Mastering Chief Architect

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1 Mastering Chief Architect by: Dan Baumann & ChiefExperts.com Chief Architect X5 In Depth Step-by-Step Training Series Workshops covering the function of the Chief Architect X5 computer program and its use

2 Contents Introduction... 2 Common Questions... 3 Mastering Chief Architect X5 Step by Step In-depth Optimizing Techniques Tips and Procedures That Work Mastering Chief s CAD Tools Dimensioning, Walls and Pony Walls - Part Levels, Platforms, Foundations & Garages Stairs, Ramps, Decks and Porches Automatic and Manual Roofs Assemble Great Looking Plans Using the Layout Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 1

3 Introduction Welcome to the Chief Architect X5 Step-by-Step training series. In this series you will learn how to use the computer CAD program Chief Architect to draw plans for your residential and light commercial new and remodeling projects. This no-nonsense series will teach you what it takes to create the highest quality plans for your projects in the least amount of time. The entire series is presented by Dan Baumann a Chief Architect Certified trainer and longtime user. If you're new to Chief Architect or a long time user, Dan's workshops and methods of teaching will put you light years ahead of the competition. Each workshop has been presented live, was recorded and edited with an index that has been added to the recording to make it easy to find any topic you want. You can review a complete course or just the parts you need help with. It couldn't be easier. All of the recordings are hosted at ChiefExperts.com To get access to the course just click the "Sign Up" link below. Get Access to These Workshops at ChiefExperts.com Already Enrolled Login Here Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 2

4 Common Questions How do I sign up? Get your membership at ChiefExperts.com Signup Page. How long is each workshop? Each workshop approximately 90 to 120 minutes and is broken into short segments. Each segment can be played in order or individually using the build in clickable index. Are there any live workshops? We meet a couple of times a month in the live Tip Time webinars. As a member of ChiefExpert.com, you ll have access to all of the live and recorded Tip Time Webinars. Check the schedule for dates and times. After you register for the webinars you ll be notified one day and one hour before each workshop. You only have to register once for the recurring series. What is online training? All you do is click the link you ll get via and you are connected through the GoToWebinar server over your high-speed Internet. You'll be viewing the instructor s screen in real-time. Is it Secure? Yes, we are never connected directly to your computer. How do I hear what's being discussed? You can listen on your computer speakers or call in with the included phone number. Does Dan the instructor have samples of projects he s done with Chief Architect? Yes Samples at His Blog and Samples at ChiefExperts.com How do I find specific topics in the recordings? Use the PDF search function, go to the recording and use the index to navigate to the topic. Is it Secure? Yes, we are never connected directly to your computer. How do I hear what's being discussed? You can listen on your computer speakers or call in with the included phone number. Are you associated with the makers of Chief Architect? We are completely independent and have no affiliation with them. Who teaches the online training class? Dan Baumann teaches Chief Architect and guest speakers will present at the Tips Time Coaching. Is there Q&A time during the live Tip Time classes? You enter your questions in the webinar control panel. Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 3

