Chief Architect Premier Changelog

What's new in Chief Architect Premier X15 25.1.0.45

Mar 30, 2023

Program Overview:
Fixed an issue that prevented the mouse wheel from zooming when Enable Gamepad was in Use.
Fixed a problem that could cause persistent tools like the Material Painter to switch to
Mouse-Orbit Camera after a single use when a gamepad was in use.
File Management:
Fixed an error that could occur when closing plans in certain situations.
Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Fixed an issue that caused expanded toolbars to collapse when a 3D view was opened in the Mac version of the software.
Creating Objects:
Fixed some cases in which the Copy/Cut tools were enabled in the menus when they should not have been.
Editing Objects:
New Select Next Side edit tool is available in 3D views.
CAD Objects:
Fixed an issue in which dimensions in CAD blocks were lost when CAD Detail from View was used.
Added a prompt to turn on an object's layer when that object is being placed into a CAD detail from the library.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Fixed a problem that allowed Railing walls with different Styles to merge when they should
not.
Corrected an issue that resulted in a gap between balusters that were offset from the newel post.
Fixed an issue that resulted in a gap between foundation and first floor walls when an open below room was present.
Rooms:
Fixed an issue that caused an extra ceiling surface above Shelf Ceiling rooms in some
situations.
Fixed a specific case in which parts of floor structure where being trimmed incorrectly.
Fixed a specific case where part of the floor of a bumpout was being trimmed by floor below.
Text, Callouts, and Markers:
Fixed an issue that could cause saved Note Defaults to be incorrectly flagged as In Use so they could not be deleted.
Doors and Windows:
Fixed a problem that caused Garage Door panels to display at an incorrect size when the size was set to include jamb.
Added jamb_top_width Name-Value Pair for doors.
Fixed a problem that caused the component windows in Bay Windows with very thin walls
to be removed.
Corrected in issue that caused doors in Mulled Units to have Z-fighting in the area of their
sill/threshold.
Mulled Units that are not aligned along the bottom will no longer be able to be arched.
Improved how casing generates on auto mulled windows that span multiple corners.
Fixed an issue that prevented openings from being pasted in Railing Pony Wall when the
Bottom Wall Height was less than 42".
Corrected a case where the Exterior Lintel on an interior door did not match the Interior
Lintel in the door's Components or in the Materials List.
Improved how doors and windows follow Grid Snaps when moved with On Object Snaps
turned off.
Electrical:
Fixed a problem that caused light Offset data to be wrong for some older electrical symbols.
Electrical object labels no have longer duplicate sizing when added to library.
Stairs, Ramps, and Landings:
Improved stair handrail connections for railings that have been offset.
Fixed a case in which a staircase did not create an automatic doorway in a railing using a thin wall type.
Roofs:
Corrected specific cases where fascia or gutters did not generate on roofs with small
Overhang and fascia values.
Fixed a problem that could cause an unchecked Auto Resize Window check box in the
Dormer Specification dialog to become checked when it should not.
Framing and Trusses:
Fixed an issue that prevented wall framing from pasting in the correct location in Wall Detail views.
Ceiling joists will no longer build in platforms where the bottom chords of roof trusses are
present.
The framing in a gable end Attic wall will now be removed if an End Truss is created in that
wall.
Fixed an issue that caused walls to build too high in areas with custom ceiling planes if roof trusses were being used.
Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented wall framing from being selected in a Framing
Overview.
Corrected an issue that could cause rafters to be trimmed incorrectly by roof planes below
them.
Fixed a specific case where a roof truss was extending past the required length.
Fixed an issue that caused floor trusses for Floor 2 to build incorrectly on edges in line with deck rooms on floor below.
Fixed a problem that prevented floor trusses from building all the way across a platform
around Open Below rooms when no rim joist was specified.
Corrected a case in which roof trusses incorrectly generated over room areas where there was no ceiling.
Fixed a case in which roof trusses were generating in parts of dormer shaft walls.
Corrected a case where vertical framing members associated with non-recessed Tray ceilings were getting removed in roofs with roof trusses.
The Library:
Added the ability to lock the panels of the Library Browser so they can be resized but not
moved.
Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented using the arrow keys to navigate the Library
Browser's Folder panel tree list when a 3D view was open.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused searches in Select Material dialog to be cleared out if entered immediately when dialog opened.
Fixed a problem that prevented automatic scrolling when dragging items near the bottom or top of the Folders panel tree list.
Fixed an issue that prevented the Tags panel of the Library Browser from resizing correctly
on some systems.
Corrected a case in which the User Catalog was slow to respond if it contained symbols with a large number of surfaces.
A prompt now appears when importing duplicate items into the User Catalog with an option to create duplicates or not.
Improved the interface of the Advanced Search dialog.
Fixed a problem that caused the Select Material dialog preview to render the preview twice
when loading.
Corrected a problem that caused the program to freeze when importing certain User Catalogs that included Style Palettes.
Fixed an issue that prevented the Library Browser from remembering its position floating on secondary monitor if it was not open when the program was previously shut down.
Fixed an issue that caused the Library Browser to appear smaller than it should when undocked in the Mac version of the software.
Added the Search in Folder(s) option back to the contextual menu for selected folders in
Library Browser.
The Library Browser's Search in Subfolders setting is now remembered across program
sessions.
The Object Attributes in the Advanced Search dialog can now be used as prefixes when
manually typing a library Search. For example, "Type:Doors" will return all door objects but not door locks or doorbells.
Restored the ability to immediately rename a newly created folder in the Library Browser.
Improved the use of the TAB key to cycle to various controls in the Library Browser.
Fixed a problem that could result in Place Library Object buttons losing their link to User
Catalog content when libraries were exported or imported.
Fixed an issue in which a folder was incorrectly created in the User Catalog when importing content and a duplicate item was in the library Trash.
Fixed a problem in which the same item in the Library Browser was not selected when
Switching between multiple program windows.
Symbol Objects:
Fixed an issue were editing a symbols bounding box didn't update the objects elevation
Information in the specification dialog correctly.
Fixed a typo in the Fixture Specification dialog.
Other Objects:
Fixed a problem that caused the Bounding Box shown in the Pyramid Specification dialog to be too large.
Corrected a specific case in which a 3D Solid object was very slow to select and edit.
Materials:
The Line Weight setting was moved closer to Line Color on the Pattern panel the Define
Materials dialog.
Fixed an issue where data was exported to the CPU Ray Tracer anytime the Define Material, Select Library Material, or Plan Materials dialog was opened..
3D Views:
Corrected a problem that prevented a prompt to turn on the cameras' layer when generating automatic elevations.
Fixed an issue that prevented the view from immediately updating when the Framing Back
Clip setting was turned on.
Fixed a problem that caused steps in saved cross section cameras to be removed when the Camera Specification dialog was closed.
Virtual Reality has been added to the desktop Chief Architect X15 Viewer.
Added the Number Style button to the Depth Cue dialog.
3D Rendering:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Standard Rendering Technique from working on certain Macs with Intel Iris Plus graphics cards.
Fixed an issue in which Physically Based rendered views sent to layout as Live Views would not resolve when printed if the camera view was open.
Corrected a case in which the Generated Sky displayed incorrectly in interior Standard
Renderings if shadows were turned off.
Fixed a problem in which Denoise View did not always work correctly when Hand Drawn
Lines on Top was enabled.
Fixed an issue that could cause Physically Based rendered views to be slow when Sun follow camera was turned on.
Fixed a crash that could occur when the Vector View Rendering Technique was used in the
Define Material dialog preview.
Fixed an issue where the Generated Sky could cause lighting to be incorrect in views using
Legacy Physically Based rendering.
CPU Ray Tracing:
The surface material under the generated grass in Grass Regions no longer displays in CPU
Ray Trace views.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed a problem in the Mac version of the software that could cause crosshairs to be included in exported images.
Materials List:
Fixed an issue that prevented the Total Linear Length option for long boards from working
when using a Buy List .
Fixed a problem in which the Materials List wasn't accounting for objects with 'Suppress
Adjacent Room Moldings' checked.
Layout:
Fixed an issue that caused updating Plot Line views sent to layout to be very slow in some
cases

