What to do when you just can't figure something out with CA software?

[jmyers 4]

What did/do you do when you are drawing a set of plans for a client and run into an issue (something you don't know how to draw with CA) that you just can't figure out to complete the plan?  You've watched videos, read training manuals, posted to this forum, etc. I don't currently have that issue; just asking as a hypothetical. 

 

Thanks to all that respond. 

[DRAWZILLA 784]

Post your problem here.

[Alaskan_Son 2535]

Keep working at it till I figure it out.  If you've read the help files and done the rest of your homework then the only other alternative would be to give up and go home. 

[Joe_Carrick 2364]

1. Refer to "Help"
2. Search Help for the subject.
3. Ask here - but POST THE PLAN

[VHampton 18]

if it can be built, it can be drawn,  There's nothing that the program can't make.

 

Post the plan and we will ultimately generate a ten page thread about why everyone has a different work-around.

 

More importantly... You'll also get your answer!

[payettedesigns 30]

Do you have SSA? I have only come up with a few things that were not addressed in videos or forums and had to just plow through. What is it that you are struggling with?  There is some awesomely talented guys on here that would help. How long have you been using Chief? Let me know if there is anything I can do.

Cheers.

[yusuf-333 91]

And if you are thinking to pick one or two issues that all of the above options can't solve. Don't forget that there is no perfect CAD Software, even if it is chief!!!

Chief do in a speed of light compared to others, when it comes to 99% of the normal construction in USA, may be 90-95% in the rest of the world. And of course, I can say it is less than one in a thousand that mostly deal with odds.

Note:- Some of you may ask me about the source of the figures in percentages above, it is just my bare judgement and I can be wrong..

[dshall 1513]

1 hour ago, jmyers said:

What did/do you do when you are drawing a set of plans for a client and run into an issue (something you don't know how to draw with CA) that you just can't figure out to complete the plan?  You've watched videos, read training manuals, posted to this forum, etc. I don't currently have that issue; just asking as a hypothetical. 

 

Thanks to all that respond. 

 

I would talk to The Great Glenn Woodward,  he  knows everything,    or post the plan and one of us other peons will probably solve it for you.  Joe Carrick will write a macro to fix it,  The Alaskan son will write a different macro to solve it,  I will do a long and boring video to solve it,  Perry will write up a solution but he will misspell every other word,  Yusuf will come up with a solution that nobody else thought about,  Val will do something,  DJP  will pontificate and if you can figure out what he is talking about.......  

 

My Friend,  post the plan and you will have a bunch of nitwits give you a solution,  what else do you want?

 

Bottom line,  there are a bunch of folks out here that will help free of charge......  free of charge?......  I never said we were the smartest folks around.

 

 

[parkwest 139]

I suggest you do like I did when I first started and make every mistake possible in CA as fast as you can so you can figure out how to fix your mistakes... then you are ready to start designing houses with CA.

[lbuttery 192]

there is someone who will/can fix it for free or fee

 

Lew

[johnny 461]

1 hour ago, dshall said:

 

I would talk to The Great Glenn Woodward,  he  knows everything,    or post the plan and one of us other peons will probably solve it for you.  Joe Carrick will write a macro to fix it,  The Alaskan son will write a different macro to solve it,  I will do a long and boring video to solve it,  Perry will write up a solution but he will misspell every other word,  Yusuf will come up with a solution that nobody else thought about,  Val will do something,  DJP  will pontificate and if you can figure out what he is talking about, and JPC will whine how he wished CA would do it better......  

 

My Friend,  post the plan and you will have a bunch of nitwits give you a solution,  what else do you want?

 

Bottom line,  there are a bunch of folks out here that will help free of charge......  free of charge?......  I never said we were the smartest folks around.

 

 

 

You forgot someone.

 

 

[DRAWZILLA 784]

some funny stuff going on.

[jmyers 4]

7 hours ago, payettedesigns said:

Do you have SSA? I have only come up with a few things that were not addressed in videos or forums and had to just plow through. What is it that you are struggling with?  There is some awesomely talented guys on here that would help. How long have you been using Chief? Let me know if there is anything I can do.

Cheers.

I haven't purchased CA yet. I have the trial version and it seems fairly easy to learn the basics.  However, I do understand that it takes years to become a very strong user.  

 

 

[mthd97 26]

I like to search the Videos and manual first then search the forum. Then ask the big guns, old gun slingers and young guns and if that fails put in a suggestion or get another app than can do the job with minimal fuss.

[brian-sdesign 5]

I usually google it and most of the time I get a link to this forum. My biggest mistake was not paying for the chief tutor videos right away. That would have saved me countless hours

[brian-sdesign 5]

I usually google it and most of the time I get a link to this forum. My biggest mistake was not paying for the chief tutor videos right away. That would have saved me countless hours

[DRAWZILLA 784]

You know Scott Hall put over a 1000 videos up on David's site (Chief tutor), are they still there?

[Kelly_K 29]

I personally resort to primitives.

[parkwest 139]

53 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said:

You know Scott Hall put over a 1000 videos up on David's site (Chief tutor), are they still there?

I thought I was on the wrong page the other day.....