Alaskan_Son

Hope in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster. Seriously though, you’re unlikely to see anything you don’t proactively ask for. By the way, how do you have access to X15 Beta if you’re not a Beta tester?

Remember that X15 is still in Beta testing and is incomplete and if you're beta testing, please make sure to report findings like these so that they can get fixed. I have to disagree. The tool is way better now and at most its only one extra click. Not only do we no longer have to deal with unwanted points generating every time we clicked on roof planes, but we also have much more refined control over what points get generated as well as visual feedback helping us know for sure which edge we're about to select and where the point is going to be generated. I think its a noteworthy improvement myself.

Place this in the Description field in your window Defaults: %automatic_description.sub("Fixed Glass", "Direct Set")% I have some other macros that also switch all the other window types as well (Right Sliding = OX, Left Sliding = XO, Fixed Glass = Direct Set, etc.) so that it can all be done in one place.

If you place the %view_name% macro in that view, I think you should get what you're looking for. The Layout Box Label should show that same information as well though.

Yes. It would require a custom macro though. I offer this type of thing as a paid service. If you're interested, send me a P.M. If there was an easy in-built method I could offer you as a workaround, I would, but I can't think of any.

Might be best to post a simple plan file for this one.

The functionality has been changed a bit. We have a new Place Roof Plane Intersection Point tool in the Edit toolbar. Select the target roof plane, click the tool, and then select the desired edge. In addition to providing more refined control it also provides visual feedback as you float over the various edges.

If its something you find yourself needing, then yes. For sure. I probably won't be asking for it, but I certainly wouldn't mind having it. In the meantime it has to either be done on a plane by plane basis or by using a generic adjustment factor. As a side note, you could potentially automate a more refined adjustment factor by using the roof area along with the overhang area in your calculation...maybe using some other parameters as well. I don't know though. I haven't actually thought it through. Just throwing pencils at the ceiling till one of them sticks.

You can test and see for yourself, but no. Its only counted for horizontal peaks. Yes. You can deal with this pretty easily by just subtracting some length from each plane though with a custom macro.

I think the method posted earlier by @robdyckwas a better solution for many (if not most) situations...

My thoughts would be to install a second double layer of drywall on top of the wall (and overlapping onto the top of the existing double layer ceiling) Either remove and reinstall blocks on top of that or depending on your local requirements, the blocks themselves may even qualify. I remember one large project of ours where 4x blocking was called out at a spot where installing drywall was deemed unreasonable. You could also optionally install a double layer drywall wrap over the top of the blocking as well maybe? I don't know. Just a thought.

We have a ridge_vent_length you can use for that purpose if you want to.

First off, I should probably clarify that I was misunderstanding the original post so this may be a moot point, but I guess I should probably clarify my statement. I was specifically referring to the Ridge Cap. It shows up in the Components panel for the individual roof plane(s) that are automatically generating them. When the planes are properly joined, the 3D Molding Polyline for the Ridge Cap is generated but its only actually generated by one of the Roof Planes. It is however not sent to the Material List by the Roof Plane. It's sent to the Material List by the Ridge Cap Molding Polylines themselves. What the OP was apparently talking about as I'm sure you already knew was the Ridge Vent. That is generated exactly as you say--half by one affected plane and half bu the other affected plane. The behavior is a little odd, but it also makes sense. Unlike the Automatically Generated Ridge Cap Molding, nothing is actually being created in the plan, so there's no single object to report. With no object to report, I'm guessing Chief just thought it made more sense for each plane to report its own share rather than putting all on a single plane.

Where exactly are you seeing this "component ridge length" and could you possibly post a simple example plan with this happening? Because in my experience, when you have 2 properly joined roof planes generating a Ridge Cap at the peak, only one of them will report the Ridge Cap material. They're not each reporting half.

You can always check Retain Roof Framing for that particular roof once you have it all situated and then manually break the rafters.

Several ways to do this. Try Tools>Layer Settings>Layer Set Management though, select the desired Layer set, click Rename, and then add a space before the Layer Set name (or whatver other method you want to use).

This should be posted in the General Q&A section but try Terrain>Feature>Rectangular Feature and give it a negative Terrain to Top value.

Back in February of 2020, this discussion may have actually been based on X11 even.

Most glaring issue right off the top is that you're creating a Line Style in the current plan but then you're selecting the from the Library. Your new Line Style won't be in the Library unless you put it there. It will only exist in the current plan. Also, when you are simply selecting from the drop-down, you're doing so too haphazardly and not deliberately enough. The drop down list order actually matches the order as its defined in the Line Style Management dialog (notice the Move Up and Move Down controls) meaning your TinyDash line style should be the top one in your list and not at the bottom where you're thinking it is. It should be noted that you can view the name of the Line Style by choosing from the dropdown and then floating over the selected Line Style: It should also be noted that you can have multiple Line Styles using the same name so knowing the order or what the line should look like can be important. Lastly, don't forget the importance of setting the Drawing Scale as was already mentioned. This is a huge piece of the puzzle.

I'm going to call this the Chiefer Paradox. A situation where you can't achieve Requirement X with the tools given (or at least without putting in more effort than is desired) so you change your approach to alleviate that requirement altogether. If the requirement was alleviated, was it really ever a requirement at all? By the way, in addition to the tips given by @DBCooper above, you can also simply create a Line Style with extremely small dashes: Its all about Drawing Scale, actual Line Style Settings, and Use Layout Line Scaling settings. If you want to see it in plan exactly as it will be printed on paper though: Make sure Print Preview or Line Weights are toggled on when viewing in Plan. I prefer Print Preview because it can be toggled independently in Plan and Layout. I usually don't want to see the line weight in Plan but almost always want to see them in Layout. Set your Drawing Scale in Plan to match the scale at which it will be displayed in Layout Set the Drawing Scale in Layout to 1:1 Make sure to Use Layout Line Scaling for your Layout Box

You can't do this at a default level but if you want to still eliminate some of those steps, just set a Fill in the Room Specification>Fill tab. You can then toggle on and off at will using the "Rooms" layer.

No. The Export Library tool is only for the selected item. It simply moves the selected item(s) to an external calibz. file so that you can share it.

I assume it was an accident, but you really shouldn't mark your own post as a solution. If you were provided with an answer that effectively solved your problem then you should select that post as the solution.

Haven’t you ever given a customer a special discount or done a little something extra for them? I assume you probably have. If so, did you then reach out to all your other Customers and offer them the same discount or do something extra for all of them as well?

In X14 Chief also added a Default setting under Walls>General Wall so we could toggle off Auto Merge Collinear Walls.