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15 hours ago, solver said:
Use landings for the first several steps. They may be shaped around the wall.
Thank you so much Eric! - A good part of the day spent getting to this point - any thoughts on how to get the hand rail to connect to the wall at the bottom? If I move the wall under the steps forward it creates another wall to the left of the existing wall.
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Working on stairs with a client, and trying to replicate their as built:
I got as far as this in CA x12
When moving the wall to align center with the wall under the stairsClient wants to extend the first step as shown below into the green box - several attempts to add in a landing but I can't seem to figure out how to make it match the height of the first step:
Once I can get the wall in place in CA X12 - I need to position the first three steps inside of that wall to a finish width of 40.25" - as you can see from the photo below the third step is partially behind the wall and partially over the wall underneath the stairs. The clients wants a hand rail on the wall. As you can see from the image above when I place the wall into the proper location the handrail extends through the wall - would like the handrail to be on the stair side only.
Hope this all makes sense, grateful for any insight, watching all the CA Stairs videos did not help me understand how to resolve. I've attached the plan if anyone wants to dig around, please know I'm using X12. Thanks in advance for your wisdom! So grateful for this forum.
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2 hours ago, DBCooper said:
First, check "ignore room moldings" in the soffit dialog and then rebuild 3D should update the room moldings and they should ignore the soffit and not build around them..
The only reasons I can think that this wouldn't work is if your room moldings were converted into custom molding polylines or your soffit has a custom molding applied to it.
If it's not one of these things, then post your plan.
I literally stepped away from my laptop for an hour to take a neighbor to pick up their car and responded to your post that it won't work as I tried multiple times. So for kicks I try again and it works I didn't close my laptop, I just left it for an hour. Marking your answer as the solution, thanks!
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2 hours ago, DBCooper said:
First, check "ignore room moldings" in the soffit dialog and then rebuild 3D should update the room moldings and they should ignore the soffit and not build around them..
The only reasons I can think that this wouldn't work is if your room moldings were converted into custom molding polylines or your soffit has a custom molding applied to it.
If it's not one of these things, then post your plan.
Thanks it doesn't work I suspect it is an X12 issue or a CA issue on a Macbook Pro. I added 1/2 plywood to make it disappear.
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2 hours ago, TeaTime said:
Unless this somehow didn't work right in X12, that should do it.
Maybe try lifting it 1/16" off the floor - if it's not ON the floor, it shouldn't pick up the floors' moldings.
Still requires rebuilding 3D though - moldings don't redraw until that happens.
Most likely an X12 issue as none of the suggestions are working. I added 1/2 plywood over top of it to make it go away.
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Just now, DBCooper said:
Rebuild 3D.
Thanks for the quick reply DBCooper unfortunately this doesn't correct the problem.
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Hello! I'm using CA X12 and attempting to mock up a wall using soffits so I can detail how to attach different materials to an existing wall for the carpenters building stairs. My problem is the middle soffit goes floor to ceiling and I don't see settings to get rid of the baseboard molding. I've checked Ignore Room Moldings (Soffit Specification Box >General >Options) but the baseboard molding remains. I should also mention in the soffit specification box under moldings there are no moldings.
Thanks in advance!
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On 10/12/2023 at 8:45 PM, Renerabbitt said:
Gonna be a couple years likely… games moving to pathtracing now… hopefully they find a way to catch up.
in the meantime, just remotely rent a machine when you need an rtrt
Rene, I highly value your insights and expertise! I'm wondering, what are your thoughts on the recently released M3 MacBook Pro Max with RTRT capabilities? I'm not well-versed in path tracing; could you enlighten me on whether it's typically done with CPU, GPU, or both? I'm also curious about why achieving this on a Mac might be challenging. Lastly, could you explain the distinction between path tracing and RTRT and whether it makes a significant difference in Chief Architect Premier rendering? -
On 1/5/2023 at 4:16 PM, Alaskan_Son said:
1010 - Building permits
1020 - HBA assessments
1030 - Warranty fees
1110 - Blueprints
1120 - Surveys
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1220 - Fill dirt and material
1300 - Demolition
1400 - Temporary electric
1420 - Individual wells
1430 - Water service
1440 - Septic system
1450 - Sewer system
1460 - Gas service
1470 - Electric service
1480 - Telephone service
1490 - Other utility connections
2000 - Excavation and backfill
2010 - Plumbing - ground
2100 - Footings and foundation
2105 - Rebar and reinforcing steel
2110 - Concrete block
2120 - Rough grading
2130 - Window wells
2200 - Waterproofing
2300 - Termite protection
3100 - Structural steel
3110 - Lumber 1st package
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3130 - Lumber 3rd package
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3220 - Framing labor draw #2
3230 - Framing labor draw #3
3300 - Windows
3350 - Skylights
3400 - Exterior siding
3410 - Exterior trim labor
3500 - Flatwork material
3550 - Flatwork labor
3610- HVAC rough
3720 - Plumbing rough
3810 - Electrical rough
3910 - Gutters and downspouts
4100 - Roofing material
4150 - Roofing labor
4200 - Masonry material
4250 - Masonry labor
4300 - Exterior doors
4350 - Garage door
4400 - Insulation
4500 - Fireplaces
4600 - Painting exterior
5100- Drywall
5200 - Interior trim material
5250 - Interior trim labor
5300 - Painting interior
5400 - Cabinets and vanities
5450 - Countertops
5510- Ceramic tile
5520 - Special flooring
55S0 - Vinyl
5540 - Carpet
5610 - Hardware
5620 - Shower doors and mirrors
5630 - Appliances
5700 - HVAC final
5710 - Plumbing final
5720 - Electrical fixtures
5730- Electrical final
5810 - Wall coverings
5890- Special finishes
6100 - Clean-up
6200 - Final grade
6300 - Driveways
6400 - Patios, walks
6450 - Decks
6490 - Fences
6500 - Ornamental iron
6600 - Landscaping
6700 - Pools
Assorted Fixtures
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Thank you for this list!! Where would I go in the software to locate this list and does CA notify users of changes in this list? -
Beyond thrilled to learn this!!!!
