Alaskan_Son

Hey Mick, No. That brick pattern is totally unrelated to this thread or Johnny’s. And I just placed my arrow onto a special “HIDDEN” layer and probably just turned that layer off. I don’t actually remember though.

Select a Text object, click Match Properties, check the box for Object type (Rich Text) and click okay to select all Rich Text objects that are displayed. You can also optionally activate the Rich Text tool and Shift Select everything in your view to group select only Rich Text or do the same thing with the Text tool selected to select both Text and Rich Text objects.

Just use Match Properties.

My solution to this is always just to group select text, open, and simply click okay. Annoying for sure, but that usually fixes it.

You can also use a referenced text macro along with a callout or text box... Label test.plan

I think you're probably mistaken and I really think you were not changing your layer set. You were changing your annotation set...which can be set to change your layer set. I suspect your toolbar in the Mac version just had a different drop down tool assigned to that spot (Active Annotation Set Control vs. Active Layer Set Control).

Are you in X9 or X10? Your signature says X9. In X10 we have Plan Views (different than layer sets). I suspect you were changing either PLAN VIEWS or Annotation Sets in your mac version and not the layer set.

Just a guess, but you were probably switching either your Annotation Set or your Plan View before. Chief doesn't change the Current CAD Layer with Layer Sets...at least it's not designed to.

That video is incorrect. There are a lot more differences than that. The Help files cover most of them (worth a quick read), but there is one I’m particular difference that isn’t mentioned anywhere that I know of. You can use it to single click on an exterior wall and the resulting material region will only cover one floor level. It’s just a handy shortcut to have in your bag of tricks.

Yes. I have a meeting starting in 2 minutes though so I'll have to get back to you. Do this though real quick. Try to single click using both tools on: -An interior wall without cabinets/appliances -A multi-story interior wall without cabinets/appliances -An interior wall with cabinets/appliances -A multi-story interior wall with cabinets/appliances -A multi-story exterior wall

They are not

Yes. We need some additional options in this regard, and we have suggested it before...

Hey Rene, Just so you know, I wasn’t ignoring you. I have just been spending very little time on CT lately and only saw the notification when I checked in to make a couple suggestions. Anyway, it sounds like Joe might be working on something for you, but if you decide you might need my assistance, I DO still offer an array of Chief support services. I just don’t advertise it much. Just shoot me an email at alaskansons@gmail.com if you would like to discuss further.

I posed this question a way long time ago and I never found an answer...until just now. Visible length is exactly as it sounds. Its the visible length of the polyline. If "No Molding On Selected Edge" is checked (molding suppressed), then that segment is excluded from the perimeter/length. Super handy for various automated analysis operations.

A couple other thoughts just to put into your toolbox along with Eric’s suggestion... -You can fillet corners instead of converting lines to arcs. You can do this using the Filet tool or by using the Filet edit mode. If you start with a perfect square, you’ll end up with a perfect circle. -You can use countertops in convunction with actual circles (CAD) along with boolean operations (polyline union, polyline intersection, and polyline subtraction). Just select the countertop first.

I think you probably meant revolve right?

FWIW, here are 2 methods that I find to be helpful for converting DWG files like this one. Option #1: Use the 2D version and trace. Import the 2D version of the DWG into Chief, group select all CAD blocks (usually using the Match Properties tool and explode them. Sometimes this needs to be done multiple times. Once I have the blocks all exploded, I usually group select all the linework, change the color to something like a light gray, and then I put all the linework onto a locked layer. I then figure out the wall definitions and set the Resize About setting in my General Wall Defaults to the appropriate setting so that I can simply trace the CAD work with my new walls. Then trace other elements in a similar manner. Option #2: Use the 3D version and trace. Import the 3D version of the DWG into Chief and rotate the resulting symbol onto its side. Take an elevation view that cuts through your walls, windows, doors, etc. Create a CAD Detail From View of that elevation view, Select All, Copy, and then Paste Hold Position that linework back into your plan view. You can do this multiple times using multiple cut planes. Once you get the linework you need, simply trace it using the same steps outlines in Option #1. NOTE: You may find it helpful to slide the symbol off to the side along the X axis so that your Paste Hold Position operation doesn't place the new linework right on top of your symbol.

You can always Display Grid Lines and add the headers manually, OR, there are a whole slew of other options as well that could bring in the headers more automatically. For example, Export Material List as HTML, open that file, Select All (Control+A) and then paste that into Chief (either as Rich Text or into a standard text box). The PDF is a decent option, but I personally don't like using PDFs or images when there's an option for actual text. For what it's worth, its also not difficult at all to get the multicolor rows by using a box with a semi transparent fill along with the multiple copy tool.

Group select cells, copy, and paste.

I do a lot of one room stuff myself, and I've just modified my habits over the years to draw adjacent rooms right from the get go most of the time. It typically only takes a matter of minutes and it adds quite a bit, not only to the realism, but also to the accuracy of the scene. With the adjacent areas drawn in, you're much less likely to miss some of those extra dynamics that come into play with regard to those neighboring areas.

That’s what I mean. You don’t have to delete them at all if you simply repurpose them instead right?

Silly question perhaps, but why not just rename/redefine the old layer instead of creating the new one?

Looks like a bug to me. Your problem is that your walls are aligning at the Inner Surface when you really need them to align at either your Main Layer Inside, Main Layer Outside, or Outer Surface. If you try to change that setting though, it keeps reverting.

I can create custom hatch patterns. The cost varies a bit according to complexity, but is pretty reasonable. Just shoot me an email if you would like to discuss further. Include an example of the pattern you're looking to mimic along with sizing parameters.

Try to go into File>Print>Drawing Sheet Setup and change the drawing scale to 1/4" = 1ft. Not sure if there's a reason it was changed to 8ft. or not, but I suspect that's what caused the problem.