Re: Chief Architect for Framing Plans & Details

"Bob Morrison"> wrote
> To All:
> I'm in a position of having to work with a drafting service that uses
> Chief Architect exclusively.  The owner of the company insists that he
> can produce a good quality set of construction drawings including
> framing plans with this software.  I have my doubts.  The project is for
> a second story addition to an existing single family residence.
>
> I do not use CA. Any details I produce must incor****ated into the
> construction set by the drafting service.  I can send my drawings as DWG
> or DXF.
>
> Anyone care to comment on any coordination issues that might arise?

Bob,
Been years since I played around with CA, and even then I wasn't very
impressed with it. Seemed like a 3d toy, not capable of creating detailed
yet flexible permit drawings. Perhaps it is better now. All this im****ting
and ex****ting dwg's and dwf's and dwl's and such...has anyone gotten any
of
this stuff to work properly? The couple times a tried im****ting dwf's was
very disapponting.

Take a look at the owners work, and see what you'll be paying for.

A 2nd floor addition can be complicated, no place for a novice with a
cheap
toy.....