Ridge_Runner

I have used dropbox for some time. I follow the method CA suggests, as Scott (dshall) mentioned, by saving to my hard disk and then uploading the folders to dropbox; haven't had any problems so far. It has made sharing client info and views sooooo much easier. I just email them a link to their folder - much quicker and much less of a hassle.

Mike

Great band from "the day." If my memory serves me correctly  they did a lot of the studio work on some of the greatest Motown hits.

Mike

If we learned anything yesterday, it's that Friday afternoon's leaves us all a little silly....and obviously fatigued after a 60 hour work week....   

Only a 60 hour work week? Man, I need a break!

Mike

Thanks, Jerry. Wished I could have found these last year!

Mike

I use a cabinet. I modify the depth and just use the cabinet door, changed to whatever I want. That's the way we build them - just a cabinet face frame with a door attached; and it matches the cabinets in the house if desired. I put these on many plans, especially for an access to the back of the plumbing for a shower. I have personally had to tear out tile, backerboard, etc. just to repair a leaking shower connection. I wished then there had been an access panel on the back side of the wall.

Mike

Thanks, Mark. I will give that a try.

Joey, that would be how I normally do it but this client is going totally custom.

Thanks, Mike

Thanks, Michael. I will do that.

I have a client who wants std. 24" base deep cabinets on one side of a corner and 30" deep base cabinets on the opposite side. I have tried everything I know to simply make one side of the corner 30" and the front stay put (only the back of the cabinet move and the countertop covers correctly). I can change the cabinet side to the wall but the front moves with it - not what I want. I can do a workaround but I would like to keep the cabinet schedule correct and not have to add notes everywhere. I have attached the simple X7 plan showing what I am looking for.

Thanks, Mike

X7-corner cabinet.plan

Thanks, Tommy.

When you resized those views using Transform/Replicate all you resized was the actual layout box or "window" for those views.  Drag the edit handles and make the box bigger and I'm relatively certain you'll find your drawing somewhere off to one side or another.

Michael has mentioned one of the first things I check if I have a "blank" view. I have some CAD Details with several sections in each I have created. I may send one or more to layout in different windows from that same CAD Detail. I sometimes get a blank view if I start moving them around or resizing them. It works but can be confusing sometimes. I just start resizing the boxes and they show up.

Mike

BTW Johnny, I think you really have a gift for creating beautiful 2D visuals. Every time you post any of your finish quality CAD work I am always very impressed. Nice work.

I'll second that. Johnny, I always enjoy the visual styles you incorporate into your work. In my neck of the woods I don't usually do the type presentations that you seem gifted at. Most clients aren't interested and just want their drawings finished so they can start yesterday!

Mike

It would be great if within a text box you could mix different font styles, size and attributes. Currently a text box can only be a single format. If I whish to have a Bolded heading I have to create another text box for the heading and float it above. Text boxes should be like a mini Notepad editor.

 

Graham

Graham, unless I am missing something you are referring to we can do this now. The attached screenshop was done in X7 in a Rich Text box. All different fonts, sizes, bold, underline in the same box.

Mike

Thanks, Michael. It would have taken me printing out what I could find in the manual, having it all in front of me, while I fiddled away an entire afternoon or day trying to understand what your "picture" showed me in a few minutes!

Thanks again, Mike

Lew, I think he is using the older Chief 9 and not referring to X9.

Mike

 

...There are also instances were a background service may be running abnormally which is hogging your processor or hard drive, have encountered this with windows file search & indexing service, antivirus programs can also do this....

 

Graham

 

This is one of the culprits on my system. My system is also over 5-years old and needs to be replaced this year. I use McAfee virus software and firewall. I had to finally turn off "automatic scans," as opposed to "real time scans," because I noticed some time back Chief would slow to a crawl; even moving the mouse across the screen was painful - many times unresponsive. I started looking for the problem and noticed McAfee was running a full system scan. I turned the automatic scan feature to manual and everything returned to normal. I checked this several times and McAfee's scan was the problem. No more.

 

Mike

javi_iq (please give us a name to address you by) - you could use rectangular polylines in elevation, break the edges to the profile of your floor sections, and convert them to a polyline solid. That could be adjusted in plan for proper width, etc. Problem with this method is you don't have as much automation and control if things should change later. You will probably still have to use a different element, slabs, other polyline solids, tools, etc. for the perpendicular floor beams. Others will no doubt chime in and give other methods to consider.

Your project is certainly an "outside of the box" for CA, but it can be done.

Mike

Thanks, Dermot - that was it. When I changed it to "Show Component Labels" it shows correctly in the schedule. I don't believe I ever changed that setting before. Is "Show Single Label for Entire Unit" the OOB default?

Thanks again, Mike

I created a box window from the window box icon in a plan in X7. I rarely use the box or bay window icon as I have found them to more trouble than doing them manually. Thought I would try it one more time for this project. Deleted the two side windows leaving the one on the front. This plan has already gone to the lumber yard for quotes. Fortunately the lumber yard caught an error in the box window size in the schedule. It appears to be reporting the approx. size of the entire box and not the window. Is this a bug in the software as the numbers for height and width in the schedule are too large and obviously in error for the actual window?

Thanks, Mike

Since Chief does not use the GPU to render, it doesn't have to be a Titan card.

Thanks for your input.

 

Karl

But Chief does use the GPU to render. GPU for renders; CPU for raytraces. Buy the best graphics card your budget can afford that, of course, will work with your system. If raytracing is what you want to do, make sure you have more processor horsepower available to get slower processing times - most on here recommend the more cores the better.

Mike

I know why this worked for Joe. If you look in his signature you see he is on X9! Sneaky.....

Mike

Nice Christopher.

Mike

Glenn, CA needs to hire you, move you to the States (or not), and put you in charge of training, or at least their training videos! What a tremendous resource you are. Thanks for you willingness to always help.

Mike

I have been running a Digital Storm gaming system (in my signature) for almost 6-years; never had any trouble with it and it still performs well. They run special systems with special pricing all of the time, but will build you anything you want - and can afford; excellent quality with quality parts. However, my models, like Larry, are getting bigger with more materials (rock, etc.), and fills than ever before which is beginning to slow mine down. My video card was great 6-years ago. Harder to keep up today as I am doing more renders than I ever did a few years ago. I will probably buy another Digital Storm gaming system this year and keep my old one for a spare and for my helper - if I ever get one! 

Mike

Thanks, Curt. I have decorative corbels under it and will use those also. I am an Engineer but not registered. This job does not need a stamp.

Thanks, Mike