Alaskan_Son

Amen brutha. Besides the lack of a rational need for one, a lack of want, and the insane price; there are still a ton of other reasons why they could actually be a bad idea that have nothing to do with the technology itself… things you might not think of until after you've made your poor decision… -Where are you going to put the thing? And how will it be affected by the glare from various lights and windows where you work? -If you are like me and have your desk covered with various crucial notes, brochures, folders, pens, pencils, calculators, staplers, etc. where the heck are you going to put those things? Are you going to be happy about walking somewhere to get to those items or turning around every three seconds to access them at your other desk? -Do you really want to be swinging your arms all across that big desk all day long? Or does a simple keyboard and mouse start to sound like a welcome reprieve? -Got cupcake frosting on your fingers?...

I have had core catalog downloads act funny myself. I typically just shut everything down and then run a library update to get whatever might've been missed.

Post an example and maybe I'll do a quick video. Ideally, a plan and layout with the desired text showing how you would like it to look and where you would like to place it on your layout page.

My terminology may not have been correct but this is actually what I meant when I said "paragraph wrapping". By the way, there is a pretty good method I have found for doing this type of thing. I might try to make a quick video when I have a minute or 20.

This is a good example of why I think it's so important to post examples. I was envisioning something completely different...more along the lines of paragraph wrapping. There are definitely a few different things we could be talking about including columns only, cells, paragraph wrapping, etc.

I would want either 3DS or SKP.

I'm relatively certain that I understand what you are talking about but can you post a quick screenshot or plan file illustrating what you were trying to accomplish. I think it would benefit more people that way.

I think you'd be better off posting the plan file for this so one of us could take a look or maybe send it in to tech support.

I think you're playing it kind of fast and loose with the word "obviously". It might look kinda cool but I personally don't want one. We've had all sorts of tablets and touch screens available for quite some time now for Chief as well as a multitude of other apps and many people (myself included) simply don't like to work that way for a variety of reasons. Anyway, perhaps the reason you see no "evidence" is that there is no good reason to show any evidence. Its not rocket science. As far as I can tell its just a giant super expensive tablet. There are people using Chief on smaller tablets. Just not many people probably in the market for a $10,000-$20,000 tablet I imagine.

I definitely don't think there's a one size fits all (or even most) answer to this. I won't pretend to know what's best for your situation. I think only you can properly gauge that but I'll leave you with a few thoughts on the subject: It obviously depends in part on your prior agreements (either written, spoken, or assumed). In the absence of a clear cut agreement there are also the following considerations... Type of client (good, bad, one-off, long term, don't want to work for them again, etc.) Whether or not you have been paid in full yet. In and of itself I would not use this as a deciding factor but it's definitely worth considering whether refusing to handover the plan file might cause unnecessary heartache or not, and if so, how much trouble is it really worth you (right or wrong). How exactly you charged for your work. If for example I was charging by the hour and had spent 200 hours on the the project I may very well lean toward giving them the model...if I only spent a day on it, maybe not so much. On the other hand, if I was charging by the square foot for permitting plans then I would be leaning toward holding onto the plans. What you started with. Did you start with a completely blank plan file, did you start with a "base plan", did you start with a highly customized and loaded template plan, or did they give you a plan file to start with. The amount of value you brought to the table from the start is certainly a consideration. Did you use any custom symbols, CAD blocks, macros, etc? Things of value you added along the way that weren't charged to the job are certainly things you have a valid claim to withhold. How good you are at what you do and how much you charge. If you charge $100 an hour and aren't very fast or efficient you might want to consider throwing in the plan file as a bonus. If you charge $35 an hour and can regularly produce a set of CDs before lunch your service is already a bonus. Lastly, you can always strip down the plan a bit if necessary so that you feel more comfortable sharing it. Just my $0.02

I think you're going to have to clarify what you mean by "vaulted and coffered". In my book, those are typically used to describe 2 totally different situations and so a little additional information as to how the 2 might be combined might be in order. It would also be useful to know where you would like the crown to go in this vaulted and coffered ceiling.

My first thought was that the surveyor or draftsman simply made a mistake and dimensioned to some sort of setback or easement...forgetting to actually include the setback information. I would check to see if there is possibly an easement or setback that coincides with the discrepancy.

Yes. You can but its a little tricky if you don't understand how to use Stretch Planes/Zones. This might be the simplest method... Drop the door or drawer front into a blank plan as a freestanding fixture. Resize the panel as necessary Take a 3D view and convert to symbol Drop the new symbol into your plan and rotate it onto its side by clicking on Open Symbol and then using the rotation settings. Before closing out the Symbol Specification dbx, click on the 2D Block tab and click Generate Block. Click Okay and then put the new symbol into position.

Moldings definitely have their advantages but there are certainly good reasons to use polyline solids and solids as well. To miter the polyline solids you would first need to convert them to solids and then use another solid at the corner along with the solid subtraction tool.

Yes. Like I mentioned in my first post... Cut (control+x), switch to the appropriate floor using the up/down arrow (depending on whether you are in plan view or perspective view), and Paste/Hold Position (control+alt+v). You can also copy and then paste/hold position as Mick said...its just an extra step to delete the windows that way.

Windows were pasted up onto your attic level.

I suspect that you had a different floor active in your perspective view and they pasted onto that floor. Try to cut the windows, switch floors in your perspective view and then paste hold position.

Look a little further to the right in your material list and I think you'll find your answer but in short, NO...that is Five-thousand-one-hundred-sixty-nine square feet. I assume what you are wanting to ask is this... "Is there a way to get shingles to report as squares (where one square is equal to 100 square feet) instead of square feet?" If that is the question you meant to ask then yes. You just need to create a new unit of measurement called a square. You can do this in Preferences under Unit Conversion. Start there and then report back if you need further guidance.

I'm not sure I'm fully understanding the question, but a few things come to mind... You can use normal dimensions which will snap to a whole ton of your various elevation points even if you don't see any of the related lines. You can then check Draw Elevation Marker if you'd like. You can clean up the Story Pole Dimensions by adjusting extensions, line styles, markers, text, etc. You can avoid the CAD Detail step by simply moving your camera so that it cuts through the house. Place all your dimensions by snapping to the cross section lines and then drag your camera bag outside the building.

Looks to me like you are using a Floor Camera when what you probably want is a Full Camera.

I had that happen once before too. Can't seem to remember what caused it, how I solved it, or what my conclusion was though.

You're welcome. Glad to hear they're working for you!

You can also use these...

I personally run into this type of thing all the time. Sometimes its not being able to see the cabinets in an adjacent room, sometimes its because a particular view needs to span multiple rooms, sometimes its because I simply want to display objects in the background—the list goes on. Anyway, here are a couple of screenshots and a quick example plan for the OP... CAD mask.plan