This is the first I've heard about x2, I have x1 and don't use it much
anymore. I use another CAD system which is much quicker for me.
As for x2, it seems to me that they should have fixed the bugs that
have plagued Chief for years before trying to roll out another version.
Stairs need to be editable and show rails in plan view for one, the
cad tools need to be more user-friendly and not make the system crash;
and different wall types need to be able to join at the corners
without making some arbitrary "45 degree" joint. Lunacy and
unprofessional. I still use 10 on occasion to do renderings if the
house isn't too complex and trim-laden, so I haven't really looked at
x1 much. I hate the buttons and their appearance in x1, they were
cartoonish in 10, but x1 is ridiculous. That said, I've had very good
luck with Chief support being friendly (except for one person), and
they have always tried to fix the issues. But for that much money,
there shouldn't BE that many issues.
This is the first I've heard about x2, I have x1 and don't use it much anymore. I use another CAD system which is much quicker for me. As for x2, it seems to...
Bruce, I am always curious. What is the other CAD you use? I do renovations and find Chief 10 not particularly helpful when doing as build on a 100 year old...
Andy, I use an old version of Autocad, but I'm going to upgrade to the newer one. I find that 3d is not very time effective, especially when you have go in...
Just can't agree with you less. You draw it in 2d the 3d is there, the elevations are there. In Autocad You are 1 removed from using a pencil. My guess is...
What about when the client changes his mind? Drawing elevations in autocad means that you have to go and change the plan and the elevations. In Chief you...
Steve, I personally couldn't disagree with you more wholeheartedly! Well, except that I will definitely agree with you concerning autoCad/autodesk (ever since...
Line weights are a critical part of any architectural drawing and set of construction documents. The CAD side of Chief is very, very poor and delivers...
I must say you have spent no time with chief, have not done the tutorials, are so ingrained in the way you do things that you probably should just ride out...
Dear Bob Speer, Thank you so much for your sarcastic and ill-informed response, so typical of people who think they're being attacked when someone doesn't...
Bruce, Thank you for putting into a calm and logical response to what I have stewing and sputtering over since I read Mr. Speer's comments. I have been...
Dear Bruce, First off When someone has a problem they need help with in CA this -- is a great forum.If you had simply said you were having problems with line...
Ted: all great points...... i concurr in every one ... except that i will continue to use Chief as my construction drawing program. We own AutoCad Lt '98,...
Hi Ted I will have to reply to couple of things. I have used the layout being disconnected from update to my advantage more than once. It is a workaround - but...
Bruce and Ted: I have also been at this for a while and started on the drawing board. Does Chief have problems in some areas? Yes, but then what CAD program,...
Larry, You, as a very long-standing member of this group, in my opinion, have always been a facts-only, neutral opinion, and generous knowledgable support to...
Bruce and all of us have a right to our opinions and to state them publicly. Whether they are right , wrong or agreeable is secondary and inevitably Human...
Hi Dave, FIX THE BUGS FIRST. Well said and perhaps a little reminder to the newer members of this informal forum, that we (oldies) originally set up this...