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To restore the default profile plan

If you have a drawing appear every time you open a new plan, you have your plan template set to a plan file that contains saved architectural or CAD drawings.

1. Begin by finding out which plan file you are using as your template plan.  Select Edit> Preferences  from the menu. 
   
   
   
   
2. On the New Plans panel of the Preferences dialog, note the pathname of the Plan Template that is currently active.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • The default template plan is called Profile.plan or ProfileM.plan (for metric plans) and by default is located at DocumentsChief Architect Premier X4 DataTemplates
     
     
   • If you wish to use a different profile or template plan than the one currently selected, click the Browse button to the right of the Plan Template field and browse your computer to select a different plan file.
     
     
   • If you wish to continue using this file but would like to remove the drawing saved in it, click OK to close the dialog.
     
     
     
3. Select File> Open Plan  from the menu.
   
   
   
4. In the Open Plan File dialog, navigate to the Templates folder in your Chief Architect X4 Data folder, which again, by default, it located in your Documents folder within Windows and click on Profile.plan so that it displays in the File name field, then click OK.
   
   


5. Select all architectural and CAD drawings in the plan file and click on the Delete button .
   
   
   
6. Select File> Save  from the menu.
   
   


7. Select File> Exit from the menu to close the Chief Architect program completely.
   
   


8. When you relaunch Chief Architect, a new, blank, untitled plan will open - ready for you to begin a new drawing.
   
   
   

To start a new plan using a different template

Many users set up multiple template plans for different design needs.  To open a new, blank plan based on a template plan other than the one you have specified on the New Plans panel of the Preferences dialog, follow these steps:

1. Select File> Templates> New Plan From Template   from the menu.
   
   
   
2. In the Choose Template File dialog:
   
   • Browse to the location of the file you would like to use as your template for your new drawing.
     
     
   • Click on the desired template file to select it.
     
     
   • Click Open to close the dialog and open a new, blank plan with all of the default settings and layer display options that your selected template plan has.
     
     
     
     A message box will display, asking if you want this to become your default Imperial template.  Select the appropriate choice.