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1 minute ago, para-CAD said:

I know I'm on a mac.......but the suspense is killing me

 

(ha) It won't load.......so weird

 

missing codec for mp4?

7 hours ago, Michael_Gia said:

Do you guys just create custom macros for these labels?

the Macro guys are using things like CSV sheets
 

1 hour ago, para-CAD said:

This is out of the box and looks like it requires some tweaking

2 hours ago, ChiefTylerL said:

Is this the functionality you're looking for or are you looking to define these fields furthers?

we're asking for user customizable options. AHJ's have a myriad of different requirements for our title sheets, so we need to be able to customize them

6 hours ago, Lagcon said:

Edit, move and Rotate handles are  not visible in X17 unless I hover exactly over them.

Any help?  I've been looking for color change or behavior. No luck

11 hours ago, ACADuser said:

Is there a ruby variable that would return the default roof overhang value?

I'm using this in a roof ventilation calculation text object. 

I used 1.4' as a constant in the version.

 

Ventilation Requirement Calculation

Attic %$attic_area.round(0)% sq ft / 150 = %($attic_area/150).round(1)% sq ft. required ventilation area

%$soffit_Length% lineal feet of soffit x 1.4' width vented area

= %($soffit_Length*1.4).round(2)% sq ft vented soffit x 0.08153 (11.74 sq.in. vent per sq ft / 144)

Soffit Vents Total %($soffit_Vent=$soffit_Length*1.4*0.08153).round(2)% sq ft

Off ridge Vents 3 ea 4' = 414sq in / 144 = %$ridge_Vent = 2.9% sq ft

%($ridge_Vent.to_f + $soffit_Vent.to_f ).round(2)% sq ft vent area provided (%$soffit_Vent.round(2)%+%$ridge_Vent.round(2)%)

 

 

I have a soffit vent calculator built into my pro plan which works well, it works along side specifying high low venting or just soffit venting etc. and works with auto or manual built roofs by building it into the roof defaults.

One of the challenges of building a system like this is that projected overhang does NOT work if you are not supplying a soffit in the case that you are trying to build a vent calc for open eave block venting.

21 minutes ago, Cadwork22 said:

On this note, can I shut off project management without losing files?

 

Thanks

you have to export your caproject files if you want to then import them as plan and layout files

7 minutes ago, JKEdmo said:

Good morning,

 

Just installed new X17 with project management mode turned off.  I brought forward a small X16 project I was working on (.layout and .plan).

 

I'm finding the program is lagging and sluggish.  Not only opening and closing files but also when drafting too (I get the spinning Windows 11 blue circle of delay).

 

I did not have this in X16.  It was quick.

 

Anybody else having this?

 

Thanks,

 

Jim

 

 

try all of the usual, restart etc. x17 official is snappier for me then all previous betas

1 hour ago, GaryOhmer said:

both in sketchup and chief if possible

Chief already does an automatically framed common sill on mulled windows, so you would just manually place your 2x4 cripple/trim

47 minutes ago, Designer_Maddee said:

When I use CPU ray trace my crown always looks like it has lighting peaking between the bottom and the top of the cabinet. It does it if I add the crown as trim or add it in the cabinet component. 

I am using x15 on a 2025 Macbook Pro M4. 

I would strongly suggest switching to x16 and then use the PBR raytrace option which subsequently fixes the light bleed issue.
OR it might be fixed if you add a roof

2 hours ago, GaryOhmer said:

In the advanced framing options for windows - common sill for ganged windows plus would be nice to be able to use 2x4 in between windows in 2x6 wall

Are you asking for this for medeeks framing tools in SketchUp?

14 minutes ago, mtldesigns said:

Sorry for the delay in responding, the wife had different plan for me today besides work, until now at least

Very curious to see your custom stairs 

1 minute ago, Steve_Nyhof said:

Ah! so they left the original tags as an option.

Yeah I just switched to them. Gonna give them the ole college try

50 minutes ago, Steve_Nyhof said:

This is good to know. I did not test it

and this is advanced tags:

1 hour ago, DHerb2014 said:

The project management option

Project management in X17 will solve a lot of your issues
I don't usually promote my YT membership here but I have a whole playlist on cloud that would very much help you understand more about the cloud and how it works. You absolutely do not need to be logging into someone else's dropbox to be sharing project files. Dropbox is built for collaboration and has awesome sharing tools so you can be logged into your own account and by syncing to the cloud and accessing the same files..
That being said, having files that are syncing through a server/client like dropbox means that the files live on his machine and are being synced to the cloud, but that does not mean that files that he has in layout on his machine will be synced with it to the cloud. Those files could be anywhere on his machine, and chief is simply accessing those files on his machine wherever they live. If they are not set in the dialog box to "Save in Plan" then they are just being accessed on his machine.
Chief will always look for assets present in plan or layout within the data folder or within the local directory of where the layout or plan file exists. So if when he attaches these files, they are in the same folder as the plan file, then they would not be missing links if he was syncing that folder with you.

