AtlasBuildingGp

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  1. On 10/20/2022 at 7:12 AM, DH7777 said:

    Hmmm...I can't get it to work. Says invalid path when its uploaded into CA library and will not apply to my drawing. What am I doing wrong here?

    I found a better method for grass! 

    I just copy the normal map from frosted glass and paste it into the Bump map for grass #7 and increase the texture to like 3. I also increase the scale of the image file and darken the color a bit. This looks like nice clean grass without over loading my computer. Its still not perfect because you don't get individual blades of grass but it gives the light something to bounce off. I think it does the trick :D

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  2. On 4/25/2022 at 5:39 AM, EngelsmaHomes said:

     

    I know this is an older post, but I was looking into the same thing and while I haven't found any chief settings, I have found a pretty cool app called "NegativeScreen" for windows (I see you use windows 11, hopefully it works for that). Several different color inversion settings, super fast switching with hotkeys, very cool in my opinion.

     

    https://zerowidthjoiner.net/negativescreen

    You Sr. are the Hero I didn't know I needed. 

    Thank you. This is a real game changer. 

  3. On 6/18/2020 at 3:04 PM, Westlanedesigns said:

    Grass Glorious Grass. This drawing is still in preliminary stages but I wanted to share. I have been searching for a way to get more realistic looking grass in CA since I first started using the product 10 years ago. I finally figured it out last night by accident. There is still some work to do to make it better, but at least it is closer to what I want grass to look like than all the other terrain images.

     

    Create a garden bed where you want the grass to be, then add this "plant" to the garden bed. I have never done this before, but if you add this grass to your library, select it and then place it in the garden bed it will distribute the plant. I turned off show objects, reduced the distance, changed to alternate grid, random angle and object scaling to 25% and 50%.

     

    There is still some work to do to make it look better, but I wanted to get this out there and see if anyone else has tried something like this.

     

    I should add that I am still using X11.

     

    Front Elevation 3.jpg

    Grass.calibz 439.77 kB · 624 downloads

    Plant Distribution.png

    WOW, this works amazing. One issue I'm experiencing. Ray Tracing this much texture seams to be murder on my computer. 

  4. 17 hours ago, PMMully said:

    The Alaskan_Son strikes again!

     

    Nice trick, thanks, did not think of that. That will do nicely on the totals for the permitting cover page :-). 

     

    I think the OP might have wanted a breakdown by "unit", which in my model would be one unit and contained rooms only in that condo, and a unit could be multi-floor for sure. Got any ideas, its a valid ask. I guess you could make a custom schedule per unit. Can you subtotal and then total in a schedule? I have not seen that.

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    18 hours ago, Alaskan_Son said:

    There are several ways, many of which have already been mentioned directly or alluded to.  One that hasn't been mentioned though is to simply use a Custom Schedule.  Just make sure all rooms in any given unit are set to report to a Schedule using a Custom Schedule Category and then set your schedule to report only that one Category.  Make sure your schedules for each unit are set to report a Totals Row and there you have it.  In fact, if you set your Schedule to Swap Rows/Columns and then Right justify the schedule text then your total will always remain in the exact same location so that you can simply use a cropped layout box or you could even mask it.  This approach can be used to tabulate all sorts of things.  The 2 key elements though are:

    1. Having your objects report to the appropriate Category/Categories
    2. Having your schedule only report the appropriate Category/Categories

    The tip regarding swapping rows/columns and right justifying isn't necessary, but it will help you not have to reposition your schedule after any changes to the plan have been made.

     

    You guys rock, This will do most of what I was asking! I am a learn as I go chief user, and I really appreciate everyone's suggestions. Previous line of work was CAD and Revit only. So I get hung up on trying to make the program do what I want with old info. lol. 

     

    This will work for all my doors, windows, electrical and so on, if I understand it right!!! Thanks! 

    I can make custom schedules that are per unit and just link the crap out of it. 

     

    Also, macros are intimidating and I will likely steer clear for a bit. 

     

    I appreciate everyone's suggestions, Thanks!! 

  5. 34 minutes ago, Chopsaw said:

     

     

    2 hours ago, DavidJPotter said:

    Chief Architect software does not, is not capable of understanding or knowing ANYTHING!!!

