Alaskan_Son

This thread is probably worth a look... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/9560-creating-an-angled-window/page-2?hl=+angled%20+window This is one area where Chief could definitely use some work. Its all doable but this particular task is a bit of a pain no matter how you look at it.

Edit>Default Settings>Dimension>Temporary Dimensions... Select "Locate Wall Surface" and "Locate Both Wall Sides"

I use Snagit. And I actually didn't realize we were talking about resizing text until your second to last post I thought we were just talking about resizing the schedule box side to side. Anyway, having said that, you are correct. The schedule can be blocked, resized, and exploded. It just needs to be done with the corner edit handle (I missed that part the first time). It also works using the dbx so long as the size factors are equal. Thanks for the pointers Jere and Chop.

Oh no, can't get text to resize like that. Chief doesn't work that way. Even using the block and resize technique it isn't working. Notice that the schedule is no longer live and that you can't explode the block to get it live again without returning to its original size (Size factors of 1.00 and 1.00).

Chief has had problems with displaying horizon lines like that for a long time. Report it to tech support, the more of us that report it as a problem, the more likely it is to get fixed.

There must be. Not sure what it is though. I hadn't really played with it much...just in passing, but I tested again and realized I don't even have to hold down the control key to get no jumping using the 2 outside handles. Strange.

That's strange. Works just fine for me. Note that I said it only works when "using one of the 2 outside handles" .

Check out the videos Chopsaw mentioned for some ideas, but in brief you can... -Customize toolbars -Customize toolbar configurations -Customize hotkeys All 3 have their own unique benefits.

At least 2 ways you can do this... 1. Block the item, open it, and on the General tab check "Treat As One Object" and under "Include In Schedule" check "Cabinet". Make sure your cabinet schedule is set to include Other under the heading "Objects To Include". 2. Place the object into a blank plan, Export 3D model. Then Import 3D Symbol and select Cabinet from the list of categories.

As Eric said right mouse button OR Alt key.

You might want those lines if you were particular about how you wanted certain walls constructed. In the wall's Structure tab is a heading titled Wall Intersections. That setting decides how your walls will be constructed. For example, the 2 rooms in the attached image are identical. One is displaying framing and one is not so you can see what is happening with the wall intersections. The wall at the top is set to "Through Wall At Start" and "Through Wall At End".

I understand. If you weren't already using that macro I would have had a solution for you is all.

BTW, if you Label and Title your pages well enough so that you know which is which, you can make pretty quick work of reordering the pages with your project browser open. You can see the whole list of pages in the project browser. All you have to do is double click on the appropriate page to get you to the page and then use the Exchange tools to move the page around.

I could be wrong, but the only way to do this that I know of is to use the Exchange With Previous Page and Exchange With Next Page tools. It would be nice if we could see the entire layout all at once and drag pages around like we can with some PDF editors but alas...not something we can do in Chief right now.

Pretty sure that's exactly what the tool was made for.

Well said

I probably wouldn't even mess with the 3D. I would just put the thing on its own layer and simply turn that layer off in 3D.

Click on the Line Style tab and under Drawing Group, select Back Group.

Can you clarify a bit. What exactly failed?

You're welcome. FWIW, you can override those snaps by using one of the 2 outside handles, just not the handles for adjusting the column widths.

Just got back to the office and tested out...I'm about 99.99% certain it's the width of a single space. Test it with different text size settings and it becomes pretty apparent.

This came up in another thread not too long ago. I don't see why a person couldn't just create a custom electrical symbol for this type of thing and just replace the CAD block with an arrow.

I think you might be onto something. Those schedules are font/text based and so that jump is probably the distance of a single space.

I'm away from my computer so can't really test anything, but you know you can hold down control to override that right?

I've actually many many times thought that a reset button would be nice. This would really be a good a good one for the suggestion forum. In the meantime, consider using one or more of the following... "Working" layer sets: Layer sets that are set up specifically for drawing with and not for presentations. "Trash" layer sets: Layer sets you copy for temporary use. You just need to go through and clean them up from time to time. All On and All Off Layer Sets: I think these 2 layer sets may be heavily underappreciated. They are super easy to fool around with and then reset by simply clicking Select All and then checking (or unchecking) Display. I use these a lot. They become even more useful if you get used to quickly manipulating them with the Layer Hider and with the ALDO (Active Layer Display Options). An extremely minor detail, but just as a side note the one layer that really ever causes any sort of problem for me is the Walls, Main Layer Only layer. When you check Display to reset your All On layer set it also turns that layer on...which more often than not you probably want off.