New in Chief Architect Premier X14 24.3.0.84 (Sep 30, 2022)

Program Overview:
Fixed a problem that prevented right-clicking on a group selection from opening a contextual menu.
Project Planning:
Fixed a problem that caused preview images in the Project Browser to appear blurry on systems using display scaling greater than 100%.
Preferences:
Folders without write access can no longer be used for the Undo and Temporary folders.
Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Fixed an issue that caused toolbar button images to appear blurry at very high display scales.
indow and View Tools:
Fixed a problem that could cause side windows like the Library Browser to disappear after upgrading to Version X14 and migrating content and settings.
Displaying Objects:
Corrected a case in which a Line Style Segment Length appeared longer at higher display scales.
Editing Objects:
Fixed an issue in which Undo failed to remove a marker after extending an existing dimension line to locate a cross section line in an elevation view.
CAD Objects:
Fixed a problem that could cause some lines in schedules and CAD objects to display incorrectly on systems using display scaling greater than 100%.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Corrected a case in which drywall was missing at the end of a wall when stairs cut part of the wall.
Fixed an issue that caused the Wall Type Definitions dialog preview to display incorrectly after the Set As Default edit tool was used on an exterior wall.
Corrected a case in which using Reverse Plan caused the program to become unresponsive.
Rooms:
Fixed a problem that caused post footings to generate under layered decks when they should not.
Fixed an issue that resulted in exposed flat ceiling edges not having the correct material applied to them.
Fixed an issue in which the Floor Absolute Elevation could not be edited in the Floor 0 or Floor 1 Defaults dialog.
Fixed a problem that caused Bay/Bow/Box windows with a Raised Floor to be included in the Living Area.
Fixed a problem that prevented flooring materials from displaying in camera views in a particular case.
New Raised Floor For Bump Out check box in the Room Specification dialog handles cases where a bump out extends over a room on a lower floor level.
Dimensions:
Fixed a problem that caused certain fonts to appear distorted when used in Auto Story Pole text.
Corrected a case in which dimensions were missing extension lines when locating a 3D Solid.
Fixed a issue that prevented the Centerline mark on an extension line from displaying.
Fixed a problem that prevented Point to Point dimensions from being extended using the edit handles.
Doors and Windows:
Fixed an issue that caused arched/shaped windows to have an incorrect wall cutout when a 0 thickness wall surface layer was present.
Corrected an issue that caused deformation in Bow windows with a thin wall type.
Fixed a problem that could cause a Bow window to disappear when the framing thickness of its walls was increased.
Improved framing for Bay/Box/Bow windows that have been exploded.
Cabinets:
Fixed a problem in which clicking OK in the Door Face Item Specification could unintentionally change a cabinet's door and drawer overlap values.
Corrected a case in which False Drawer cabinet face items continued to display when the "Cabinets, Drawers & Doors" layer was turned off.
.Schedules and Object Labels:
Improved the resizing of tabbed Text objects and schedules.
Fixed a problem that could cause 3D Elevations of plants in Plant Schedules to display as a solid color.
Fixed an issue in which schedule callout labels could not be selected in plan view.
Fixed a problem that prevented returns in multi-line text from showing in schedules.
Roofs:
Fixed an issue that prevented roof planes from correctly displaying the default Arrowhead.
Fixed an error that could occur if a skylight/roofhole was placed in the same location as another skylight/roofhole with its layer off.
Corrected a case in which gable roof fascia extended past the fascia where a hip roof return was present.
Framing and Trusses:
Fixed a problem that could cause Pony Wall framing to rebuild when Retain Wall Framing was checked.
Updated some truss NVP's to correctly report if they were non-transferable in the Match Properties dialog.
Fixed a specific case in which trusses would not build over a room set to Use Soffit Surface for Ceiling.
Fixed a problem that prevented some trusses from generating in a specific case. Fixed an issue in which Force Truss Rebuild would only rebuild a single truss when multiple
trusses were selected.
Corrected a case in which the framing for a dropped ceiling did not appear in a 3D framing overview.
Architectural Blocks:
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused automatic backsplashes to disappear when an Architectural Block was created.
Other Objects:
Corrected a problem that caused a 3D Solid to move in the wrong direction when Nudged if it was selected from a different direction than it was created.
Fixed a problem in which a 3D Solid could have an incorrect bounding box when selected in a 3D view.
Fixed an issue that prevented 3D Solids placed far from the origin from displaying in plan view.
Fixed a problem that prevented materials assigned to blocked Polyline Solids exported from the library in older software versions from importing correctly in Version X14.
Fixed an issue that caused very slow editing of complex 3D Solid objects.
Fixed a specific case in which a legacy plan containing complex 3D Solids would hang when being read into Version X14.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented 3D Solids from being resized using dimensions.
Corrected a case in which a very thin 3D Solid caused its plan to load slowly, as well as slowness in camera views.
Fixed an error that could occur when rotating a Wall Material Region.
Fixed a problem that prevented Face objects from being drawn at the default elevation when created in plan view.
Face objects drawn inside a room are now at floor height instead of ceiling height.
3D Views:
Fixed a problem that could cause elevation callouts in plan view to show the wrong text when zooming.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Text Below Line from displaying in Overview camera callouts.
Fixed an error that could occur when creating a Full Overview after specifying a wall as a Pony Wall in a specific case.
Fixed a crash that would occur creating a camera view on systems with Intel Arc graphics.
Rendering and Ray Tracing:
Fixed an issue that caused only part of a CPU Ray Trace image to be created on a secondary monitor with different display scaling.
Fixed a problem that caused backdrops to appear black when viewed through glass in Physically Based Renderings that included a referenced plan.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed a problem that could cause a duplicate watermark to appear in walkthrough recordings.
Materials List:
Corrected a problem that prevented rows in the Master List from being deleted.
Layout:
Fixed an issue that caused Live Views to appear blurrier on screen when display scaling was increased to greater than 100%.
Fixed a problem that caused shadows/color to be offset in Plot Line when the display scaling was set greater than 200%.
Fixed an issue in which a large amount of memory was being used to send Plot Line views to layout when display scaling was greater than 200%.
Printing and Plotting:
Fixed an issue that could result in a cached watermark image being removed from the plan when its properties were edited.
Ruby in Chief Architect:
The countertop overhang NVP was removed from symbols that couldn't make use of it.

