Evolution

Setting up my template plan for the next project to start as soon as I complete the CD's on the current job. The client wants to add a two bed home for his dad and mom to live on his property in their own home. I don't need to model the interior of the Existing home, in order to draw the new home, however; both code and the HOA want to see the new home in relationship to the Existing home, roof plan, side walks, drives, minimum 4 exterior elevations to show (architectural integrity etc.) so the new home is in keeping with the existing homes exterior architecture. I know of course to set up all my defaults for this project before I draw the first wall. I need to set up (the terrain I think in this case) any new wall type that I don't already have available in my wall type menu. The HOA wants the roof line, fascia design and elevation to match the existing as close as possible. The short story is I need to get the terrain elevations correct, and draw the existing home's exterior and once that is all in good order, design the new home. After reading the help files on this particular operation, the implication is (I should draw this as if it were being placed in a subdivision?) I need to then export the existing home out of X11 as a 3D symbol, and then import it into the terrain / plan of the new home in order to show the proper relationship. The client wants the elevation of the slab of the new home set at the same elevation as that of the existing home. There is an approx. 3 to 4 foot slope down hill from the existing to the new home (the new will have to be on a raised foundation). So importing the existing home into the new plan as a 3D symbol, doesn't really help me understand how to show the plan of the Existing Home (Roof plan / exterior walls) drives and walks without actually drawing it in the same plan as the new home. Am I wrong here? Won't what ever I draw or change if I draw the existing home in the same plan as the new, won't the changes I make drawing the new home affect the Existing Home as well? I have other questions I will post in a new thread.

Maureen, I have everything now except what appears to be a hundred or more missing textures in my User library for items I down loaded from DMD site, From 3D Warehouse, and some I created and I haven't a clue (if it is even possible) now; where they have flown to? So I guess If I run into the opportunity, to; I'll have to down load them all over again. I would like to be able though, to upload everything to a cloud server of some sort, so what ever computer I'm on (office or home) I can down load the project I'm working on and have access at the same time to all my libraries wherever I'm working from> right now after all the trouble I've caused myself attempting just to get the Libraries loaded on my home DK, I'm nervous about even attempting another ELECTRONIC MIRACLE...……….. just not sure the CA Force will be with me????

X11 works great. Lot of great features over X10. I have X9 10 and 11 and can open either as needed.

Thanks for sticking it out with me Eric. I just saved the woodland cat like you said, and when I select it all the items show. Only thing it appears that I need to do and don't know if it is possible, is see if I can find some of the missing materials and textures I had before the computer crashed Monday. I guess they're gone forever. I probably won't need them until I need them.....right?

Is this correct?

That worked too. So have I got to down load every catalog one at a time?

So here is what happened (EDIT) I tried another catalog I don't have it worked

For the life of me I don't know what I'm doing wrong!?!??? I've copied files from my Office tablet, I've copied, pasted, dragged, waved my magic wand over both computers and the ELECTRONIC Gods have refused to let it work! -

Neither is transferring of the Manufacturer Library to my Desk Top I wish they had an emoj for pulling your hair out. I am about ready to burn these computers and CAX11 with them..........!!!!!!

I opened chief, select Manf Cat and the folder is still empty

The Manf Libraries dragged over to my desk top and files transferring still taking time

That won't remove from the file I drag it from ?

Working on it

Yep...........there isn't anything in the folder just says catalog_hash am I not pasting in the correct directory?

So Eric I'm home now working on trying to migrate the library. You asked me to show you the manuf data. Did I look in the wrong place on my home desk top? Am I putting them in the wrong folder? I don't know how to figure this out?!?!?

Shoot...……...I forgot I can't have X11 open on two machines at the same time, so I'll have to make a bunch of screen shots of X11 file locations on my work tablet, close that license then open the license on my home desk top so I can continue the fight (what seems to be a battle I'll never win) to get my CA Libraries loaded on my home machine! And I wonder why the computer at the grocery store, check out, always seem to break down when I'm next in line to pay?!?!?! \0/ \0/

Sorry, Eric I thought you meant my work tablet. I plan on taking it home this week end and doing a side by side and hopefully with fewer distractions, I can figure this out. Thanks for not losing patience with me. I am really trying to get this down right!

