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When it worked I ignored it! Now after looking in the archive folder I need to do some serious cleanup.

Most of my layout sheets have general notes such as SEE SHEET A7.1 FOR SCHEDULES. On occasion, depending on the project, the sheet with schedules may change to A6.1. Is there a way to reference a specific sheets label so if that changes it will change in the note and not have to do it manually? I do not think there is, but trying to reduce some of the things I miss when doing a final review.

Not the answer I was looking for:

Nothing when I click yes, just closes the file, does not do what it is supposed to do. It be broke.

This works about 1 time in a hundred. Is this something anyone has a fix for or do I just need to submit a ticket?

Well, I searched there and it came back with nothing, not sure what happened.....

ok, I have searched to figure out toolbars with no luck. Any idea where I can find info on doing that?

I had to wait because of the way I was doing it. Using the schedule, I would change the description of all the walls. But if I added another wall it would be the original without the description and hence and another row. So I waited till I was basically done as it could be a real pain to fix. Putting the walls in the library should solve this issue. However a verbal description in the actual wall type would be better, but it does not exist.

That is the ANSWER!!.. I knew it was possible and did not occur to me to add walls to a library!!

Yes, but the "description" is only going to work for the 9 walls you can make as a default. The "description" is part of each wall segment on the plan and is not associated with the wall type, which I guess I was looking for. So if I have 2 types of interior walls such as existing and new, I either have to wait until the end to create the schedule or cut and paste a wall to not mess up the schedule. Similar to inserting a symbol, changing some info and then adding the symbol again. It is the same symbol (or wall), but has the original info and now shows up in the schedule twice. Walls are not as productive using cut and paste but would solve this issue.

I will give that a go, but that only works for a few walls and would not work if you have more than one interior wall. This still requires me to do the schedule at the end. Maybe Chief can add a description field for each wall type in the future. What's wrong with my signature??

I do a lot of commercial work and try to get 3D symbols for as much as I can. However, in a pinch, I have created squares and circles, convert to 3d, then make a symbol. I have put them both in equipment and furniture categories. Copy and paste, change size and modify the descriptions etc. Works like a charm.

I am using the wall schedule as a legend and it works great, but I have to wait until the plan is complete before I can compile it. Not sure if there is another option other than giving the walls a small paragraph as its wall type, which I am not sure a good option. After selecting the wall types I want to use, I go through each item in the schedule and add a more informative description. However, if I then make a revision to the plan and add a new wall, I get another row in my schedule as this wall has the default description. Curious if there is something I am missing to make this easier. Being able to add a description in "Wall Type Definitions" would be the ideal answer.

Yes, that fixed it, now I need to figure out how 2 select the walls on both floors at the same so the description matches. This info would be great if it was in the wall definitions and not for each seperate wall....

Yes, I had done that, did not work...

Excited about this and still figurinf it out, however, this is bugging me. I first did the as-built drawing and spent some time getting the wall schedule correct and how I wanted it. I then saved and then saved as the new plan. When I add new walls the schedule that came along from the original file does not update. I had to go to tools and insert a new schedule and the new walls appeared in the new schedule only. Hopefully there is just one checkbox I am missing, but I am befuddled. 19-1016_RCA_Bldg_I.plan

I do a tremendous amount of commercial work and we use 1/8" and 1/16" scale all the time and never have had an issue with plan reviewers as long as the information is clear and readable.

This is the floor system I tried to create and I am failing miserably. (Probably my lack of understanding of Chief in this area) I have set the floor system up as 4" slab and then air space for the remaining 5' and I have no idea where I put the ceiling info, as part of floor structure? Or? When I cut the section the area between floors is solid where I want to manually build bar joists: I having been messing around for hours and hopefully someone with more experience will tell me exactly what I am missing or doing wrong. 18-1042 Rest Venue.plan Bar Joists will be supported by steel frame, just have not gotten that far yet.

Got this from TJI

Figured it out, I think: Not sure what changed, but I can not do what I did before. If I select a fixture with a window I am able to block it and assign as a cabinet. If I just click on that fixture I can not make a block of it. I also am unable to include anything other than the fixture to create a block. SMH!!

Suddenly I am unable to make a block and assign it as a cabinet so it will show in the schedule. Has something changed?

Here in my office, I put on the plans, 9'-0" Fin. Clg. and frankly don't care if the final is 8'-11" or 9'-1", life is to short over a 1/4".

Did they do you logo, yours is more complex than I require, but I like it!!

So basically delete all anno sets in a file but one, export, and then you are importing just the one. That was too simple....Thanks

Well that little piece of technology is a little out of my budget. My son, Mr. computer whiz has messed with it for hours, it works half the time for dimensioning a room and will not work at all in a dbx or even in MS Excel. I have left numerous messages with support at Leica and no response at all. I just can not believe this is not some thing that has benn mastered, it should be just a simple pseudo macro or program. They work marvelously with an Ipad, so I just don't know. Guess we will continue with the shouting across the room.