New in Chief Architect Premier X14 24.1.0.46 (May 25, 2022)

Program Overview:
Fixed a set of cases where images in dialogs were not rendered at the correct resolution when the system's display scaling was set greater than 100%.
Corrected issues that could result in an error when moving the Dashboard or making it the active window.
File Management:
Fixed a problem in which referenced files in plans saved on one platform (Windows/macOS) and then opened on the other platform could not be found.
Corrected a problem that prevented missing referenced files from being listed in the Missing Files dialog when opening a layout file.
Preferences and Default Settings:
Fixed an issue that caused Grid lines to draw at an incorrect thickness when the system's
display scaling was set greater than 100%.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Opacity control for Selected and Secondary Edge Handles from working correctly.
Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Addressed an issue in the Mac version of the software that prevented button text from being grayed out when the button was disabled.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Tool Tips to appear in the wrong location.
Displaying Objects:
Fixed a problem that prevented the color preview in the Color Chooser dialog from showing the most recently selected color.
Fixed an issue that caused the Screen Capture tool's drawing feedback to be included in the captured image when the system's display scaling was greater than 100%.
Improved the appearance of arcs and curved lines on systems with the display scaling set to greater than 100%.
Fixed an issue that caused the Fill Style dialogs to use the wrong layer for the pattern color when accessed from another dialog.
Corrected a problem that caused patterns to extend outside their owner object at some Zoom levels.
Editing Objects:
Improved the layout and tab order of the Move settings in the Transform/Replicate Object
dialog.
Fixed an issue that made it difficult to get out of Select All mode after accessing the Layer
Display Options dialog and the using the Select All command.
CAD Objects:
Fixed a problem that sometimes caused some objects' layer to not turn on when they should when the Edit CAD Block tool was used.
Fixed an issue that caused the Chief Architect program window to resize larger when the Edit CAD Block tool was used.
The Note tool is no longer available in temporary CAD Block Windows.
Fixed an error that could occur when joining two polylines in some cases.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Fixed an issue in which extensions snaps would appear at incorrect locations when snapping to wall edges in an elevation view.
Wall Breaks can now be placed near wall intersections more easily.
Corrected a case in which a wall break was being removed even though Merge Colinear
Walls was turned off.
Fixed a problem that resulted in a gap in a brick ledge under bay/box/bow windows.
Dimensions:
Fixed an issue in which dimensions were locating wall girts in plan view when they were not displaying.
Corrected an issue that could cause dimensions locating Construction Lines in elevation
views to be deleted in some cases.
Fixed a problem that caused the Interior Dimension tool to mark walls incorrectly after
importing Default Sets from a legacy file.
Fixed an issue in which the position of dimensions created in a Wall Detail were not
maintained when CAD Detail from View was used.
Corrected a case in which Auto Exterior Dimensions would not locate Opening Centers when Wall Steps was unchecked in the Dimension Defaults dialog.
Fixed a problem that resulted in parent Locate Objects boxes being checked incorrectly when a legacy plan using now-obsolete NKBA Dimension Defaults was opened in Version X14.
Fixed an issue that prevented dynamic Extension and Segment settings from updating in the Dimension Line Specification dialog when the default value was changed.
Fixed a problem that caused the Fixed Gap from Marked Object setting to be incorrect in
legacy plans using now-obsolete NKBA Dimension Defaults was opened in Version X14.
Text, Callouts, and Markers:
Schedule callouts for symbol objects now follow the object's Suppress Label and also have the Move edit handle.
Fixed a problem that resulted in Callout Cross Section Lines going in the opposite direction in some legacy plans.
Fixed an issue in which the default size of Callout Section Arrows were too large in layout.
Fixed an issue that prevented the Callout Section Arrow color from changing when Match
Line Color was specified in the Arrow Defaults dialog.
Improved the accuracy and smoothness of editing simple Text tables.
Improved the spacing and centering of the Chief Blueprint font.
Fixed an issue that caused the top/bottom margins in simple Text to be applied to each line of text instead of the entire Text object.
New Apply Top/Bottom Margins to Each Row option in the Text Specification dialog.
Removed an errant warning that could appear in the Mac version of the software if a text
object was using an inaccessible private font.
Invalid macros can now be selected from the 'Insert Macro' menu. They will still be greyed out and appear unselectable.
Fixed a problem that resulted in the Scale macro not always reporting the correct scale whenused in Simple Text.
Doors and Windows:
Fixed a case in which Attic walls were not building correctly over bay/bow/box windows.
Fixed an issue that caused mulled units with a shaped top and bottom to look worse in
Version X14 than prior versions.
Corrected a problem that caused a window's Apron profile to be offset from the wall when its Sill profile was offset.
Fixed a problem that prevented openings from being pasted into curved walls.
Fixed an error that occurred when a molding profile composed of a single line was assigned to part of an opening.
Fixed a problem that caused problematic wall openings to be created when the Copy/Paste and Point to Point Center edit tools were used in specific cases.
Corrected an issue that prevented a bay/bow/bow window's Top Offset setting from being
used when Use Floor Finish was the height Reference.
Fixed a problem that caused the view extents to increase every time walls/floors/ceilings
were rebuilt when a bay/box/bow window was placed on the foundation level.
Fixed a problem in the Wall Specification dialog that caused the Preview to show a large
hole in the wall instead of a bay/box/bow window.
Fixed an issue where cabinets didn't detect walls behind them correctly if wall contained a
bay/bow/box window.
Fixed an issue where an incorrect set of layers were displaying in Object Layer Properties
when selecting a baybowbox window
Fixed a case where bay/bow/box windows in legacy plans would have the wrong material
applied to walls
Fixed an issue where raised floor bay/bow/box windows placed in single layer or brick walls would have gaps along the wall below
Cabinets:
Fixed issues that caused the countertop finished edge length to be reported incorrectly by its Name Value Pair, in schedules, and in the Materials List when a filler was present.
Electrical:
Fixed a problem in which copying a 3-way Switch and an Electrical Connection could result in an incorrect missing symbol warning.
Schedules and Object Labels:
Schedule callouts for symbol objects now follow the suppress label of the object and also
have move handles.
Custom Countertops created using the Convert Polyline tool are now included in schedules by default.
Fixed a problem that caused the Notification icon to incorrectly appear on Notes that were linked to schedules after using the Reset Notification Icons command.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented schedules from updating information about objects in Architectural Blocks.
Corrected an issue in which the rightmost column in a schedule could not be resized when
Swap Rows/Coumns was checked.
Fixed a problem that caused schedules to report incorrect Type information for automatic
countertops.
Fixed an issue that caused countertops in Architectural Blocks to display a schedule callout when the block was set to be treated a single object.
Fixed an issue that caused schedules to report the absolute height of countertops instead of the height relative to floor.
Corrected an issue that affected the resizing of schedule columns when the Schedule Title
and Column Headings were not displayed.
Foundations:
Corrected an issue that caused a gap in a wall footing's fill at stepped intersection in a
specific case.
Fixed a problem that resulted in gaps in foundation walls under bay/box/bow windows withraised floors.
Roofs:
Gable/Roof Lines can now be deleted using the Reset to Defaults dialog.
Framing and Trusses:
Corrected a problem that prevented floor joists from lapping over beams when floor framing was generated.
Removed the Wall Detail View Fill Style NVP from framing members that do not use it.
Fixed a specific case in which ceiling framing was not being trimmed correctly by roof
planes.
Fixed a specific case in which a roof plane's lookouts where generating in the roof below.
Fixed an error that occurred when generating a selected wall's framing in specific cases.
Corrected a problem that prevented Shoe plates from generating in some overframing
situations.
Wall framing is no longer deleted when Auto Merge Collinear Walls is turned on.
Changing a framing member's Role now affects how the object is reported in the Materials List.
The Library:
Fixed an issue that prevented some hardware objects from the Library from being painted
onto doors correctly.
Other Objects:
Fixed an issue in which Boolean operations did not work if you selected a CAD polyline first when working alongside a 3D Solid.
Extension snaps now work with 3D Solids.
Fixed an issue in which Face objects did not draw on the default layer for 3D Solids.
Materials:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Sand pattern from working in 3D views.
3D Rendering:
Fixed an issue that caused watermarks in 3D views to be incorrectly sized and positioned
when the system's display scaling was greater than 100%.
Improved rendering speed for Duotone and Watercolor renderings on systems that do not support real time ray tracing.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Screen Capture Setup dialog from being hidden when the Hide Chief Architect While Capturing option was selected.
Fixed an error that could occur when drawing and editing a Walkthrough Path.
Importing and Exporting:
Fixed a problem that resulted in missing information in exported metafiles.
Corrected an issue in which Note titles would be doubled when exporting to 3D Viewer.
Terrain, Roads, and Plants:
Increased the default Terrain Surface Triangle count for new plans.
Fixed an error that could occur when opening the specification dialog for some terrain
objects if the selected edge was an arc.
Materials List:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Board Sizes table in the Structural Member Reporting dialog from correctly sorting by board size.
Layout:
Fixed a problem that prevented Plot Line elevation views with Color Fill from displaying in a particular legacy layout file.
Corrected an issue in which the Opaque Glass setting for symbol based doors was not
respected in Plot Line views sent to layout.
Printing and Plotting:
Fixed a problem that caused rotated text watermarks to display incorrectly.
Fixed an issue that resulted in large PDF file size when printed in the Mac version of the
software.
Corrected a problem that caused Live Views sent to layout to appear distorted when printed if their layout box shape was edited.

