johnny 461 Posted November 11, 2016 I'm growing more and more frustrated with Chief and the inability to adequately re-use resources between plan files, which contain multiple types of objects. I realize you can block certain objects, but so often I have a composite group which may include walls or other "non-blockable" items in Chief. Further, those items dont even copy and paste well without a massive amount of duplication of efforts on properly reconnecting everything so it works - which can often take longer than simply remaking or reassembling the entire group. Common composite modeling resources Id like to reuse with ease are: - Stairs, with shaped knee walls, solids, etc - Fireplace surrounds that include wall elements. - Box windows with paneling - Window configurations with polysolids - Bookshelves that include wall build-outs. -and more Has anyone found a way around this or is it a complete fail on Chief's part? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard_Morrison 447 Posted November 11, 2016 About the only thing you can do is have a separate "warehouse" plan with these items, which then will be available to copy-paste. I'm not sure what problems you're having with the copy-paste process, but I don't think you've listed anything that is a serious problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny 461 Posted November 11, 2016 Ill put some pictures/examples together and let you guys see what I am talking about. I've tried to isolate the composite in a new file, and that does "help" - but then to take the next step and keep everything in place while I precisely locate the group in an existing file just doesn't work well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny 461 Posted November 12, 2016 Here is a good example. I have a stair "system" I want to reuse in other plans, and I copied first into a blank plan (as you mentioned) and then into a new plan I was working on. Id call this a fail. Getting in there and cleaning this up is nearly the effort to rebuild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites