View Poll Results: What topics interest you?
- Voters
- 22. You may not vote on this poll
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ALL ABOUT FILE MANAGEMENT
6 27.27% -
ALL ABOUT DEFAULTS
5 22.73% -
ALL ABOUT CABINETS
5 22.73% -
ROOFS (manual and automatic)
8 36.36% -
ALL ABOUT WALLS
1 4.55% -
ALL ABOUT WINDOWS AND DOORS
4 18.18% -
LAYOUTS AND PRINTING
12 54.55% -
VERSION 9?
1 4.55% -
VERSION 10?
2 9.09% -
VERSION 11?
13 59.09%
Multiple Choice Poll.
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Thread: "Shameless" Training Poll
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09-14-2008, 01:24 AM #1
I think the "Cheap training" is a great idea.
The people who need it the most are the ones that just spent a few thousand on the program.I know at the time,I didn't want to spend a lot more on training(did buy the tutorials).
$10 or $20 at a time is easy to afford and if the trainer has a fairly good size class,good for them.
The "free classes"
For myself,I would have felt guilty taking advantage from someone on here that does normally charge if I had never taken any and paid.
These are people we see almost every day on here..
That would be like a neighbor or relative that asks for help on small projects(free) and then hires someone else to build their deck...........
Allen Colburn Jr.
Pascoag RI 02859
Residential Design Drafting/Framer
Drafter for:
http://www.artformhomeplans.com/
Chief Architect X4
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09-14-2008, 08:09 AM #2
I voted layouts & printing because I could use a bit of tweaking on the setting up for print end. ( I usually do not do teh printing-and usually use the same size and format, so I do not have a lot of experience at changing it up).
But I think Wendy's list covers more of what I would be needing.
I find the format that she has been doing is great. The class is small enough that questions can be answered effectively. It is almost a one on one style. Plus by having weekly meetings more detailed ground can be covered on each subject. And as a stated earlier-if you have a good handle on the weeks subject matter you then just opt out.
I also agree that there should be a nominal fee for these sessions. For the same reasons as Allen. I love that we can come to this forum for help-or to give help, but sometimes a little more info or training is needed. Or like myself on a few subjects, I have my ways of doing it-but would like to see others. Maybe I will pick up a few tricks or something I did not realize, which can save me time. It is worth a small affordable fee to me!
For myself, I would like to see some one explaining how to import a full set of CAD drawings and then using them to develop a terrain and the actual plan.
Because from where I stand, I do not know enough about it apparently, and find it MUCH easier to just use the CAD plans as a printed out set that I can use as reference, but just draw it all in a new Chief plan.
I would also like to learn terrains much better! I can do the basics, but would love to learn how to do a complicated terrain! It seems that every time I try, I end up with parts shooting up through the building-or strange occurrences like that.
Just my 2 cents,
TamTammy Apostolis
TJD Designs, Inc.
Chiefer since V6
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09-16-2008, 06:09 AM #3Losin' ground!
- Join Date
- Sep 2008
- Location
- College Station, Texas
- Posts
- 23
I have been a Chief user since 93 and a member of Chief talk years ago, but dropped it since i could not get my work done for trying to do everything that everyone suggested and having a better time doing that than doing work! I am now reading all the threads again, but am unsure what and when and how on this online training thing, but i think it sounds great and am very interested. Is there another thread that I need to follow that will tell me more about it?
jana lanedesignerCollege Station, Texas
http://www.AccentDesignsByJana.com
janalane@suddenlink.net
user since 1995
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