Alaskan_Son

I think people would be doing themselves a favor by making sure not to overlook Chief’s ray trace engine. It’s a little sad to me to see people so quickly abandon it for the quick and easy PBR. Don’t get me wrong, the new PBR is great and I can only assume it will improve in upcoming versions, but in its current iteration it still falls short of a ray trace for photo realism and I don’t see how this could even be considered up for debate. Some of the PBR’s that have been posted are great, but done properly, there’s no way a Chief PBR is going to beat a Chief day trace for photo realism and it isn’t even close. There are simply things that can be done in a ray trace that cannot be done in a PBR. Try for example to create a dark room with only one corner lit up by a small lamp, or create a nice bright kitchen with realistically dark nooks and crannies... See the last rendering in Grumpka’s post above...notice how you can’t hardly see under the breakfast nook table? Or check out the proper shadows and ambient occlusion at the panels and bottom side of the dishwasher. Those are the type of proper lighting and shadow control that’s not possible to recreate in a PBR right now. It’s those little things that make all the difference in the world when realism is the goal.

For a truly accurate 3D detail I think solids are the only way to go, and its definitely doable as long as the 3D geometry will allow it.

Really glad you brought this up Scott. I’ve been using GoToMeeting Pro, but after doing a bit more research, I’m pretty sure I’m going to switch now.

I personally think key note schedules should include the notes callout symbol (circle, square, triangle, etc.) to make it super clear what exactly the note is in reference to. Plain text numbering should be reserved for generic, non-callout notes. Just my 2 cents.

Similar idea... CAD Detail From View. Select one of the opening arcs. Group select others using Match Properties>Layer (Doors) and Object Type (CAD Arc) Change line style to dashed, slightly heavier line weight, and color white. Cut Switch back to normal Plan View and Paste/Hold Position Bring Forward if necessary using View Draw Order Edit Tools

I'm thinking that using the label is the only way. The output could be automated using a custom text macro though, so all you would have to do is group select all framing objects in your wall detail and drop the custom macro into the label.

Yes. Sort of. You can simply overlap 2 plan views in layout though to address that. One with the special wall turned off and one with only the special wall turned on.

Totally agree. I almost never use them.

You have to leave it set to DEFAULT. You just change the Display In Plan Views setting in your Default Settings for that particular Plan View...

Open the object that you want to use that particular line style for, click on the Line Style tab, click on the Style dropdown, and then scroll down till you find the line style with the "s" in it.

Room definition...Structure tab>Shelf Ceiling

Any CAD Block could be assigned to that symbol. I just used the Auto Generated Block. In addition, you can also use the new Inserts Into Wall symbol capabilities instead of an actual window symbol

It really depends on the specifics of the project but the methods Joey, Scott, and Chris have mentioned are all good options. In addition, you can also remove the ceiling from the the room definition entirely and then use custom ceiling planes or any other desired object to build your ceilings with. Lots and lots of options and they can be combined in various ways as well, so there are probably 20 different methods. Again, it really depends on the specifics (construction methods, 3D display requirements, CD requirements, whether you need framing or not, how you use room labels/macros/material lists, etc.).

Can you clarify what it is that you're after? Are you trying to obtain a measurement, show a measurement, or set a measurement?

That's a pretty common drafting standard and just the way Chief works. Nothing else that you're missing.

Pretty basic stuff, but see if this helps...

ArchiCAD can do it too.

I use that method as well, but only very rarely because it can wreak havoc on all sorts of other things.

Open your Party Wall and change the "FIREEEEEEE" Wall Type so that it is not a "Partition Wall". That setting was made for something else. Now group select the offending perpendicular 2x4 walls and simply Cut/Paste Hold Position.

Yes.

Here are the basics of how I typically handle these...

In X8, yes, but its a bit more complicated than that.

It’s possible with custom macros. Or you could use an Object Information Field and just manually number them.

We really need the ability to utilize notes directly in layout.

You can always just use a regular arc/spline with an arrow (just the straight line style or size zero) on both ends.