Alaskan_Son

Can you elaborate on this? It should only be blank if there's nothing in the plan to populate the schedule...in which case I would expect it to be blank. You have to copy/paste however you can make really quick work of this process and of editing that particular note by familiarizing yourself with the Find Object in Plan tool and the Open Row Object(s) tool.

From the documentation: Returns the result of interpreting leading characters in str as a rational. Leading whitespace and extraneous characters past the end of a valid number are ignored.

Just tested quickly and it seems to remove all trailing non-numeric characters.

You are correct. My bad. The rationalize method does that automatically (removes or ignores non-numeric characters). Never realized that before. I guess it makes sense. Most of the other numeric methods do that as well.

Quite a few ways Joe, here's what I would do though: Remove the inch notation Break into an array of whole numbers and fractions Convert those whole numbers and fractions to rationals as Eric suggested Convert those rationals to floats Add those floats together If the string could potentially have foot values as well I would probably start by splitting into an array of 2 values using the foot notation as the pattern, multiplying that value by 12 and then adding that to the results obtained from the other half of that array (using the steps mentioned above). Does that help?

The Time Log is a little tricky to work with if you're trying to pull out totals for a specific subset of entries. There are a few options that come to mind though... Delete all entries you want excluded from your calculations, get the total you need, and then hit Cancel. Copy and paste values to a spread sheet. It's not apparent on the surface, but you can select any given cell and hit Control+C (Copy) and then paste that value elsewhere. Using Contorl+C (Copy), Contorl+V (Paste), Alt+Tab (to switch between programs), and the arrow keys (to move cells), you can make pretty quick work of copy and pasting values. Export the whole Time Log and Import into a Spreadsheet to work with it there. I posted a free starter kit that you can use to make quicker work of this here...

I think the closest you can get is with custom text macros set to report different text depending on either the layer_set or the settings thereof. Aside from that though, my personal opinion is that text boxes are the way to go. I find that copying and pasting text boxes with the appropriate macros results in a lot more flexibility and is a lot quicker and easier to customize and control on a room by room and situation by situation basis.

I wouldn't recommend this approach at all. Text macros can be used for such a broad range of purposes and in such a broad range of ways that you could get totally lost without knowing what the specific macro(s) were for and exactly how they were intended to be used. If you jump in too quickly with both feet and without testing the waters, I think you're likely to get overwhelmed, jump back out, and never try to swim again. The best approach in my opinion is to start with the basics and then take it from there. Shoot me over an email if you're interested in discussing further.

Nice! I remember the first video card I used to run Chief. It was a GeForce GT 430 and at approx. 5.7" x 2.7" may have been even a little smaller than that one. I remember thinking it was freaking awesome too.... ....I still kinda do actually.

Yep. Was just typing that up too. I would recommend resetting Dialog Sizes and see if that does the trick.

Just upgraded Firefox to 84.0.1 and I get the same behavior as you now. I have to change the extension manually.

I'm running Windows 10.0.19041 and Firefox version 83.0

Ya, I have some programmable buttons on my normal mouse as well. I don't really like them all that much though. Would much rather have them over on my left hand side where I'm already accustomed to hitting them. Besides, it would also allow me to hit and/or hold those buttons while I use the number pad, arrow keys, and/or the enter key with my right hand.

My wife bought me the SpaceMouse Compact for Christmas. Its fabulous, not only for working in 3D but for working in 2D views as well. Very easy to click and draw with my right hand while I pan and zoom with my left. I will say this for anyone thinking of getting one...One of the very first things I thought after playing with it for a bit is that I wish the mouse had the Escape key, Control, Tab, and maybe Shift keys right on it. I was pretty unfamiliar with these mice and did a quick search on the other models. Sure enough, the SpaceMouse Pro has most of those keys right there on it plus a few extra programmable keys. I say all that to say this. If you're going to make the jump, the Compact version is worth the money for sure, but I would really recommend going straight for the SpaceMouse Pro. You'll be able to keep working a lot more often without having to let go to reach for the keyboard.