New in Chief Architect Premier X13 23.3.0.81 (Jan 6, 2022)

Project Management:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Project Browser previews for layout pages from updating after pages were removed/deleted.
Fixed an issue in the Active Layer Display Options side window in which layer "In Use" data did not update after an object's default layer was changed.
Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Corrected a problem that caused submenus to be incorrectly scaled after a toolbar was right-clicked on.
Window and View Tools:
Fixed a problem that could cause the active defaults for open views to be changed temporarily when a Saved Plan View was edited via the Project Browser.
Displaying Objects:
Fixed an issue that prevented layers assigned to items in the Electrical Defaults dialog from being marked as "In Use", allowing those layers to be deleted.
Fixed an issue that prevented the default layer for Notes from being marked as "In Use", allowing that layer to be deleted.
Fixed a problem that prevented a layer set from being associated with 3D Framing Views in some legacy plans when opened in Version X13.
Editing Objects:
Fixed a problem that caused items in Style Palettes from converting units of measurement correctly.
CAD Objects:
Fixed an issue that caused a symbol's CAD Block to rotate incorrectly when the symbol was resized.
Corrected a case in which a Line with Arrow or Text Line with Arrow would not properly connect to a Revision Cloud.
The appearance of Revision Clouds is no longer affected when Show Arc Centers and Ends is toggled on.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Align With Wall Above/Below edit tools from working in camera views when the side of a wall was selected.
Corrected a problem in a specific plan in which a wall cap created a diagonal line in elevation views.
Fixed a case in which a warning message about not being able to change an object's layer would appear when importing defaults.
Framing definitions in Wall Types saved in the Library now convert units of measurement correctly.
Fixed a problem in which adding a new layer to a Wall Type could add an Insulation layer marked as Framing.
Fixed an issue in which creating a Wall Material Region set to cut finish layers in an elevation view could cause dimensions to walls to disappear.
Rooms:
Corrected an issue that caused the Stem Wall Height setting in the Room Specification dialog to become disabled after the Room Type was changed.
The prompt to turn off Automatically Rebuild Foundation is now presented before a wall's or room's specification dialog is opened on Floor 0.
Fixed a problem that prevented Component data for rooms from being removed in some cases.
Dimensions:
Fixed an issue that caused dimension segments between an opening on one cabinet and the side of another to be suppressed.
The "Dimensions, Automatic" system layer has been removed. The system layer for all dimension lines is now "Dimensions".
Fixed a problem that prevented Temporary Dimensions for walls in elevation views from displaying when the "CAD, Default" layer was turned off.
Text, Callouts, and Markers:
Fixed an issue that prevented Notes placed in 3D views from updating their schedule number immediately.
Doors and Windows:
A cursor icon no longer follows the mouse pointer when duplicate openings are stacked.
Fixed an issue that resulted in duplicate opening indicator warnings disappearing after creating a materials list.
Cabinets:
Fixed a problem that caused cabinet drawer inserts to be sized or positioned incorrectly in some cases.
Fixed an issue that prevented the sides of radius end cabinets from being edited in some cases.
Schedules and Object Labels:
Fixed an issue in which schedules prevented the proper line weights to be applied to some objects in views sent to layout using the 'Use Layout Line Scaling' option.
Fixed an issue that caused some openings and electrical object to face the wrong direction in their schedule previews.
Foundations:
Fixed a specific case in which a Monolithic Slab Foundation was failing to generate in 3D.
Stairs, Ramps, and Landings:
Corrected a specific case in which texture mapping was incorrect on a Ramp.
Fixed an error that could occur when editing a Landing's materials.
Roofs:
Fixed a problem in which the "Form Room Inside Dormer" option for Auto Dormers
Increased the total height of a building unnecessarily.
Fixed an issue that caused the finish layer of Tray Ceilings to be cut where the object passed over a railing in some cases.
Corrected an issue in which an Attic Wall would generate incorrectly above a roof plane that
Was originally generated below an automatic Dutch Gable.
Fixed an issue where the move edit handle for roof planes appeared in the wrong location in 3D views.
Manual removal of automatic frieze molding from an edge of the molding polyline is now retained.
Framing and Trusses:
Fixed an issue that resulted in overlapping wall top plates at wall intersections at certain angles.
Fixed a problem that caused framing to build through walls in some cases.
Corrected an issue that could cause a truss to incorrectly shift its location when the shape of its truss polyline was edited.
The Library:
Fixed an issue that prevented a previously selected item in the Library Browser from being reactivated by clicking on the Selection Pane.
Fixed a problem that prevented library files with an apostrophe in the filename from being imported.
The Selection Pane and search results now update to reflect changes such as project macros or layer colors in the current plan.
Notes and text in the library will now 'correctly' evaluate Designer/Client contact macros.
Other Objects:
Fixed an issue where drawing slabs or polyline solids in a perspective view would create them at seemingly random heights.
Fixed case where boolean operation was failing on 3D Shapes in some complex cases.
Fixed an issue where copying polyline solids created in a elevation view would sometimes place the copy at the wrong height
Style defaults for Floor Material Regions are now applied when converting a CAD polyline to a Floor Material Region.
Materials:
Fixed an issue that could cause the Material Painter dialog to show an incorrect preview when 'Use default material' was checked.
3D Views:
Fixed an issue where cross hairs would become extremely slow to respond when items were selected in elevation views on some systems.
3D Rendering:
Improved clarity of Use Backdrop Image setting label and functionality.
Fixed the issue where billboard images would disappear when turning the camera straight up or straight down in perspective views.
Fixed an issue where Line Drawing on top was being forced on when legacy plans from X4 and prior were being read in.
Fixed an issue where a large black triangle could sometimes appear across the screen when Line Drawing was being used.
Fixed issue where vector lines drew on top of reference plan glass house geometry.
Fixed a problem where referenced plans using glass house were taking a higher priority over the existing plan when geometry occupied the same space.
Fixed a problem where having transparent background for an exported PNG would over or underexpose the view making it too light or too dark.
Fixed a crash that could occur on some systems with AMD graphics cards when Hardware Edge Smoothing was set to Low.
Fixed an issue in which moving the Ambient Light sliders in the Rendering Technique Options dialog didn't update the view immediately.
Fixed an issue that caused glass to appear too dark in elevation views using the Standard or Watercolor Rendered Techniques.
New Disable Render Target Aliasing setting addresses a problem in camera views seen on some Macbook Pros with Intel Iris Plus graphics.
In the Preferences dialog, Low and Medium Edge Smoothing options now provide varying levels of quality.
Improved the display of lines with a high Squiggle Amplitude in Rendering Techniques where Line Drawing is used.
Improved performance when editing in a 3D view while a Reference Plan was in use.
Fixed a problem that could cause Horizon Lines to flash when switching Rendering Techniques.
Fixed a problem that caused Horizon Lines on certain objects to disappear in elevation views when the view was refreshed.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed an issue in which Edge Smoothing was not working correctly when recording walkthroughs on some systems.
Fixed a problem that prevented billboard plants from rotating to face the camera at some extreme angles.
Fixed an issue in which spherical backdrops would no longer appear spherical after a 360 Panorama image was exported.
Corrected a case that could cause dark squares in a 360 Panorama images.
Materials Lists
Fixed an issue that prevented Revert to Default from being available immediately after editing a cell in a Materials List.
Corrected an error in specific customer plan that occurred while generating a Materials List.
Layout:
Fixed a problem that caused cross section/elevation views sent to layout as Plot Lines to be missing labels.
Fixed an issue that could cause watermarks to incorrectly display in cross section/elevation views sent to layout.
Corrected a case where sending an image to layout would remove the CAD on certain systems.
Fixed an issue that prevented some layout boxes with plot lines in legacy files from being linked to the original view when opened in Version X13.
Addressed an incorrect warning that would appear when opening a legacy layout file linked to a plan that had been previously saved in Version X13.
Printing and Plotting:
Improved response of the Cancel button in the progress dialog for printing and generating the print preview.

