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How much should we charge for a "Photometric Plan"? Project size would be 2 acre parcel 10 townhomes commercial project.. It's needed for Development & Zoning County approvals.

Rec'd attached when opening emailed from client CA File. Am working with CA8. What is this message?

Small business specializes in professional engineered permit and construction drawings throughout the nation. Can collaborate w/ client or generate 100% of project needs. Alan James PE 941-321-3175 AlanJamesCivilEngineer.net AJRare64@gmail.com

Can Cad Lines be customized to add words or numbers inside of a cad line? See attached. Need to add custom notation on these lines. Labeling added?

How do adjust staircase rail and spindles to be same as deck. Staircase rail will not change ?

Cable Railing pic attached. Does CArch have this rail look?

Under railings how best do this?

How to best approach? Arched ( semi ) parapet wall. In other words a flat roof with a decorative Spanish style parapet wall.

How do show rebar verticals in concrete walls? Want to layer on and off on structural drawings.

This is an actual project. Does Chief Architect have the capability to do this level of shape and rendering?

Can CA do this? Overall Chief Architect capability question? From an emailed AutoCAD generated “dwg” cad file for a house, and after importing the “dwg” file to CA, make modifications to. Trying to avoid re-do ing the file. Move and add walls, use for building foundations, etc.…

DWG in Autocad to Chief Architect: Is there a tutorial or video to convert “DWG in Autocad to Chief Architect”.

How best to connect roof fascia ? See attached 2 pics. AJ

Must be an easy way? What is simple a way to change roof material from an asphalt Shingle roofing to a standing seam metal roof?

With CA is it possible to take a picture of a site, then put that as the background backdrop for a camera view?

Have main roof body hip roof 5/12. Front roof gables 9/12. Want to build with auto build roof. When changing roof plane to 9/12 for the front gable continues to show both 4/12 & 9/12. See attached pic. Need 9/12 front gable. Struggling building a mixed roof pitches roof with automatic build roof. Any suggestion on this task?

2 different roof slopes question. 2 story house. Main floor footprint 1800 sf. (5/12 slope). Upper level footprint 1000sf. (9/12 roof slope). Is it possible to “build roof automatically” a roof with 2 different slopes.

Can Chief Architect do this? Take a 8.5x11 pdf of building walls sketch / brochure , copy to Chief Architect and start using / modifying.

Is this possible in Chief Architect? Import a (dwg) drawings file, and use them to modify and create in Chief Architect. AJ

Mission Accomplished. Thank you Michael.

Often will use “Text Line with Arrow” to point from “Callouts” to a specific location. On some Layouts I do not want to show “Callouts”. When I turn off Callouts under “Display Options” I have not figured out to not show the arrows that point from the Callouts. Is there a simple way to turn off the arrows from the Callouts?

My small company can take care of the post below for you. "If anyone is interested I need backup support to convert standard DWG designs to Home or Chief. Please provide me a listing of background and skill sets. Must be willing to commit to tight time tables and expect to be paid more under the gun designs. Most of you service will be to do the converts to assure takeoffs, rendering presentation designs are being provided by other parties in dwg file and our service is to convert there designs to offer more services to builders. If you can help please post contact info" Understand this is an old post. Feel free to contact me. Alan James FL PE#80637 AlanJamesCivilEngineer.net AJRare@comcast.net

Please send me an email. Alan James AJRare@comcast.net AlanJamesCivilEngineer.net

Julie, Please contact me. Am who you are looking for. Am Missouri licensed engineer . Saw post on Chief Architect . I can help if needed. Am expert at cad drawings. Alan James AJrare@comcast.net 941-321-3175 AlanJamesCivilEngineer.net

Saw post on Chief Architect . I can help if needed. Am expert at cad drawings. Alan James AJrare@comcast.net 941-321-3175 AlanJamesCivilEngineer.net