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1 Solving 8 Chief Architect User Mistakes & Time Wasters Welcome To The Webinar PART 2 Welcome Dan Baumann - Your Host No Scale: 1

2 What We'll be Covering In This Webinar 1) Are you charging enough for your planning services? Some Thoughts! 2) Do you have a process that you follow when you start a plan? 3) Is Chief not quite the Silver Bullet you thought it would be? 4) How to Take Advantage or Preferences and Defaults 5) Is your dimensioning a mess? 6) Your Entire Model Is Made Up of 3D CAD Boxes 7) How To Work With Floors and Platforms 9) 8) What Doing shortcuts should you be using? The the Mouse Function As-Built Correct and Add it to Your plan 10) The Correct way to Use and Scale PDF's and Pictures 11) Figure out the Structure BEFORE you start modeling 12) Save Time and Use the 2D CAD tools to do Space Planning 13) Layers & Layer Sets - How you See Things in your Plan 14) You Never Have to Guess How Roofs Join Together 15) Annotation Sets are like a Set of Stencils 16) Molding Polylines and Slabs - Add 3D Details What's Included No Scale: 2

Chief User Since V-1 Chief Training Since V-2 SHEET TITLE: Now -

00094 About Dan Baumann Chief User and Trainer 1993 to Present

Live Training Classes V-2 - V-16 (X6) All New Chief Architect X6

com All Rights Reserved. Prin ng for personal use is acceptable.

3 Chief User Since V-1 Chief Training Since V-2 SHEET TITLE: Now - Offer Chief Architect Education, Support & Products NO About Dan Baumann Chief User and Trainer 1993 to Present Remodeling Contractor 1976 to 1996 A Bit About Me! Live Training Classes V-2 - V-16 (X6) All New Chief Architect X6 Training, Support and Products 2014 ChiefExperts.com All Rights Reserved. Prin ng for personal use is acceptable. Distribu on and Reproduc on for others is prohibited without wri en permission from ChiefExperts.com, Inc. No Scale: 3

4 Let's Have Some Fun? facebook.com/chiefexperts Helping Others is a Great Way To Make A Living Teaching Is Very Rewarding I love This Industry and Want Those In It To Be Rewarded For Their Hard Work Why Does Dan Do This No Scale: 4

5 #9. Do the As-Built Correct and Add it to Your plan Take the me to do the As-Built Plan Right. Then use it to display the changes in your new plan Don't let the automa c func on fool you. Some mes it doesn't work! 5

6 #10. The Correct way to Use and Scale PDF's and Pictures PDF's and Large Pictures Will Bog Down Chief. Convert PDF's to Pictures Using PDF2JPG.net 6

7 #10. The Correct way to Use and Scale PDF's and Pictures To Scale a Picture in Chief to Full Size 1. Reduce The Size to less than 1 MB 2. Bring it into Chief 3. Find a Know Dimension and Convert it Inches 4. Measure that Dimension in Chief w/the Scale Tool Divide the KNOWN Dimension by the CHIEF Exis ng Dimension Use "Transform Replicate' to SCALE the picture 7

8 #11. Figure out the Structure BEFORE you start modeling Use the 2D CAD Tools to Detail the Plan and Then Drawing it in Chief 8

9 #11. Figure out the Structure BEFORE you start modeling Use the 2D CAD Tools to Detail the Plan and Then Drawing it in Chief 9

10 #12. Save Time - Use the 2D CAD tools for Space Planning The Conceptual Design Can Go Much Quicker Using the 2D CAD Tools 10

