Alaskan_Son

Also bear in mind that you can ENTER values in a number of different formats provided that you also type in the appropriate unit indicators as well.

To be fair, I didn't actually accuse you of anything. I suggested that you make sure "you're not unintentionally pirating software" and that "the original purchaser isn't violating their license agreement." You could cost that person their license.

Chief has made it pretty clear over the years that they don't mind people keeping copies of previous version installed and even using them as necessary. I think the intent of that section is to keep people from using multiple version simultaneously.

I don't think the pony wall is the problem. Its the solid wall that's the problem. Normal railing walls with a defined height and with their newels and balusters (or panels) allow for easily following a terrain contour due to the very obvious and straightforward way these components can be logically be broken up and separated into individually undulating sections. A solid wall on the other hand has no such logical breaks. Its kinda like building a fence in real life. With regard to your specific application, it doesn't really sound like you actually need to use a workaround so much as it sounds like you just need to find (or make) yourself a suitable railing panel symbol. Note that you can also reshape solid walls in 3D and that you can overlap a room definition wall and a no room definition wall to get a few more options.

2 wall types of the same type (room definition and no room definition) cannot occupy the same plan view space. Try one set to room definition and another set to no room definition.

From the Help File Check Follow Terrain to have the railing or fencing follow the terrain smoothly. Not available if the selected railing is a Solid or a Pony Wall.

How so? You were quite obviously equating my response in another thread with your responses here. I think you're smart enough to know that there's a big difference. Regarding my hypocrisy. I think we all have a tendency to be hypocritical from time to time and I won't pretend to be innocent. To be honest, I normally wouldn't have cared so much if someone had brought up an opinion in passing like you did. I do it all the time myself, but this was a little different. Not only was it really besides the point seeing as how the OP had already clearly stated his rationale for wanting to do so, but 3 of you guys kinda attacked the guy in a really insulting way. Plus, I feel like some of the statements were really unhelpful and unproductive. I absolutely hate the idea of Chief removing a capability because someone thinks it should never be used. You can argue all you want, but if someone finds it easier and more productive to work with cm, even if they want to use cm on the plans, then that's really their prerogative. And whether its an accepted standard in most circles or not, cm are still used in certain applications and as such, if a person wants to use them they should be able to. At the end of the day though, I really just didn't like the way so many of you guys swooped in and ripped on the OP. It just seemed kinda mean and unproductive with regards to the question that was posed.

I was actually typing up a response when you posted that but decided to hold off. For the first question, I really shouldn't even dignify that with a response. If you don't already understand then what I say will be of no value to you. For the second part, I never actually said the standard of using mm was subjective (even though that could actually be argued in certain circles as well). What I said was that the choice was subjective. And just FYI, I carefully consider how and when I use downvotes, and I try to only use them when I legitimately feel a post is unhelpful or misleading.

@John_Charles, can you really not see what I'm saying here? The OP asked a super simple question. He just wanted to know if there was a way he could change the dialogs to use cm because that's what he is accustomed to and 3 of you guys all essentially jumped down the poor guys throat making him sound like some kind of idiot without offering any semblance of an actual answer to his question. Based on your response to another thread you seem to think this is on par with potential piracy/licensing agreement violation? I'd suggest you rethink your priorities a little.

That's true. This issue actually affects me as a paying customer though. Furthermore, piracy is a serious issue, not a subjective choice like I don't know.... say something like typing values in cm instead of mm.

Here's one little trick I know of: Before exporting, you can create one or more Terrain Holes to bisect the contour lines. Just make the Terrain Holes so that they're super super narrow (0.01" should do it) and so that they visually look like a simple line. Those terrain holes will cause different contours to generate on each side of the "line" and therefore you'll get an extra set of labels. Just turn the layer off before exporting, OR once the labels are generated, simply create a CAD Detail From View, group select the extra labels, paste hold position back in your view, and then delete the Terrain Holes.

Ah, I see now that you're back in X12. That name:value pair is new to X13.

I would make sure that you're not unintentionally pirating software and that the original purchaser isn't violating their license agreement.

Okay, in that case, what you're after is totally possible. How proficient are you with custom macros? If you know what you're doing you can parse and combine information from the following name:value pairs: width (returns the total window width) height (returns the total window height) component_section_size (returns the size of the flanking units unless set to zero in which case unit is divided into 3 equal sections) automatic_description (returns the window type_name followed by a description of the sections and their hinging) If you're not proficient with writing your own custom macros, that is a service I offer and I would be happy to help you, but I'd need to know a few more specifics with regard to how you like other window labels to display. Shoot me over an email to alaskansons@gmail.com if you'd like to discuss further. In the meantime, the information is all there so its definitely doable.

Are you using a triple casement or a mulled unit for these?

I see.

You guys are all answering a question nobody asked.

Opened plan and cannot reproduce problem.

The Key Frame has a Floor setting.

Cut/Paste Hold Position

Not if you exclude Bay Windows from your schedule.

From the looks of it you're probably going to want to use Vector View (as Joey already mentioned) and turn color off. In addition, its worth noting that sending to Layout as Plot Lines will result in crisper lines than a Live View will.

Default Settings>Floors and Rooms>Floor Levels>1st Floor>Structure>Floor>Floor Structure Set to Default.

Forget the Origin Offsets. Reset them to zero. And then either Set the cabinet to Traditional Overlay, open the Door Face Item Specification dialog and then adjust the Overlaps manually, OR get rid of the bottom Opening and just increase the height of the Separation.

4 most effective methods in no particular order: Material Regions Polyline solids An exterior framing layer in your wall definition Molding lines ...or some combination thereof. They each have their ups and downs. Material regions for example require very little exactness since they automatically cut for windows and doors and won't display beyond the wall polyline, but as with most automated features, their behaviors in this regard can also cause some goofy problems from time to time, particularly at outside corners, at abnormal wall intersections/overlaps, or where you actually want the battens to extend beyond the wall polyline. Polyline solids on the other hand offer a lot more freedom but are obviously going to be a bit more time consuming. 3D Molding Lines are similar to polyline solids in that they are a bit more time consuming but they also have some added benefits like the ability to add a profile and the ability to create more complex path's a bit easier. Adding a framing layer to your walls is one of the most automatic methods but also typically requires quite a bit of editing to get it looking right. Pick your poison depending on the specifics of your project, preferred workflow, and on which tools you're most proficient with.