5 Mastering Chief Architect X5 Step by Step To truly use Chief Architect to its fullest it s important to understand the many tools in the program and their use in the design process. The X5 Step-by-Step series is designed to do just that. Here is where you ll discover how the program thinks and what you can do to get it to do what you want. Follow along as 20 year Chief Architect veteran Dan Baumann leads you though each facet of the inner workings of Chief Architect. 1. In-depth Optimizing Techniques In the introduction to Chief Architect X5 you'll get a firm understanding of how to navigate the inner working of the program. You get an Overview of Chiefs 4 main parts, Optimal Toolbar Settings, proper use of the mouse, things you must know about defaults and preferences, best keystroke shortcut, navigating the menus and icons, zoom tools, cameras, important time saving tips and you'll also learn many of the functions of the text tools and call outs. 1. Introduction to Chief Architect (5:51) 2. Dan Baumann's History (1:48) 3. Overview of the User Interface (2:40) 4. Files, File Management and Default Directories (10:31) a. Turn on File Extensions in MS Windows b. File management techniques c. Files Chief creates with the program 5. Save As Versus Export Entire Plan (13:40) a. Making copies of layout pages b. Chief backup and archive files c. Plan thumbnails d. Backup Entire Plan e. Zip and send files Use 6. The Mouse Function Left, Right, Center Wheel (7:31) a. Selecting items b. Drawing stairs up and down c. Contextual menu control d. Bending lines, arrows, stairs, roads, etc. e. Zoom and pan f. Drawing walls and Overview of CAD items 7. Understanding and Customizing the Toolbars (11:25) a. The different kinds of toolbars b. Adding icons to the toolbar c. Resetting the toolbar d. The toolbar data file e. Layer Eyedropper, painter, hider - add to toolbar and their use f. Paste in place - add to toolbar and its use g. Adding custom keystrokes and Printing Hotkey List 8. The Library Browser (16:09) a. Floating versus fixed library browser b. Adding and updating libraries c. Searching for symbols d. Creating and organizing symbols e. Grouping items Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 4

6 f. Grouped items and rooms in the library g. Exporting symbols h. Importing items from 3D warehouse 9. Setting "Program Specific" Preferences (5:11) a. Contextual menu control b. Working with program help c. Handle and fill size and colors d. Setting new plan template default - Templates explained e. Cursor types - Cross hatch versus standard cursors f. Architectural setting - Select wall before room in 3D 10. Setting "Plan specific" Defaults (9:38) a. Overview of defaults b. Saving items as default c. Setting general plan defaults -- Grids, Move, Snaps d. Set framing defaults for accurate models and sections 11. General Plan Defaults (5:00) a. Ignore Casing for Opening Resize b. Show Living Area Using a CAD Box to Calculate SF c. Working with Home Designer Pro software d. Grid Settings e. Allowed Angles f. Reference Grid 12. Plan and Layout Templates (4:37) a. Opening and saving templates b. Templates from a current plan or layout c. Templates supplied with Chief d. How to create templates with predefined defaults 13. Favorite &Useful "Must Know" Keystrokes (9:01) a. Shift+A + Auto Dimension b. Ctrl+S = Save c. F1 = Help (Plus other help resources) d. 2 = Join roof edges (Fillet tool to remove breaks) e. 3 = Break line f. CTRL = Unrestricted in all views g. F6 and F6+Shift - Fill screen options h. Space bar = Select all i. Group selecting items Icon + Shift Key j. Printing a keystroke list k. Adding custom keystrokes - Point to point snap l. Delete objects menu CTRL+space m. Rest to Defaults menu n. CTRL + Tab to switch views o. CTRL + C = Copy Drag or CTRL + V = Paste p. TAB key and Next button Goes to next item 14. Zoom Tools (1:27) a. Mouse Function b. Zoom window = Shift+Z c. Zoom Extents = F6 Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 5