11 ' 3' 10' ' W07 6 : W W15 WALK IN SHOWER Spray Nozzle 4 12'-4" x 7'-3" 97 sq ft 95 sq ft ISFD5068 OX ADA Toilet Closet Shelf w/ Rod BEARING 2'-9" x 3'-0" Closet 10 Shelf sq w/ ft Rod 8 sq ft '-1" x 9'-5" 70 sq ft 6668 sq ft W07 10' 0" 15'-6" x 12'-7" 212 sq ft VAULTED 190 sq CEILING ft 2'-9" x 6'-1" 20 sq ft 16 sq ft 18'-5" x 6'-2" 137 sq ft 119 sq ft Amelanchier alnifoli a B3624 6'-11" x 4'-1" ADA Toilet 33 sq ft Pedestal 28 Sink 08 sq ft Closet Shelf w/ Rod Closet Shelf w/ Rod Amelanchier alnifoli a 40 B4824 BCB58 B BCB B4824 GAS FIREPLACE 7 5/8 : 12 Amelanchier alnifoli a W12 W11 18 B '7/8" X 1-3/4" LAM BEAM HEADERS 7 5/8 : 12 B /8" x 1-3/4" '-2" x 19'-4" LAM BEAMS 465 sq ft VAULTED 440 sq CEILING ft 5-1/2" x 7-1/4" LAMINATED RIDGE BEAM GIRDER TRUSS 9'-6" x 12'-3" 139 sq ft 126 sq ft sq ft 9 sq ft 6 sq ft 8.00 BEARING BEARING 7.00 W15 B3524 6'-0" x 12'-5" 86 sq ft 76 sq ft 36" Ramshead Stool Ramshead Stool Ramshead Stool Ramshead Stool 17'-3" x 13'-1" 263 sq ft 242 sq ft 41" 15" 15" 30" 24" 25" Bottom Mount Refrigerator B15R B15R B3029 B2433 B25 W3620 7' Chaenomeles speciosa W Apron Front [30W] Faucet W3021 (elevated) ISFD9068 OXO 138" Gran Andros 27 1/2"Gran Andros 27 1/2"Gran Andros 27 1/2" B4233 B3033 B2433R B1233L 42" 28 1/8" 1 7/8" 24" D/W W3036 sekisui ex2 W05 12" W1836R 16'-10" x 6'-11" 119 sq ft LATTICE SKIRT 116 sq fton DECK '-1" x 12'-3" 346 sq ft 341 sq ft 21" 24" 30" 24" 55" Chaenomeles speciosa 1' B24R B24R 8' 24" 30" 24" : BBQ Grill ' 41 9'0" x 8'0" OH GARAGE DOOR Seaside Sconce '-2" x 30'-3" 816 sq ft 773 sq ft Isometric Wedge (on end) 21 GAS LINE FOR GRILL PULL DOWN ATTIC ACCESS STAIRS ATTIC STORAGE TRUSSES PER MANUFACTURER 6 : 12 9'0" x 8'0" OH GARAGE DOOR Seaside Sconce W08 W08 Downspout (w/ offset) 31' VACATED ORANGE ST