rgardner

For my own stuff I use Icloud as I can sync it so easily across my computers but I am a one guy shop.  I do work for several clients and with some other designers as well.  One client loves google drive and so I use it with him but only copy and paste the files once I am done with them to share it with him as I had issues right off the bat the first time he tried to access a file.  But I use dropbox very successfully with all other clients/fellow-designers as it seems to be the least issues.

3 minutes ago, SusanC said:

Hi,

 

I am setting up a new GEFORCE RTX 2060 Super + Razer COREX for my MacBook Pro 15" and I am stalled.  I have read through the threads on this forum and see that there are quite a few Chief / MacOS users successfully using an EGPU.  I've loaded loaded my 2060 into the Razer and plugged it into power and my Thunderbolt port.  

1.  Where do I find the driver to download?  NVIDIA supports only Windows.  

2.  How do I direct Chief to use this EGPU?

 

Thank you,

Susan

I may be incorrect but I believe you need to use another gpu.  There may be a way to crack it and make it work as I read some of that when I was originally researching it but I believe it very much compromises your OSX and abilities to upgrade in the future.  I used to use Sonnet's breakaway puck egpu and it used an AMD card.  Worked great for a little 13" mbp but I upgraded since then to the 2019 MBP 16".

You can copy from one layout to the new layout (with x12 you can have more than one layout file open), they should keep the association and if you need to change one layout box to a different plan then there is the little red/black chain tool at the bottom when the layout box is selected that will allow you to associate it with the correct .plan file.  But as Tommy mentioned it is best if they are all in the same folder.

Yup as Robert wrote either make the floor thick enough it extends under the terrain or build the foundation.  If you have already built the foundation then the foundation walls layer is turned off.

21 minutes ago, joey_martin said:

They are just little CAD boxes set to the callout layer.

ok, so no way to get them to auto-populate or stay connected to the cross section line?  I need to adjust my workflow to add them later once I have sent everything to layout so that when I change where the tail of the cross section lines to be clear and not interrupt with dimension lines and be too confusing add the boxes at that time.    Thanks for the tip.

50 minutes ago, joey_martin said:

I always try to leave my wall section live, easier to clean up if there is a change.

Definitely agree with and learned this from Joey's awesome samples.  It works really well with adding cadd masks on top of it and you can set the cameras on hidden layers so you don't even know the cross section is there but have an extremely accurate section.

Just gotta figure out how @joey_martin adds those nice ends on the one sides of his plan view cross sections instead of the standard option or none.  I am using that look but adding an arrow line.  But if I adjust the end of the cross section line for fitting things in layout with the dimension lines I have to manually remove that arrow and place it on all floors.

1 hour ago, Renerabbitt said:

@RobUSMC
This same error just happened to me twice today...the only parallels I could draw between the two occurances was that I was sharing my screen on Zoom and that it happened when using the win+tab keys to switch windows

Hmmm.. Come to think of it when I was having the issue it would be when I would swipe from another screen (mac mission control allows multiple screens on the same monitor with a swipe you go back and forth.) and when I would come back to Chief it would be messed up.  I use it ALOT so it was not happening on all occurrences but that might just be the reason for the glitch.  May be good to mention this post string if one of you decides to send it to chief...

On 7/24/2020 at 11:20 AM, rgardner said:

I was having that issue on a previous version of x12 and was never able to pinpoint the issue like David mentioned to send it in.  But I think for the last two updates to chief I have not seen the issue again.  Sometimes simply closing chief and restarting would fix it but other times not.  I would have to re-import (???) my saved toolbar setup.

 

On 7/24/2020 at 12:28 PM, Renerabbitt said:

@RobUSMC In your toolbars folder there is a backup file with your toolbars name and the extension ".toolbar.bak"

You can make a copy of that file and then rename it to remove the ".bak" this would be to replace your faulty toolbar. No idea why you are having the problem in the first place. It happens to me from time to time as well

1 hour ago, joey_martin said:

Draw it just like you would build it. Use a doorway and suppress the casing and the jamb and you are going to be left with an opening that looks just like that.

 

Just as Joey mentioned your columns are really just 4 walls of block with an exterior facade material.

5 hours ago, ChiefUserBigRob said:

i have wood planks for flooring coming in at the wrong rotation. how can we rotate the planks 90 deg?

Keep in mind that strip hardwood flooring direction is also mandated by joist direction as it needs to go perpendicular to joists or at a bare minimum 45 deg.  Just a practicality point.

1 hour ago, felipecamacho said:

how can I make the foundation flush with the exterior walls

The Suggestions forum is for suggestions to improve Chief Architect.  Please post your question in Q&A.  Just a side note to help.  Pictures with your question above will receive help.

Si por se acaso español te ayuden con esto.  El forum de ¨Suggestions¨ es reservado por sugerencias sobre mejorar el Chief Architect.

54 minutes ago, dbarbee said:

Thanks! That worked, now I am having trouble with building the roof. Trying to figure this out.

Search for ignore 2nd floor?  Not positive of your issue but that would be my guess of the problem.

