Alaskan_Son

To be quite frank, the instructions aren’t terrible, your question is terrible. You have to put in a little more effort if you want accurate results and answers. For starters, describe what you mean by “dual dimensions” and perhaps post a screenshot showing what you’re looking for. And just FYI, saying things like this... ...is a super efficient and effective way of burning bridges. I for one am a lot less likely to donate my valuable time helping someone who says something like that...especially if they don’t seem too keen on properly learning from answers they’ve already been given...

There are a lot of ways to deal with this type of thing outside using a Pony Wall. Since you asked about the Pony Wall though, one other thing you can consider doing is rearranging your lower wall definition to put everything into the Main Layer. Then you can Align Pony Wall at Main Layer Outside.

Don't reinstall. I just think you're not fully understanding how it works. If you have actually sent the view to layout, then the automatic text below line gets its information from the Layout Page Label. If you want to see the sheet number then you will need to enter the appropriate information for your layout page using the Edit Page Information tool. You can either enter a page number manually or use the # sign with or without the appropriate numbering scheme prefix (A-#, E-#, etc.). It sounds like perhaps it's you that's putting the information in the wrong box.

Using the proper words is important. I believe what you’re trying to do is create a CAD Block (as opposed to a CAD Detail--as you called it throughout most of your post). Group select the linework with a marquee (drag a box around it) and then you should see the Make CAD Block tool (looks like a box)...at least that’s the way it’s worked for the last 8 or 9 versions.

This... I think you might just want to note which of the receptacles is supposed to be the hot one. Not sure there's any proper way to note top vs. bottom with a symbol. Although I suppose you could add this to your legend and make left filled = top hot and right filled = bottom hot. Just a thought.

Actually, it can. One thing I do all the time is simply copy an existing framing member in the wall detail and use that for whatever I need. It becomes part of that wall.

I model custom objects like this for people as well. Just shoot me over an email if you're interested and we can take it from there.

That's weird. My whole first post was typed up for drop-down lists and Mark's post was as well. I guess we both just mis-read? Anyway, check boxes are a different animal entirely. If you're trying to place tick marks in check boxes that auto fill a form, then this is possible too (in both MS Word and Excel), but in both cases you would have to work with macros and learn to do some minor coding. By the way, the same could essentially be done right in Chief, but again...it would require utilizing custom macros.

Did you change the wording of your original post? I could have sworn that it originally referred to using drop-down lists.

Yes and yes. Might do a little searching online. The drop-down lists are quite easy to create and although I know true databases can be inserted and utilized somehow as well, I've never actually worked with those. Drop-down lists can just be created as their own standalone items in both Word and Excel so I'm not sure the databases would really be necessary (not actually sure how those are even used though). Just as a quick side note, in Word, you'll have to add the Developer tab (Options>Customize Ribbon) to get drop-down list capabilities. With Excel its a pretty standard operation.

Framing Defaults>Materials Steel, Steel Stud 16" OC, etc. That's really subjective. Yes. Just set the Bridging material type to U-Channel.

This is a valid option and the typical way I would recommend doing it when you have multiple images, but if you have a true panoramic image, I’m not sure there would be any benefit. It would take longer, require positioning multiple pieces, and would result in a whole bunch of visual seams that would need to be deliberately avoided with the camera. The panoramic “billboard” would be a single object, position once, and for all intents and purposes...no seams.

Ya, that would make more sense wouldn’t it Correction made. Thank you. Definitely. Just throwing a side note out there is all.

FWIW, the extra line is actually unnecessary. Time.new.year or Time.now.year both work just fine as well.

