ChiefuserMathews

Yes, My calculation would be height x width convert to sq.ft x 0.9 (for frame size) should be the glass area. 

Is there a macro ruby command that I can add to my window schedule to calculate the glazing area of a window

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12 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

What is the information in the schedule ?  Can you use the Object Information to create another column ?

Thank you for the suggestion. That worked

Could someone help me out to add a custom column heading to a schedule so that I can add some text to that schedule? 

oh ok thank you

Hi Joey, thank you for your reply. What does the wall have to do floor above? The hole is cutting through the floor slab

I am trying to cut a hole in the ceiling for a basement window as shown in the attached picture. But when I cut hole in the ceiling, it is cutting through the floor slab above as well. Could the experts give me a clue how to achieve it.?

Thank you all. As usual I was doing wrong instead of the text i was using box and adding macro to it. that's why it was not giving me the result. Once again thank you. 

27 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

%room.internal_area*0.05%

Thank you for your reply, but for some reason it is not giving me the result

On 1/13/2015 at 5:49 PM, Joe_Carrick said:

Sure, the output (last line of the macro) would be:

 

%room.area.internal%*0.08

 

or the macro could be:

 

DLO_REQD = %room.area.internal%*0.08

return DLO_REQD

hi Joe, when I use the macro you provided it does not give the expected result. Any reason?

I would like to know if I could find total area of a room multiplied with .05 to find out glazing area required for that room in a text box using ruby macro

2 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

They really don't like being there do they.  Try placing them on level 1 and then move them to their absolute position and it should work the way you want it to but you still have some floor framing to deal with somehow.  

 

thank you for the response. Its a finished basement, hence I could not measure the joist depth and you can see them in the site picture as how they look on site. I am trying to recreate for my drawings.. Do you know how could I add the sill thick as it appears in the site picture?

Hi Eric,

how can I add the door and window sill as per the site picture

16 minutes ago, solver said:

Placing the window on the 1st floor and moving it down should work, but then the window displays on the 1st floor.

 

You could break the bottom of the brick wall and pull it up so it goes over the window instead of through it.

Eric, how do I add the sill for the window and door as per the site picture

Thanks Eric, breaking the brick worked. that way my window will stay in the basement for the window schedule. thanks again

Hello, I have attached my plan and the site picture from the backyard. Why is the brick veneer overlapping my basement window. What am I doing wrong? Site existing condition picture attached backyard

221008.plan

Thank you all for your comments and tips. I will combine them. In reality the foundation wall is built and that basement area is being converted into a living space, hence the stud wall added. Concrete foundation wall is the as built condition. Thanks again.

Thank  you all for your response. I tried all the suggestion still it pops back again. Plan attached

221007.plan

In my plan, in one room there is a room label without any room dimension. Is there a way to find out where is it and why it is generating without any room dimension? (screen shot attached)

yes there is a lag in the jumping. it is a wireless logitech m510 mouse.

my mouse is working weird, very difficult to control placing any object on plan. its like jumping all over the place. Any reason, suggestion, trouble shooting

Thank you Steve. That was great. Much appreciated. Have a great day. I will follow your instructions and try. Thanks again

thank you

9 hours ago, rgardner said:

open the dbx and click retain framing essentially turning the auto framing off.

HI Ryan, thank you for your response. where is this settings I could not find it.

10 hours ago, lookingforchange said:

I am new so I am no expert but I found two ways while I was practicing using the software.  

 

Solution 1:

Click the beam and drag it up into the framing and then drag the posts up to meet the bottom of the framing

 

Solution 2:

Turn off the beam in the deck dbx and manually draw the beam, posts, and footings back manually with their respective tools. 

 

Maybe there is a more automated way to do it and an expert can help you out but if you are in a rush this could get you by in the meantime. I do a lot of projects in VHFHZ so open decks are not normally permitted and stucco beams are awful looking. 

Hello, thank you for your suggestions. Its open deck because its only 6" above the grade more over the client don't want a guard rail.

10 hours ago, lookingforchange said:

stucco beams are awful looking. 

Stucco beam was not intentionally done and I don't know how it came nor neither I know how to adjust. It was acting weird. Anyways thank you

Could some experts look at the attached image and plan and let me know how could I bring the deck joist down in line with beam? Due to the site condition I cannot have the joist sitting on top of the beam.

deck beam-v01.plan