New in Chief Architect Premier X13 23.1.0.38 (Aug 4, 2021)

Installation:
A Warning message about missing electrical objects no longer appears during the process of migrating legacy templates. You should examine migrated legacy template files in Version X13 and make sure a default 110V Ceiling Outlet is set.
2.2 Program Overview:
Table columns in dialogs now resize upon opening to best fit existing data.
2.3 File Management:
Send Backup Files to Zip Archive is now checked by default in the Backup Entire
Plan/Project dialog.
2.4 Project Management:
Fixed a problem that allowed a Layer Set to be assigned to the Reference Display when it was not available in the referenced plan file.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused camera views on layout pages to be reported as Open
in the Project Browser.
2.1 Preferences and Default Settings:
A new Pinch Zoom Sensitivity setting in the Preferences dialog controls the zoom rate for touch screens, trackpads, and Ctrl+scroll wheel actions.
Added an option in the Preferences dialog to Automatically Send Report Error reports.
Added Shader Model information on the Video Card Status panel of the Preferences dialog.
2.2 Window and View Tools:
Fixed a problem in the Mac version that resulted in duplicate undocked side windows in specific situations.
Fixed a problem that caused tiled view windows to resize when they should not after saving an edited CAD Block.
2.3 Displaying Objects:
The Active Layer Display Options side window can now be resized as small as was possible
in Version X12.
2.4 CAD Objects:
Fixed a problem that prevented the Add Break tool from working with Arcs in some cases.
Fixed an issue that prevented the Trim Objects tool from working correctly on Arcs in some cases.
2.5 Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Fixed an issue that caused the columns in the Wall Type Definitions dialog to resize in an
unexpected manner.
Fixed an issue that resulted in curved wall previews displaying incorrectly in schedules.
Fixed a case in which the a wall's bottom height could be incorrect if wall below was marked as Hang Platform Above on Wall.
2.6 Rooms:
Restored the display of the Story Pole dimensions and markers in the Room Specification dialog preview.
2.7 Dimensions:
Fixed a problem that prevented the user from removing Floor and Ceiling Finish from the Marks to Include list on the Locate Elevations panel of the Dimension Defaults and Story Pole Dimension Defaults dialogs:
Fixed an issue in which changes to dimension defaults done via the Default Settings dialog did not immediately update dimensions in the plan.
Restored the ability to locate an off-angle line in an elevation view using the ManualDimension tool:
Corrected a problem that caused the markers on Auto Story Pole dimensions to not display when Dimensions Between Elevation Markers was unchecked.
Fixed a problem that prevented dimensions drawn at angles from working correctly.
Text, Callouts, and Markers:
Fixed an issue where text with missing fonts could disappear while zooming in and out of a plan.
Fixed a display problem affecting the appearance of Notes in 3D views.
2.9 Doors and Windows:
Fixed a problem that prevented windows with asymmetrical panes from reflecting properly.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the frame of a Pass-Through to be offset when placed in a corner.
Raised floor lines for Bay/Box/Bow Windows and frame lines for Wall Niches no longer adopt the "Layout Box Borders" layer color in plan views sent to layout.
Fixed problem that caused a window's glass to be removed when no sash was specified.
Fixed a problem that caused casement windows to change their hinge side when reflected.
2.10 Schedules and Object Labels:
Fixed an issue that prevented the Show in this View option to force labels to display in elevation views from working.
Open Row Object(s) on a schedule in a CAD Detail can now be used to change the selected line items' label offsets in plan view.
Fixtures in cabinets now correctly report their room and floor level in schedules.
Fixed an error that could occur using the Open Row Object(s) tool when an inserted fixture was selected in a schedule.
Fixed an error related to schedule callout labels associated with fixtures inserted into cabinets.
2.11 Foundations:
Post footings no longer have the Set as Default edit tool.
2.12 Framing:
Fixed a problem that prevented wall framing from moving correctly when Reverse Plan was used.
Fixed a crash that could occur when drawing a Roof Purlin across multiple roof planes. Restored the ability to create miter cuts on both ends of framing using the Trim Object(s) and Extend Object(s) edit tools.
2.13 The Library:
Fixed an issue accessing certain wall objects saved in the Library.
2.14 Other Objects:
Fixed an issue that prevented holes in Shape objects from being edited at some rotation angles.
Resize [X or . or X2 Button] tool now works with Shapes.
Fixed a problem that prevented Splines from correctly converting to Polyline Solids.
2.15 Materials:
Fixed a problem that caused the initial material selection in the Select Material dialog to have a blank Library Preview Pane.
2.16 3D Views:
Fixed a problem that caused duplicated cameras to be assigned incorrectly incremented names.
Fixed an issue where toggling Color off in an elevation view didn't immediately affect CAD and Text in that view if the Grayscale Preference was on.
Fixed an issue that caused Virtual Reality views to be stretched and misplaced.
VR Components and Teleport lines no longer glow.
The Display Both Eyes on Screen setting for VR is working again.
Fixed an issue that caused the VR preview to not be symmetrical on higher end graphics cards.
Using both grip buttons at the same time in a VR overview of a large plan no longer makes the view black.
2.17 3D Rendering:
Removed the obsolete Update View button from the Physically Based panel of the Rendering Techniques dialog.
Restored the Cast Shadows option for light sources in 3D views. Fixed an issue that caused Ambient Occlusion to shade some objects incorrectly.
Fixed an issue where odd shading could occur in Vector and Technical Illustration views when Shadows were on.
Fixed a problem that prevented CPU Ray Casted Shadows from working in Orthographic views.
Improved rendering of lighting, shadows, and reflections on Apple M1 systems.
Fixed a problem that resulted in missing lines in Line Drawing renderings.
Fixed a problem that prevented reflections in some mirror objects from generating.
Fixed a problem that caused Spot lights to shine through solid objects.
Fixed an issue that could cause exported images to appear washed out when using some older graphics cards.
Fixed an issue that prevented 3D plants viewed through glass from rendering correctly in Physically Based renderings with Ray Tracing.
Fixed a problem that caused Line Drawing renderings to print with much thicker lines thanexpected.
Fixed an issue that caused fixtures inserted into cabinets to appear to be illuminated in Physically Based renderings.
Cleaned up an issue in the Rendering Techniques dialog on the Mac.
Turning off the Sun Light in Physically Based renderings no longer leaves the view very dark.
Fixed a problem that caused camera views in a plan to use the same lighting as the first view
made that session when the Default Sun Light was set to use a Sun Angle.
Fixed an issue that prevented Edge Smoothing on Idle from fully resolving in some cases.
Improved performance generating the initial view in Physically Based renderings.
Metal materials in reflections are now illuminated correctly in Physically Based renderings.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Line Thickness setting from working for Glass House or Technical Illustration Rendering Techniques.
Corrected an issue that caused the screen to blink frequently when the Rendering Technique Options settings for Technical Illustration or Vector Views were edited.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Sun Light from being used in Physically Based renderings with Ray Tracing when Shadows were turned off in the view.
Fixed a problem that caused Watermarks to be included in 360 Panorama exports.
Fixed an issue that caused Note objects to flicker in 3D views.
Fixed a problem that caused the 3D backdrop to be tiled when exporting a Watercolor rendering as an image.
Fixed a problem that resulted in a blank image when exporting a Physically Based rendering
with Ray Tracing that had Line Drawing on Top, Export Samples set to 0 and Use Transparent Background specified.
Fixed a problem in which some supported graphics cards were incorrectly detected as unsupported, preventing them from generating 3D views.
Colored light has been improved to more closely resemble the specified colors.
Line Drawing on Top in dialog previews could cause crashes in some situations and is no longer shown.
Fixed an issue that caused the scene to re-render when exporting an image at screen size when Sun Follows Camera was turned on.
Corrected a problem that caused exterior fixtures located in shadows to be lit incorrectly in Physically Based renderings.
Material textures that exceed the maximum GPU texture size are now automatically resized.
Fixed a problem that caused light fixtures using default glass material to not cast shadows correctly.
Fixed an issue that affected the display of lines in Line Drawing renderings with a Thickness setting of 1 in the Rendering Technique Options dialog.
2.18 Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
In the Mac version, walkthroughs now continue to record when Chief Architect is not the main application.
Corrected an issue that caused the backdrop in a 3D view to be very light when exported as a picture with Transparent Background is checked.
Fixed a problem that interfered with the generation of CAD blocks for imported symbols in some situations.
2.19 Importing and Exporting:
Fixed a problem affecting textures when exporting a 3D symbol
Fixed a problem that caused imported symbols to have incorrect geometry when multiple symbols were imported in a group.
2.20 Printing and Plotting:
Manual changes to the Drawing Sheet are now reflected in the Drawing Sheet Setup dialog.
New Troubleshooting setting on the Render panel of the Preferences dialog, Manage GPU Residency, to help with cases where a large amount of 3D views are created: for example, printing a layout that contains a lot of Live views.

