Renerabbitt

1 hour ago, Joe_Carrick said:

electrical -power

Joe this must be one of your own custom layers. There is no electrical-power layer. OOTB with a ganged switch we only need the "electrical" layer turned on

see video example:

5 hours ago, SHCanada2 said:

@Renerabbitt thats what I do as well to populate some globals. And then I do not have "do" anything per se, prior to printing.

But in the other video you have above, I think you show going somewhere else, and then indicating people have to click it prior to printing.  

 

Why do they have to click before printing? I had assumed you needed to populate the globals on that page, but maybe it is just to be sure the globals are for that specific layout/plan, and not another which may be open?

 

 

 

 

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So I'm not using any globals when reading the csv file in that video above. That is my personal version which works as soon I open my program.
The reason I am making them open an object before printing is because I DO NOT trust that they will input there offline project directory path with escaped backslashes(because many of them don't even know how to unzip and find files from a zip archive), so the only way to avoid that is have them paste there directory into a custom field, and because of that, they have to open an object in order to get the system to update.

1 minute ago, SHCanada2 said:

if you open up X17 and then open a .layout or .plan file, don't you have to go run that macro to read in the CSV, in order to see all the into on the plan/layout, irrespective of printing?

47 minutes ago, SHCanada2 said:

Rene, if you reopen that plan, do you have to go into the project information everytime?

it stays active for the session. I really only go into it when I print.
I don't need to write to globals, i use globals so that I can use them in layout easily instead of having to set up reads from both layout and plan and also it gives the end user the option to either use CSV or designer/client information. You would still need to have something to trigger the read. You dont want to be reading cvonstantly

30 minutes ago, SHCanada2 said:

And if they let us write to text macros, then joe could just read his text file and write to the text macro contents

we can define globals from a text file currently. Thats how I am doing my designer and client information

15 minutes ago, Michael_Gia said:

 

This is exactly it!  Even better than I ever dreamed it could be.

nice work

 

 

I would need a rename/add/delete in section c on that image

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