Alaskan_Son

I would have probably plotted similar to what you tried in your second post. Here's another method to play with though. Draw a straight section of wall using whatever tools you'd like and then use the tool I posted in the thread below to curve it...

I could easily spend several hours teaching a class on this one subject, but the short answer as that I use a number of methods to manipulate symbols including but not limited to: Using the Delete Surface tool to delete unwanted surfaces. Using the Solid and Face tools to add surfaces where I need them. Combining the symbols with other symbols to add required components when necessary. Maybe I find a tub that I like in one place and some tub feet that I like in another place. Using Stretch Planes to modify 3D geometry Using a number of special methods to curve any given portion of a symbol Using a number of methods to actually slice off portions of any given symbol Using the Material Painter and Adjust Material dialogs to modify the materials on any given surfaces. Sometimes this requires deconstructing the symbol into multiple pieces so that I can paint the sub-components separately. Using the Convert to Symbol tool to create a new symbols with the desired faces removed and or added. Commonly this requires multiple generations of the symbol to get from Point A to Point Z Lots and lots of little tricks that all add up to the ability to get most of what I want right inside Chief.

I rarely use Sketchup for anything anymore. In fact, I don't believe I've modeled anything outside Chief for several years now. I can model most anything I need right in Chief, and if I can't, I usually just find something online that's close enough and/or I import an existing model, delete surfaces, and otherwise further modify or add to the model to create what I need.

The corrupted version is still here in this thread.

I really don't think that's the problem in this case. That solid has become corrupted somehow and I hope you send it in to tech support for further evaluation.

Those settings were actually new to X14.

How exactly did you arrive at that tub shape? The reason I ask is that the object isn’t behaving at all like a normal solid in that none of the faces have any proper polyline definition, there are overlapping faces (which you can see if you explode the object), you can’t extrude or place holes in any of the faces, etc.

I see it sometimes too. I just delete it.

The best method depends a little on your desired output. Can you show us an example of what you'd like your panel schedule to look like?

This isn't currently possible. You can set your own codes in all the Components in your Default Settings but not all object have defaults and not all Components are accessible from the Defaults. You can also set all the desired codes in your Master List which can be done before you start your plan, BUT, even after all the work put into generating that Master List (which I think will be far more than you think), you'll still have to Update From Master (which would have to be done after the fact and in a pretty specific manner if all you want to do is change the accounting codes). I know its not what you want, but I'm going to very strongly recommend you abandon your current course and just use a spreadsheet template to make the changes. Copy/paste or export/import is a very small price to pay for avoiding all the problems you're going to run into.

Ya, I knew they were there too. What I guess I was really trying to communicate is that I didn’t know if any other way they could be copied aside from those drop downs.

It’s not a query of time log entries. It IS the time log entry. It’s how you edit the time log entry and it’s how you create a new entry manually. The title is Selected Entry not Selected Entries.

We’ve actually been over this whole thing before and I provided you with a template at that time… I haven’t used it in X14 so not sure if it works anymore or not. By the way, I also offered you a couple other good alternative solutions in that thread as well.

It looks to me like you are simply using the time tracker tool incorrectly. You are attempting to use the start and end dates as a query to get a total of time log entries, but that’s not what that section is for. You are simply selecting a start and end date for a new/edited entry. The time between January 27 and December 6 is about 10 days or 240 hours.

You are trying to prevent coding a solution? Did I read that correctly? I posted all the codes earlier in the thread. I just used the drop down list Glenn mentioned and copied the text from a screenshot using one of my other apps. I don't know of anywhere else they can be copied. At any rate, yes, you could change the master list so that it will automatically update all the appropriate codes to match yours, but that's a lot of work. Here's something to think about: Are you actually going to use the Material List directly from Chief or are you going to make other tweaks? If you're going to make other tweaks anyway (which most people do), why not simply copy/paste or export/import to a spreadsheet template where all the accounting code changes are just made automatically?