    It is merely a mechanical or robotic tool that implements ONLY what it is ordered to do and NOTHING else. It follows settings in Default Settings and Dialog boxes, so if the settings are wrong you do not get what you wish, rather you get what the settings dictate. It is pre programmed to consider all structures in a  plan file are the same structure, so as I said the settings per space determine the outcome. Dealing with a mechanical object you merely persist until you obtain compliance from a purely mechanical device.

     

    DJP

    I understand it is a software program. I was looking for a way to trick the program into reading the single building as multiple. Not because I think it is sentient. If your draw two different buildings in one plan file, it will give you two different total "Living Area" tags regardless of the walls inside, however once the two buildings are connected the total Living Areas merge. I was trying to separate the total "Living Area" but with connected party walls. I was looking for a setting or "split" of some kind. So the program would read it as separate buildings, with multiple total "Living Area" tags. I know I can manually find it for each unit. But I was hopping to have the computer just updated the information for me automatically. 

     

    I do not plan on doing multi family often, This is the first time I have done one using Chief. And was having a hard time achieving the result I was looking for, Hence my question. 

    2 hours ago, joey_martin said:

    Area polylines reporting to a custom schedule.

     

    Thanks I will use this for schedules. I just wish it could read the units as separate buildings, to update automatically as I am still in the engineering design faze.

    From what I can tell, Multi family is not one of Chiefs strong points. 

     

    Thank for the replies. 

  6. I'm working on a 4 unit and 5 unit condo project. 

    After spending forever and a half adjusting the ceiling heights for the stepped units. I'm now having a hard time getting Chief to understand that they are "separate buildings". I just want the total areas, and the schedules to think of each unit as separate buildings. Right now it groups the entire floor area. Is there anyway to do this? Some way I can get Chief to see the individual units as separate buildings? Or am I whistlin dixie?

     

    I'm using Premier x12

     

    Thanks for your help

  7. On 5/2/2014 at 2:12 PM, Steve-C said:

    Victor, I have nothing but good things to say about the Duo. The battery life while working with CA is probably around 6 to 7 hours (continual usage), which is incredible. Having that keyboard in close proximity is crucial for hotkey usage. I've had no problem with the graphics, but I rarely do more than a final view with shadows for client previews. I don't get to use it as much now, I recently bought a 23" touch screen for my old Puget System and loaded Windows 8.1 (better touch screen interface than 7) and it runs like a top. Hope this helps.

     

    By they way, shop around, I bought the Duo for $1499. It's since gone up on the link I provided

    Steve, 

    Does your experience still hold true? I cant find any info from after  2014!? I have been eyeballing the Surface pro or Surface Studio. 

  8. I know this is old. But i have found that Opening the PDF in Adobe I can edit the PDF taking out anything i don't need. Then i just save as a JPG and the image quality is much better than a screenshot of the PDF. When i bring it into Layout it doesn't slow my machine and the print quality is as good as the original PDF. :)

  9. I was trying to copy a schedule from one project to another, I understand that without placing a tag and giving it the information, the schedule will be blank. However i was trying to forgo having to re type each tag for every plan, like importing in the info, or something similar. 

     

    Thanks for the tip about saving the Detail in the template, however this does not solve the dilemma of having to re-type the note/schedules in the other 8 projects i have going on. 

     

    I am a new chief user for a new company and they needed layouts quick. So i made all the projects without having a Template set up. I am building the drawings/construction doc from scratch. I can now make a template with all the info i need but this doesn't help the existing projects.  I guess my next question, can i copy and paste a whole house into a new project file that used the template? 

  10. Hi, newish chief user here. Premier X12.  Is there anyway to copy schedules between different projects. I have my schedules in Details, so I can send it to mutable layout pages per plan. But if I try and copy/paste the schedules from one project to another, it just shows up blank. Is there anyway around having to re-type the schedules between different projects.?

     

    Also how can I place a pre-existing numbered note-tag? If the number 4 is already assigned and I want to place another number 4 note tag, is my only option to copy/paste the tag or can you change the number on a fresh note-tag

  11. Hi, newish chief user here. Premier X12.  Is there anyway to copy schedules between different projects. I have my schedules in Details, so I can send it to mutable layout pages per plan. But if I try and copy/paste the schedules from one project to another, it just shows up blank.

     

    Also how can I place a pre-existing numbered note-tag? If the number 4 is already assigned and I want to place another number 4 note tag, is my only option to copy/paste the tag or can you change the number on a fresh note-tag