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    Red House 3

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    Red House 2

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  3. You might send this issue along with your plan file to tech support.
  4. Right click on a roof plane. You will see Display on Floor Above (also Display on Floor Below) down near the bottom of the menu.
  5. solver

    deleting toe kick

    Open the cabinet spec dialog. Go to Front. Delete toe kick. Add back a filler if needed.
  6. Is there a 2nd floor living space?
  7. I suggested a soffit because of the way they display in plan view. Soffit on left.
  8. You might post the plan file.
  9. This has been requested but Chief does not seem interested. None of their products will do this. Ideal project for SketchUp.
  10. If all roof planes are the same, you could change things in your defaults. Click the Build Roof button, then Shift-Click-Drag. You may select roof planes in camera views too. Using a Perspective Overview makes it easy to select individual planes.
  11. Suggest doing everything in a single plan. That's the way the program is designed to work best. Even model the house, save that plan, then add in the addition. You are not copying an object, but rather the instructions the program needs to generate that object. You will have alignment issues in multiple planes trying to merge the two plans.
  12. Just a suggestion. With Pro, you have manual roofs. If you are using auto roofs, turn off the roof over the garage addition, getting the roof correct elsewhere. You might even model the original house (without the garage part) using auto roofs, then once it's complete, turn off auto build roofs, add the garage structure, then draw in the shed roof manually.
  13. Edit>Reset to Defaults Select Roof Directives in Walls. Build the roof. Also, your walls don't align floor to floor. This is such a simple structure, I'd just redraw, going step by step, making each thing correct as you go. Start by setting your defaults -- walls, floors, windows etc.
  14. You are overthinking this. If there is a roof anywhere over a room, it may be marked as Roof Over This Room. A first floor room that is covered by a roof 3 floors up may be so marked, but does not need to be. You cannot create a room on the A level. If you want a defined Attic space, you need to add a floor and give the resulting room a Room Type of Attic. I'll take a look at your plan and add more info if needed.
  15. I'm unsure what your problem/question is, but I'll guess. Posting pictures and the plan file will often help explain. Any room that has a roof over it, should have Roof Over This Room checked.
  16. I did this in Chief (first image) using one of the dimension tools not available in Pro. All dimensions were done at once. It may be set to pick up rough openings, centers etc. It's a bit tedious, but you may get the same info in Pro. (second image) Do Automatic Exterior Dimensions, setting them first to pick up rough openings, if that's what you want. Use the End to End dimension tool to dimension to the leader lines produced by the Automatic Dimension tool. Delete the Automatic Dimensions if desired.
  17. Do you want to place objects like a door or window via a center dimension, or, are you wanting dimensions on the plan for use by the builder? I'll draw CAD lines sometimes for the dimension tool to pick up, or to aid in positioning something. Have you reviewed the Knowledge Base and applicable videos?
  18. What specifically are you having trouble with?
  19. Suggest you send this to support. I'd remove the Post to Ceiling setting and draw in the columns manually.
  20. Have you placed a doorway in the front railing wall? About the width of the stairs.
  21. What do you want it to look like? Why do this if it looks OK?
  22. If you uncheck Specify Railing, you no longer have a railing wall.
  23. I rarely draw any type of stair, so I cannot offer practical suggestions. The stair tool in Pro is the same as the one in Chief Premier, so stair videos for both are applicable. I'd start by watching every video I could find. Check YouTube, the Home Designer and Chief Architect sites. Also search ChiefTalk.