BrownTiger

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  1. It is Z - FIGHTING. delete the "foundation polyline" and floor will appear. both at 0"
  2. May be you should post to more appropriate forum http://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/forum/15-seeking-services/
  3. At work we are required to go paperless office and preserve every single financial document. ADOBE ACROBAT DC PRO - works very well. Acrobat DC allows us to combine/bind them all documents together.
  4. I posted full code few times ... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/9031-simple-i-hope-macro-question/?hl=%2Bbrowntiger+%2Bruby#entry79251
  5. How about Acrobat DC: it can combine word, excel, images, emails, pdf into single PDF document and optimize it. And any of that http://http://mashable.com/2014/03/06/file-sharing-tools/#P_DVJdbkEkqh or that http://www.computerworld.com/article/2505487/web-apps/web-apps-10-file-sharing-options-dropbox-google-drive-and-more.html?page=4
  6. Can't you just while displaying in 3D go into "active layer display options" side panel and uncheck their [doors] layer?
  7. Frankly I think the biggest downfall of chief architect that the templates it comes with are not particularly very good. And I question some of the defaults... Having good SAM plan and a matching layout will save months of learning. In my opinion, instead of goofy "best kitchen" contest: CA should make best way to documented a plan contest without going overboard and producing and pointless pages.
  8. Can't you use transoms to emulate the look, and stick window on the top of the window? Top window will have lites across? Make this a single unit and override the label, or specify exclude transom top from the scheduler? add a note(s).
  9. You are welcome, I just could not picture drawing dimensions over the walls, with possible windows, doors, decor, partition walls, etc where dimension line will locate every single object...
  10. You do not have to draw dimensions in the center of the wall, you do not have to move the dimensions, you do not have to hit corners exactly. If you go into edit>Defaults>Dimension>Dimensions> Select your current active default e.g. "1/4 Scale Dimension Default". Choose "Setup". Notice the "Reach" setting. It control how far object has to be for dimension line to reach it. Change to 24". And if you do not like the GAP go to extensions, specify Gap From Marked Object 3" and NOT the "Length Towards Marked Object " Draw rectangle, slightly pass the corner of your rectangle and start drawing dimension line. When you reach opposite corner notice dimension displayed number "2". Let it go. Chief will accurately place the dimension. Controlling reach allow you to accurately select what you want to reach. Even IF you reached something you do not want it is easy to get rid of not needed diamond. and
  11. Very trivial. On the second floor, turn reference on and draw "garage "attic walls" [using exterior walls tool]. When done, CA will display dashed lines to show where you can have 9' interior walls. For a closet I would lower ceiling height to 8' to get more closet space.
  12. This thread should be moved into symbols You may find the cassets sizes vendor dependent.... cassets.calibz Always check MFG specs, see below for Mr Slim slz-ka12na-suz-ka12na_submittal.pdf
  13. Insert a new page after 8.0, open properties and set the "page label" to "A8.1". Alternatively you can try typing "#.1" Auto numbering will still work with the rest of your pages
  14. Check in CA MENU>> EDIT >> Preferences >> General >> Folders >> Find and click "All Program Path" button ... For Toolbars locate the path. and copy everything from that folder. Every single folder is declared there.. To determine location to transfer to .. do the same to discover destination paths thing on your laptop. Copy what you need.
  15. Not in my experience. First these are global values, but they are set/reset @current view. I would never be simply using a value set by a macro on the floor 1 and read by a macro on floor 2. Because clearly IF you open another plan, mistakenly re-execute macro or had it set by a prior loaded plan the value will not be correct. However, if your global value is set while viewing floor 1 and used immediately, it will be file. Macros execute 1) In the order of object creation. Thus I recommend if you creating new plan always place psolid (with an initialize) macro, prior to any walls created. 2) It matters not if an object is outside of the viewport 3) RoomLabels always refreshed when you change layerSet 4) windows / door labels are not redrawn. [They are redrawn if you roll back and force mouse zoom wheel.] See if you can break my project. In fact you can open two projects at the same time and reset macro works correctly, besides side-effect are little. Change layerset again and it will be reexecuted.