New in Chief Architect Premier X12 22.2.0.54 (Apr 21, 2020)

Program Overview:
Fixed an issue that prevented 3Dconnexion mice from working in the Mac version of the software.
Preferences and Defaults:
Fixed an issue that affected settings set to Use Default when saved defaults were imported.
Addressed a visibility problem that occurred in some dialogs with previews when the Background color was set to black.
Editing Objects:
Fixed an error that could occur when moving groups of objects that included Auto Exterior Dimensions using an Edit Area tool.
Fixed a problem that caused Auto Exterior Dimensions to lose their connection to wall openings when Edit Area was used.
CAD Objects:
Corrected a case in which dimensions in a CAD block did not display.
Fixed a problem that prevented the selection of and snapping to the edge of a CAD Oval from working correctly.
Walls, Railings and Fencing:
Room moldings can now be turned off on each side of a wall independently.
Fixed a crash that could occur when replicating walls in certain situations.
Improved how the walls that enclose a lowered ceiling join when they meet at a corner.
Walls using different materials than their wall type now correctly transfer materials when building a new floor.
Fixed an issue that caused room moldings to errantly appear in the Wall Specification dialog preview.
Fixed a problem that allowed room labels to display in 2D previews in the Wall Specification dialog.
Fixed an issue that prevented a brick ledge from generating when no sill plate was specified.
Rooms:
Room Moldings no longer get deleted in the Room Type defaults dialog when "Use Floor Defaults" is unchecked.
Fixed a specific case in which the floor finish was not being generated in 3D around an Open Below room defined by curved walls.
Trey Ceiling tool will now generate a trey ceiling when adjacent rooms have different ceiling heights and are separated by invisible walls.
Trey Ceiling Polylines now follow their Draw Order correctly.
Fixed an issue that prevented Angular Dimensions from locating Trey Ceiling polylines.
Dimensions:
Improved the appearance of Centerline extension callouts in Wall Detail views.
Fixed an issue that caused Angular Dimensions in layout to display on the wrong page in some cases.
Fixed an issue that prevented changes to the default settings that a dimension line inherits from updating in the Dimension Line Specification dialog.
Fixed a problem that affected the display of the Use Default indicator for dimension line arrow size when the saved defaults the dimension line inherited its settings from was changed.
Doors and Windows:
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the opening angle or percent open of a door.
Corrected a problem that could cause the extents of 3D views to be too large when an opening with no casing was present in a curved wall.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the glass material assigned to a door to change when a different door symbol was assigned to it.
Fixed an issue that caused lintels on arched mulled units to display differently than in prior versions.
Schedules and Object Labels:
Fixed an issue in which errant text would appear in object labels while zooming and panning with a Schedule Tool active.
Improved the accuracy of data in the Wall Length column in a Wall Schedules.
Fixed a problem that prevented Door and Drawer Panel sizes from updating in Cabinet Schedules.
Fixed an issue in which schedule labels for objects did not update when an object was removed from inclusion in a particular schedule.
Roofs:
The Clip End calculation for Ceiling Planes now reports the correct value when the Elevation Reference is "From Floor".
Fixed an issue that caused the walls of Curved Eave Dormers to display incorrectly.
Corrected a case where a specific legacy plan would not open in version X12.
Fixed a crash that could occur when setting the Surface and Structure thicknesses of a roof plane to zero.
Fixed a problem in a particular plan that caused errant roof surfaces to extend out of the model in 3D views.
Fixed an error that occurred when building the roof in a particular plan.
Fixed a problem that prevented a Ceiling Plane located above a room’s Ceiling Elevation from displaying.
Fixed an issue in which the Delete Roof Planes and Delete Ceiling Planes tools did not delete all of the roof/ceiling planes in the current plan.
Framing:
Improved platform connections when using different Framing Groups.
Fixed an issue that could cause framing for a selection of roof planes to generate incorrectly when the Build Framing for Selected Object edit tool was used.
The Elevation to Top value now transfers correctly when applied to joists, beams and rafters using the Object Eyedropper tool.
Corrected a case in which the program locked up while building roof framing.
Trim and Moldings:
Corrected a problem that prevented dimensions from locating cabinet moldings.
Fixed several issues that could cause the molding profile assigned to a 3D Molding Polyline to flip to the wrong side of the polyline in certain circumstances.
The Library:
Fixed a problem that sometimes caused Manufacturer catalogs to display incorrect symbols in their names.
Other Objects:
Fixed a problem that prevented a polyline from converting to a Solid Hole when the polyline was over a Primitive object in some cases.
Improved ability to copy and paste very small, intricate Shape objects.
Fixed an issue that caused the wrong face to be selected when selecting a Shape object in plan view.
Materials:
Duplicate materials will no longer be added to Plan Materials when a library object’s materials are changed.
Fixed a problem that caused textures to become distorted on a symbol if it was made in a metric plan and then used in an imperial plan.
Fixed an issue that caused materials to lose their Pattern Material Color when the pat-tern type was replaced by one from the Library or generated from the texture.
3D Views:
Fixed a crash that could occur when creating 3D views on a Mac with Intel Iris graphics.
Fixed a problem that prevented changes to the active Dimension Defaults in a camera view from being applied when the Edit Active View tool was used.
3D Rendering:
Shadows can now be generated in Vector Views in Home Designer Pro and Chief Architect Interiors and Chief Architect Viewer.
Importing and Exporting:
Replaced the Next/Previous Page buttons in the Import PDF dialog with spin boxes.
Terrain:
Improved how the terrain cuts around the foundation level of a plan.
Plants and Sprinklers:
Fixed an error that could occur when activating the Sprinkler tool multiple times in a single session.
Materials List:
Fixed an issue that resulted in incorrect Rebar and Hole size data for piers in the Mate-rials List and in the pier NVPs.
Layout:
Fixed a problem that prevented snapping to temporary CAD Points in layout.
Fixed a crash involving live camera views sent to layout.
Ruby in Chief Architect:
Fixed an issue that caused the Migrate Legacy Macro dialog to report the wrong Result values when migrating formulas Materials List formulas in some cases.
Added new Name-Value Pairs to better handle materials assigned to symbols inserted into other objects.

