BrownTiger

You can use either. All 2D primitives should scale

 

RevisionCloud.mp4

Alaskan_Son  macros. He sent me some too and I can attest that they are cool. 

I'tried, and it is very cool, thank you very much for letting us know.

 

however I do have issues with overall ChiefArchitect Viewer design paradigm.

It is wrong, wrong, wrong. Should not take that much work to view a plan.

 

 

 

 

You drug the thumbnail to upload, hit on thumbnail to add it to your post. When you double click now thumbnail you can specify properties.

 

 

8 hours ago, Rosco2017 said:

That's a nice mantel  Lol. I'm going to upload a few other items I commonly use as soon as I can find the time. 

 

The mantel file is 25Meg so it was there to test the limit.

 

Quote reply feature from time to time does not work correctly for me. It keeps scrolling page up after 20 seconds I scrolled the page down let it sit and 20 seconds later it scroll to top.. Also can not reproduce it consistently.

How? Where? I would love to test.

 

I am curious if it is better than sketchfab?

Testing upload

Schmucker_Mantel.plan

1) How do I change currency ? Instead of dollar want to use INR, where is the setting?

 

Haven't tested this on X8, but Chief Architect like [many other software] uses currency provided by the OS Regional Settings dialog. To get Indian Rupees you most likely need to set Keyboard to English (India) and East India. <LINK>

 

2) How do I add new column in material list & insert thumbnail/image of material ? ( image is same as what was used in material definition)

 

CA offers plenty of fields that you can add to a material list. Your take offs would not normally have "images". But if you really need this - export to an excel spreadsheet and add image there.

 

BrownTiger

 

 

Macros can only change the label column on a schedule. 

For a label 

 

def to_ftin(n=16)
        arr = self.divmod(12)
     inch_frac = ((arr[1]-arr[1].floor)*n).round.quo(n)
        result = case inch_frac
        when Rational(1.0)
            "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].ceil}\""
        when Rational(0.0)
            "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].floor}\""
        else
            "#{arr[0].floor}'-#{arr[1].floor} #{inch_frac}\""
        end
        result
end

 

to_ftin(owner.width) + " x " + to_ftin(owner.height)

So whats wrong with my picture? Macro that should ALWAYS work for any object (object.layer). Since every object is on some layer...

 

 

and

 

Use of many revision clouds from the library [or even add it to user library]. Now when you place this symbol it will go into your default CAD layer. 

 

E.g. if your annoset default is "CAD, Electrical" it will go into that layer.

That is exactly what I posted in the other thread. They do not work.  I wish CA would allow crowd sourcing the code.  I could have easily write decent ruby integration with nearly 35 of C/C++ experience: kernels, win32/64, you name it. 

 

I was under impression you are using polyline(s) with connect behavior for your macros. 

Is this door part of any CA catalog?

 

 

Masonite 36 in. x 80 in. Solidoor Cheyenne Smooth 2-Panel Solid Core Composite Single Prehung Interior Door

I am sorry, use of Macros in sections is problematic. I was never been able to get referenced notation to work.

 

I would just create library primitive with red line, yellow line and marker and two text fields [above and below] with leader lines and + NAVDA field, place it in the unlock and copy values from story poll dimensions. Or you can prebuild all four and place them in the library [Garage floor, finish first floor,].  Use Story Poll, that can be temporary offset by Grade Level Marker value. And copy values.

Do you have a picture of what are you asking? Are you asking for Y Axis or Z Axis.

 

 

Asuming Z You can try using Global Text %room.elevation.floor%, text must be placed inside of the room.

You can reference floor by creating $glbl_floor via owner or reference to a wall.

See Owner.floor_number or referenced.floor_number.

 

define array

aFloors = [ "Basement","First Floor","Second Floor","Third floor"]

 

now: aFloors[referenced.floor_number]

 

will return text name of the floor name. Place macro in the room label to store $Glbl_floorelev  = owner.floor_elevation

Chief does NOT run slow, even with built in intel video [i do not recommend].

 

I like Autocad [archicad/RevIt], but nothing is faster to model as Chief Architect. (residential structures)

 

If it runs slow on your computer check if the computer is infected, has multiple anti-virus products installed. 

 

And watch a video.

 

P.S. Never start modeling by placing immediately after the walls countless furniture, plans, terrain features, fixtures, lights.

Get your model completed first  

Is that any different from "Door P11", "Door F04", and many others already in the library?

You can import DWG details [or pdf] into a library or plan file.

 

>Need to make sure that it won't violate other users copyright infringement either

 

Best way: will be create your own, use [modify] the detail chief architect provided, ask if someone will share with you here, etc.   

If someone provided something to you, ask/check license statement "free to use in any commercial..." 

 

TYP details are the same, so copyright is about the author.

 

The easiest way to include TYP CAD details on the layout  ... is to create a separate plan file with all of the details, link this additional "details" plan

with a layout file and use send to layout for your details to be sent to a layout. This would allow you to update a single "details".plan and an update

will reflect onto every layout this detail plan is linked to. 

Use CAD detail from view and use CAD detail in the layout.

Yes, you can.

 

You will need to create a junction point. Move entire archive folder to e.g. d:\CA\.  [Folder path will be d:\ca\Archives]

 

mklink /J "<Source>"   d:\ca\Archives

 

where source is the current location c:\users\user\...\Archives

You have drawn dimensions on the real cross section 33.  Why not CAD detail from view and use CAD detail in the layout.

 

Setting this aside, I double clicked Layout section H, opened crossed 33; move dim to an opposite side, closed it. Chief offered to update the layout I said yes. Layout was updated correctly.

I rerun my steps now the way you provided, chief again offered to resend it to layout.. YES .. Layout was correctly updated. Saved both files, reopen - CA works correctly.

 

B 

Plenty of free sharing 

 

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Its a foundation, I did not turned on "walls, foundation layer".

It is Z - FIGHTING. delete the "foundation polyline" and floor will appear. both at 0"