Renerabbitt

22 hours ago, OasisStudio said:

I'm one of those guys transitioning from building things to drawing things. I've taken some interior design classes, and it so happens that most of my experience is in designing and building portable cabins, Tiny Homes, and small houses. Check out my website, kmastdesign.com . Thanks to @Renerabbitt for the templates and all the videos!

Hey thanks for the shout out, may I ask your name? I don't see it anywhere on your site etc. 
Barndo's is a hot market, I am sure the calls will start flowing

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I put together a really easy method for assembling arched cabinets. Included are a project file with plan and a calibz file. the video has the necessary files which are prompted in the first 30 seconds. If you are trying to build an arched cabinet, this method should only take about 5 minutes

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On 11/23/2025 at 4:22 PM, decorators3 said:

I've been using Chief for quite some time but the SSA is 229.00

This is quite substantially discounted if you pay annually.

On 11/23/2025 at 4:22 PM, decorators3 said:

Then I have to revert back to X11

Check with chief, you may be able to use a prior version such as X16.

Also, for me SSA is the cost of doing business. Consider this, in 4 or 5 years your older software may not support your newer hardware if you upgrade a computer. This is a common occurance, where new graphics drivers or hardware render an older software incompatible. The inverse is true as well, such as the intel macs not being supported in X17. 

My last two cents and its specific to my workflow but the templates I have from my historical data are 50-60% more efficient than they were in X11. That more than covers the cost difference of staying up to date with SSA.
ALSO, and keep in mind I do a high volume of jobs, just schedule wrapping alone saved me near $500 on the year, and 3d dimensions saved $1K just from an efficiency standpoint...so the new versions features paid for the cost of the software 

1 hour ago, robdyck said:

You'll need to get creative to get rid of that line

This will get rid of it and draw a rail instead:

2 hours ago, TesterTester2024 said:

I need someone I can have process my floor plans in a Physical Rendering so I can have copies. My computer does not allow me to produce this type of rending.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Sheri Colburn

Interior Designer

sure, send a file my way. renerabbitt@gmail.com
 

20 hours ago, SC_drafting said:

Okay, good to know. I had thought I had deleted the additional files, but evidently not. Thank you!

I personally prefer the whole project, often times it gives context or contains something we need depending on what's being groubleshooted. Also for sharing with work colleagues ot progress a set, this is a preferred sharing file formwt

I'm not sure why no one is mentioning this yet but in this industry you really should have a cloud service and give us a link to the download. 
Use wetransfer for free
https://wetransfer.com/pricing?trk=NAV_pricing

1 hour ago, Hilltopvince said:

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Edit/Default Settings/CAD/General CAD/ set to "Quadrant Bearing"

1 minute ago, basketballman said:

5 minute procedure with A.I. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3acS1iCZpc

thats not going to work for me, I am not so enamored with the AI results when its changing things like the sharpness and fidelity of my carriage doors and suddenly bringing a cityscape into the background and changing my siding over my carriage doors to board and battn. etc.
This ends up being a large liability for me..no AI
I am trying to get a very accurate spec representation with a close up interior shot and want a practical implementation not a generated one. I am offering spec, it needs to be exacting. I have a very specific geometric tile I am trying to show in a sun study.

6 minutes ago, Chief_Trent said:

You can do this with 3D > Walkthroughs > Create Stationary Walkthrough

ive done this but I dont seem to be getting a night time look at the end. Ill try again

I know its possible to do a stationary time-lapse but I can't seem to figure out how to make this go from day to night?

26 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

Hi Rene,

 

I responded last week but lost it after I got the unending microsoft blue swirl of death...sorry for the delay.

 

To reply, I don't need the BIM.  The request is for more options to define the stirrups adequately for material list computations.  I recognize there could be some vocabulary differences in local, but needed values are "Concrete Cover", Stirrup type(s) which by default would include the number of "Hooks" required.  Different posts would likely require specific stirrup types, ie cylindrical vs rectangular.

