Alaskan_Son
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If you haven’t sorted this out by the the end of the day I can model that for you this evening or tomorrow (for a fee). Just shoot me an email mail if you want to go that route.
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Then no problem...as long as you name your walls in a consistent manner. We would really want to access that info through the window/door or header though. I’m away from my computer now so I can’t verify but I don’t think that information is available to windows, doors, or headers though or is it? Even so, that would be easy enough to handle using one of the OIP fields to basically create a custom checkbox of sorts. I’ve set up similar systems in the past for some other users albeit for different purposes. You can ask Scott how his window and door header labels are working for him. I included quite a few Custom OIP “text fields” and “checkboxes” for him as I recall.
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That DWG file was just AutoCAD 2018. A version that wasn't supported in X9...and rightfully so because it didn't exist yet. NOTE: If you want to check the AutoCAD version of any given DWG file, simply right click and Open With>Notepad. Once the file opens up, check the first few characters... ...and then reference the chart below to find the AutoCAD version. Code Version AC1032 AutoCAD 2018 AC1027 AutoCAD 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 AC1024 AutoCAD 2010/2011/2012 AC1021 AutoCAD 2007/2008/2009 AC1018 AutoCAD 2004/2005/2006 AC1015 AutoCAD 2000/2000i/2002 AC1014 AutoCAD Release 14 AC1012 AutoCAD Release 13
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Yes. You can do it that way if you want to. Just make the bounding box slightly taller and wider than the door. You are in essence telling Chief that "I want the object's geometry to display at its full original size when I set the dimensions to this...."
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That would all be relatively easy to do with the exception of knowing its in a masonry wall. I think that part would need some manual intervention.
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I had no problem importing into X10. Must just be a new DWG version that X9 doesn't cover. See if this works for you... DWG for Tommy.dwg
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Thanks for the clarification Dermot. I tested this out and you are correct. This IS the way it is working.
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This isn't an X10 issue. It worked the same way in X9. It's just the color that was originally assigned to the door. As Chop pointed out, it's likely "Slate" which is the OOB default exterior door color.
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The library works a bit differently with different object types, but with doors, it seems the behaviour is this...that door previews always display the material that was assigned when they were first added to the library. If the door is in your User Catalog and you right click>Open Symbol, the symbol preview will reflect your current plan's defaults, however the library preview will only reflect the original colors.
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That would definitely be nice to have and its something that's been requested a few times. In the meantime, ya...it's a bit of a pain, but I just create multiple copies of the materials and offset patterns as necessary. I think that's the best we can do.
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How are you doing this now? And are you talking about standard views or vector views? For elevation views, I personally use the material definition and just offset the pattern and texture as necessary.
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View>Line Weights
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We got the ability to define the top layer of a pony wall as a railing. The sloped part is the problem that still has yet to be addressed.
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Interior bearing is far less common for us than non-bearing so...non-bearing is typically the default and then I modify the header as necessary for bearing walls.
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Hey Gene, I don't think you're quite harnessing the new features to their fullest (or at least not quite as intended). You can place those objects as freestanding fixtures if you really want to, but try placing like this instead...
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I believe cabinets and their automatically produced countertops have always done that. I also think you're fighting this particular battle for no really good reason. If I were you I would remove that countertop edge molding profile from the cabinets, group select the cabinets, click Generate Custom Countertop, resize the top as needed, and then add the molding to your countertop.
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Chief has to do housecleaning and reorganizing from time to time or the library would eventually become an unwieldy and bloated mess. It looks like those particular standing seam materials were removed after X8. I suspect they realized there were enough options already and those texture were such that a person could easily modify as necessary for the extra colors by simply using the option to Blend With Texture.
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I'm not even sure where you got a bunch of those from. I believe the 8 that you show in X10 were the only ones available in X9 too. I suspect that you have been carrying those forward from some previous version.
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Here's a really similar one I drew up a while back for anyone who can make use of it... Sedwick moulding.pdf Sedwick mouldings.calibz Take a look at the library to get an idea of how the stacked moldings were created. Just drop the individual molding profiles into a plan by right clicking and selecting Place Molding Profile, position the molding profiles so they're exactly like you want them, and then group select and click polyline union. Then add the new profile to your library. Easy as that.
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There are at least a couple other ways to deal with these things too. 1. Use a symbol and a wall material region to cut a hole in the wall. You can block them and add them to your user library. 2. Use a symbol and the new Inserts Into Wall Option. Both options can cut a hole in the wall with any unwanted cutouts in plan view.
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First off, we don't have a "rotate plan feature". What we have is a Rotate Plan View tool, and I don't think there's anything buggy about it whatsoever. You just need to know what its for. As I previously stated above, what that tool does is rotate your drawing board so to speak. Its like taking a set of paper prints and rotating them. EVERYTHING rotates...including your text drawing axis, grid...everything. If you want to simply rotate your object(s) within the plan then you need to use a different method.
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Window and Door label issue in Elevations.
Alaskan_Son replied to OkcDesigner's topic in General Q & A
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Gotcha. They're not showing on Wall Elevations. Not exactly sure why that is, but as a stopgap measure, you can Control or Shift select and block the fixtures then they will show.
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I don't see the problem...
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Ya, I believe it has been there all along.