(Excerpts from Tech Radar)
The most important thing to know about what Apple is doing with its A17 Pro chip is that the ray tracing hardware in it won't be limited to that chip.
With the Apple M3 chip due out next year, it will almost certainly have a ray tracing-capable GPU built in. This has a lot of potential, not just for the best Mac games, but also for all kinds of creative workloads the Mac brand has long been known for.
…..Apple's hardware is rock solid when it comes to the technical aspects, especially if it adds ray tracing into the mix. It's also the kind of hardware that would be much easier for game developers to optimize for, so it has a lot of things in its favor. As always with Apple, though, it remains to be seen if developers will start to bite on the hook Apple's throwing their way.
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Here is the plan - testing upper and lower cabinets to price accurately for future plans. My best guess is it seems chief is only calculating for 25" of cove molding. I like the idea of CA rounding up to the next foot, but would really like to see an accurate price of 3' @ $4.70 foot showing a total of $14.10 instead of showing $9.80.
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1 hour ago, robdyck said:
Chief is automatically measuring the crown molding and displaying it in 'feet' rounded up.
Thanks for that bit of information. My apologies for not communicating clearly about the incorrect total needing to be fixed. I incorrectly thought by changing the feet to lineal feet it would correct the inaccurate total.
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1 hour ago, solver said:
I did notice your Total Cost seems to be incorrect.
Yes - not sure how to fix the incorrect total. My apologies for not communicating clearly about the incorrect total.
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21 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:
what are you trying to do?
My volume was not calculating correctly and I was advised to change to "interior dimensions" in your schedule, instead of "standard dimensions", as they thought the "volume" calculation uses interior numbers. -
On 8/4/2023 at 7:55 AM, DG1949 said:
change to "interior dimensions" in your schedule, instead of "standard dimensions"
Curious if 'Interior dimensions' is available in X12?
I can only find area, interior (sq ft) which returns no valueDo you know the macro for 'Interior Dimensions' so I can enter it manually. I tried using %room.area.interior% but it doesn't return any value.
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1 minute ago, Renerabbitt said:
How did you get a reported value for volume? Was it a predefined macro? Are you including a macro in a custom field that is reporting to the schedule in columns to include? Or was there a volume column to include?
Created a Note and then >Note Specification >Object Information >Custom Object Fields >Custom Field: Volume >Field Value: %room.volume%
CAD >Text >Text Macro ManagementRoomVolume - (internal_area * (ceiling_elevation - floor_elevation) ).to_cu_ft
Copied the RoomVolume per the KB article and created this:
roomVolumeRounded:vol = internal_area * (ceiling_elevation - floor_elevation)
vol.round(2)
Went back to Note Specification and addedRoom Volume Rounded with a field value: %roomVolumeRounded%
Gives me an #Evaluation Error# -
28 minutes ago, DefinedDesign said:
anyway to get the volume to round up?
I found this CA KB-01897 article but I can't get it to work... -
1 hour ago, TeaTime said:
It has no number because it's not linked to that schedule, likewise with the Volume column.
If you select the Note there's an Edit button on the bottom toolbar to "Create Note Schedule from Note" - that'll make one that inherently includes that Note type.
That schedule should have a Volume column to include (so long as you added one to the selected note)
Thank you! Now to figure out why the volume isn't calculating correctly??? Is there anyway to get the volume to round up? I'm clueless.
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13 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:
supporting the cause
Yes! Nothing better than established, consistent standard inputs, and clarity to reduce confusion.I liked your request, thanks for suggesting it.
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3 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said:
it appears you are still using X12
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1 minute ago, TeaTime said:
Yeah, technically all schedules are the same. A "note schedule" is just set to include notes by default. Custom Schedules are just not set to include anything automatically so you can do whatever you want with em.
Thank you, I created the Note and it doesn't seem to be linking to my custom schedule, the note doesn't show a number and their is no field for the Volume in the schedule. -
2 minutes ago, TeaTime said:
Place a Note Schedule
Thanks, is a custom schedule the same as note schedule?
As Built Stairs - Wall Questions
in General Q & A
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Thanks Eric, so I got to the drop it down part. The copied stairs already is dropped down below the original stairs. I added another step to the copy, turned the railing off on the original stairs. Not quite understanding what you mean by 'make the railing taller to compensate?