Alaskan_Son

Rendering Technique Options>Vector View>Opaque Window Glass is set to Use Custom Color and that color is black. Change it back to either Use Material Color OR to something other than black.

Post a quick example plan.

This has to do with the way schedule dependent attributes are handled differently inside schedules than they are in the plan. I can definitely help you get this working like you want if you want to set up a one-on-one consultation session... If you were subscribed to my Mailer though, you probably wouldn't have had to

I think what Rene meant is that your glass shouldn't be black like that. Here's what mine looks like by default with color turned ON...

Perhaps not the most elegant solution but you can simply break the wall into 2 walls and set only one of them to have a return.

PTP

Not sure about the frieze. I think you may have to make that adjustment manually, but for the box....

I personally think the Tutorial Guide found under Help>View Tutorial Guide is a grossly underappreciated and underutilized asset.

Short version: You’re working with 2 different types of macros. %macros.name% is an accessible ruby object. %name% on the other hand is nothing but intra-Chief string substitution and the results cannot be accessed or parsed in any way.

A few quick pointers on the house: Its not breaking your current code, but there's no reason you need to be using instance variables for this. The @ symbol is simply unnecessary. Defining a "puts" variable at the end is also unnecessary and in this case is actually breaking your intended functionality. You're calling on the array and proc inside your macro (@rouSil[1][4,0,0]) and then you're attempting to repeat the process in your Object Information Field (%@rouSil[1][4,0,0]%). You only need one or the other, not both. Using the puts keyword as a variable name is also bad coding and entirely unnecessary. If you want to call on the array/proc inside your macro definition, just put @rouSil[1][4,0,0] as your last line and then put %winRoughSill% in your Object Information field. If on the other hand you want to use the array/proc directly in the Object Information Filed (which is probably the case), delete the last line in your macro and use %macros.winRoughSill[1][4,0,0]% in your Object Information field. If you want any guidance beyond that, consider emailing me at alaskansons@gmail.com for some professional consultation. I don't have a lot of time these days for even paid Chief consultation work, meaning I have even less time for unpaid consultation work .

Have you tried the Wall Hatching tool? If you place Wall Hatches on all your walls, you simply turn the Walls, Hatching layer on or off as desired.

All completely doable.

I have a system that I set up about 8 years ago that does exactly what you're looking for. I called it my "Super Label Switches". You just changed which label you wanted to use in any given layer set using a dropdown. Chief has changed some things since then that kinda makes me want to update the system to simplify it a bit though. Shoot me over an email to alaskansons@gmail.com if you'd like to discuss further and we can take it from there.

Either turn off your layout box borders layer OR set the line style for those particular boxes to the invisible line style and then see if you can simply align using the automatically produced (but now invisible) borders. You can also align perfectly by: Creating a CAD Detail From View of your layout page Drawing one or more reference lines in that new CAD Detail Cutting and then using Paste Hold Position to place the reference lines in your actual view Using Point to Point Move to align your objects

All really good thoughts and reasons.

The Help files say that the Move to Folder tool was simply renamed Create Link, but it doesn't seem to work like the old tool and the Help files are still describing Move to Folder as one of the available tools. I'm not sure if its broken or if they intended to change the functionality. That beings said, is Cut/Paste not just as fast? You can also click and drag to a new location in case you didn't know that.

Is there a specific reason you would use that tool instead of Cut/Paste?

This is covered in the Whats New section of the Help Files:

Funny, although I have played with and tested that, I don't believe I've actually put that to any good use yet so it would be pretty far down my personal list. Much closer to the top are a lot of the little things. As far as big things go, it's probably some of the various added Schedule capabilities, and perhaps the Action History. I don't really think 3 best changes is a fair question, because I would probably take a lot of the little things in lieu of some of the big ones...the dimension thing I mentioned, Hide Selected Edge for Polylines, Delete Dimensions tool, some of the Materials List improvements and fixes, etc.

If your Dimension's Text Style is set to be controlled By Layer, then I believe the Dimension's Layer in your Working Layer Set is what would control that.

I have a lot I could touch on that are technically bigger and arguably better improvements , but there's a little teeny tiny one that has made my day tons of times. I'm not sure its even listed: If you select a dimension, you can float your cursor over any given node and you will see exactly which object is being dimensioned. This is probably my favorite thing.

Multiple solution: You can add macros to the Room Label Defaults and the additional information will get added below the room label: ...or you can add the information after the Room Name in your specific room... ...or you can use a text box copied and pasted in any desired room. Just to name a few.

See if this works for you: My New Door.calibz Also, consider checking out my Michael Mailer email subscription service HERE. I normally don't do this, but just a heads up that next weeks email will include a method for making door like this lickety split (as fast as possible for those of you not living in 1800s U.S. :)

HAHAHA. I'm so sorry about that. I think I accidentally jumped to the bottom of the thread after reading the question and missed all the in between posts. I'm gonna delete my answer.

I have a handful of different tools I've developed for this exact purpose. Here's one quick example: I can set you up with a customized system if you'd like. Just email me at alaskansons@gmail.com if you want to discuss further, or consider signing up for Michael's Mailer email subscription service and maybe it will be one of the items I give away one of these weeks By the way, its more than just a simple macro. Chief doesn't give us the required name:value pairs to pick up on terrain elevation.