7 15. Camera Tools (20:42) a. Render versus vector camera how materials work b. Review of different cameras c. Review of types of camera views d. Cross Section Slider e. Saving cameras f. Adjusting 3D view defaults g. What auto rebuild walls/floors/ceilings does h. Water Color Camera with Line Overlay i. Changing and adding backdrops in 3D views j. See all levels in the Overview camera k. Simple setting for the Raytrace Rendering Camera 16. Selecting and Grouping Items (12:47) a. Marquee select defaults b. Group selecting specific items in your plan c. Creating a group of items Block d. Using All Off layer set to display specific items e. Naming and managing CAD blocks Purge CAD Blocks 17. Creating a Recorded 3D Walkthrough (14:50) 18. Annotation Sets what they are and why you need them (5:16) 19. Text Tools (10:32) a. Setting default plan fonts in Annotations b. Text with arrow -- Setting # of arrows c. Rich text - copy paste from word, excel d. Plain text e. Using the Cloud outline tool 20. Lines with Arrows - Bending Lines (2:06) 21. Creating and Adding Callouts and Markers (9:32) 22. Using the Time Log Tool and Exporting to a Spread Sheet (5:59) 23. Using the Loan Calculator (1:31) Total Running Time: 3 Hours, 8 Minutes 2. Tips and Procedures That Work The purpose of this section is to give you an overview of some of the steps that go into creating an accurate plan. A roadmap of the best procedures to start a plan that is full of tips and tricks that will save you a lot of time. While it s not a workshop that demonstrates how to do a complete working drawing, you will discover many procedures not found anywhere else and come away with a firm understanding of how Chief Architect works. 1. Introduction (2:16) a. The 4 parts of Chief Architect b. What Chief can and cannot do 2. The ultimate goal of drawing with Chief Architect (3:23) 3. Creating and Showing the As-Built in Your Plan (14:06) a. Understand what you re drawing fill in blank sections b. Start your plan by drawing a Cross Section c. Creating the As-Built outline as part of your plan Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 6

8 4. Steps to Take When Starting a New Plan (12:47) a. Open a new template and save it. b. Start setting defaults for the plan especially framing defaults c. Set dimension s to surface for As-Built measuring d. Double Sill plate on foundation walls 5. Adding Walls to Your Plan (12:19) a. What are Island Rooms in Chief b. Creating wall types As-Built wall types c. Layout and dimension walls d. Copy and Paste between plans e. Lining up walls using temp wall 6. Bringing Old Plans Forward into Chief X5 (8:50) a. Dimensioning Basics and Settings b. Basic Cabinet info 7. Adding more elements to the plan (5:21) 8. Roof Basics (10:28) a. Finding Center Points b. Manually adding and editing roofs 9. Adding a Room Addition (18:42) a. Adding foundations manually Look at wall thickness resize b. Adding a roof manually to the addition c. Adjusting floor and ceiling heights d. Using 2D CAD to layout posts and beams e. Converting CAD items to 3D f. Point to Point Move g. Shortcut Key for Point to Point Move 10. Creating a Layout Page (11:32) a. Applying Text Macros b. Default s Cameras- General Set Callout Default for Cameras c. Adding Callouts d. Adjusting one level camera e. Types of views you can add to a Layout 11. Common Questions (5:31) a. Temporary Dimensions not showing b. Line Weight not showing c. Arch center points showing on screen d. Materials on Exterior Walls not changing 12. Non-Chief Software Tools (10:44) a. ZoomIt to Draw on Screen b. WeTransfer.com Send up to 2 gig of files c. DropBox to Share Files with yourself and others d. LogmeIn Access other computers by remote (Great for Chief password control) 13. Q. Breaks in foundation wall and pony walls. Creating Step footings (4:59) Total Running Time: 2 Hours, 1 Minute Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 7

