Doug_N

1 hour ago, Alchemyjim said:

Hi all, quick question...

My toolbar got goofy and I lost an icon which I cannot find. Between the page up and down arrows there should be a square displaying the layout page number. I CANNOT find it in the toolbar menu. I know it is probably right in front of my eyes.

Thanks for your help.

The masonry should be completely supported.  As a suggestion you could do a pilaster under the overhung column areas.

You may also want to have the railing and the columns to be independent from one another.  Here is a short video that I did on that topic.

Strange but when I opened the drawing from the drop box, both windows seemed ok. 

Now this has nothing to do with the problem, but the statistics can all be handled with macros as well as the window labels.  Saves you tons of typing, and keeps everything coordinated.  Change a window and the label updates automatically.

I like the font and the drawing style, very nicely done and arranged.

Stairs are a special case because they can be seen in a stairwell, but then that is true for other objects when a floor section is classed as "open to Below".

17 hours ago, scottharris said:

The beta of X16 is projected to begin in the later part of Q1 (this is the private by invitation portion of the beta).  We have been working on a variety of projects during this release cycle and I think you will find a few surprises and enhanced productivity tools for your design efficiency, like…. 3D dimensions.  More to come as we get closer.

Scott, I can hardly wait.  I am still amazed at the changes in X15.  Now you drop this little teaser on us!!!   Argggg, it is like when I was a kid waiting for Christmas morning.

19 hours ago, VHampton said:

Agreed w/ Shayne. Foam molding would be the ideal solution.

 

Many US companies carry basic profiles. But a company as Shayne pointed out would be the way to go.

 

Draw the profile, and they will cut it.

 

The fabrication is similar to a CNC machine for wood, except that it's cut from a foam block, and the tool is a super heated wire.  

 

Try this place below as well... Also located up North.

 

Check out the video. The process is quite simple. It's also pretty amazing. 

 

https://www.mouldexmouldings.com/pages/our-process

Great solution thanks.  I contacted the company which is actually local to me.  

18 hours ago, ValleyGuy said:

Hey Doug,

 

I have seen some pretty intricate stuff like this done in foam covered with stucco. It is applied right over regular square stick built framing. Just the roof overhangs and fascia boards need to be worked out. Saves the weight and looks great. Where I'm at, we have a TrueFoam plant that will make pretty much anything you can design for their CNC cutout machine. 

I will look into that.  My question is how do I detail that on the architectural drawings.

7 hours ago, GeneDavis said:

Other than roof pitch, how do they differ from other dormers?

The intricate design and shape.  From the picture you can see how complex the shape of the arch and shoulders are.

Just a few notes on your post.  

1. This section of the forum is for making suggestions to the developers of CA about features that we would like to see or problems that require correction.  
2. There is no confidentiality, whatever you post is feely seen by all or any member
3. Members of the forum make suggestions on techniques (in the Q&A area) about how to achieve a desired result.  I doubt that anyone would guide you through the permit process of any particular jurisdiction. 
4. If you would like to learn about the building design field, there are several options open to you. Here are a few suggestions: go to architectural school, work for a design company, work hands on for a contractor, buy and read literature on how to design houses.  Look at other designs for houses and buildings online.  

18 hours ago, CharlesVolz said:

Easy as riding a bike. Hard if you haven't done it, easy if you have. 

And most of us have the road rash to prove it!

I have used Moasure and tried using it for a while, but found the rate at which you had to take measurements (the time between measurements is limited or the device loses reference) to be not practical.  I gave up on it.   One very useful but cumbersome device is the Leica 3d disto.  Sort of a poor man's robotic laser distance and angle measuring device.  It will measure elevations of surfaces as well.  It is very accurate and creates an AutoCAD file in 3d.  It measures key points, very good for measuring the face of a building for example.  When I say poor man's, i mean in relationship to a total station for example.  Not cheap as this will set you back just shy of 10k.

3 hours ago, solver said:

I'll ask the obvious -- are you auto building, or manually building framing?

Hi Eric,

I might be out of line here, but I think once the bottom section of the roof is curved, you leave the world where auto build is allowed. 

Also 

22 minutes ago, SNestor said:

Please post a plan...

19 minutes ago, SNestor said:

@tsoftwerks - if you post a plan someone will tell you exactly how to do this. It's quite simple actually.

 

So...post a plan.

what Steve said!

DB's suggestion is a good one, but you could also do it as a solid and apply materials to it.  Create several layers of the solid (one for each material required) and then apply the materials.  You can then change that to an architectural block and orient it as required in your model.  The advantage to DB's solution is that all of the layers are handled by the DBX along with materials.  Converting it to a symbol keeps the different materials, so those can be edited as required after the fact.  

How would one go about doing construction documents for such a complex dormer?  I have done conceptual drawing for the client, but my brain has frozen on how to actually build this.

The house has standard framed construction with stone veneer.  I am thinking that the dormers be done in stucco.  Any thoughts?

Hi Scott, you don't often post, but when you do it is worth reading (or watching).  

Rene and Alan are probably away ahead of me, but that kind of looks like glare, and that the external lighting (daylight) is set way too high.  Try reducing the sun intensity for a start as Alan is indicating in his render settings.

This was a mock up that I did for a really giant deck project.  The house was for rendering purposes only, and it was modelled from the customer's photos as seen here.

You are welcome to the model, and whatever you can get from it.

Test Log Cabin.plan

On 11/5/2023 at 1:14 PM, vantinec said:

Hello Everyone, I am putting a 1900 bungalow into Chief and I can't quite figure out how to reduce the eave walls down to 1'-10" so as to create the proper roof line? The usable floor space is minimized on the second floor because of the sloping roof, but for the dormers. Which I have two Shed roof recessed that I have to redesign to have a new full dormer that goes all the way out to the exterior wall, not a recessed "catch-all" of water infiltration. Just wondered if someone could recommend a couple of quick thoughts on fixes for the recessed dormers. And the larger issue of needing to create that roof slope, so the second floor is affected by the roof slope. Thanks, Craig  th

 

This is going to take a little work but the beginnings of the design can be done be setting two of the default project settings, one for roof overhang, and the second is to make the roof ignore the upper storey.  Where the dormer windows are make holes in the roof plane.  This will require a fair bit of tinkering with the model, built I have done a few that are similar. 

Post your work to date and I am sure that there are some of us that will take a crack at getting a roof and dormer working so that you can see how to arrange your workflow.

Eric,

You make a very good point.  Why even have a Facebook page for users, when the very best forum for users is right here!   I followed the FB page for a while but found it frustrating and mostly trivial.  I have work to do, and so no reason to follow two groups for the same purpose.  

This is where CA could really do some amazing work if they allowed users to control a flat area that would include a slope, such as a roof or ceiling plane.  This would be a wonderful improvement to CA's terrain features in my opinion.

Is there a way to adjust the line thickness in a rich text table?

Here is a film I created by adjusting the materials in a 3d solid to make it transparent, then applying a graphic.  You could likely use that solid as the window glass so that it would automatically be applied to the window, but then the dots would stretch according to the window size which is not way you are looking for I would guess.

Window Film.plan

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1056/import-a-surveyor-dwg-file-for-a-site-plan-or-terrain-perimeter.html?playlist=101