Alaskan_Son

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I think that's what Glenn was referring to.

One more detail I just discovered. In order to get those labels to show up for all light fixtures automatically, you'll need to drop a schedule in the plan and check "Include Type" in the label tab of the schedule dbx. Without the schedule, the only option is to drop the macro I mentioned above into the label for each fixture. If you are looking for a way to get rid of the extra letters, just uncheck "Include Type".

I'm not certain what they actually stand for, but the "R", the "T", and the "S" are there to display the status of the light. R = Used in standard rendering mode (R for Render is how I remember) T = Used for ray trace views (T for Trace is how I remember) S = Light is set to cast shadows (S for Shadows is how I remember) If you turn light off you will see no extra letters at all. P.S. Your electrical labels need to be on and set to automatic (or at least include the %light_info% macro) for the fixture in order to see the R, T, and/or S.

Alan, Re-read my posts in this thread... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/8759-wall-alignment/ I'm afraid Scott and David both may have misinformed you just a little. The dimensions are correct and it is very easy to see where they come from without talking to any programmers, there IS a way to get those walls to automatically align and build like you want them, and main layers are not all that come into play...specifically when the foundation is involved. To fix the problem you are having with this particular plan (at least like I think you want it), set the upper walls to Foundation To Exterior Of Layer: Fir Stud 16" OC and then click Align With Wall Below.

Your problem is that your upper walls are set to Foundation To Exterior Of Layer: OSB. OSB is 7/16" thick. 7/16" x 2 = 7/8"

Weeeeiiiiird!! That would have probably freaked me out a little too.

Having 2 different VERSIONS open I have done quite a bit. Its the 2 instances of the same version I just haven't found a need for yet.

Report submitted.

Interesting. Taken from that page... "Australia's a confusing exception to the rule when it comes to 'handing' - in most other parts of the world it seems to be the other way around, and this is something you need to be aware of if you're ordering from overseas!" Even though you guys have it backward, at least you recognize its unusual and confusing

Click on exterior room, make room molding polyline, set height, open moulding polyline, set desired molding, uncheck "Extrude Inside Polyline", and then break/modify polyline and suppress moldings as necessary.

I've verified the behavior Johnny. You're right. There are some major issues with faces in X8. X7 is very stable though. I'm going to report the issue right now.

I've always been curious why people would need to open up multiple instances of Chief. I think I've only ever done that one time and I don't remember why… Probably just to see if it worked.

Gotcha. I thought you were just trying to simply open a second layout.

Funny you bring that up, I was actually going to report that to tech-support myself. Just haven't gotten around to it. I only get the crash if I try using the revolve tool. In all fairness though I have never once needed the revolve tool. EDIT: I have used the Revolve tool many times since this post. Very handy tool.

Hold on. I don't think you can open 2 layouts at all. You have to open a second instance of Chief. And yes, the way to do that is to hold down control while opening a second instance.

On second thought, maybe I shouldn't have said it quite like that. It actually IS as easy as reshaping a polyline in a lot of cases. It just requires a few extra steps to make a second polyline (perhaps using CDFV as the basis), convert that polyline to a solid, size and position it correctly, and then use the boolean operations to modify the original solid.

I went over it a little bit late in the video, but you also gain the ability to explode the shape and you can extrude (push/pull) the resulting faces. I don't think I would go so far as to call it a "dead end street" But yes you do lose reshaping capabilities to some extent. You can still reshape using boolean operations it's just not quite as easy as reshaping a polyline.

This thread is actually the first time I've ever heard of somebody using an opposite definition for door swings. I did a quick search online and I could not find a single diagram describing anything other than what I have always thought to be the industry standard. I'm curious. Can you find any diagrams showing it the way you describe (not including any you've drawn up yourself and preferably from a door manufacturer)? If it weren't for the fact you're in California I would highly suspect that you were just mistaken.

I agree. I think the nomenclature is pretty universal. If somebody somewhere decided to veer from the industry standard I think the last thing we should be doing is encouraging that to continue and spread elsewhere. We have enough communication problems as it is without changing definitions. If you need to change the definition for your area, so be it, but to make it too easy I think could have some pretty negative consequences.

Here's a quick video going over just the basics. Sorry, its not super organized or edited, but hopefully it will give you a pretty good idea of the key differences between polyline solids and solids. I'm thinking a more in depth version may be in order at some point. It's just tough because there's so many different things that could be discussed and a lot of rabbit trails along the way. Anyway, hopefully this helps clear a few things up for those of you unfamiliar with the distinctions between the 2 object types...

A solid can be very useful for creating complex shapes as you can use boolean operations in all 3 dimensions. You can take it further from there and explode a solid into separate faces which can be extremely useful for assigning custom materials to the different faces. I'll try to make a video when I have a few spare minutes. I still have to make that CAD mask video too.

I have to say Joe, you have been very dodgy with questions regarding the X9 in your signature. If you told us would you have to kill us...errrr?

I agree. A little off topic is one thing, bit this is full on subject change.

Callout size can be adjusted on the Label tab of the schedule dbx and via the plant label layer settings.