9 3. Mastering Chief s CAD Tools Chief Architect is an outstanding 2D and 3D CAD program. It has tools that help make drawing and modeling easier and you ll get more accurately results. In this workshop you'll discover the right way to use the many CAD tools. With an understanding of how things like, snaps, X-Y-Z, trim, fillet, chamfer and many other functions work in Chief, you'll have a much better understanding of why all of those tools are in the program, how to use them and how they save you time throughout the drawing process. 1. Introduction to Chief Architect 2D CAD tools (9:57) a. Where to use the 2D CAD in Chief b. Draw on Floorplans c. Draw in Saved Camera View - Detail in the 3D Model d. Draw in a CAD Detail Window - 1 File for the entire plan. e. Draw Labels and Borders on the Layout Page 2. Learn to think in terms of CAD X, Y, Z (2:12) 3. Everything you draw is based on CAD polylines (12:19) a. What are Polylines b. Polylines within walls c. Stairs have a line in them d. Roads and Sidewalks have lines e. Snapping things together 4. Review of items on Toolbars (17:21) a. CAD Polyline menu overview b. Changing Coordinates and Number Styles c. Lines, Arcs, Circles, Box Tools, Splines d. Rotate around a current point e. CAD Defaults 5. CAD Controls and Settings (8:49) a. Concentric Jump b. Moving Handles on polyline shapes c. CAD Detail windows d. Working with Current Layer e. Grid Snaps f. Marquee Select and Group Select 6. CAD Detail Windows (2:57) a. Converting views to CAD Details b. Renaming CAD detail windows c. Setting Current CAD layers 7. Review of common CAD tools (5:17) a. Bumping and pushing functions b. Angle snaps - setting and adding drawing angles c. Setting grid display and snaps in plan setup d. Show Arc Centers e. Snap Tools - what they do and why you need snaps f. How snaps work in different views g. Color On-Off = F8 h. Line weight i. Print preview j. Temporary dimensions Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 8

10 k. Edit Polyline Parts l. Arc Centers 8. CAD Tools In Chief (4:55) a. Copy and Copy in Place b. Polyline Union c. Polyline Intersection d. Polyline Subtraction e. Revision Clouds f. Object Layer Properties 9. Creating a CAD Detail Part 1 (18:40) a. Create a Section before the 3D Model b. Sizing CAD Boxes c. Changing fill, line color, style, etc. d. Ways to Copy items e. Copy and Point to Point Move f. Snapping items into place g. Break Tool - #3 Key h. Creating filled boxes like earth i. Moving items to Back j. Joists with Multiple Copy k. Copy/Move items with Transform Replicate 10. Creating a CAD Detail Part 2 (11:27) a. Working with Angled CAD Items b. Absolute angle c. Switching number styles d. Adjusting line weights e. Hatching types - Insulation, cross box etc. f. Make Parallel/Perpendicular g. Additional angles h. Adding Text i. Copy and Reflect 11. Grouping and Detail Libraries (9:57) a. The Make Block tool b. Adding items to Libraries c. Getting libraries and exploding blocks 12. Trim and Extend Tools (3:48) a. Trim and Extend Lines b. Trim and Extend Framing Items c. Trim and Extend Center Items 13. Custom Countertops and Misc CAD Tools (13:58) a. Breaking b. Fillet and Chamfer c. Convert Line to Arc and make Arc Tangent d. Convert items to 2D and Convert to 3D e. Creating custom soffits f. Holes in slabs and countertops g. Convert lines to splines h. Convert view to CAD Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 9

11 i. Centering objects with the Centering tool 14. Align and Distribute Tools (4:11) 15. Manual Tile Layout - Multiple Copy Function (4:54) 16. Make 2 Arc Tangent (9:15) Total Running Time: 2 Hours, 13 Minutes 4. Dimensioning, Walls and Pony Walls Understanding how to dimension your plans and do it quickly is the focus of this workshop. You ll discover the procedures and the tools used to layout everything correctly for a complete set of working documents. In Part 1 you ll also get an introduction to walls 1. Introduction and Goals for Dimensioning (0:39) 2. Setting Dimensioning Defaults (14:08) a. Defaults Dialog, Setup Tab b. Dimension Types, Primary and Secondary c. Locate Objects for As-Built To Surface d. Walls Dimension to this line e. Locate items on other dimension types f. Temporary Dimension Defaults g. Setting Interior Walls to No Locate h. Adding Final Dimensions to plans 3. Changing Scale on Dimensions (8:31) a. Group Selecting Dimensions b. Adding 2 sets of dimensions c. Definition of an Annotation Set d. Annotations are Part of Plan Defaults 4. Manual Dimensioning Basics (10:26) a. The Different Types of Dimensions b. Dimensioning walls, windows and other items c. Move edge versus move entire object with Handles d. Set Dimensions with Diamond Handles e. Adding and Removing Dimensions Manually f. Goal - Reduce the amount of Fractions in the plan 5. Temporary Dimensions (2:39) a. How Temp Dimensions Work b. Setting Temp Dimensions Defaults 6. Manual Dimension Types (8:44) a. End To End b. Angular Dimensions c. Interior Dimensions d. Point to Point Dimension e. Baseline Dimension f. Running Dimensions g. Center Line Dimensions h. Tape Measure 7. Auto Dimensions Shift + A (8:13) a. Delete Dimensions as a Group Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 10

