Too Much Stuff

[IdahoJaci]

I'm brand new, have watched a lot of the videos, but am very confused.  I am having a couple issues. 

 

1. Can I turn off all dimensions so I can get a cleaner view of my layout? 
2. How do I get rid of the object I just used when I want to move?  Once I set a window, when I want to do something else, the window tags along until I decide what I want to do next.  I spend more time deleting things that were set in error than entering new things.  I don't always want to draw something else in right away.
3. I find the best way for me to learn new software is just keep using it.  I did my complete floor plan with all the cabinets and furniture included.  But I couldn't see anything I was adding because of all the clutter. So I made a new copy and removed everything except walls, doors, and windows.  I am still having issues with seeing the roof plane lines amongst all the dimensions included. 
4. Is it a good idea to save each new part as a separate file?  If I do that, it seems it might be easier to see what I am doing, but won't be possible to see a good walk-through shot without everything in it.
5. Lastly, I sort of have the roof working.   My house is in 3 sections.  The middle and right section are a mobile home with the roof peak going vertically in the picture.  The section on the left is a fairly new addition with the roof peak going horizontally in the photo. I am able to get one or the other roof planes connected just fine. But when I try to connect the 3rd and 4th planes together I get the error that it can't be done.  In the attached photos is the error I am getting and what the roof really should look like.  The highlight parts are porches that are being removed, so those roof lines are not in my plans.

Thanks for an ideas or suggestions.  I've come a long way in just a few hours, but..... 

[y-g-m-n]

turn off auto dimensions.

 

Also learn to play with the DISPLAY OPTIONS feature which turns on and off visible layers in the current type view, be it plan or any of the 3d

 

[IdahoJaci]

Thank you.  I spent an entire day clicking each thing off and one to see what it did.  That solved 99% of my problem.

[SKorte]

Time and use. I’ve been doing CAD for twenty years but learning the Chief Architect way can be challenging. A lot isn’t intuitive or is hidden so watching Chief videos and a couple of other peoples channels as really helped. 

[IdahoJaci]

I have to say.  It was a slow start and I am thankful I don't have to get into the nit and gritty part.  I thought with 15 years in construction (all in the office and customer service), building shed and garages that I'd be familiar enough with terminology and basic understanding how buildings are put together, but it wasn't that easy.  Maybe because very little of that was done on computers and fairly straight forward.  But, I'm happy to say I've finished the plans for our remodel, even with gable roof lines intersecting. 

 

I only have one thing I have not been able to find an answer for.  But that is on another post.  Next week we start pricing it out and meeting with our contractor....