KellySantaRosa

For some reason the scale of the stock line styles is way beyond the proportions which I am working. My scope tends toward moderate residential buildings in the 1000-2000sf range and the various lines for electrical connections, framing members or plumbing supply have dashes and text that are either too large or not clearly defined within the given lengths. For the time being I have been creating new styles that are copies of those existing but with the all the figures quartered, giving the text a height of 1/32" instead of 1/8", for example. I have even been tempted to have some even further reduced down to a 1/64 which seems to apply even though CA displays the lowest minimum fraction of 1/16". Redefining all the line styles to a reduced size for a scale it would seem CA is designed for has me convinced I am missing a crucial global scale that I can set lower to accomplish all this work in one adjustment. Does anyone else have this problem of the line scales being out of proportion?

how do I change the SPV name?

My work space usually consists of one tab with my set of layouts, then an additional number of SPV tabs that correspond to the individual layout pages. Is there a way to organize these SPV tabs with custom labels?

I am currently working on a plumbing plan for which it would help to make all the supply lines contiguous so that the line style is seamless .. is there a way to connect some of the individual segments into one for this purpose?

Does chief architect provide any kind of hotkey cheat sheet or keyboard map?

Is there a way to rename tabs opened by double clicking layout box windows, to organize one's work space into tabs that clearly show 'electrical,' HVAC,' 'framing,' for example.

however, this is only one example of many occasions I need to change the layer of individual items and micromanage layer organization.

For example when trying to draw an electrical outlet for the furnace in the HVAC SPV, seems I need to turn on the electrical layer when drawing the object, then change the object properties for the outlet to HVAC, then make the electrical layer invisible again to continue working. Is there a way to draw an outlet in the HVAC layer from the start?

I would like to specify that all new objects are drawn to a layer visible in a saved plan view (SPV). For example, drawing a rectangle in a SPV that does not have the "CAD, default" layer visible. If new objects could all be drawn into a specified layer, this would help to organize the plans as they are drawn.

what is SPV?

is there a global option to suppress labels by default? they seem to bunch up and clutter the space quickly, and in some cases are unnecessary such as w/ GFCIs. it would be nice to draw the plan then turn on the exception of useful labels rather than turning off a bulk of them along the way.

if I remember correctly the question arose when trying to draw an object whose default layer was not included in the active layer set the object of course disappeared after being placed .. or I think it was copying a callout or annotation from another sheet set rather than creating it anew, such as a revision cloud from electrical to be used on framing.

Is there a command to zoom out to the extents of the current sheet?

chief architect ver X12

Is there a way to specify a layer to which all newly drawn objects will belong?

Just realized a arc arrow was deleted along with text and realized it was attached .. unfamiliar with the attachment status and would like to know how to toggle attachment of the arrow head / tail.

any leads to references on creating chief architect custom macros?

when composing notes with uncommon fractions such as 1-3/8" is there a way to insert "3/8" as a stacked fraction? Is there a way to define a macro for custom stacked fractions?

I am using version X12 .. true version X13 has the added feature of curved leaders? currently I am working with arced arrows.

I am working for a designer with a style of using curved leader lines. When composing a revised plan set with all the comments requested by the building department, it turns out to be quite time consuming shifting the location of all the text clouds and curved leaders separately. Is there a command for curved leaders or otherwise a way to anchor an arrowed arc to a revision bubble?

Ah, found it. It was in a different section of library line styles than I was expecting. Thank you

Im trying to find a line style for X12 under the poly line specification. What Im looking for is the dashed line that has "PL" labeled throughout. I use it for property lines overlaid onto top maps but I don't see it as an option anymore. Is there a place I can add it to my library?

Thank you

Since I've started using x11 i have not been able to deselect one object (of many selected) by using shift left click, is that a new "feature" in x11? thanks, Kelly

Thank you all