Default Settings

Classroom Design Project Training Video: Setting Defaults for New Plan Files

Classroom Design Project Training Video: Setting Defaults Before Beginning

Default settings apply within a Chief Architect plan. Setting defaults before you begin drawing can save you time. If you have a particular group of defaults that you use often on many plans, you can save the defaults to a template. See "Opening Template Plans".

Access

Default Settings by selecting Edit> Default Settings....

Cabinet Defaults

Click the + beside Cabinets or double-click the Cabinet Tools parent button to access the defaults dialogs for the various cabinet types. See "Cabinet Defaults".

Select General Cabinet and click the Edit button to open the General Cabinet Defaults dialog. See "General Cabinet Defaults".

CAD Defaults

Select CAD and click the Edit button to open the CAD Defaults dialog. You can also use the CAD Defaults button to access the dialog if you add it to your toolbar using Toolbar Customization. See "CAD Defaults Dialog".

Camera Defaults

Select Camera and click the Edit button or double-click the Render Tools parent button to display the Camera Defaults dialog. See "Camera Defaults Dialog".

Dimension Defaults

Select Dimension and click the Edit button or double-click the double-click the Dimension Tools parent button to display the Dimension Defaults dialog. See "Dimension Defaults".

Door Defaults

Click the + beside Doors or double-click the Door Tools parent button to to access the defaults dialogs for exterior and interior doors. See "Door Defaults".

Dormer Defaults

Select Dormer and click the Edit button or double-click the Auto Floating Dormer or the Auto Dormer child button to open the Dormer Defaults dialog. See "Dormer Defaults".

Electrical Defaults

Select Electrical and click the Edit button or double-click the Electrical Tools parent button to display the Electrical Defaults dialog. See "Electrical Defaults".

Floor Defaults

Select Floor and click the Edit button, double-click the Floor Tools parent button to open the Floor Defaults dialog for the current floor. See "Floor Defaults".

Foundation Defaults

Select Foundation and click the Edit button or click the Build Foundation child button or the Foundation Wall child button to open the Build Foundation dialog. See "Foundation Defaults".

Framing Defaults

Select Framing and click the Edit button or double-click the Framing Tools parent button to open the Framing Defaults dialog. See "Framing Defaults".

Layer Sets Defaults

Select Layer Sets and click the Edit button to open the Layer Sets Defaults dialog. See "Layer Set Defaults".

Material Defaults

Click the + beside Materials to access the defaults dialogs related to materials.

Select General Materials and click the Edit button to open the Material Defaults dialog. See "Material Defaults Dialog".

Select Room Materials and click the Edit button to open the Room Material Defaults dialog for the current floor. See "Room Material Defaults".

Plan and Layout Defaults

Select Plan or Layout and click the Edit button or double-click the Select Objects button to open the Plan or Laout Defaults dialog. See "Plan Defaults" and "Layout Defaults".

Road, Sidewalk, & Driveway Defaults

Click the + beside Roads, Sidewalks and Driveways or double-click the Road Tools parent button to access the defaults dialogs for the various road tools. See "Road and Sidewalk Defaults".

Select Road and click the Edit button, double-click the Road Tools parent button, or double-click the Road child button to open the Road Defaults dialog.

Select Driveway and click the Edit button or double-click the Driveway child button to open the Driveway Defaults dialog.

Select Road Marking and click the Edit button or double-click the Road Stripe or Road Marking child button to open the Road Marking Defaults dialog.

Select Sidewalk and click the Edit button or double-click the Sidewalk child button to open the Sidewalk Defaults dialog.

Schedule Defaults

Click the + beside Schedules or double-click the Schedule Tools parent button to access a list of the default schedule dialogs. Select the type of schedule and click the Edit button. See "Schedule Defaults".

Select Door Schedule and click the Edit button to access the Door Schedule Defaults dialog.

Select Window Schedule and click the Edit button to access the Window Schedule Defaults dialog.

Select Cabinet Schedule and click the Edit button to access the Cabinet Schedule Defaults dialog.

Select Fixture Schedule and click the Edit button to access the Fixture Schedule Defaults dialog.

Select Furniture Schedule and click the Edit button to access the Furniture Schedule Defaults dialog.

Select Electrical Schedule and click the Edit button to access the Electrical Schedule Defaults dialog.

Text, Callout, & Marker Defaults

Click the + beside Text access the various Text Defaults dialogs. See "Text Defaults and Preferences".

Select Text and click the Edit button, double-click the Text Tools parent button, or double-click the Text child button to display the Text Defaults dialog. See "Text Defaults".

Select Callouts and click the Edit button or double-click the Callout child button to display the Callout Defaults dialog. See "Callout and Marker Defaults".

Select Markers and click the Edit... button or double-click the Marker child button to display the Marker Defaults dialog. See "Callout and Marker Defaults".

Select Room Label and click the Edit... button to open the Room Label Defaults dialog. See "Room Label Defaults".

Select Arrow and click the Edit... button or double-click the Text Line with Arrow or Leader Line child button to open the Arrow Defaults dialog. See "Arrow Defaults".

Wall, Railing, and Fencing Defaults

Select General Wall and click the Edit... button or double click the General Wall Defaults toolbar button to open the General Wall Defaults dialog. See "General Wall Defaults Dialog".

Select Interior/Exterior Wall and click the Edit... button or double-click the Exterior Wall or Interior Wall child button open the Interior/Exterior Wall Defaults dialog. See "Exterior/Interior Wall Defaults Dialog".

Select Pony Wall and click the Edit button or double-click the Pony Wall child button to open the Pony Wall Defaults dialog. See "Pony Wall Defaults Dialog".

Select Railing and click the Edit button or double-click the Straight Railing child button to open the Railing Defaults dialog. See "Railing Defaults Dialog".

Select Deck Railing and click the Edit button or double-click the Deck Railing child button to open the Railing Defaults dialog. See "Railing Defaults Dialog".

Select Fencing and click the Edit button or double-click the Fencing child button to open the Fencing Defaults dialog. See "Fencing Defaults Dialog".

Window Defaults

Select Window and click the Edit... button or double-click the Window Tools parent button to open the Window Defaults dialog. See "Window Defaults".

Reset Defaults

Select Edit> Reset to Defaults... to open the Reset to Defaults dialog. Use this dialog to clear special settings made in various parts of your plan. See "Reset to Defaults".