Alaskan_Son

Never seen anything like what you're describing. The only thing that comes to mind is that it sounds like you may be inadvertently working with multiple plan files.

Its in the General Plan Defaults now

If you're using a closed polyline, then %length% will not be an option. As @DBCooperalready stated though, you can use %perimeter%. The problem though is that you're going to get the entire perimeter of the polyline and not necessarily the length of the pipe that the polyline is supposed to be representing. Assuming though that your "pipe" is a specific width and that and that its a pretty consistent width closed on both ends, then you should be able to use something like the following: %((perimeter.round-8.in)/2).to_s("\'-\"")% ...where the number 8 is just double the width of the "pipe"... NOTE: I rounded the perimeter value just to avoid a more complex fractional inch value macro but this should work for a basic length. Just make sure to replace the number to reflect the actual width of your pipe. If you need anything more complex or need things tweaked further, please feel feel to reach out. I do offer consultation services for this exact type of thing.

That behavior is controlled by the Text Style being used for your North Pointer's Layer. Edit the Text Style so that it is set to Rotate with Plan. If you need that setting unchecked for something else, then create a NEW Text Style and set it to Rotate with Plan.

I agree. This functionality would be awesome.

I have my own systems for creating custom project information "fields". Information is all entered in a single location in the plan or layout file, custom fields can be created on the fly, and I don't use globals anymore. That being said, I'm a little curious why more people don't just use plain old non-evaluated text macros. Its a very very easy way to create custom fields that can be exported/imported as well.

Control+Tab followed by Enter is a good alternative.

honestly, the best method is to avoid using this forum unless absolutely necessary, and just stick to the Home Designer forum.

Use the HomeTalk forum instead… https://hometalk.chiefarchitect.com

Me! Joking Okay, Not joking ... Its tricky because you have to use both Ruby (programming language) and Chief which are 2 entirely different and separate constructs. You can use any number of online resources to learn how to program in Ruby including the actual Ruby documentation, the StackOverflow forum, and even ChatGPT... ...But then you also have to learn how to use the various tools that Chief has given us to work with. This is where it gets tricky. There is a lot of nuance and interplay between the 2. We have certain information in Chief that we can access and parse, various ways to access and parse that information, and some (but not all) of those ways can optionally use Ruby. Chief has quite a bit in its documentation about built in name:value pairs, special built in Classes and Methods, and other text macro stuff, but has very little about actual Ruby programming (and rightfully so). If you're serious about custom macros and otherwise using Ruby to access and parse information in Chief, it is well worth the effort to pay for an hour or 3 of consultation/training time. You'll save yourself many hours...days..even weeks of otherwise unnecessary experimentation.

Use a simple Ternary Operator: %height > width ? height : width% ...or put into an Array and use the max method: %[height, width].max%

Yeah, I don't get it. It seems like it would be an easy thing for Chief to just make the calculation conversion internally, but clearly its not that simple or I know they would have done it already.

It was a totally serious question and you seemed to acknowledge its legitimacy in your last post where you seemingly admit that its a problem. Just like me, I'm sure you have seen countless examples of AI changing crucial details (not only in renderings but also in simple text). People gush about how great the results are and many times don't even realize the extent to which the end result has been changed. And when you mentioned "(altered architecture)" it was proceeding "heavy demand time" so I assumed it was a catchall phrase for the level of service you were using and could include material changes, landscape changes, trim details, and so on. Again, I really and truly was just curious if you care that AI changes things because you stated... It's a hard pass for me though. It's 90% cool, but that remaining 10% is a deal breaker. It's not a useful rendering in my opinion unless its accurate and in just about every single example I've seen to date AI does something either structurally or with lighting that I think would be a disservice to my clients no matter how pretty it looks.

Yes. That is what happens if you bring objects over from imperial plans into metric plans. Feels like it shouldn’t be necessary.

...or just open up the camera and uncheck Clip to Room. If you set up the camera as a Wall Elevation, it will automatically clip the sides, bottom, top for you (Clip Plane) and it will Clip to Room which cuts off the view of anything beyond the defined room. You can take advantage of the automatic Clip Plane behavior and just forgo the one Room clipping behavior though by unchecking the aforementioned setting.