Maureen, as you can tell my technical aptitude is short by a few electronic miles. Learning the software (since I really don't use it to make a living) has been a challenge, but FUN! Now that I'm having to use it more (made the mistake of letting my company know about it, now I'm doing their design build dwgs for the most part, and don't mind) but there are few hours in my day doe the extra work load..…..thus my need to set up my Desk top at home to work off some of the extra load I now have. The technical part of all this is mind-boggling for some one as technical inept as I am! Your suggestion is most helpful and if I can figure it all out will work on doing so. I plan on taking my Office tablet home this week end doing a side by side and check the files and locations and attempting to get them matched up! Thanks!

See the screen shot from my office tablet this morning.

Did anyone hear me SSSCCCCRRRRRREEEEEAAAAAMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!! I have attempted once again to migrate my libraries from my office computer (copied all files to a 512 external hard drive). Got home, started up my Desk top, Did my search for the X11 data file path, opened that folder, Did my search for X11 data, found it C:\Users\Robert\Documents\Chief Architect Premier X11 Data\ Pasted all the files I backed up from my office machine in the data fold libraries. The folders are there but no prompt asking me about replacing any files????? So I opened a new plan, opened my Library Browser, select the CA core catalogs all the applicable files are there. Then I selected my User catalog, and all my user files are there; so I select the manufacturer catalog but there are no file or content that appears, and the same for bonus catalogs, nothing............can some one just do a simple video that shows me the steps? I believe I've done it the way it says to in the help files but I'm not getting any results. All I've accomplished so far is fall further behind on this project. Manufacturer Catalog is not here.dib

You need to add a ceiling finish.

You mind updating your signature with Software version you're using and computer Brown Tiger beat me to it, but while you're at it you mind updating your signature with your soft-ware version and computer hardware info. Go up to your profile (upper right hand corner) click on account settings, then go to the drop down menu (lower left hand corner, select update signature or signature and update. Thanks

I think I'm pushing the envelope with the most patient of you CA guru's and I'm sure you're as tired of seeing this as I am of typing it over and over, but after removing X11 and all files from my home Desk Top, I've attempted to re-install, and migrate my libraries over. WELL...……….I think the Electronic Gremlins are attacking with full force. I know I'm technically illiterate especially when it comes to task like electronic passing of files and folders from one machine to another..... So, my office tablet (surface pro 4i7 ) has the standard USB port, so is there some way I can take my tablet home, interconnect it with my Desk Top and transfer the files (I don't want to lose them on my Tablet) I just somehow got to get them on my Desk top too, so if need be I can work from home. Please don't assume I'm as smart and savvy as you guys....that's just not the case. So it will have to be step by step....1) do this, 2) do that 3) caution don't do this 4) now open CAX11 at home and go to work?!?!?!? I'd pay my own airfare out to your locale to dance at your next wedding! May the CA force (be with me this time) Otherwise I have no choice but to give up! \0/ (EDIT) it still is not working.........PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME BEFORE I SHOOT MYSELF!?!?!

[EDIT]….I couldn't resolve the printing issue as long as I continued to try to send views to layout, and then print to the PDF format. Since CA crashed on my Monday of this week, (first time ever it happened to me) I decided to go back as far as possible without losing all my changes to the plan file. Deleted the Layout files all-together. Started with a brand new Layout template, made sure (good file management) I saved it in the same project folder and with the same file path .layout. Send a few of the same views previously sent to the old layout template, this time there was only few seconds time between the command, and printing. I think the crash destroyed / sent some of the textures I had AWOL into the atmosphere. Anyway, I call it done!

Well...…...I didn't pull all my hair out. Dermot helped me find the missing objects. Some textures I couldn't recover but that's ok too. I bit the bullet, cleaned up my Plan, deleted my layout that was associated with the plan, created a smack-brand-new layout for this project. Sent all the same views I had originally placed in the old layout file. The MOST WONDERFUL THING HAPPENED...……… All the full camera views I have done so far, and sent to layout only took a very few seconds. Don't know what made the difference between yesterday's fiasco and todays recovery!?!?! but I'm just happy it seems to be back on track so I can start the construction drawings.