No one seems to want to talk about the elephant in the room...

And all this time I have been concerned with whether it is Grey Poupon or Gray Poupon...

1 hour ago, Evolution said:

...  The only feeble attempt I made and trying them on a project screwed up my Layouts so, that I just went back to the way I've been working, instead of figuring out what I was doing wrong. 

Bob, have you tried using a finished layout to generate your saved plan views?

4 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said:

David,

 

I love this idea.  It could be a part of the "Defaults".  Since SPV's use the "Defaults" (formerly "Annosets" or "Active Defaults") this would be a great addition to the "Defaults" and therefore automatically SPVs.

 

Please make this request via a support request or use the Beta reporting tool.  I will do likewise.

 

 

Will do, Boss!

4 minutes ago, Michael_Gia said:

Again, this video is more of a sales pitch for Saved Plan Views than it is anything even remotely resembling a how to video. 

Sounds like some are thinking this new tool is harder to implement and use than it really is. 

Think of it as a quicker, easier way of doing what you have already been doing.

One more thing I think would help in productivity should be the ability to link a toolbar setup to certain SPV's.  ie.  Plot Plan View opens your Terrain Configuration Toolbar, the Electrical SPV opens your MEP Configuration,  Kitchen SPV opens the Kitchen and Bath Design Toolbar Configuration. etc.

Here’s a short video from Chief on SPV’s done 3 weeks ago:

Can you imagine not having to send a drawing to your layout again... because your layout template is tied to your saved plan views?  You work on your 3D model while CA does the tedious work automatically.

An easy way to set up your saved plan views is to open a finished layout from a previous project and go to each view on that layout that was sent from your plan and save it as a new saved plan view.  Then, all your settings are what you want.  Then import your "new" saved plan views into your new plan, and save it to your plan template.

58 minutes ago, crosscutter55 said:

what is x3 or x4 refering to ??

 

Disto X3 and X4

No, I would never go back to not using saved plan views.

12 hours ago, misterwiley said:

 

I would be interested in how you got that material list from Chief?

I wish Chief could do takeoffs like this.  

The OP asked for a software 

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but to have the take off materials along with the data from ProEst on labor or subcontractors, and other incidentals such as supervision, permits, rental, fixtures allowances, cleanup,  insurance, porta john, overhead etc. all to be calculated as the drawing progresses or changes, would be outstanding in the design build custom arena. 

Does anyone have thoughts about this or possible software that will do this?

This was generated in my other CAD program.
 

Are you looking for something like this? 

The F1 key has some good information.  The F1 key will be your friend.

Looks good!

Maybe adjust the damper a little to get a cleaner burning fire.

Are you looking for saved plan views?

Steve's shower door looks a lot like the shower door used in the core library item called "Tub-Shower 5"?  Is there a difference?

Is this what you are looking for?

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5 minutes ago, ChiefUserBigRob said:

How would i go about doing that?

https://www.chiefexpertsacademy.com/login

You might be interested in seeing what Dan Baumann at Chief expert academy has.  He has some good stuff on how, what and why to get you going.

Have you thought about having a base set needed to get a permit for a set price, then giving your customer the option of requesting additional sheets, ie, interiors, landscaping, etc, for an additional fee?

Have you tried the control key?

Not sure if this is what you needed but...

Have you tried CAD>Plan Footprint?

Plot Plans and Plan Footprints
Using the CAD Tools and conventional survey information, you can create an accurate plot plan in plan view or a CAD Detail. See Site Plans Tutorial.
A plot plan can be sent to layout and included in working drawings. See Dynamic Views.
A plot plan can also be converted into a terrain perimeter, allowing you to add elevation data and accurately position buildings for 3D modeling of home and lot.
Plan Footprint
Select CAD> Plan Footprint to create a CAD object representing the building footprint in a CAD Detail window. Once the Plan Footprint is created, you can control what information it displays.
To create a Plan Footprint
1. Open the plan view that you want to create a Plan Footprint from.
2. Select CAD> Plan Footprint . The program creates a new CAD Detail with the footprint of the current floor.
• By default, this new CAD Detail uses the Plan Footprint layer set. You can control what displays in the footprint using the Layer Display Options dialog. See Layer Sets.
• You can also control the appearance of a Plan Footprint in its specification dialog. See Plan Footprint Specification Dialog.
To insert a plan footprint in a CAD Detail
1. Open the CAD Detail in which you want to insert a Plan Footprint.
2. Select CAD> Plan Footprint .
3. Select the floor to use from the drop-down list and click OK.
 

4. The floor plan appears in the CAD Detail window. Select Window> Fill Window  to center the footprint on screen.
5. The footprint can be rotated and moved anywhere in the window.
If the model consists of several buildings, a footprint is created for each. Moving one footprint automatically adjusts all the footprints in order to maintain their relationship.
If you edit a plan using Reverse Plan  or the Edit Area  tools, the plan footprint updates automatically.
Dimension lines can be drawn to locate the edges of a plan footprint polyline. Note that if changes to the plan cause the plan footprint polyline to update, any dimension lines that locate it may be deleted as a result. See Dimensions.
Layer Display Options
When you create a plan footprint by selecting CAD> Plan Footprint  while in plan view, the default layer set for Plan Footprints is used. See Layer Set Defaults.
When a plan footprint is created by selecting CAD> Plan Footprint  while in a CAD Detail, the current layer set is used. See Layer Set Management.
Regardless of the layer set in use, the appearance of objects in a Plan Footprint is controlled in the Layer Display Options dialog. Individual objects are on the same layer as in plan view, while the entire Plan Footprint is on the “CAD, Default” layer. See Layer Display Options Dialog.

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6 hours ago, Electromen said:

Maybe I'm too early on this subject.  It's usually discussed in January.

Please refer to  kbird1's post above...

What I did in the past with large print files was break it down into a smaller file size  by printing a range of pages. ie. 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, etc.