Plan moves around the drawing sheet

[rbytnar]

I have been working on a two story house plan.  There are two floors. 

 

When working on the first floor, I then select the second floor only to see it gone.  Upon some searching, I find it greatly reduced in an obscure are of the drawing sheet. 

 

I then clip the drawing, re-size and move to the center of the drawing sheet on that floor. Then I paste my saved clip and it appears, nicely centered on the grid.  However if I switch to floor one, that plan is missing. 

 

I cannot seem to get my two floors of plans alined to show in the center of the screen (worksheet) when switching back and forth.  Obvious, this is a HUGE time waster. 

 

Does anyone have any suggest, or can someone help.  I am using X13. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Robert Bytnar

[rbytnar]

Good Day Eric, 

 

As a new user I am not familiar with the protocol for using this site. However I am grateful for any assistance that can be shared. 

 

I am using Chief Architect Premier X13 (most current version loaded) on a MAC with Big Sur version 11.4.  Chief appears to be functioning properly as far as opening, loading, saving, page refresh, etc. 

 

However I have been working on this plan for some time and have not noticed any issues.  Suddenly there has been this issue where I have been working on one level (1) and switched to level (2) only to find that the previously displayed floor plan for level (2) is missing. I have been able to search around the workspace to find a greatly reduced  version of the level (2) work. This takes some time, but I bring that image to useable size only to find that the level (1) work is missing.  While I can search, find and resize level (1) work, I am now in a vicious circle where I keep "loosing" my work when I switch between floor levels. 

 

I have been able to retrieve my work by closing out the .plan file and reloading it, however I lose everything I worked on since the last save. 

 

Please note the three files below. I was not able to send the .plan file because it is 60mb. 

 

Your kind assistance helping this novice user would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Robert Bytnar

Grand Cayman Island

 

[rbytnar]

OK, I have removed everything but the walls from my plan copy.  

 

FYI the walls are in color because I drew this plan from a PDF file of the original home plan from 24 years ago. 

 

Thanks again for your help and consideration. 

 

Bob

BobNeedsHelp.zip

[Alaskan_Son]

I don't know how you got to this point, but you've drawn your floor plans in totally different locations.  In fact, you've even drawn your second floor plan twice....

[rbytnar]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

 

Thanks to everyone who responded with comments and information that helped me realize my problem. Not as big as I thought it was. 

 

I simply set my worksheet to the center of my screen (aligning the scroll bars to the center of the screen), then cut my 2nd floor plan, went to the 1st floor, centered everything, returned to the 2nd floor and pasted the plan in the center of the screen at an appropriate size.  Ta-Da. 

 

So again you all can talk about "operator headspace", but understand you have helped another new user. 

 

Bob Bytnar

[Alaskan_Son]

Bob,  I would strongly suggest you learn to use the reference Display. 

[Kbird1]

5 hours ago, rbytnar said:

I simply set my worksheet to the center of my screen (aligning the scroll bars to the center of the screen), then cut my 2nd floor plan, went to the 1st floor, centered everything, returned to the 2nd floor and pasted the plan in the center of the screen at an appropriate size.  Ta-Da. 

 

 

this is NOT how to build a 2nd Floor ( or 3rd, etc  or foundation / Basement)  in Chief..... which maybe why you have the issues you do.....

( have an AutoCad background perhaps?)

 

Have a look at Build Floor > New Floor Menu 

 

and this Video

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/72/additional-floors-foundation-basics.html?playlist=138

 

and perhaps download the Tutorial PDF from the Help Menu and work you way through it....

 

also available here :  https://www.chiefarchitect.com/getting-started/?product=premier&version=23

 

 

*** there is a free CA Boot Camp this Friday you could attend too.....just sign up on this page

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/