
You may find it most effective to customize your toolbars as you get used to working in the new program version, rather than beforehand.īefore migrating a legacy file created in Chief Architect X10 or prior, it is a good idea to open the plan in the program version in which it was created and use the Backup Entire Plan tool (Export Entire Plan in version X3 and prior) to export the plan with all associated support files, including textures, backdrops, and images. We recommend that you set up your custom toolbars the way you would like them in Chief Architect X11. It is possible to migrate toolbar configuration files from previous versions to Chief Architect Premier X11 however, it is possible that your migrated toolbars will be missing new tools available in Version X11.
Use the installed templates as the basis for creating new custom templates. Use the installed templates when creating new plans and layout files in Chief Architect Prem X11. Although you can migrate your template files for use in Version X11, for best results, it is recommended that you either: Create a new custom Template Plan and Layout filesĬhief Architect Premier X11 installs a selection of template plan and layout files that have been set up to take advantage of the program’s updated tools and features. You should review all the settings in the Preferences dialog to make sure that they are set to suit your drawing needs.Ħ. If you have custom graphics files, including textures, images or backdrops, that you were using in a previous program version, you can copy them manually using your operating system for use in Chief Architect Premier X11.Īlthough you can migrate your Preferences settings from Versions X5 through X10 into Version X11, the settings that are available in Version X11 may differ from the previous program versions. If multiple legacy versions are present on the system, only the data associated with the most recent will be migrated. If you have Chief Architect Premier version X5 through X10 installed on your computer, the Migrate Settings dialog will display after you activate the license, allowing you to migrate Preference settings, toolbars, library content, and more for use in Chief Architect X11. Library content from previous program versions cannot be installed or copied into the Chief Architect X11 library. New features may affect your choice of settings in your template files, as well as your preferred Preference settings. Some changes to existing functionality may affect your accustomed drawing style and thus your productivity if you are not aware of them. New and improved features allow you to produce drawings more efficiently, so it is to your advantage to use them.
There are a number of important reasons why you should familiarize yourself with the new and improved By default, Chief Architect checks for program updates every day when you launch the program.
Program updates contain improvements to the original release version and we recommend using the most current version available. Description Chief Architect Premier X11, what is new?