Chief Architect Plan Review by Chief Experts - Designers Show #144
Welcome to The "Designers Show" by Chief Experts, where design isn't just an art—it's a profit center!
In this episode of The Designers Show, the team dives deep into Chief Architect plan reviews, troubleshooting, and workflow optimizations. If you've ever struggled with transferring old plans, terrain issues, or rendering settings, this episode is packed with expert insights to help you streamline your process.
We also discuss the upcoming Chief Architect Summit, why it’s a must-attend event for designers and architects, and how you can level up your business, design skills, and network. Plus, we explore AI-enhanced rendering, layer visibility issues, and how to align layout views for a professional presentation.
📌 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
🔹 How to transfer old plans into new Chief Architect versions without errors
🔹 Fixing common layer and display issues in Chief Architect
🔹 Terrain modeling tips & how to rebuild terrain after copying plans
🔹 Best practices for rendering in Chief Architect & post-processing with AI
🔹 Using “Paste Hold Position” to maintain accuracy in plan transfers
🔹 Aligning layout views properly for clean and professional presentations
🔹 The importance of keeping project files centered at (0,0)
🔹 Pro Academy updates – upcoming training & keyboard shortcuts for efficiency
📌 Episode Timestamps:
[0:00] - Introduction & welcome to The Designers Show #144
[1:52] - Plan review & live Q&A session begins
[3:00] - Chief Architect Summit details & why you should attend
[6:25] - Transferring old plans to newer Chief Architect versions
[10:26] - Best practices for copying & pasting plans while maintaining accuracy
[17:55] - Fixing missing layers & visibility issues in Chief Architect
[20:08] - Terrain challenges & rebuilding terrain after plan transfer
[28:42] - Optimizing Chief Architect renderings for better performance
[36:53] - Aligning layout views for a professional presentation
[48:28] - Robin’s framing plan issue & troubleshooting layer visibility
[54:12] - Chief Architect Pro Academy updates – training, shortcuts & live Q&A
[56:39] - Community questions & best practices for backing up Chief Architect data
[65:00] - Closing remarks & Robin’s KBIS award nomination
📌 Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
📍 Chief Architect Summit
📍 Alternative to Photoshop (Photopea)
📍 Chief Architect Pro Academy – Coming Soon
📍 Renee’s Rendering Tutorials on Youtube
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