15 hours ago, Steve_Nyhof said:

You need to rename this extension (after it is exported to disk) to .zip, and then unzip this file like you did with the Backup you would unzip in earlier versions. There you will find your .plan and .layout files. You can then open these files in Unmanaged mode.

just FYI it will be better for most people using unmanaged mode to keep the project file as a project file and it will prompt them about how they would like to import the assets that are included in the archive file.
Also note that some people will be using advanced tags which behave and display very differently than the folder tags you are showing. Which is fine, as you said, this is the way you are using the system

1 hour ago, Mark1956 said:

We need the standard wall insulation symbol in wall types definitions.

where? and what symbol? the insulation fill style? and where are you wanting to see that in wall type definitions?
If you are trying to designate something as insulation in a cross section view with the Auto Detail tool you simply select a layer in your wall type definition and check the box that says "Auto Detail as Insulation"

58 minutes ago, Archnot-Boltz said:

You seem like a short-cut key kind of guy? I'm solely icon driven.

most of those icons are tools I've built from style pallets and I drew those icons, so hotkeys don't access them all that well since you need a multistage hotkey to get to the library.
For example, one of those tools just takes a swipe to make a room full of oven base cabinets hood lined wall cabinets and double oven full height cabinets, or a swipe to make 4 rooms be conditioned or considered coverage

2 minutes ago, Archnot-Boltz said:

Holy crap, that's a tool bar from hell (or heaven!), wow! What do you have, a 72" monitor?

 

Actually, I'd like to get the plumbing stuff back on my extended toolbar like I used to have on the pre-X versions. Now, I'm motivated.-bb

its a 36" ultrawide, I just record part of the screen for videos like this, and I have the icon size pumped up for videos

26 minutes ago, Chrisb222 said:

 

Haha, lately he's been taking the vids down pretty quick, I missed this one. 

 

Thats not me, thats chieftalk...it automatically removes files once my user id hits its file size storage cap

1 hour ago, Michael_Gia said:

 

Your plan set should include a "foundation plan" that only shows the concrete foundation and footing, ie the lower part of the wall only, since your excavator and concrete forms guy don't care about anything else.

 

Then once the foundation is poured and your rough carpenter starts, he can work from another "finished basement" plan.

On that plan page show only the upper wall type, since that's all he cares about.

 

No need for anything else, in my opinion.

This is EXACTLY why I do my walkout basements on level 1, so we can isolate stem walls from custom pony walls in a stepped and furred foundation

40 minutes ago, robdyck said:

I am using always refresh etxerior to center. For some phases of design developmnet and client review, I don't include dimensions to windows and doors.

That being said, I still always want temp. dim. to centers. Especially when positiong interior doors...29 years of dimensioning to centers both in plan documention and on site. I know these numbers like the back of my and and I don't want to start using dim. to sides.

 

For example, this is not as useful as including width and height:

 

You can build a separate default set, one for each preference, to center and side, then its just a single scroll down from the active default set to another in 3d. and sorry I was just talking to a Brad  I know you are Rob

23 minutes ago, robdyck said:

Because then in plan view, I lose the ability to dimension to the center for openings. During design development, many openings are not dimensioned and in my work, openings are dimensioned to centers. In 3d views, I'm not really using dimensions per se, but rather I'm adjusting and resizing windows and its helpful if I can see the window size...like I have been able to for decades! As I move between views, I don't just remember the size of every window. If I need to drag-tab a window from 30" to 32", it's helpful to click and see that it's 30".

I guess I can turn on window labels in 3d views, but then I either need to turn them off or create new layer sets in order to send exterior images for design review.

Sorry let me rephrase  why aren't you doing automatic always refresh exterior dimensions to center and temp dimensions to sides . You will be able to use either or then

Just now, robdyck said:

Thanks Rene! So, assuming all my plan view dimension settings are setup to dimension to the center of windows, I will need to create a new dimension type with different settings just to display the size of the windows and doors in 3d views, is that correct?

And then I'll either have to do that in every plan and template plan in progress, correct? 

Why no set your exterior defaults to center and your temp dimensions to sides?

1 hour ago, robdyck said:

Does anyone know how to get the window sizes (width and height) to display in a 3d view in X17? I can't figure out how to get these to display!

The snippet is from X16:

This would come from your temp dimensions from the active dimension default of your camera type