I’m with Mark and feel like billboards are typically the way to go. Here's another option in that regard. The specifics are a little involved and I only have a couple minutes, but just make your own panoramic billboard backdrop. Here are the key points: You'll need to know the height to width ratio of your panoramic image. Start with a cylinder, circular polyline solid, or whatever and create object to surround your building. Do the math to make sure the circumference and height match the aspect ratio of your image. Create a material using your panoramic image set to Stretch To Fit and use it to paint the panoramic billboard object you've created. In order to make the image location on the object stable (in order to get a fully controllable orientation/rotation), you'll need to remove a sliver of your circular object so that there's a break in the perimeter. In other words, its like a chain link and not like a wedding ring. Just make that break super super small, put it at a location that will not likely be seen much, and it shouldn't hardly be noticeable. You should be able to set the orientation by simply rotating the object.

Yup. You can do that with pretty much all screen recorders. Also, as a side note, a lot of video conferencing apps like TeamViewer, GoToMeeting, and Skype have built in screen recording capabilities that can be used for this purpose too.

The free version is called Jing, the next version up is called Snagit (which is what I personally use) and the next version up after that is called Camtasia. All 3 are made by TechSmith. Start with Jing and see if that's enough for you. Otherwise I would highly recommend Snagit too. Its a super handy app for not only screen recording but for a number of other screen capture functions, photo editing, gif creation, and more. If you're just getting started, Camtasia is probably overkill.

Are you trying to change the dimension's text or change the actual dimension to make something larger or smaller?

May be other solutions, but try reversing the wall if it's the same on both sides. The jambs are likely dark because Chief thinks they're in a different room that's not getting rendered and is therefore ignoring them with the lighting. PBR's are pretty quirky in this regard.

There are other much more automated ways of setting this particular scenario up so that a person could still use their layout box label for other purposes and that don't require a text box with arrow either. Again, it wouldn't be free, but shoot me over an email or PM and I can help you set something up.

Oh, I see what you're saying now. Mick is right, the tool displayed in those parent drop downs defaults to the first valid tool in the list when you first open the program. Otherwise, it’s always the last tool used. I would suggest either adding the child tool or simply creating a Hotkey.

This is how all dimensions always work. They obey the Locate Object settings only upon initial creation. After that, they will snap to anything and everything.

I could be misunderstanding the question, but simply modify your toolbar by dragging the unwanted tools offscreen during your Edit Toolbar operation.

I would HIGHLY recommend that people read through the New Features list at every single upgrade and don’t move to the next item on the list till you have tested or otherwise fully understand the one you just read. I find that in general people tend to only understand a small percentage of the program which really limits what they can do with it. After using the program for long enough, it’s very difficult to prioritize time (and to choose topics) to backtrack and learn. So, when a new version is released, you can either fall further behind or you can take advantage of the opportunity for a sort of forced refresher course. At least this way you stay abreast of any changes and as a bonus you get to learn a few things you’ve possibly been missing.

I offer custom modeling services for things like this. I just charge hourly and the time it takes really just depends on the complexity of the symbol and on how much detail you need put into it. Below is a pretty typical example of how accurate I would model something though... Adding the True® monikers and interior items could also be done but would take just a little longer. In addition, the accuracy of some of the various architectural details could be increased which would take longer but would also result in a much higher face count. I like to try and find a good balance. Sure you're paying someone to model a new object (or maybe just to tweak an existing object)...sometimes just for a single plan, but I encourage people to think about not only the increased quality and accuracy, but also how much of your valuable time can easily be spent searching and searching and searching online, tweaking something that already looks wrong, explaining to clients that its just a placeholder, etc. etc. If your time is valuable, consider maybe just continuing to do what you do best and hiring the little time sinks out to someone else. At the end of the day, you might pay for a couple hours of someones time, but you get more work done and your end product is better than it would have been. Just a thought. Anyway, I’m providing this one as a free download for a limited time...as a pretty generic and average example of the type of modeling I can do for you... True Double Door Refrigerator.calibz True Double Door Refrigerator.3ds If you find it valuable enough, maybe consider sending a donation my way via my pay pal link at www.paypal.me/alaskansons Otherwise, enjoy.