johnny has mentioned before, the advantages CA has over others is shrinking and a semi-Automated Vectorworks or Archicad Residential could surprise someday. Hopefully they see this market as worthwhile someday. Ultimately a matter of how motivated the CEO/President(s) at Chief are (or will become).. Some of the suggestions that the "establishment" don't want/need (CAD, 3D modelling) open Chief to new Markets which helps Long-Term..

I really, reeeaaally hope not... Can't imagine a vendor for Medical equipment software not having healthcare professionals on staff or as consultants.. I think stairs are basically VERY high hanging fruit because Chief's wall automation has a VERY hard time with multiple objects - walls, handrails, frieze boards, skirt boards.. occupying the same space... Isn't this one of the causes of issues with Chief? mis-aligned walls delete/displace anything else..

Dave, Crazy here in Atlanta. The miracle of cheap money. Managing resources IS the secret to running a great business.

Scott, Bad day? He/She WAS proud of the renderings... I think it's more interior decorating taste that is unique rather than the renderings themselves.

LOL!!

You've got to try to be good enough in Design to target the high end where the margins are better to have a chance at higher Hourly rates... Or you become a lower end, paycheck "employee".. Point being you don't want to be in a place where a high volume of commodity work is REQUIRED to pay the bills. Your age and bills become a factor as well..

Learning difficulty depends on the house and scope of the project. Small ranch on slab with hips everywhere you'll feel like a hero which is deceiving. The irony is it tends to be the more complex jobs that require 3d.. which is the way I started in Chief a looong time ago. Quit using it due to frustrations and hours stuck. Came back a few months ago and it is much better than before. Get help.. either a live tutor or a good step by step training manual. FAST PC required. DO NOT learn with a paying, deadlined, complex project. Learn Hotkeys.

I see the movement as a clandestine way to make the masses almost happily accept the coming lowering of living standards.

Fact is there would be NO reason for any extra sets whatsoever if sets didn't automatically change on you. Users have adapted to what IS a short-coming. It's a very simple question: Is is not better to avoid creating/needing extra safety sets???? If a new feature will improve the working lives of some (many?) without being negative for anyone why not?

I though anno-sets refer to whatever is in the layer set.. If I inadvertently modify a layer set, will the anno-set override that?

Glenn, Sure I would like to alter layer sets but only to do so permanently by saving... not by hiding or turning on a layer.

Ok I will suggest this... Glenn, great idea but why would anyone want their layer sets altered in the first place?

Perry.. I do have some Anno-sets I use but I will need a lot for every possible view... ?

So I am working and temporarily hide a layer.. Then later I find I forgot to turn that layer back on in that set (The set was altered by hiding a layer). I love to hide stuff I am not working on a lot, So I find myself often checking to make sure I didn't forget something off... I think layer sets should only change with a save button... or I am missing something?

David... Are those A/C units under the Garage Windows??? I remember a 21,000 Sf. home I designed for an Indian Family with a racquet-ball court in the basement.. They kept saying: Bigger.. BIGGER!.. Not easy to switch to the limitless budget mindset.. Of course there was a limit when it came to fees..

I don't do many remodels but digital measuring tools look interesting... http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/roomscan-app-iphone-floor-plans/ http://www.sensopia.com/english/index.html Anyone tried them?

Same here..

Thanks Michael.. You read my response #46? worked great.. Please don't spend your precious time on a video.. thanks.

Hmm.. This would be very helpful. The column I made with molding Polys.. no option to make a CAD block out of them. Perhaps the Column should have been built differently? file attached.. Thanks. EDIT: Glenn I see your note about CAD blocks only... Thanks again. Thanks for the tip Mark.. Play.plan

For the life of me I never understood what Windows 10 had that people wanted to upgrade for.. May have been "free" but not really.. Risk has a cost. Thrilled with Windows 7 here. Honestly there is NO benefit of 10 over 7 worth upsetting my cart for.. Now 3.0 to 3.11 for workgroups was a killer upgrade... 3.11 to 95.. sure. But these days like with mobile phones Windows matured back in XP and Microsoft has been out of ideas since.

Michael, Blocked column so only center can be used to place.. Needed to align top of tapered edge with frame which cannot be snapped.. Drew dashed line to locate where center of column would need to be to achieve such alignment.. Then used evenly distribute copy... took 30 seconds.. so now I "gain" 29 mins and 30 seconds every time I do this... The thing to keep in mind in chief is due to the frequent lack of snapping availability you must use guides of some sort. Thanks for offering.. you are a big asset to Chieftalk..

Thought I had seen it all....! Had to space some blocked columns (so there was nothing to snap to) today at an angled porch.. Spent 30 minutes on it and still don't have them exactly where I want. One simple divide tool to divide ANYTHING (including a distance defined by clicking 2 points - in which case it should place points) into any number of segments. There is a reason 99.9% of CAD apps do it this way..