12 b. Setting auto dimension defaults Walls c. How auto exterior dimensions work d. Using auto interior dimensions. NKBA and Regular e. Dimension Wall Elevations 8. Dimension Procedures (5:09) a. Review Dimension Procedures b. Dimension Kitchen Window Casing using CAD Lines c. Group Selecting Dimensions 9. Doing Final Dimensions on a Plan (5:27) a. Put Dimensions on a Final Dimension Layer b. Adding some Tools to a Toolbar c. Hold S Key To Eliminate Snap 10. Techniques to Measure an As-built (5:04) a. Take lots of Pictures b. Measure in a Pattern 11. Laying Out Walls (3:65) a. Using the Correct Wall Types b. Lining up a Pony wall Main Layers c. Setting Wall Defaults 12. Working with Walls (13:58) a. Setting up a New Wall Type b. Changing Material Colors c. How Material Textures Work in Chief d. Replacing a Wall with a Different Wall e. Defining the Main Layer of a Wall f. Adding Wall Layers 13. Creating Rooms Using Walls (8:02) a. Using Walls for Other Plans, Export Import b. Working with the Wall Handles c. Setting Wall Handle Location d. Group Selecting Walls e. Flipping Wall Layers f. Breaking Walls CTRL + B 14. Adjusting Walls (10:43) a. Adjusting Wall Heights Automatically and Manually b. Reshaping Walls and Drawing them Correctly c. Walls are Containers that Hold Framing Boxes d. Balloon Through Ceiling Setting e. Group Selecting walls f. Gap in Bottom of a Wall 15. Other Wall Types (7:02) a. Attic Walls Stored on The Attic Level b. Aligning Tough To Align Walls Total Running Time: 1 Hour, 53 Minutes Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 11

13 5. Levels, Platforms, Foundations & Garages It s not a 2D world anymore! If you ve been in the industry long enough you no doubt remember the days of 2D drawing with pen and paper. Welcome to the digital age. In this session you ll discover what it takes to create an accurate 3D model. It s a key step in creating accurate sections and elevations. 1. Introduction (1:31) 2. What Chief Does as You Draw (10:35) a. Thinking in 3D Chief is a CAD program b. Goal Create Accurate Model in 3D c. Facts about how the program works d. Overview of Adjusting Floor Heights e. Setting Floor Defaults f. Saved Cross Section Cameras g. Dimension a Section 3. Steps to Take in a Plan (13:27) a. Draw with Accurate Walls b. Using a CAD detail to determine floor and ceiling heights c. Using the Fill In The Blank Sections d. Making the Split Level e. Default settings for platforms f. Reset to Defaults g. Using Stairs to Determine Floor Height h. Drawing a Room Within a Room 4. Adding Other Floors and Rooms (21:28) a. Adding a Garage Room b. Room Names Control Room Function c. Room Labels and Settings & Total Living Area d. Using CAD Shapes to Calculate Living Area e. Adding a 2 nd Floor f. Editing New Floor Defaults g. Working with Cross Sections h. Callouts in Cross Section 5. Adjusting Heights and Adding Foundations (10.21) a. Setting Ceiling Heights in Foundations b. How Room Name Garage affects Foundations c. Adjusting Foundation Rooms d. Adding Footings for a Foundation Wall e. Changing Floor Thicknesses 6. Adding Tall Rooms 2 Story Entry (2:16) a. The preferred way to create a 2 story room b. Use Open Below to make a 2 Story Room c. Balloon Framing Walls 7. Adjusting Garage Foundations (1:15) 8. Adjusting Foundations (4:53) a. Aligning Foundation Walls with Walls Above b. Moving Items Into Place c. Using the Align Walls Tool d. Use the Bump Wall Technique Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 12

