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Curved wall with curved sloping top. How would you approach?
Alaskan_Son replied to VisualDandD's topic in General Q & A
Not sure. You should definitely always send in requests for things you need though. The more request the get, the higher up the priority list it will move. -
Maybe try to use a Material List Polyline instead.
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How can I how dimensions of cabinet frame / openings?
Alaskan_Son replied to LeahMorgan's topic in General Q & A
As Mark alluded to, I don't believe you'll find that setting in the Defaults, only in the actual dimension string after the fact. -
Open Row Object is a good way for sure. Thanks for the reminder. The Components tab on the other hand doesn't actually work like that. It will only change the Description as it reports to the Material List. If its just the Description we're talking about, there's one other way too: Open the cabinet, select the Face Item, click Edit, and then click on the Components tab. For a Top/Appliance or fixture this would be done on the Accessories tab.
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Specifically what information are you attempting to change? The Label? The Description? Something else? To change the Description if your cabinet only has ONE fixture: Select the cabinet, click the Open Symbol tool, and simply change the Symbol Name. To change the Label (and/or the Description if the cabinet has more than one fixture): Drop the appliance into your plan as a freestanding object, change the Label, Add to Library (just temporarily even), and then place in your cabinet. I for one don't usually place fixtures as parts of the cabinet though. For accuracy reasons and for more refined control, I much prefer to just place the opening in my cabinets and then place the fixtures as freestanding objects.
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Curved wall with curved sloping top. How would you approach?
Alaskan_Son replied to VisualDandD's topic in General Q & A
By the way, you can also precisely shape your wall while its still straight AND THEN curve it. -
Curved wall with curved sloping top. How would you approach?
Alaskan_Son replied to VisualDandD's topic in General Q & A
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.
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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.
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The corrupted version is still here in this thread.
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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.
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Those settings were actually new to X14.
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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.
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I see it sometimes too. I just delete it.
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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?
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Accounting Codes - Where Do They Live and How Can I Update?
Alaskan_Son replied to JacobsonRemodel's topic in General Q & A
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. -
Accounting Codes - Where Do They Live and How Can I Update?
Alaskan_Son replied to JacobsonRemodel's topic in General Q & A
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.
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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.
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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.
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Accounting Codes - Where Do They Live and How Can I Update?
Alaskan_Son replied to JacobsonRemodel's topic in General Q & A
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? -
Control batt insulation size for material list counts reporting
Alaskan_Son replied to GeneDavis's topic in General Q & A
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.
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Accounting Codes - Where Do They Live and How Can I Update?
Alaskan_Son replied to JacobsonRemodel's topic in General Q & A
Can you elaborate on these? What exactly are you updating in each scenario?