Here's a quick example wall that should do approximately what you're looking for. Open it up and inspect the various component settings. Custom Insulation Wall.calibz

If you're on a Windows 10 machine, you can either: -Right click down on the taskbar and select either Cascade Windows or Show Windows Stacked to access off-screen windows. -Hold down the Windows key and use the arrow keys to reposition and dock the window to any given edge of your screen.

Can you elaborate on these? What exactly are you updating in each scenario?

1010 - Building permits 1020 - HBA assessments 1030 - Warranty fees 1110 - Blueprints 1120 - Surveys 1210 - Lot clearing 1220 - Fill dirt and material 1300 - Demolition 1400 - Temporary electric 1420 - Individual wells 1430 - Water service 1440 - Septic system 1450 - Sewer system 1460 - Gas service 1470 - Electric service 1480 - Telephone service 1490 - Other utility connections 2000 - Excavation and backfill 2010 - Plumbing - ground 2100 - Footings and foundation 2105 - Rebar and reinforcing steel 2110 - Concrete block 2120 - Rough grading 2130 - Window wells 2200 - Waterproofing 2300 - Termite protection 3100 - Structural steel 3110 - Lumber 1st package 3120 - Lumber 2nd package 3130 - Lumber 3rd package 3140 - Trusses 3150 - Miscellaneous lumber 3210 - Framing labor draw #1 3220 - Framing labor draw #2 3230 - Framing labor draw #3 3300 - Windows 3350 - Skylights 3400 - Exterior siding 3410 - Exterior trim labor 3500 - Flatwork material 3550 - Flatwork labor 3610- HVAC rough 3720 - Plumbing rough 3810 - Electrical rough 3910 - Gutters and downspouts 4100 - Roofing material 4150 - Roofing labor 4200 - Masonry material 4250 - Masonry labor 4300 - Exterior doors 4350 - Garage door 4400 - Insulation 4500 - Fireplaces 4600 - Painting exterior 5100- Drywall 5200 - Interior trim material 5250 - Interior trim labor 5300 - Painting interior 5400 - Cabinets and vanities 5450 - Countertops 5510- Ceramic tile 5520 - Special flooring 55S0 - Vinyl 5540 - Carpet 5610 - Hardware 5620 - Shower doors and mirrors 5630 - Appliances 5700 - HVAC final 5710 - Plumbing final 5720 - Electrical fixtures 5730- Electrical final 5810 - Wall coverings 5890- Special finishes 6100 - Clean-up 6200 - Final grade 6300 - Driveways 6400 - Patios, walks 6450 - Decks 6490 - Fences 6500 - Ornamental iron 6600 - Landscaping 6700 - Pools Assorted Fixtures Assorted Floors Exterior Trim Material Geometric Shapes Interior Doors Uncategorized Items

I use the Edit Layout Lines tool for those lines. Activate the tool and then just delete them. They may come back if you ever update view again, so you may need to repeat the process, but this way your views aren't static CAD Details. You can also mask them with another thicker but invisible line or with a filled polyline using the invisible line style but then you have to make sure those things don't obscure something important if you make any changes to the model. I use both methods depending on where the lines are and on how likely it is that the lines or fills will ever be a problem.

You make some good observations. It should be noted however that one way or another though, a person has to make sure to define insulated area properly. They either have to do it by properly using room definitions or by using the appropriate walls. There's no way around that part.

The downside to doing this is that EVERY wall using that Wall Definition will get insulation. A person then has to make sure and always use insulated vs. non-insulated walls in all the appropriate locations unless they make their formula more complex to deal with whether or not the wall is separating a conditioned space from an unconditioned space or not.

Chief definitely doesn't make this one easy, but you can do away with the redundancy if you'd like. If you select a wall after the insulation component has already been automatically added and then delete that component, you can add that wall to your library or click Make Default and it will no longer automatically generate the insulation component.

Sort of. The height seems to be hard coded to a standard 93" batt. The width seems to be hard coded to be either 4" or 6" depending on the wall thickness. The width however is controlled by your Framing Defaults>Wall>Stud Spacing setting (even if you're not actually framing your walls using this setting.)

If I asked how to keep up then I think that would be a perfectly valid answer.