S00%%d43'17"W e DENOTES ELECTRIC METER DENOTES GAS METER DENOTES POWER POLE ELEVATION DENOTES TELEPHONE PEDESTAL DENOTES UTILITY BOX #13. Layers & Layer Sets - How you See Things in your Plan G T U 8 Without Layers Your Plans Would Look Like This ALLE Y 7 BLOCK 42 GAR. FLR= N00%%d46'03"E HOUS E 6 1/2" IP x U SHE D x T x 5 45 PAVERS GRAVEL 1'-4" 2'-1" 5'-4 1/2" 5'-11 1/2" 5'-3" 7'-4" 1'-10" 6'-4" 46 9'-8" x CLEARWATER COVE x '-1 1/2" 1'-4" 9'-1" 2'-3" Rain Head Dryer (curved) Dryer (curved) Arced Front -1 4'-9" 6'-10 1/2" 8" 8'-2" 10'-3" 4'-2" 11'-6" 11'-6" 4'-2" 26' DECK 2'-7" 4'-9" 7'-8" x x ' 4'-9 1/2" x N89%%d18'16"W King (rail) SB3920 SB ' MASTER BATH x 68 A-Sofa Loveseat MASTER BDRM 2'-9 1/2" LINEN BATH CLOSET/LAUNDRY x Flush Fireplace w/ Mantel BATH FIREPLACE x x x A-Sofa Armchair A-Sofa Armchair Closet Shelf w/ Rod 6 : 12 6 : 12 Harper Sofa [84W32 3/8D35 1/2H] 23' x 26'-1 1/2" LIVING STUDY CLOSET CLOSET 2' -0" x 3 '-2 " 2' -0" x 3 '-9 " 10 sq ft 2468 G ENTRY 3068 UP 3'-6" 52 9/16" 40 1/2" 8'-6" 8'-6" 2'-10" 9'-2" TR-26 12'-2 1/2" 9'-6" 3' 4'-4 9/16" 2'-2 1/2" 3'-6 1/2" DN 3'-7" /16" 7'-6" 4'-8" U212490R U212490L 41 9/16" Hood Gas Range w/ Rail W2436L W2436R TR : 12 6 : 12 7'-4" TR-25 TR-27 TR-27 TR-23 GARAGE TR-23 TR-23 TR TR-24 16'-6" 10' 3'-6" 6'-6" 4' 6'-6" 8'-6" 11' 19' 9'-10" 2'-4" 6'-10" 17' 28' x x 83' 83' 8' 4'-4" MAIN STREET E 17' 2 DECK PROPOSED HOUSE & GARAGE 2,335 SQ. FT. EXISTING HOUSE x x x S89%%d15'20"E x x DECK EX FFE= EX. GAR. FLR= x x 12' x x : TOTAL AREA=,469 SQ. FT. (O.52 AC.) A 5A B 1052 GIRDER TRUSS /4 x 2-1/4" I - JOISTS 5C KITCHEN ENTRY DECK ' x DECK 8'-6" e 3' 10'-3" 8'-9" 9' x CONCRET E x x GV 998 x :00 PM 3/12/ N x GV H 1002 D Y x x x /2" IP TNH= S /2" IP x RIM= T x Without Layers You Would Have Mul ple Plan 13