  16. I figured out new Ruby trick. CA displays objects based on order of creation. So if you create "Layer Set Options" object first, macro in it could initialize (refresh all ruby values). Followed by "Show Labels" that will set the values. Alternatively reset macro can be placed into Living Area Label.
  17. No dispute there. Also second plan "DemoMacro2.plan" has a lot less macros and pretty easy to use. But do You think ChiefArchitect will be improving Ruby integration in X9? Have you by any chance seen Sketchup Ruby addons? FULLY functional powerful plugins and third party library.
  18. Same trick with No hide labels... No need to have two sets of toggle layers and two sets of labels (hide and show) DemoMacro2.plan "Toggle*" layers control what labels display
  19. I am going to post a plan I did in CA [ vs HA], may be someone else could benefit from it. [CA is my Lego Minecraft hobby, I like to create ala Breckenridge plans that could never afford to build]. Feel free to switch from "Default LayerSet to Default Layerset 2" to see it in action. Room Labels change as well as Windows labels. [Really cool as I can display or hide windows/doors dimensions, headers, etc] 1) How can I create a library objects containing macros. (obsolete) see No2 DemoMacro.plan Thank you
  20. I would like to have labels [like RoomLabels] to display different information based on the layer set. The concept is useful to display floor finish, but only for intended layer set, or ceiling height again only on requested layers, vent requirements, etc. See pictures Same macro displays different data based on the presence of Show Requirements Label in the layer [update] Below are two projects provided two show how this is done. One is using two layers for toggle/ two macros, other simple using one layer. This also works well for walls where you can display wall sq ft -> for drywall estimating, or displaying roof plane sq ft on special "Roof Layerset Sq Ft" - to help a builder estimate the cost. Displaying header information in the framing layerset etc. [Original text] The premise is simple, create an object "Show Requirements" label is visible. Layerset 2 will hide this label, show object "Show Requirements" -> Label will execute macro to set some global e.g. $RequirementsShow = true, screen refreshes room label displays different information. Now I would like to add my objects: show requirements and hide requirements to User Library.. No problem. However the macros associated with these labels are not added with them to the library. example Main Test Macro if $RequirementsShow == true result = "TOTAL SF - " + internal_area.to_s + "\n" result += "VENT REQD - " + (internal_area * 0.04).round(0).to_s + "\n" result += "DLO REQD - " + (internal_area * 0.08 ).round(0).to_s + "\n" result += "FINISH: " + owner.floor_finish_name + "\n" end result Children Label macro $RequirementsShow=true "Show Requirements" Other $RequirementsShow=false "Hide Requirements" Sooo, HOW CAN I ADD OBJECT CONTAINING A MACRO TO THE LIBRARY?
  21. Trivial but sometimes useful, wire connectable. ElectricalPanel.calibz Homeline 200 Amp 40-Space 80-Circuit Indoor Load Center
  22. I posted this several times in the Suggestion forum, that the wall really needs a "Section Length" value - for material list use. Not only plates are incorrectly accounted for, but at the end of section - CA is missing extra end stud. So if you are framing in 8' sections a 40' long wall, CA software undercounts 4 section end studs. Now normal 16' sections are less drastic - 2. If you go into framing overview you can see the missing studs or 140' one section framing. Breaking into section is ridiculous and labor intensive. Softplan and PlanSwift offer better approach. But CA should at least add "Section Length" parameter. In addition no way to trace wrong framing members back, like if CA mistake generated 2x4.5 wall, no way to find where it is, or infamous CA error "2x12x20' NOT found - 16 count"
  23. Same techniques. Generate material List, select item on that material list e.g. 11 (Left Click on that item number "11" ), go to tools and "update to master" Now open Master material List -> and update the price, etc. See here