jvirostko

I am looking to display the Walls as a solid fill "hatch" with an outline without changing the fill layers in the wall types settings as I want this to be displayed only on certain plan views The solution you showed requires removing the outer wall layer outline which would alter the display of dimensions from wall board to wall board on plan views. Changing the wall types will change its appearance across all plan views and requires making additional wall types every time I use a new wall composition. The Poche tool is closer to what I am looking for but removes the outline, which I still need.

Hey All! Thought I would ask in general what your favorite tools, tips, techniques for improving your templates and drawing speed! I work on interior home remodels so I like to get my As-Built drawings and design concepts turned around fast to keep projects moving steadily along. I'd love to hear from you guys what you do in or out of chief to get things done! I'll start by sharing some of the settings I have setup to increase my efficiency: Automatic Room Dimensions for doors, windows, walls Automatic Elevation dimensions spaced perfectly to be sent to layout. Automatic sizing cabinet labels for quick cabinet layouts. Created a custom catalog of our cabinet line for drop and place cabinet design. Automatic Sheet Index on the cover page. Import and Photoshop countertop materials to be made seamless. Custom designing Tile patterns in Sketchup/Photoshop and importing them in to Chief Custom Under cabinet lighting modeled according to specific products we use frequently, ready to wire and ready for Ray Trace. Adjusted default lighting fixture labels. Automatic Room Labels that show the ceiling heights and calculate sqft Those are just a few I could think of, let me know what you guys think and any methods or ideas you might have for improvements! My typical deliverables are existing plans, demolition plans, framing plans, floor plans, mechanical plans, wall elevations, and renderings.

Thank you! That looks to be the setting I was missing. That achieves the hatching look I am going for. I tabbed through those outline options but I can't seem to get my wall outline to show up at the same time. Tried enabling the separate layers on and off but it looks like the Poche is covering the edge lines. Any solution to this? Thank you again!

Hey All! I have been revising my templates and trying to clean up how everything displays. I have been hunting the forums and cannot seem to find a solution to how I want my walls to display in floor plan views. I want to show the walls on my floor plans as a single solid gray hatch for its full thickness on the floor plan view. I also want to be able to show the wall with its layers on a second plan view for details. I've looking through all the tools with wall hatching and the layers, but I can't seem to figure out a system that works without changing the wall types themselves, which won't work on multiple plan views. Let me know what you guys think! I've seen some of your plans that accomplish this, any help is appreciated!

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