14 9. Aligning Foundation Walls (12:54) a. Changing walls to Brick b. Creating a Brick Ledge c. Creating a Brick Pony Wall d. Aligning Pony Walls e. Troubleshooting a Wall That Doesn t Align 10. Misc. Foundation Settings (4:15) a. Adding a Floor Finish in a Foundation b. Ceiling Heights c. Creating Step Footings and Vertical Footings d. Creating a Crawl Space 11. To be Continued - Total Running Time: 1 Hour, 23 Minutes 6. Stairs, Ramps, Decks and Porches One of the great things about working with a 3D modeling program is it understands things like floor and ceilings heights. It knows how to make the calculations for stairs and ramps. You just tell it what you want. You can also create detailed decks and porches and in this session you ll discover many tips that allow you to really bring them to life. Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 13

15 1. Introduction (1:55) 2. Overview of Stairs (4:25) a. Deck Room Defaults b. Drawing Straight Run Stairs c. Drawing Click Stairs 3. Stairs Dialogue (4:25) a. Proper techniques to add stairs 4. Creating a Hole in the Floor (6:31) a. Adding tall rooms b. Working with open below 5. Question on Click Stairs (5:08) 6. Adding and Adjusting Starter Treads (3:47) 7. Flared and Curved Starter Treads (1:07) 8. Overview of Different Types of Stairs (1:15) 9. Drawing an L-Shaped Stair (4:25) 10. Drawing a U-Shaped Stair (2:21) 11. Creating Landings Manually (4:37) 12. Overview of Winders (6:37) 13. Intersecting Walls and Stairs (5:30) 14. Creating Winders Manually (3:57) 15. How to Draw Closed Skirt Style Stairs (2:17) 16. Curved Stairs Overview (7:01) a. Drawing Stairs to Follow Curved Walls b. Right Mouse Button Draws Stairs Dow c. Question about Setting Radius of Curved Stairs d. Drawing Stairs Down Instead of Up 17. Hole in the Ground When Drawing Stairs Go Down (1:23) 18. Using Symbols to Create Accurate 2d Stairs (4:24) 19. Drawing a 3D Sloping Ceiling Above a Staircase (3:21) 20. Representing Stacked Staircases in Plan View (3:17) 21. Adding LED Strip Lights (4:21) 22. Overview of Ramps (4:54) a. Adjusting Ramp Thickness b. Automatically Connecting Ramps to Floor and Ground Below 23. Fence Overview (3:56) 24. Creating Custom Ballusters and Fences (2:43) 25. Creating Custom Panels (3:57) 26. Deck Overview (7:39) 27. Showing Posts and Footers Without Terrain (2:21) 28. Auto-Dimensioning Railings (3:08) 29. Skirting Overview (4:00) 30. Creating Custom Railing (4:43) 31. Adding Stairs to a Deck (8:05) a. Wrapping Stairs b. Adding Skirt Boards Below a Deck 32. Using a Fence to Create Skirting (4:24) 33. Screen Porch Overview (2:42) 34. Modifying Posts (2:04) Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 14