 

I'll try to upload an example image in next post...since last time trying to upload the image, I lost my text.  See next...

So to be clear, I wanted to say I am not combatting your request, that is still valid, I am responding just to give you solutions in the meantime.

My answer assumes you make a multitude of framing defaults for different beam setups or possibly one beam with variable input
concrete cover you can already create just by creating your own definitions based on the wxhxd of your beam
your variable or your beam type determines stirrup type, i.e., change the framing default to beam type 2 and it changes your stirrup type. (You would be doing the same thing with your request, some type of user input would be required)
This should be as simple as creating beam type 1 in your framing defaults equal to Two Legged Stirrups, etc. 
 

38 minutes ago, scottharris said:

Is your dimension default set to wall surfaces?

thanks for responding scott, it was, one of your team and i figured it out, it has to do with it having a tray ceiling, logged as a bug

I feel like this changed?
My temp dims are going to ceiling structure not surface

3 hours ago, IvanCyr said:

Hey Rene,

 

I'm using this macro in the framing member defaults...just that engineering will have different beam sizes and rebar requirements. 

 

Engineering determines size and spacing of rebar.

 

Stirrups can be wrapped differently for 4/6/8/10 longitudinal bars/plus circular and "off-shape" posts...LOTS of options...need accurate measurements for minimizing waste and improving efficiency for workers on site.

 

Spacings differ on span & load..therefore beam size does not necessarily dictate stirrup number within a beam.

 

Chief does offer the total length of stirrups required but it is a number which the formula is "hidden" and is not necessarily accurate due to assumptions within the software which we, as users, cannot change.  A stirrup length for a particular wrap pattern can be easily double what Chief produces.

So I guess I am missing what the request is since a beam will not and will likely never be BIM based in this software nor do I think it should be( too uch potential for liability). 
So I guess I am wondering, what is the request? Since with a macro you could create variable inputs for yourself so you plug in your engineering parameters and the beam could output based on those variable inputs using comments/manufacturer/code/ or custom_fields etc. ? 
 

13 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

I add "Accessories" to the beam in its component.

see previous post, we have framing member defaults, add your accessory component to your default so you don't have to keep repeating.
 

14 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

I am interested to know the stirrup rebar size

what would be the criteria for determining the size of the rebar? can you just create a calculation for this based on the size of the beam?

 

15 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

single stirrup length

can't you calc this based on the beam size?

 

16 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

how many I need to cut

can't you calc this based on the bame size ?

 

21 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

and the total length of specific size rebar for the stirrups.

this is just another macro in the components of the default beam member that sums qty

So far this all seems doable
 

51 minutes ago, IvanCyr said:

Is there a known method to make this automatic

yes, in X17 we have framing member defaults which have an OIP. build your macros and place in the OIP or in components depending on what you are reporting to, schedule or material list.
Regarding everything else, you have all the info that we have if you've managed to use the object properties macro in TMM, it's just a matter of working with the data thats there to come up with your script(s)

many users I know having the same issue. I haven't reported it yet

2 hours ago, DBCooper said:

Are you trying to work with both 2020 and Chief

This is pretty common because of 2020's cabinet ordering capabilities. Would be a monumental step forward if Chief could build that into this software.
I can get chief to have this functionality but not on the big massive catalogs like crystal cabinet works

11 minutes ago, JonHarrah said:

Renderabbitt, thanks for the work around i will try it.

 

The other workaround is sending an orthographic camera set to 90 90 direction and tilt but you can't directly annotate that with regular cad based text and polylines

37 minutes ago, JonHarrah said:

I figured it out.  it was not referenced in the elevations in the plan but will not show up in the layout plan.

KNAPSCHAEFER ADDITION.layout 395 kB · 0 downloads

If you are sharing from X17 I would just export a project, because you were missing the as built plan. If you are sharing from X16 or prior make a backup which will include all files. You cant do a reference elevation in layout, just send your elevation from the as built and send your elevation from your proposed and layer it on top