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 and "fix" the issues that consume chief.

I can do a magnificent set of elevations in 2d which excite my
clientele in a couple of hours, and to do the same thing in 3d in
chief would take days and days and still not look as crisp. Hope
that helps.





--- In chief-users@yahoogroups.com, Andy&MaryAnn Robertson
<a.robertson7@...> wrote:
>
> 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 house with three additions, dormers on dormers and other
> non-standard construction. Always looking for an alternative
> - Andy R
>
> Bruce wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > __._,
>