16 35. Adding Walls and Viewing Newels/Ballusters (1:56) 36. Adding a Gable (1:34) 37. Adding Material to the Underside of a Roof (5:56) 38. Extending Posts (1:34) 39. Adding a Screen Door (13:33) a. Adding Screen b. Adding Mulls to a Door c. Finishing Adding Screen 40. Atrium Room Overview (2:43) 41. Conclusion (1:09) Total Running Time: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes 7. Automatic and Manual Roofs The Automatic roof tools in Chief allow you to quickly model many roof ideas. But it s the manual roof tools that allow you to really get the results that you want. In this workshop you ll discover the steps to add virtually any roof system to your plan. We ll start by discussing what the Automatic roof tool really does and then take you step by step thought how to manually add, edit and create the right roof for your model. 1. Introduction and overview to adding roofs (2:15) 2. What the automatic roof tool does and doesn t do when you use it a. Why adding roofs can be so confusing (19:20) b. No database to draw information from c. No structural in Chief roofs or anywhere d. No baselines over interior walls - exterior only e. The auto roof tool does not build hip roofs f. Understanding what a roof baseline is g. Auto roofs are only used to get the roof started h. Adding and removing roof labels i. Overview of the auto roof tool menu j. Wall settings that affect automatic roofs k. Change pitch above individual walls 3. Auto Roof Tool Rules and Tips (7:11) a. What the Auto Roof tool does and common rules b. Changing the roof thickness c. Using temporary walls to add roofs d. Adding a gable above part of a wall e. Using temporary ceiling heights to add roofs 4. Introduction to Manual Roofs (7:18) a. Overview of how manual roof tools work b. Rules of how the join tool works c. The join tool works 100% of the time d. Roof planes covering a wall cuts off tops of walls e. Walls extend up to roof planes - Attic walls f. Walls reshaped manually are not affected by the roof g. Reset Default wall top and bottom 5. Getting Ready to Use the Manual Roof Tools (15:34) Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 15

17 a. Deciding when to stop using the Auto Roof tool b. Group selecting roof planes c. Settings to make before adding roof planes d. Review of the roof menu 6. Adding roof planes manually (15:26) a. Tiling the window while drawing roofs b. Drawing baselines c. Joining hip to hip d. Joining ridge to ridge e. Joining ridge to hip f. Removing break points in a roof edge g. Joining valleys h. Joining ridge to fascia i. Understanding the choices in moving roofs j. Creating a gable use of negative dimensions k. Why roof edges won t join 7. Reshaping and changing 3D location of roof planes (13:17) a. Reshaping the polylines that form roof planes b. How to change the 3D orientation of roof planes c. Creating a ceiling plane for a vaulted ceiling d. Tilting a roof in 3D using the Roof Plane Specification e. Rejoining roof edges f. Reshaping roof planes g. Changing and/or removing attic walls h. Adding new roof planes i. Raising and lowering and changing groups of roof planes j. Remove ridge cap k. Changing framing options in roofs 8. Roof amenities (7:06) a. Adding skylights b. Types of laptops to use in the field c. Changing roof materials 9. Roof examples (20:30) a. Creating a 1-1/2 Story building b. Remove floor joists sticking through roofs with room name attic c. Adding knee walls d. Change material on Roof Butting into wall e. Adding roof returns automatically and manually (Video Issues) f. Adding the 2nd floor roof manually (Video Issues) g. Raising and lowering roof planes h. Creating valley on room below 10. Dormers (Video Issues) (16:22) a. Once roof is in add walls b. Finding the height of a kneewall c. Adding dormers manually d. Using a skylight to create a hole in a roof e. Using the auto dormer tools f. Add an auto floating dormer Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 16

