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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
01 Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #5
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Goal of this Series The 4 Parts of the Program Program Layout, Tools and Tool Bars P L t T l dT lB
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Defaults and Preferences Zoom Tools & Cameras Text Tools and Callouts Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #6
Goals of This 12 Part Series See the Possibilities with Chief Learn “Best Practices” Discover How The Software “Thinks” Di H Th S ft “Thi k ”
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Get Your Questions Answered Draw Faster with More Detail
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #7
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
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1 ‐ Fantastic Layout Program Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
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2 – 3D and Rendering Built In Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #9
3 – Full Featured 2D CAD Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #10
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
4 – Layout Full Sets of Drawings Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #11
What Happens As You Draw?
Chief is a very smart program (smartly programmed) It does not know what you want – You have to tell it The automation can and will deceive you Chief draws boxes – It’s up to you to get them right
Walls boxes
Floor and ceiling boxes
Roof boxes at angles
Terrain boxes that can be contoured
Cabinet boxes that can have different shapes & faces
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
It is NOT a structural program – It’s not that smart Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #12
What Happens As You Draw? Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #13
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
Learn To Think In Terms of CAD Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #14
The Mouse Function
Left click to draw, grab and move things Select Arrow or (Space bar) to double click Right Button
j p y Pick Objects – Preferences – Twice to Display Draw walls and lines continuously Draw stairs going down Bend Lines, Stairs, Roads, Sidewalks Move things unrestricted – same at CTRL key
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Center wheel to zoom and pan the screen Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #15
Understanding & Changing Toolbars
Overview of Different toolbars
Customize Toolbars – Reset if needed
Right click on toolbars to make changes
Select Extended (All Tools) toolbar
Adjust the icons
Add Layer Painter and Copy in place icon
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #16
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
Library Browser
Leave in place if you like current position
Preferences ‐Disable docking –Set Stacked
Drag on the screen and Adjust
Can keep open on other screens needed
Use the Search function in X4
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #17
Program Preferences
Preferences – Affect how the “Program” works
Mouse "Click Twice to Display" contextual menus
Mouse is your “pick button” – it selects things
Set Handle and Selection Fill Colors Set Handle and Selection Fill Colors
Turn on "Show Same Wall Type Handles"
Turn Off "Select Room Before Wall in 3D"
Change the "Edit Handle Size" to 5
New Plans – Select Where To Save/Open
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #18
Favorite Keystrokes
Shift + A – Auto Dimension Shift = S – Save F1 – Help 3 – Break Line 2 – Join Roofs CTRL or Right Mouse – Move Unrestricted F6 – Fill screen Shift + F6 – Tile Screen Shift or CTRL to select things ESC – Cancel a Function
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #19
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
Using “Plan Specific” Defaults
Defaults – Affect how the “Current Plan” works
Saves you time – change things once
Double click the icon to access items defaults
Defaults – What sort of things to change
Door and window defaults
Cabinet defaults
Text
Dimensions
Walls
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Save Defaults as a Template Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #20
Zoom Tools and Cameras
Use the Mouse Wheel to Zoom In and Out
F6 = Fill Screen
Use the “Window” Pull Down
Overview of the Camera Types
Render versus Vector
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #21
Text and Callouts
Setting Text Defaults
Rich Text versus Text
Adding Text with Arrows
Copy and Paste Text
Marquee Select Text with the “Shift” key
Adding Callouts
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #22
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10/17/2011
01 Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #5
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Goal of this Series The 4 Parts of the Program Program Layout, Tools and Tool Bars P L t T l dT lB
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Defaults and Preferences Zoom Tools & Cameras Text Tools and Callouts Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #6
Goals of This 12 Part Series See the Possibilities with Chief Learn “Best Practices” Discover How The Software “Thinks” Di H Th S ft “Thi k ”
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Get Your Questions Answered Draw Faster with More Detail
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #7
Copyright ChiefExperts.com, Inc.
1
Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
1 ‐ Fantastic Layout Program Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #8
2 – 3D and Rendering Built In Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #9
3 – Full Featured 2D CAD Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #10
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
4 – Layout Full Sets of Drawings Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #11
What Happens As You Draw?
Chief is a very smart program (smartly programmed) It does not know what you want – You have to tell it The automation can and will deceive you Chief draws boxes – It’s up to you to get them right
Walls boxes
Floor and ceiling boxes
Roof boxes at angles
Terrain boxes that can be contoured
Cabinet boxes that can have different shapes & faces
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
It is NOT a structural program – It’s not that smart Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #12
What Happens As You Draw? Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #13
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Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
Learn To Think In Terms of CAD Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #14
The Mouse Function
Left click to draw, grab and move things Select Arrow or (Space bar) to double click Right Button
j p y Pick Objects – Preferences – Twice to Display Draw walls and lines continuously Draw stairs going down Bend Lines, Stairs, Roads, Sidewalks Move things unrestricted – same at CTRL key
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Center wheel to zoom and pan the screen Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #15
Understanding & Changing Toolbars
Overview of Different toolbars
Customize Toolbars – Reset if needed
Right click on toolbars to make changes
Select Extended (All Tools) toolbar
Adjust the icons
Add Layer Painter and Copy in place icon
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #16
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4
Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
Library Browser
Leave in place if you like current position
Preferences ‐Disable docking –Set Stacked
Drag on the screen and Adjust
Can keep open on other screens needed
Use the Search function in X4
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #17
Program Preferences
Preferences – Affect how the “Program” works
Mouse "Click Twice to Display" contextual menus
Mouse is your “pick button” – it selects things
Set Handle and Selection Fill Colors Set Handle and Selection Fill Colors
Turn on "Show Same Wall Type Handles"
Turn Off "Select Room Before Wall in 3D"
Change the "Edit Handle Size" to 5
New Plans – Select Where To Save/Open
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #18
Favorite Keystrokes
Shift + A – Auto Dimension Shift = S – Save F1 – Help 3 – Break Line 2 – Join Roofs CTRL or Right Mouse – Move Unrestricted F6 – Fill screen Shift + F6 – Tile Screen Shift or CTRL to select things ESC – Cancel a Function
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #19
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5
Chief Architect X4 Introduction
10/17/2011
Using “Plan Specific” Defaults
Defaults – Affect how the “Current Plan” works
Saves you time – change things once
Double click the icon to access items defaults
Defaults – What sort of things to change
Door and window defaults
Cabinet defaults
Text
Dimensions
Walls
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Save Defaults as a Template Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #20
Zoom Tools and Cameras
Use the Mouse Wheel to Zoom In and Out
F6 = Fill Screen
Use the “Window” Pull Down
Overview of the Camera Types
Render versus Vector
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #21
Text and Callouts
Setting Text Defaults
Rich Text versus Text
Adding Text with Arrows
Copy and Paste Text
Marquee Select Text with the “Shift” key
Adding Callouts
Introduction To Chief Architect X4 Your Instructor
Systems, Support and Training for Designers and Contractors #22
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