PitMan71

I'm using Chief Architect X18 and have a stair with a wider lower section and a narrower upper section, separated using a Complete Break. The lower section has a railing on one side that terminates at a wall. Beyond that point, the stair continues between walls without a railing on that side. The issue is that the wall corner falls in the middle of a tread rather than lining up with a riser. That tread needs to be notched around the wall, with part of its width extending past the corner. However, the Complete Break places the width change at a riser. Is there a way to notch an individual tread around the wall, or does the width change have to occur at a riser? Is there another approach to modeling this that I'm overlooking? Thanks

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thanks for the tip. It is plan specific. I checked some of my other plans and they dont have this issue. I will post the plan so we can figure out whats happening.

Did as you suggested but i am still having the issue.

nope. I will try that. Thanks. Shane

When I select a material in the Library in Chief Architect X18, the preview window is completely black in Physically Based mode. Switching that window back to Standard rendering makes the preview visible again. Physically Based rendering works fine everywhere else—it only seems to happen in this little preview window. Has anyone else run into this or know what might be causing it? This is happening with all material previews that i can tell. I am on the most recent build of X18 28.2.0.62. And on the most recent Nvidia drivers. thanks

Yep. When you use that method it creates issues... Its an apparent bug that wasn't fixed in X17 that i am aware and only happens in cross section/elevation views.... Not even sure if its fixed in X18 since i havent drawn curved leaders in X18 in an elevation view. Work around... Draw first line and then second then fillet the two.

Send this in to support. Seems that I had issues with arrow leaders in X17. Are the leaders curved? If so how did you curve them?

Does this help? %room.ceiling_finish_layers[0].material_data.description% Change the 0 to 1 for the next layer. I tried this in my room label and it worked.

Yes. I updated CA when it came out and finally got around to checking that issue yesterday. Thanks!

I never knew that was there. I have always just used the diamond handle.

Do you mean the diamond? If that is what you are referring to, i checked and its still there.

I adjusted the X axis for 2d and 3d. It adjusted it but the dimensions centerlines aren't to the center of the column which is confusing since they weren't there before the adjustment. It seems that there is some kind of relationship issue when using a symbol with a bounding box as a newel/column. I am going to notify support to see if they have any insight of what the heck is going on.

And it looks like my dimensions to the newel centers are off.

Hey everyone, I created a custom square column to use as a newel post. It has a Tuscan cap and base with an ogee ring about 10" down from the top. The overall column is wider at the cap/base, but the actual shaft is 10" square. After creating the symbol, I adjusted the bounding box 1-1/2" in from each side so the bounding box represents the 10" shaft rather than the overall width. This works great for resizing because it adjusts based on the shaft instead of compressing the entire column. The problem comes when I use the symbol as a newel post in a railing (post to beam). The column appears to be offset in the "X" coordinate by approximately the same 1-1/2" that I adjusted the bounding box. When I select the newel, its centerline is slightly off compared to a standard square column used as a newel. If I reset the bounding box to the full extents of the symbol, the column centers correctly. However, then Chief scales/compresses the entire symbol to the width of the railing wall, which is what I was trying to avoid by modifying the bounding box. Is there a way to keep the custom bounding box based on the 10" shaft while also forcing the symbol to remain centered on the newel/railing centerline? Has anyone run into this with custom newel symbols? ADD-Easterling V2.zip