18 g. Reshaping a roof and removing edges with the fillet tool h. Changing the dormer sidewalls to dotted lines i. Using invisible line style 11. Curved Rood Planes (7:16) a. Creating a swooped roof b. Curving roof edges 12. Creating a flat roof (4:44) 13. Using dormers to create roofs (4:51) a. Review of join edges Total Running Time: 2 Hours, 21 Minutes 8. Assemble Great Looking Plans Using the Layout Assembling your plans on the layout is often accomplished when everything else is completed. In this workshop you'll get an understanding of how the floorplans, elevations, sections, CAD detail windows, 3D views and more are setup and assembled onto a layout. You'll also discover the importance of layers and layer-sets and how they work with everything that you do. This workshop includes a complete set of layout templates. 1. Introduction (2:28) a. Overview of layout pages b. Layout files are.layout - It's a separate file 2. Types of views on a layout (3:49) a. Layouts hold 6 types of views b. #1 - Floorplans - linked to plan c. #2-2D CAD details drawing on the layout d. #3 - Saved elevation/section cameras e. #4 - CAD & text on the layout itself disclaimers in library f. #5 - Pictures/render views g. #6-3D vector (camera) views 3. Linking items on a Layout Page (10:08) a. Overview of layout tools b. Edit lines on the layout with edit layout c. Layout Tools d. Display View Port borders e. Re-Link viewports to.plan files f. Copy and Re-link plans and layouts 4. Important things to know about layouts (10:51) a. Camera lines created by the 3D Model b. Switching to Vector cameras c. Lines drawn with the CAD tools d. Edit camera lines on a Layout e. Inserting and Deleting Pages f. Moving Items and Views to different pages g. Drawing items on a layout page h. Copy and paste views on different layout pages i. Switch Layer Sets in copied views 5. Examine the Layers in a plan and layout (2:34) Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 17

19 a. Layers for the layout versus the view ports b. Overview of layers and layer sets for plan views c. Keeping everything in one plan file d. Everything has to be on a layer e. How to find items on a layer using all on/off 6. Steps for creating a layout (24:23) a. Finish the plan first if possible b. Opening and creating a layout template c. Create borders on the layout d. Adding Macros and Contact Info e. Using macros for page numbering f. Use macros for page names and more g. Adding Pictures for a Logo and Save in Plan h. Setting page and printer size - Print on Multiple sheets i. Get the PDF995 print driver j. Set up Large Page that can print 50% size - Check Plot k. Saving a Layout as a Template l. Sending scaled views to a page m. Adding Items to page 0 n. Setting up the master border 7. Sending views to a layout (10:22) a. Send to layout menu and icon b. Turn off create copy of layer set c. Copying views to different pages and changing layer set d. Untitled Layout saved with the first plan added to it e. Changing view scale and types of views that can be scaled f. Copy, paste and change layer sets in plan views g. Plan views ports link to the plan 8. Adding CAD details to a layout (2:44) a. What is a CAD detail? b. CAD detail management and how it works c. Draw in the CAD detail view and not on layout 9. Elevations and Sections on a Layout (12:22) a. Understanding the 2 types of lines in a camera section b. The 3 types of elevation cameras c. Sending elevation views to layout d. 3D lines generated by cameras e. Updating camera lines in elevations f. Editing camera lines on a layout g. Display the Auto Callouts in Views h. Using the Scale Macro - Display View Scale i. Don't draw CAD lines on layout views j. Group select camera lines and Changing Camera Line Weight k. Using back-clip cross section l. Adding detail to camera sections 10. Adding 3D Views to the Layout (2:48) a. Sending render views to layout b. Render views versus vector views Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 18

20 c. Saving cameras d. Adding photos to a layout send versus copy past e. Save graphics to a layout f. 3D views are not linked to plan g. Saving cameras in the plan view h. Editing camera lines 11. Changing the Layout Page Size - New Template (6:16) a. Do a save as of the Layout file b. Clean all items off the pages c. Changing boarders for the new page size d. X and Y Scaling Explained 12. Adding Auto View Labels (2:43) a. Using Macros to auto define a view b. Part of View label, Not camera label 13. Printing the layouts to printer or PDF (5:49) a. Best place to get prints made 14. Sending Large Files using WeTrasfer.com (2:51) 15. Printing large layouts on multiple sheets (2:02) 16. Scaling Views and Changing Layout Size (4:50) a. Changing the label size on a viewport Total Running Time: 1 Hour, 47 Minutes Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc. Updated: 12/29/2014 Page 19