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I sure hope CA address the lack of room numbers too. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/5715-door-window-numbering-again/#entry64095

Trying another approach to Room Numbers I thought use Call outs but no way to create a Table of call outs based on Shape. Well not table based on anything for call outs I guess. Also there is the problem of not enough shape options. I would like rectangle, oval and flat oval as options. Attached is a Text on the left & Call out on the right. No way to deal with word wrap. The SQUARE gets too big, needs a rectangle. Are there word wrap characters that can force word wrap. Like in ACAD \P or \X or \R will force a wrap.

Thanks Joe. In ACAD you can add xData to an object, layer,etc. Then with MACRO (Lisp) you can retrieve the xData & use in your own label etc. Too bad CA will not open the database to users.

OK here is the deal, i need a Room Name and a Room Number. These should be separate fields so I can change the room number but leave the room name as is. I know Joe has some wiz-bang Ruby scripts to do this but I don't have time to learn Ruby today. This would even be handy in a very large home. You may have more than one Hall Bath.

Sorry for the late reply, I was off sleighing dragons. Well, maybe just putting out fires. I have another job that need room numbering as well as doors & windows. That is what brought me back to this thread. As for Chief desires, how about: Manual and automatic renumbering with these options / check boxes Horizontal - "Left to Right" or "Right to Left" Vertical - "Top to Bottom" or "Bottom to Top" Use Letters or Numbers Skip I an O option if letters. Add Prefix and Suffix fields Start number or Letter field Edit the number directly in the table, this will auto resort the table & renumber accordingly Same with Tags, this will auto resort the table & renumber accordingly Edit any field directly from the table Select an item in the tab;e & option to Zoom to it in the Drawing. That's all i can think of off the top of my head.

I have created 3 slabs at the exterior stair landing and now want to delete them. They ere part of an earlier design but I can not remember which view I was in when I created them. Seem that I can not select then in any view. Englewood.zip

Well, the point of having "Automatic Tables" is that they update when the plan changes. It is way too hard to make this work. (My 2 Cents)

If you have a Block with many lines & you want to adjust a line or two. How do you edit that block only. Exploding it where it sits because too many other objects around and to re block is a PITA. The Layer filter thing is doable in most cases but seems like a lot of hoops to jump through. In Autocad, just double click & a dialog pops up, option to edit, Yes puts you in a isolated space no other objects. When saved back you come to the drawing, any other blocks of the same name are updated too.

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a dynamic shelf tool?

I forgot the trick / setting that allows a wall mount fixture to be placed on a non-wall object.

Not sure what I am doing wrong?

This all started because the builder wants all Furniture turned off in the section views. Well the shelves are on the Furniture layer. Now I see the Table lamps are on electrical which I want lamps OFF but switches & all built in electrical showing. With the lamps in Architectural Blocks this too has become a PITA.

It's the Shelf w/ closet rod. Joe it will not work, saved in user catalog & still inserts with original layer, not the new layer set in plan.

SO I can not use Select Matching for Closet Shelves. *%#$&*

What Shelf Default? Only one I could find is in a Cabinet & is not the layer used for closet shelves.

How do you change the default layer of closet shelves to "Shelving" ?? I want the layer to be Shelving every time I insert a new shelf. Thanks PS how do you edit the title of this thread?

Jim, That allows one or the other method. My point is that ACAD allows both methods any time you want. Thanks

Michael, Good solution & I like the Video. Thanks for your time. Now off to practice your method. This has been an ongoing aggravation for me in CA knowing how easy it is a Autocad which I use every day. So every time I used it in autocad I had bad thought about CA. Thanks for easing my burden.

Oh, thanks fellas, that fixed it. I'll get the hang of this software yet. Keep drawing. Alan

I'm off to dinner so back in a few hours.. What causes this hole in my 2nd floor wall at the back porch? Edgewood.zip

OK that may be a viable alternative. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the Block tip, I should have done that when I created that group. I need to use Block more often. Thanks again.

Joe, I use the Match Properties tool a lot. BUT, I want to select one group of CAD layer objects that reside on that floor. Then to de-select the ones that I don't want is way too tedious. The only way in CA to efficiently select is to turn all layers off & the the layer you want on and select what you want. I obviously do not like this method but it is the only way. Sorry, I'm Bitching again.

Thanks for your patience, I was off doing other work. Deadlines you know. Here is a simple example, see picture. ILO stairs I draw CAD limes, here in Red, to represent stairs over closets & such. I have 3 sets of stairs so I want to move this set only 3 & 4 inches to the left. In autocad I enter SEL at the keyboard then pick one object to get the layer property. Then I can group select with marquee selection only those items within the marquee that match that layer. Further more autocad will select based on the direction of the selection rectangle you marquee. Pick right & then left it select all within & all touching that match the layer. Pick Left & the Right and it select only those objects that are completely within the rectangle. So all the other objects not on that layer are ignored completely. How efficient is that?

I thought I explained the situation. Doesn't matter what you are selecting, you only want to select certain ones in the group. The "Match Properties" will only select ALL. For those who have used other software this is a clumsy way to select objects.

OK, I copied rebar dowel blocks from the foundation to the 1st floor. There were no conflicts with windows & doors. I then copied the blocks to the 2nd floor. This time some walls turn to frame & some overhangs also precluded the use of the rebar blocks. So I need to select some of the blocks but not all to delete. I know the ALL OFF Layer method but wouldn't it be nice if the "Match Properties" would allow a selection window and single picks? And wouldn't it be nice if the "Match Properties" worked on all objects and in section views?