12 3' 7' D/W DN 8' 1' 4' 3' WALK IN SHOWER 2-11'7/8" X 1-3/4" LAM BEAM HEADERS GIRDER TRUSS 8' 1' 4' PULL DOWN ATTIC ACCESS STAIRS #13. Layers & Layer Sets - How you See Things in your Plan 5B 15' Goal - Everything In One Plan Use Layers to Control the Views Layers = Ability To Turn Things On And Off If You Can't See Something It's Either Not In The Plan Or The Layer Is Off Layer Sets = Ability To Turn "Defined Groups" Of Items On And Off Reason = To Draw Everything In One Plan Off/On - Great To See Specific Areas Of A Plan All 23' 5C 83' 17' 12' 16' 5B 15' 23' 5C 83' 17' 12' 16' If Changes are Needed You Only Have To Change One Plan 8A 5A 33' 1'-4" 10' 2'-1" 5'-4 1/2" 7'-4" 6'-4" 9'-8" 5'-11 1/2" 14' 5'-3" 1'-10" 2'-1 1/2" W07 W05 1'-4" 9'-1" 2'-3" W15 10'-3" 4'-2" 11'-6" 11'-6" 4'-2" 26' DECK W11 97 sq ft 2'-7" 4'-9" 7'-8" WALK IN SHOWER ISFD5068 OX 4'-9" 6'-10 1/2" 8" 8'-2" MASTER BDRM 212 sq ft VAULTED CEILING MASTER BATH 70 sq ft 4'-9 1/2" ' 0" 68 2'-9 1/2" LINEN 10 sq ft BATH 20 sq ft 2468 CLOSET/LAUNDRY 137 sq ft BATH 33 sq ft FIREPLACE BEARING GAS FIREPLACE LIVING 465 sq ft VAULTED CEILING 26'-1 1/2" STUDY 139 sq ft CLOSET CLOSET 9 sq ft 10 sq ft BEARING BEARING ENTRY 86 sq ft 3068 UP 52 9/16" 36" 40 1/2" 8' 4'-4" 138" ISFD9068 OXO 42" 28 1/8" 1 7/8" 24" KITCHEN 263 sq ft 12'-2 1/2" 41" 15" 15" 30" 24" 25" 3'-6" W05 12" ENTRY DECK 119 sq ft 3' 4'-4 9/16" 2'-2 1/2" 3'-6 1/2" 3'-7" /16" DECK 346 sq ft 8'-6" 8'-6" 2'-10" 9'-2" 9'-6" LATTICE SKIRT ON DECK 7'-6" 21" 24" 30" 24" 4'-8" 55" 41 9/16" 24" 30" 24" '-4" GARAGE 816 sq ft GAS LINE FOR GRILL PULL DOWN ATTIC ACCESS STAIRS 3068 W08 W08 3' 10'-3" 8'-9" 9' 31' 8A 5A 33' 1'-4" 10' 2'-1" 5'-4 1/2" 7'-4" 6'-4" 9'-8" 5'-11 1/2" 14' 5'-3" 1'-10" 2'-1 1/2" 1'-4" 9'-1" 2'-3" 4'-9" 6'-10 1/2" 8" 8'-2" 10'-3" 4'-2" 11'-6" 11'-6" 4'-2" 26' 2'-7" 4'-9" 7'-8" VAULTED CEILING 4'-9 1/2" 2'-9 1/2" GIRDER TRUSS FIREPLACE BEARING 26'-1 1/2" BEARING /8" x 1-3/4" LAM BEAMS VAULTED CEILING 5-1/2" x 7-1/4" LAMINATED RIDGE BEAM BEARING UP 11-3/4 x 2-1/4" I - JOISTS 8' 4'-4" 8'-6" 8'-6" 2'-10" 9'-2" 9'-6" DN 7'-6" TR-30 TR-26 7'-4" TR-25 TR-27 TR-27 TR-23 ATTIC STORAGE TRUSSES PER MANUFACTURER TR-23 TR-23 TR-23 3' 10'-3" 8'-9" 9' 31' W07 W12 W15 TR-24 8' 16'-6" 10' 3'-6" 6'-6" 83' 4' 6'-6" 8'-6" 9'0" x 8'0" OH GARAGE DOOR 19' 9'-10" 2'-4" 6'-10" 17' 28' 11' 9'0" x 8'0" OH GARAGE DOOR 8'-6" 8' 16'-6" 10' 3'-6" 19' 9'-10" 2'-4" 6'-10" 17' 28' 6'-6" 83' 4' 6'-6" 8'-6" 11' 8'-6" 14

