SNestor
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I'm trying to create a REF SET layerset to use with my 2nd floor architectural floor plan. What I want is to have all lower level walls appear as dashed lines...if there is no floor above the wall. - I know I could put some of the walls on different layers...and then turn on only the walls that were on the specific layer. But...is there a better or simpler way to accomplish this? Maybe I should just use CAD lines? - I thought if I "filled" the rooms with solid white color it would hide the walls below...but that doesn't seem to work either.
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Joe - question about your saved views; - Will you be creating plan views that are 1/8" scale specific? Or...do you always send plan views at 1/4"? - How do you handle "roof framing" views when you have framing on two (or multiple) levels? Say...a one story garage and and two story main house? (see attached pic). Do you just use a reference set to refer to the framing on the hidden floor? - Also...do you create a separate view for the 2nd floor ceiling joist framing (separate from the roof framing view)? Thanks!
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Ok...so the answer is no. Manual edit is required. Auto building floors then almost always will require “time” to make fixes. Thanks all for your comments and expertise. -
Scott...great videos. I learned a lot about skylights...and especially tunnels.
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Is there a way to control the number of trimmers created at stair openings. In the pic below...the software has placed a double trimmer at the stair opening on both sides...but, on one side there is actually a load bearing wall and only a single trimmer is required so that the joists can bear on the wall. Is there someplace in the software that controls this? Thanks.
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Perry...thanks. I think that is a good plan...and what I am working toward. Are the lineweights thicknesses that are represented when you are drawing a good representation of how they will appear at 1/4" scale in Layout?
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I understand how to set lineweights specific to each layer set...my question is more specific. - When you send a view to layout does it matter if you have lineweights turned on or off? I assume that the view goes to layout with the lineweights specified in the layerset...but, these can be turned on or off. - Also, if printing to PDF from layout...should lineweights be on? Or does it really matter? Thanks all...I appreciate all the feedback.
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Just wondering about line weights.... - When you send a view to layout, do you have to have lineweights turned on? Or...can lineweights be controlled (on or off) in layout? - For plan views...what line weight size is a good place to start. Main layer vs Interior and Exterior Layers. This has always been an issue for me. For me...it's been trial and error. Thanks...I know it's a basic setup question but maybe some answers from those that use the software everyday to make a living will help the rest of us save some time and get the software setup quickly and so it works.
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This past weekend I walked through 4 homes under construction here in beautiful Westfield, Indiana. The floor system used n each home was I-Joists. No conventional 2x10's to be seen...looks like that method of construction has finally been banished...at least in high priced homes. The homes I walked were all large and will probably sell for a million dollars or more...the lots in this subdivision sell for anywhere from 150K to 250K. For you California guys...this is a high priced home in Indiana...these homes will all be over 6,000 sf with full basements and very high quality finishes. All but one home used roof trusses...so, interior load bearing walls were mostly non-existent...except for the home with the conventionally framed roof. In all of the homes there wasn't a single case where I saw an I-Joist located beneath a wall above. In fact...it appeared to me that the joists were deliberately spaced to make sure there wasn't an I-joist under a wall. The spans were long in all cases...and the I-Joists were spaced 16" oc. Honestly...I'm not sure what our code requires here in Indiana...I can attest to the fact that code compliance for single family construction is not as restrictive as some states...such as sunny California. That said, I'm not sure what good it would do to place an I-Joist under a non-load bearing wall. The only thing I can see happening is an electrician or a plumber drilling out the top chord to get his work done. (apology would come later in the day...I'm sure). I also think that the lumber dealers here in central Indiana engineer the floors...and most likely even get the design stamped by an engineer. I believe I-Joist blocking is placed (and specified) for all point loads. As for Chief...I wish the software would just space the joists as specified...and let us manually place double joists as needed. But...I also want the stair tool improved. Looks like we will be waiting on both "wishes" for a bit longer.
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OK...thanks for the info Michael.
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Is there a way to control whether Chief draws a floor joist under a wall? I have the spacing set to 24" oc...and everywhere there is a wall above that is parallel with the joists...Chief seems to double up the floor joists. Just wondering if there is a control somewhere that determines this... thanks!
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Attached are views of library OOB door in with Preference set to Vector and Standard. When set to Standard...it casts a shadow so dark you cannot not even see the raised panels on the door. I'd suggest just keeping your library preference set to "Vector"... Vector View: Standard View - Light side Standard View - Dark Side
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Yes...I agree. Just checked my plan "template"...and the exterior door color spec'd in material defaults was black...changed it to white. All is fixed. Thanks for the clarification Dermot. I would never have figured that out... Also...thanks to all you Chiefers that chimed in to help. So much appreciated!
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These pics are from X9. OOB door in library is white on both sides. Shown in vector view
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It’s not the same for me in X9...I posted pics above. I also changed the default color for doors to white...in material defaults. So...not sure what else I can do. In X10...how do you get rid of the slate blue color?
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Those pics are from X9. All they are showing is that if you specify one color for the exterior of the door..and another for the interior of the door then in the "Door Default" DBX...in the preview panel, Chief will display the colors chosen. However, in the library, as Michael has stated above...the colors shown are those that were used when the object was created and added to the library. All this still does not clearly explain why an OOB library door symbol appears almost black on one side...and white on the other. Am I the only one that sees this...or is this typical for the X10 library? Even if I set the Preference to "vector view"...the door is almost black on one side. To me it's an X10 issue that needs to be corrected by Chief...
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Also...just FYI. I did submit a report on this to Chief. I'll update when I get a response. I gather the response will be something like..."yea, we know...we are working on it".
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Thanks Mick...I have changed the preference in both the library...and in "Preferences"...but, it does not change my preview pane display. I'm not sure if I'm seeing "Standard View" or "Vector View"...its almost impossible to tell. Eric...thank you for taking time to try and help me with this. In X9...if I change the color in "material defaults"...then, in defaults, the door preview panels are different colors on each side....but in the library preview panel the doors are white on both sides. I have the library preview panel set to "vector view". The attached pics are from X9.
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Changed my Preference as you instructed. Shut down and restarted CA. Didn't change a thing... Is there a way to turn off shadows?
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You don't get the "show wall" option in the library preview panel...only when you open a specific door/window that's actually in your plan. Is this a bug in X10...should I file a report?
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I'm not sure how to change to Vector View for the preview pane? See pic below... My preference is set to "Vector View"...but, it doesn't appear to be a vector view. X10 is fun...
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Eric...you lost me. The door I'm displaying is in the Core Library...it's not an object I created. It's a standard door. My only issue is why does the door on the exterior side appear to be a dark color. Its so dark I find It hard to believe its a shadow being cast. If I open the exact door in X9 it appears white on both sides...in standard view. It has to be something related to X10...
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When I open the library in X9...the doors are white on both sides. So...therefore it's got to be a setting in X10. Maybe something I setup differently in X9...or something I haven't setup correctly or differently in X10. What a pain...
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Chop...no, if you look at the material list for the E14 door...I've specified the exterior side of the door to be "white". Eric...thanks for that info...but I only have one plan open in X10.
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Can anyone tell me why my doors in the library preview pane appear to have a dark color on the exterior side? My door defaults are set so that each side should be white. So...what other setup could be controlling how these doors are being displayed? Thanks as always for any help! Here are screen clips of my defaults...
