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28 minutes ago, rlackore said:
('m done trying to develop complex sites using Chief terrain tools - it just isn't worth the frustration).
Thanks for the input. I'll have to consider. I probably should watch the Chief site plan training video one more time as a refresher.
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27 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:
I think the answer to this depends a bit on HOW you are drawing up your site plan
I'd like to develop a full 3D site plan.
28 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:I usually draw all that stuff in the current plan file and then if the house needs to move, just group select or Edit Area and move the underlying site plan stuff in relation to the house instead of the other way around.
Good food for thought. Thanks!
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Good morning,
Working on a large new house on a large lot. I'll have to develop the site plan soon.
Should I include the site work as part of the house plan file or draw it up separately and bring it in as a reference display?
I suspect there's a chance that the house will move on the site before we finalize its location. My inclination is to keep the site plan as a separate file.
What do you recommend?
Thanks again,
Jim
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On 3/17/2024 at 4:57 PM, 5FT-20Designs said:
Is there an exception for a private bath
Assuming this is a commercial not residential project. Looks like the building official cites the relevant code section in first comment. I'd start there and see if there is an exception listed.
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9 hours ago, SNestor said:
@JKEdmo Jim - you could also design that overhang as I've shown in the attached screen clip.
Also...open defaults and make a change to the "3D View Defaults". Have the "sun follows camera" box checked. This will make it so you always have sun on the face of the building you are looking at. Makes life with Chief much better...
Steve - thanks for your good tips!
Jim
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1 hour ago, Mark3D said:
See if that is any better i got rid of gable line as it was stopping roof on soak tub room and used Make roof base polyline and tweek it at the problem wall intersection, so now auto roofs will only build to roof base polylines so if you change your model you will need to change roof base polylines
Thanks Mark for looking into this. Much appreciated. I'll take a look at your tips tomorrow.
I wound up proceeding with manual roofs, but I would like to get better at auto roofs.
Jim
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10 hours ago, Mark3D said:
gable line
Mark,
I'd like the valley to occur farther down the plan so there is one ridge on the main gable running left/right, but thanks for pointing me in the direction of this roof tool I wasn't aware of. I think it's exactly meant for the problem I have. I'll play around with it and see if it works.
Thanks again,
Jim
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Just now, Kiwideziner said:
Jim
Now I understand, it is really hard to get auto roofs fully correct.
I would just manually fix up that 1 plane and be done.
Probably sound advice! I was hoping otherwise, but I bet you're right.
Jim
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I'm trying my hand at auto rebuild roofs and have a problem with an offset valley:
Here's a sketch below with the plan and roof planes shown:
I have a smaller gable intersecting a larger gable.
- The valleys formed left / right of the ridge are not meeting together because of a slight stagger / offset. I think I know what's going on, but don't know how to correct it...
- On the left side, the valley is forming correctly directly over the intersection of the face of studs (shown by orange construction lines).
- On the right side, the valley is instead forming over the wall break point, which is where I change from a hip to a gable wall and also happens to be at the centerline of interior wall meeting the exterior walls. This appears to be causing the misaligned valley.
- I'd like to shift the wall break down to mirror left side condition. However, this wall break keeps snapping back to interior wall centerline. Ideas?
I hope this is clear enough, but I can upload the plan if needed.
Thanks again!
Jim
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On 3/11/2024 at 11:57 AM, Joshlapp95 said:
folding Airplane Hanger door.
Tim from Design Build Solutions posted a recent video that might give you some insight and tips.
He shows a window solution, but probably relevant for a door too.
Jim
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17 minutes ago, builtright3 said:
Thank you for the help, Jim, I really appreciate it.
You're welcome. A lot of Chief things are still a bit of a mystery to me, but I'm enjoying the program. It's pretty nuanced.
Jim
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2 hours ago, builtright3 said:
In my case I had my text notes as a separate CAD detail. (I think this is best practice per forum advice). That's what DB Cooper was referring to.
The settings of this CAD detail were affecting the text note text sizing.
Hope that helps.
Jim
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16 minutes ago, builtright3 said:
Joe, I don't understand your question. Can you clarify?
Jim
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1 hour ago, builtright3 said:
something to do with the way I have the section layers setup
Joe,
I had a similar problem last year. The layer / text style was creating the problem.
Perhaps this is the solution:
Jim
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Just now, JKEdmo said:
I don't know how.
I figured it out. Know I know how. Thanks for pointing me in right direction Eric.
Jim
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7 minutes ago, cbucks said:
Jim that looks great how did you create a custom angle baluster?
The railing tool allows you to select a Library object for the baluster. I just drew a skewed polyline, converted to solid, and then converted to millwork symbol while adding to Library.
Here's a tutorial that should help:
Type "custom baluster" in Chief's search and you'll get a lot of results. I think if you spend some quality time on this you can get a good result.
Jim
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Here's a thought -- could you have two layout boxes "stacked" on top of each other with duplicate views but different visibilities and render styles?
View 1 with everything as glass house and View 2 with only the solid object on its own layer visible?
Jim
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46 minutes ago, raltd9245 said:
Some of us have been asking since version 4
Ok, good to know. I posted to suggestions. Maybe this squeaky wheel will get the grease.
Jim
Text Won't Auto Expand With Shared Drawings
in General Q & A
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My hunch is font substitution is happening, i.e. you don't have the font installed on your system that the other designer is using.