#14. Roofs Are Fun When You Understand How They Work The Automa c Roof Tool Will Get Between 0%

All Exterior Walls Baseline Height Set By Room Height Next To Wall Builds 3D CAD Boxes Up From

13 #14. Roofs Are Fun When You Understand How They Work The Automa c Roof Tool Will Get Between 0% and 100% Of Your Roof Correct Automa c Roof Tool Is Not Magic & Does 1 Thing Add a Baseline On All Exterior Walls Baseline Height Set By Room Height Next To Wall Builds 3D CAD Boxes Up From The Baseline A empts to Join The Roof Planes Together Don't let the automa c func on fool you. Some mes it doesn't work! Get Walls In Place and Pla orms Set Before Using The Automa c Roof Tools Roof Baselines Are The Star ng Point For All Roofs. Baselines Are Ini ally Set Based On Ceiling Heights. 15

#14. Automa c Roof Tools Are Great For Star ng a Roof Once the Baseline is in Place Chief Builds Roof Planes Up From Those Lines As the Roof Planes Build From the

Structural Elements Are Considered Does not read your mind Is Not Programmed to Confuse You (That's Up To You) Won't Add 'Baselines" Over Interior Walls Automa

14 #14. Automa c Roof Tools Are Great For Star ng a Roof Once the Baseline is in Place Chief Builds Roof Planes Up From Those Lines As the Roof Planes Build From the Baseline Chief A empts to Connect all the Edges The Automa c Func on can be your Allies if applied properly There is No Database Intelligence to Add Roofs No Structural Elements Are Considered Does not read your mind Is Not Programmed to Confuse You (That's Up To You) Won't Add 'Baselines" Over Interior Walls Automa cally The Automa c Roof Func on Is Used to Get Started At Some Point You Will Make a Commitment to Use the Manual Roof Tools and Stop Using the Automa c Roof Func on Completely 16

#14. "ALL" Roof Planes "START" With a Baseline When You Add

Parts Of A Roof Plane - The Bullet Points Are The Locking

are 3D CAD Boxes at an angle and can be changed Adjust Roof

Do I NOT Want to Change" A Roof Plane Is A Closed Polyline

15 #14. "ALL" Roof Planes "START" With a Baseline When You Add Roof Baselines Try To Keep Them on The Wall Main Layer The Parts Of A Roof Plane - The Bullet Points Are The Locking Points (Hinge) Of Each Roof Plane Remember - Roof Planes are 3D CAD Boxes at an angle and can be changed Adjust Roof Planes in 3D (Z-Axis) - Ask Yourself "What Part of The Roof Do I NOT Want to Change" A Roof Plane Is A Closed Polyline Box That Can Be Reshaped and Sized Like Any 2D CAD Object 17

#14. THe Roof Join Tool Works 100% of the Time Connec ng Edges - Join Tool or #2 The "JOIN TOOL" Will Join Roof Edges Together 100% Of The Time The only reasons this tool won't work: The Wrong Edges

16 #14. THe Roof Join Tool Works 100% of the Time Connec ng Edges - Join Tool or #2 The "JOIN TOOL" Will Join Roof Edges Together 100% Of The Time The only reasons this tool won't work: The Wrong Edges Have Been Selected or The Roof Edges Were Not Meant To Be Joined Together or There Is A "Break" In One Of The Edges The Manual Roof Tools really work if used correctly Transform Replicate Can Be Used to Make a Mirrored Copy of Any Roof Plane 18

Valley Valley to Fascia Valley to Gable Fascia to Ridge

17 #14. The Join Tool Works in 2D and 3D Views The Most Common Joins Hip to Hip Ridge to Ridge Hip To Ridge Valley to Valley Valley to Fascia Valley to Gable Fascia to Ridge There are only 7 basic join loca ons - learn them and use them! 19

Valley Valley to Fascia Valley to Gable Fascia to Ridge The

18 #14. You Never Have to Guess How Roofs Join Together The Most Common Joins Hip to Hip Ridge to Ridge Hip To Ridge Valley to Valley Valley to Fascia Valley to Gable Fascia to Ridge The Roof Tools seem to get a bit smarter with each version of Chief 20

19 #15. Annota on Sets Annota on Sets Are like BUILT-IN STENCILS Just Pick the Right One For What You Want to Draw Annota ons Are For Differant Scale Views On Your Layout 21

Items can become a 3D Item Point to Point Break Tool

20 #16. Molding Polylines and Slabs - Add 3D Details Details = Items drawn with the CAD Tools Most 2D CAD Items can become a 3D Item Point to Point Break Tool Trim and Extend Mul ple Copy Trim Tools Add a note here

21 Thanks for A ending - Now It's Time for Q&A If you need help, I'm there for you! My Clients Always Get Free Answers To Quick Support Ques ons! 25

8 of 14 Auto and Manual Roofs

8 of 14 Auto and Manual Roofs Welcome To The Webinar PROJECT Welcome Dan Baumann Your Presenter No Scale: A-1 What We'll be Covering In This Webinar What's Included In This Presentation: 1) Introduction and Overview to Adding Roofs