Alaskan_Son

Just got back to my computer and played around with it for a bit. I think the quickest and most accurate method to achieve what you're looking for is by setting that lower face item to be an inset side panel. The bottom of the box could be built either using a Separation or by placing a shelf manually...and then if necessary, use the vertical overlap as Mark suggested to make the door look right (would require a taller separation at the top as well). If you don't need the extra door overlap, just skip that last step.

Gotcha. Yes there is a way of doing that without tacking molding onto the bottom in real life. I've never attempted to do that in Chief though. That's the type of thing I would just note on my cabinet plans.

I personally don't think the molding is complex or a workaround. I was just trying to offer an alternative. Not exactly sure what you're overall goal is it what your issue with the moulding is but the toe-kick thing is just what came to mind.

I'm away from my computer right now Joe, but if I understand what you are trying to do, you should be able to check "energy heel" which will stop the bottom chord at the exterior wall.

I've never tried this, and I'm away from my computer, but could you use a base cabinet with a toe kick for that area?

I think the only way to do what you're asking for with auto dimensions is to create a wall type with 2 main layers of equal sizes and set it to dimension to the exterior of the inside layer. Maybe consider using Point To Point or Centerline dimensions instead.

In Chief we have Copy/Paste in Place.

Do you realize there are 3 entirely different layer sets you are using? Changing the display while in plan view won't fix your problem (i.e just because the layer is on in plan doesn't mean it's on in your camera view layer set or section view layer set. if you attach a plan you'll probably get an accurate answer.

By the way, thank you Joe. This is something I wasn't fully aware of. Good piece of information to have.

Joe nailed it. You had a block within a block. Just explode and reblock and you're good to go.

Can you attach a plan with the CAD block and your symbol?

Your problem stems from your wall definitions. You need to check the box I have circled in the attached pic for each of your wall layers or else those lines will remain the same color in ALL layer sets...

You can email it to me if you'd like and I'll take a peek. I'll send you a PM with my email address. Or you can send to Dropbox.

There's a really good chance you'll get an answer if you post the plan.

I haven't confirmed, but assuming the guys are right about the wall being pulled down, I would probably recommend you consider using a pony wall for your foundation rather than pulling the wall down.

I cannot reproduce.

I'm guessing you just don't have that layer on in your Section View layer set (or whatever layer set you're using for that section view).

Hmmm. Not sure if this will help or not, but I reassigned a CAD Block somewhere in this video. Maybe check to see if you catch anything you might be missing...

Are you placing the CAD Block into the plan first? That's an important step. You won't be able to select a block from your library. You also can't simply resize and rename the existing CAD block. You need to explode and re-block it first.

Here guys, from the Help files... "The polyline solid is placed in front of any objects visible in the view. If no objects are behind it, the polyline solid is placed one foot in front of the camera."

Drop that CAD block into your plan. If you have "automatically Purge CAD Blocks" checked in the CAD Block Management dbx, it won't be available for use otherwise. Once the CAD block is in your plan, open the SYMBOL dbx for the duplex switch. Click on the 2D Block tab and select your block from the list.

I don't think that's what Mark was talking about, but I think you provided a good solution. From the Help files... Grid Rounding ensures that the sum of the parts of a dimension line add up to the whole distance. To produce this result, some sections may not be rounded accurately. This is the recommended rounding method and is selected by default. Distance Rounding addresses each section of a dimension line individually, which could result in the sum of these sections not being equal to the whole. This option is selected by default for files created in Version 8 or prior but is not recommended for newer files. See Compatibility With Previous Versions. Note that when using distance rounding your dimensions may not add up, so it may not be the best idea in most circumstances.

Try attaching the plan.

Structure tab

You can also force what you are trying to see by breaking that string into 3 separate dimension and setting the one in question to a smallest fraction of 1/1. I don't think that would be a very good idea though.