New in Chief Architect Premier X12 22.0.1.39 (Feb 26, 2020)

Program Overview:
Fixed a problem that prevented values entered into fields with spin boxes from being retained after clicking OK in the dialog.2.2
File Management:
The Save as Template function now produces a much smaller size file when everything is purged.
Corrected a problem in which a Paste Special action involving Rich Text/Text into a layout file would always place the item on Page 1.2.3 Preferences and
Default Settings:
Added control in the Mac version of the software to allow the program to use Dark Mode, Light Mode, or the System color scheme.2.4
Displaying Objects:
Added a new Layer Management option in the Active Layer Display Options side window that toggles the display of the Reset Layer Names and Delete Unused Layer buttons.
The active Layer Set can now be changed using the Layer Display Options dialog.2.5
Editing Objects:
Style Palette attributes can now be applied to objects in Architectural Blocks. • When modifying doors using the Style Palette tool, only doors of the same Door Type as saved in the Palette will be affected.
Fixed a problem that prevented Custom Backsplash previews in the Style Palette Specification dialog from being consistent.
Improved some cases in which the Status Bar information for the current tool was not correct.
Fixed an issue in which Paste Special with an EMF file was not working correctly.2.6
CAD Objects:
Corrected a problem that caused simple Text in a CAD block to be sized incorrectly when sent to layout.
The Disconnect Selected Edge edit tool is no longer available for a selected polyline hole.
Fixed a problem in the Mac version of the software that caused the program to appear unresponsive when using Right click drag and then hitting Tab to enter a length value. 2.7 Walls, Railings, and
Fencing:
Fixed a specific case where an extra piece of attic wall generated errantly. Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a material from an inside room to be applied to the platform edge of a deck.
Corrected a problem that caused a wall surface to extend incorrectly from a specific grouping of wall intersections.
Fixed a problem that resulted in holes in an exterior wall near porch wall intersections in a specific case.
Fixed an issue that caused the preview in the Door Specification dialog to show the door at an incorrect height in its containing wall when the room’s floor was supplied by floor below.2.8 Rooms
Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented room materials from being assigned cor-rectly when Room Type Defaults were imported.
Fixed an issue that prevented the preview in the Room Specification dialog from dis-playing correctly when the default exterior wall was defined as No Room Definition.2.9 Dimensions
Fixed a case in which the size of a Polyline Solid was not exactly what was specified, causing dimensions to appear incorrect.
Fixed a problem that caused a dimension to display different values depending on which side of wall it was marking.
Fixed an issue that caused Auto Story Pole dimensions to locate the Rough Ceiling on the foundation floor incorrectly when the floor platform was hung on the walls.2.10 Text, Callouts, and Markers
Rich Text active defaults now correctly apply line spacing defaults.2.11
Cabinets:
Improved single-click Custom Backsplash creation to better accommodate floor- and wall-mounted fixtures.
The Cabinet Specification dialog now updates correctly when the Delete key is used to remove cabinet face items.
Fixed an issue that caused the Always Present check box for toe kicks to display as enabled incorrectly in some cases.
42.12
Electrical:
Object Specific is now a submenu in the Insert Macro menus on the Object Information Panel for Rope Lights.2.13
Schedules and Object Labels:
Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented newly created wall types from being added to existing wall schedules. 2.14
Stairs, Ramps, and Landings:
New “Stringer_size” Name-Value
Pair for stairs:
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the preview in the Landing Specification dialog from updating to show changes made while in the dialog.
Fixed a problem that prevented the top riser surface from displaying when the tread overhang was set to zero.
Stair stringer depth is now reported in the Staircase Specification dialog Fixed a crash that could occur when adding a Complete Break to a staircase at the same location as an existing break.2.15
Roofs:
Locking a roof plane’s Top of Plate value while Automatic Birdsmouth Cut is unchecked now pivots the roof about the rafter bottom where it crosses the outside of the wall.
Fixed a specific case where editing an Auto Barrel Dormer would result in it not displaying correctly in 3D.
Fixed a problem that could cause custom ceiling planes in legacy plans to change size and not join correctly.
Fixed an issue in which sloped ceiling planes on the interior of a structure would sometimes trim a wall’s outer layers.
The Trey Ceiling edit tool can now be used with rooms that have "Open Below" rooms above or next to them.2.16
Framing:
New “Elevation to Top” Name-Value Pair for Framing objects.
Fixed a specific case in which framing was not generating for one roof plane in a plan.
Fixed a problem that caused a ceiling rafter in a trey ceiling to generate too long.2.17 Trim and Moldings
Improved the display of symbol moldings in the preview on the Moldings panel.
Moldings can now be set to use the default "Walls (Interior)/Soffits" material.
52.18
The Library:
Fixed a problem that prevented the mouse pointer from updating when the Library Browser was undocked and Synchronize with Cursor was enabled.2.19 Other Objects
Added an option to convert to a Solid Hole in the Convert Polyline dialog Corrected a case in which the Backsplash tool would not work when there was a crown molding in the room.
Fixed an issue that caused Primitive objects to show edit handles at (0,0) when Move Object Using Dimension was being used.
Fixed an issue that caused the edit feedback for Solid objects in plan view to move if the mouse was over a temporary dimension while zooming in/out.2.20
Materials:
Corrected an issue that prevented the Place Library Objects button from showing a material in the automatically generated icon if the material was not in the plan.2.21 3D Views
Fixed a problem that prevented the Auto Detail from working when the view’s Clipping Plane was very small.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented framing cross boxes from displaying in cross section views.2.22
Importing and Exporting:
Imported PDFs with transparency are no longer missing information.2.23
Terrain:
Fixed a crash related to road connections in a specific plan.
Fixed a hang that was occurring in a specific plan due to a terrain perimeter with an area of zero.
Fixed a problem in some legacy plans that resulted in slightly slower terrain generation than in prior versions.2.24
Roads, Driveways, and Sidewalks:
Fixed a crash that could occur when using a symbol molding for a road curb.2.25
Plants and Sprinklers:
Improved the behavior of the Evenly Scattered option for irregularly-shaped Distribution Regions.
Materials List:
Corrected an issue that prevented the Subtotal and Total rows from updating after entering a price in the Materials List then pressing Undo.
Fixed an error that could occur when selecting values in combo boxes on the Components panel of various specification dialogs.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Components panel of the Roof Plane Specification dialog from updating when roof trim on the selected edge was togg