1 hour ago, DH7777 said:

Yes, I knew that I just figured Chief would let me mount it realistically the way it is supposed to look. Not build and an ugly box that is never used in real life on a sloped ceiling. Those are only utilized in the real world at the ridge if needed. So this is just one more little detail that CA should address. Like exterior window brick Rowlock ledges. I shouldn't have to build my own it should just turn on and off as casing or jamb does. 

Well that would actually a separate piece in the way the software works.  What Robert is suggesting is that you build a separate symbol to go over the flush mount symbol of the bell shaped cover.  That way you wouldn't use a wedge like you said that would be used for the ridge rather a bell that would mount to your ceiling and cover the flat one so it models like it would IRL.  

26 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

did you look at the Framing in a CS Cam?  or Framing View? isn't the Floor Joist and Rim joist cut out ? 

  it would also seem from the pic that the Trim is below the Decking ? but that maybe just a height issue. ( ie raise/lower )

 

M.

Yes, for me I would probably use a molding line or a psolid if I needed to model this but really I don't show this.  It wouldn't be worth it to me with all the manual work on the framing.  Just a thought of a way to do it with a door that might work if he is not showing floor framing as some don't as they use the joist layout.

29 minutes ago, stevenyhof said:

That is exactly what I am looking for! So are you adding the casing from the door dialog? Is the kick plate - "has casing below" - how did you do that?

It is a door  that is set to fixed swing out, slab style, same casing as main door color set to casing color and at the end mulled together with the main door.  You would have to change the auto label to the door is the only problem since once it is mulled it shows the combination information.  The reason it needs to be mulled is to get the casing to show all the way down to the deck and to remove the casing that is in between the two doors.  Like I said you would still need to setup the sill itself but maybe someone else has the idea now that we figured out the double door gets it close.

Spitballing as I am in the middle of a job maybe making a zero height lintel may help with the non-mulling issue???

So I spent like 2 minutes on this and didn't add the metal sill and it has casing below it but for modeling purposes this might work?  I think this was the look you were going for?

38 minutes ago, carpenterjon said:

That's really not helpful.  

They are trying to help you know what to search.  Here is the link for where to find the videos.  https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/48/creating-layouts-and-construction-documents.html?playlist=105

Since there are many variables on what the issue is and the description you are giving doesn’t help to narrow it down the best bet is to search the database for the answer with your information or post the layout file here if you want help from the pros.  Sorry not trying to be rude at all but Chief is a very complex program that has so many uses that they could ask questions for hours back and forth before figuring out what the cause of the problem is and how to remedy it.   
 

Best practice is a concise but descriptive question and explanation of the situation, pictures with description of issue, or best yet is to upload the plan or layout file.  Hope this helps.

Just curious if a custom fixed door set right and below the existing door would model this correctly?  Not sure how it would react being placed in the space of the floor system...??? Not at home right now to try it though. 

I was having that issue on a previous version of x12 and was never able to pinpoint the issue like David mentioned to send it in.  But I think for the last two updates to chief I have not seen the issue again.  Sometimes simply closing chief and restarting would fix it but other times not.  I would have to re-import (???) my saved toolbar setup.

15 minutes ago, ChiefUserBigRob said:

yall mean this?

yup where it says to the brick in those boxes it should be set to go to your concrete stem wall layer.  The rest should be in the exterior portion of the wall setup.

35 minutes ago, georg102 said:

 

Yes, I know but a lot of designers draw foundation plans. 

This looks like a grade-beam slab on grade foundation which with the amount of grade beams looks indicative of areas with expansive soils.  Managed a large commercial project that had a foundation like this in McAllen Texas.  Grade Beams were 42" deep and 24" wide with a ton of #5 & #6 steel in them.  But in that areas the ground can swell up to 8" throughout the year.  I believe that is generally why in Texas ALL foundations have to be designed by an engineer only.

13 minutes ago, stevenyhof said:

I am assuming that I remove the funny frieze boards (ends) and add my own profile using moldings ???

Sorry cannot make out from the picture what you are referring to.  But yes sometimes frieze boards are troublesome at endings. You can turn them off or adjust them with the roof dbx.

Try this: Change your room divider on the porch level to the wall you want to see above then set it to invisible instead of room divider.

Btw If you use an actual floor/ceiling beam and posts it is dynamic and the material list is accurate.  You can resize it how you want.

On 7/20/2020 at 8:28 AM, SNestor said:

Bluebeam if you are on a PC.  Incredible program...I wish there was a MAC version. 

There is an older mac version which is still supported until the end of the year.  They will make you sign an end of life acknowledgment agreement and I think they dropped the price to $149 if I remember right.  It actually works identically to the PC version and the main developer told me there plan was to unofficially support it until there web version comes out which at that time their plan is to drop the desktop versions for all platforms.  Well worth it to me.  Especially if you do some construction estimating/take-off work like I do.

On 7/20/2020 at 8:26 AM, rwdozier said:

Check out Bluebeam Revu  (https://www.bluebeam.com/) Very afordable.

I definitely recommend bluebeam revu.  Very capable and has lots of great tools specific to commercial and residential architecture.