ACADuser

Yes I saw that. handy for ADDING markers but a little tedious when trying to eliminate them. The delete function would be nice. More tools in the tool box is a good thing IMO.

Yes unchecking the Marks to include eliminated many of the unwanted but a delete option would be very helpful. As this option is not an every day tool for me it is easier to delete unwanted than to reconfigure each time I decide to use it.

Yes Joe, that is where I got hung up thinking that was the only place you could modify text.

Dermot, Thanks to you I found that and it helps. I put in a feature request to easily delete unwanted markers. How to offset the elevations? Now the floor one is at zero. I need to change that form time to time.

Glenn Tried to use them but too much work cleaning them up & can't get the marker text to override. They want to label existing platforms. It's quite messy. I'd send you the plan if you had the time to fool with it. X9 Beta But otherwise the Macro root would be simpler for me. Oh I may have a X8 plan too. This morning they want to change the Base from 8.03 to 9.5, so that is my plight. Need to recalculate and update the markers again. Not that this is so time consuming but with the macro I would just change the Base Variable & the rest would be automatic as they say.

Macro would read Y value of the Marker & format it in feet & inches OR decimal feet (may need two versions of the macro Create or use a "User variable" to hold an offset value, value could be zero, positive or negative. This offset value would be added to the marker absolute Y-value to determine the value returned. User could add prefix text and/or suffix text inside the Marker as needed . So with an offset value of 8.3' %macro%" NAVD would yield "8.3' NAVD" for a marker placed at Y=0 Move the marker up to Y=10' and the result becomes "18.3' NAVD"

Using the marker in text tools could you have a macro that inserted the Absolute Y Axis Value. Creating a Front Elevation of the house & placing the marker at the Floor Elevation line the marker would read as an example First Floor 0'-0" You would enter "First Floor" & the macro. Second floor would be Second Floor 10'-4" Only the number height would be automatic of course Or is there another way to do this. My wish is that you could use an offset value to place another value in these markers. For example the 1st floor is at 8.3' NAVD so you need the Y-value plus 8.3' Resulting in a Marker text as First Floor 8.3' NAVD & Second Floor 12.3' NAVD Thanks in advance.

Adam If you want to send me the ACAD file I will assess you problem outside of Chief & may be able to help you with the modifications.

Obviously you are too smart. Thanks you Scott

See attached X8 file. Just started yesterday, you can pick a spot on the 2nd floor & 1st floor areas are shown. Does this happen to you? Thanks for testing. Ybor Office.zip

Look here for more discussion. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/3300-interior-foundation/?hl=%2Bthickened+%2Bslab

So using a 24"x36" drawing sheet, what is a reasonable DPI setting? I've been using 600.

Oh man you nailed it. I may have done this before, just hard to remember all the gotchas. I'm back at it. Thanks

Yes sir. See the message I get using "Floor/Ceiling Truss" tool.

Roof trusses build OK. For some reason I can not build a floor truss on this plan. I must be missing something simple. Lenhart BK.plan

Thanks you sir, yes the UNDO does reset that grey condition.

Thanks Haven't had a chance to install X8 yet.

OK Insert a PDF into a plan. Select it & it turns grey. Use the scale command. Un-select the PDF but it remains grey as if it was still selected.

The PDF has a white background. I did find that if you draw a wall & then use UNDO that will reset the PDF from grey to white. Must be some sort of bug that leaves the PDF grey when you insert it & then scale it. If it never happen to you it may be something in my computer that is not playing well with CA.

In a plan, can't load it at this time, I insert a PDF & scale it. While selected it displays as faded & shaded grey. But when un-selected it remains grey. I have to close X7 & reopen for it to turn white. Is there a way to un-select so I don't have to shut X7 down? You can see the new walls I added but the PDF grey's out all

I export the entire plan, then open in CAD & change the layer colors to ByLayer & all white color because I use a black background. Chief uses darker colors & don;t display well on Black. If a 2 or 3 story & change all layer name so the floor is in front of the name. from Walls_ Normal-3 to 3-Walls_ Normal easier to sort & group in autocad. I use a LISP routine to do all this.

On my system it seems to print OK but a real PITA when working on the plan.

See picture of CAD file. I show the Rebar on both Foundation & Framing (& standard plan view 1st floor). Go-Bolt only shown on Framing & Standard 2nd floor view. In CAD I place all objects on separate layers similar to CA. Although the block comes in on the layer that it was created with. (That is controllable) In CAD my block has a corner insertion point & I wrote a LISP routine (Ruby like) that allows me to pick the insert point & then rotate on 90 deg increments. So user has a two click process to insert & rotate into position. As you can see the Window in yellow (Zoomed in picture) is the place I want the rebar blocks. I pick lower left move cursor right & click to finish. Lower rebar I click the upper right intended position, move cursor left & click to finish. Thus rotating the last inert 180 deg. With CA I can drop the block close enough when zoomed in on the wall but I must be able to see the block. The Copy & Paste method does not show the block where as the paste from library does show the block. I then have to select using Similar block name & change the layer to "Foundation Rebar". Then I copy all the blocks on the 1st floor plan & paste then in the foundation level plan. That's my current practice.

Michael, That is how I usually paste it. BUT the paste from copy does not show an image of the block. These two blocks are visually placed as the grip is in the center of the block & I want the alignment with the edge of the rebar block. The Go-Bolt block is also visually placed in the center of the wall at my digression. So I rely on the visual clue as to where to drop it. Something so minor can be very aggravating to me. It seems so easy in ACAD. I'll add this to the suggestion list. The block should have a setting that allows it to 1) retain block layer or 2) use current CAD layer Is there a down side to using Actual Symbols or Architectural Blocks as Joe suggested?

Wow, Chief knows how to turn a simple procedure into something requiring extra keystrokes & set up. I'll look at your second solution after dinner. Thanks Joe.