New in Chief Architect Premier X10 2018 20.1.0.43 (Feb 19, 2018)

Program Overview:
Fixed an issue that could cause some button text to be cut off when running at a high DPI on a high resolution (4K+) monitor.
Fixed an error that could occur when a new plan was created while a backdrop was selected in the Library Browser.
Fixed a specific case where a plan was previously reported as being corrupt can now be opened
Project Management:
Fixed a problem where using the Project Browser to select an already open plan view would sometime append numbers to the tab name
Fixed an issue in which Time Tracker sometimes did not track the correct time.
Toolbars and Hotkeys:
Render Technique toolbar button will now have the current technique active when the view is opened
Window and View Tools:
Fixed an issue that could cause slow panning on Mac when using the CTRL key to activate the middle mouse button.
Displaying Objects:
Fixed an issue where the “Used” column in the Layer Display Options dialog was not populated correctly when accessed from the Layer Set Management dialog.
CAD Objects:
Fixed a crash that could occur when creating a CAD block that included a Custom Countertop.
Walls, Railings, and Fencing:
Fixed an issue that resulted in no Wall Cap being present after specifying an existing railing as a Solid type railing.
Fixed a specific case where a small portion of a wall was missing when a vaulted ceiling was present.
Fixed a problem where editing a Wall Type and then using Undo could cause walls on another floor to become corrupted.
Added an option to revert a symbol’s Wall Cutout Polyline back to its default size and shape.
Fixed a specific case in a legacy plan in which the exterior layers of a wall were not displaying in 3D.
Fixed an issue where doors would not draw in plan view when a railing was set to Follow Stairs.
Rooms:
The Room Type column in Room Finish Schedules now reports the Room Type instead of its Function.
Added new macro for room_function.
Fixed a crash that could occur when a 3D view was created in a plan with a very large number of rooms.
Dimensions:
Dimension layers for CAD blocks are now remembered when the CAD block is added to the library or pasted into a new plan.
Doors and Windows:
Fixed a problem that caused doors to work incorrectly if they were placed in a 3D view and the camera was located on a different floor than the intended placement location.
Fixed an error that could occur when placing mulled units from the Library into a metric plan.
Fixed an specific case in which doors placed from the Library into a metric plan would display incorrectly in 3D.
Fixed a problem that sometimes caused doorways placed from the Library into a metric plan to not place in the correct location.
Fixed an issue where using Set as Default on an opening with a custom header label could revert the label to Automatic.
Schedules and Object Labels:
Removed the Include Type check box from the Label panel of the Electrical Schedule Specification and Defaults dialogs.
Roofs:
Fixed a specific case in which soffits were not building correctly under flush eaves.
Fixed a specific case in which an automatically built roof in a legacy plan was incorrect when read into X10.
Fixed an error that could occur when using Copy/Paste and then Reflect About Object on a set of roof planes in a specific plan.
Fixed a case where having both Auto Rebuild Roofs and Automatically Build Roof Framing checked in the Build Roof dialog would cause 3D views to be very slow.
Framing:
Added macro for schedule_number for framing objects.
Trusses:
Fixed an issue that prevented roof trusses from building correctly at the eaves in some cases.
The LIbrary:
Improved the text in the progress indicator that displays when migrating library content.
Fixed a problem that caused the permissions on some library files to be wrong in some cases.
Fixed an issue where choosing “No” and “Remember my choice” when deleting a library item would prevent future deletions.
Can now filter library search on the Trash folder.
Fixed an issue that could cause library object data corruption when Components were edited from within the Library Browser.
Other Objects:
Architectural Blocks that include Distributed Objects that contain CAD objects can no longer be created.
Fixed an issue in which selecting a Face object in plan view didn't work correctly if ithad been created in a Cross Section/Elevation view.
Materials:
Roughness and Material maps can no longer be specified for material classes that do not support them.
Fixed an issue where material Roughness controls could become enabled when a roughness map was applied.
3D Views:
Fixed problem that caused Wall Elevation cameras with double callouts to not display
correctly in plan views.
3D Rendering:
Fixed an issue where the artistic effects of Line Drawing were lessened when Edge Smoothing on Idle was in use.
Fixed a problem in the Physically Based Rendering Technique that caused fireplaces to be lit incorrectly on the exterior.
Fixed some cases where Matte material types would appear to have reflections in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed an issue where materials with a high Roughness value would appear slightly reflective in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Improved performance of the generation of new 3D views, including previews in the Library Browser and in dialogs.
Fixed an issue where fence newel posts could be lit incorrectly in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Removed the Opaque Glass option from the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed an issue where louvers on bifold doors in legacy plans would sometimes be lit incorrectly in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed a problem that sometimes caused reflective objects to appear black after being edited in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed some artifacts that could occur in exterior views when a large terrain was present and Improve Light Quality was turned in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed an issue where setting Hardware Edge Smoothing to “None” on some Macs would cause 3D to be incorrect.
Fixed a problem that caused rooms separated by Room Dividers to sometimes be lit incorrectly in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Reflections to be too dark when Improve Light Quality was checked in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed a specific case in the Physically Based Rendering Technique that caused the view would become overly bright and washed out.
Fixed an issue where clicking Reset to Defaults on the Physically Based panel of the Rendering Technique Options dialog could cause the current view be incorrect.
Fixed an issue where the Color toggle did not immediately effect Orthographic views in some cases.
Fixed a specific case where Wall Material Regions were not lit correctly in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Fixed a case where the windows in a Bay/Box/Bow Window could be lit incorrectly in the Physically Based Rendering Technique.
Improved rendering when using the Cross Section Slider while Edge Smoothing on Idle was turned on.
Fixed a problem that caused reflections to be incorrect in the Physically Based Rendering Technique if a Watermark was turned on.
Fixed a crash that could occur using images of certain sizes as Ambient Occlusion, Metal, or Roughness maps.
Fixed a performance issue involving Ray Casted Shadows that occurred while the camera was moving.
Fixed an issue that caused shadows to be incorrect if only terrain objects were present in the plan.
Fixed an issue in which Ray Casted Shadows did not work correctly when using the Cross Section Slider.
Ray Casted Shadows now work when using the Standard Rendering Technique in an Cross Section/Elevation view.
Fixed an issue that could cause the Backdrop color used in Vector Views to appear slightly washed out.
Fixed an issue in which Live Views sent to layout using the Vector View Rendering Technique had line weights that were too thick when printed.
Ray Tracing:
Low roughness materials will now generate perfect reflections in ray trace views.
Fixed an issue that could cause artifacts to appear around lights in ray trace views.
Fixed an issue that caused ray traces of orthographic views to be incorrect.
Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs:
Fixed a problem that could cause odd lines to appear in exported images at resolutions greater than screen size.
Importing and Exporting:
Added support for Sketchup 2018 files.
Fixed a hang that could occur when importing a large amount of symbol objects at once.
Fixed an issue where Uppercase text was not maintained when exporting to DWG or using the CAD Detail from View.
Roads, Driveways, and Sidewalks:
Fixed a problem that caused an extra curb to appear at road intersections in some cases.
Fixed an issue where the curb location on a road in 2D did not match the location in 3D.
Materials Lists:
Non-evaluated macros are now disabled in the macro insertion list in the Materials List.
The Macro insertion list now displays as a scrollable list when a large amount of macros are present.
Layout:
Unscaled layout views can now be resized from the corner using the Alternate Edit Behavior.
Printing and Plotting:
Fixed problem that caused the user interface to appear black when printing directly from a section view while a Watermark was turned on.