I’d venture to guess that it varies from technician to technician. It seems like it would be in their best interest to run on multiple configurations just so they have a feel for what a broad range of users may be experiencing.

I’m away from my computer now but I wonder if it has something to do with recent Windows and/or Firefox updates that one of us does or does not have.

Several ways, some of which are a lot more complex, but typically best and easiest to simply use either a text box or a callout with the following macro: %room.schedule_number%

I already tested today and it works fine.

Yes. If you're talking about a system properly overclocked from the factory then we're no longer comparing apples to apples. As you've stated, you essentially just have a higher base clock speed. For all other overclocking, Dell's own recommendations state it well... "Alienware supports overclocking only when you order the system overclocked from factory. Please refer to your invoice or go to dell.com/support to check if your system was factory overclocked . Important: Altering clock frequency or voltage may damage or reduce the useful life of the processor and other system components, and may reduce system stability and performance. Product warranties may not apply if the processor is operated beyond its specifications."

It has worked that way as far back as I know Mark. It's automatically decompressed during the download process. I have always just clicked Save File and then double clicked to load it into Chief after its downloaded. Easy peasy.

Depending on your specific needs, the macros or object attributes you may be looking for are: hinge_side hinge_side_name swing_side swing_side_name

Its similar to mine. I feel like you are simultaneously oversimplifying the concept of boost speeds and overestimated the number of users who will (or even should) be overclocking, and that you're kinda intermingling the 2 when you should probably focus on one or the other. First off, I'd venture to guess that less than 1% of Chief users truly overclock their systems and even those that do are more than likely reducing the lifespan of their processor, so that concept should hardly be worth even mentioning. More specifically with regard to OOB boost speeds though, it should be stressed and stressed heavily that those speeds are only ever attained under just the right circumstances (when there's enough available power, when the temperature is low enough, and when the system feels the "need" is great enough), for short time periods, and for all intents and purposes only truly apply to a single core. A dusty air cooled machine in a warm room may never see the computer boost at all and even a well maintained liquid cooled machine may see very little benefit during a ray trace that's set to run for several hours on all cores. Plus, I'd argue that just because there isn't a load on the system doesn't mean processes wouldn't benefit from running at a higher base clock speed...a speed that can be maintained by design and OOB 100% of the time as opposed to the aforementioned boost speeds that are very situationally dependent. There are obviously many other factors to consider as well but the boost speed should be considered with a grain of salt for sure...kinda like comparing an engine with nitrous to one without. Yes the nitrous will provide more horsepower at the top end, but when, for how long, and at what cost?

Good theory but unfortunately it seems to create a bunch of other issues the way chief is currently set up. I feel like you guys should really qualify your statements with some context and reason. You’re doing a real disservice by discouraging the use of a very effective tool based on some very marginal use cases where it should rightly be avoided. In Joey’s example, using a thin “paint” layer on the ceiling is all well and good but as Chopsaw shows can have some notable issues when used on walls. Besides, painting that “paint” layer on the ceiling surface using the Material Painter is no different than changing it through the Room’s Material tab. And copying and changing the drywall material type could be done just as well using the Material Painter except that using the Material Painter you could also take advantage of the various Modes. In Chopsaw’s example, there’s a legitimate issue being shown but it has nothing to do with the ceiling finish issue being asked about and also has nothing to do with using the Material Painter. It’s just illustrating why it’s a bad practice to use a thin “paint” layer in your wall definition. And in Shane’s example, there’s no context or reason whatsoever. The truth is that the Material Painter is very commonly the best and most effective way of changing materials with only a small handful of exceptions. I have attached a link to a quick write up I did on the subject, but the short of it is that the vast majority of problems are simply caused by inadvertently painting with “Blend Colors with Materials” toggled on and when using on Exterior Walls (which by the way is also extremely easy to fix). Almost all other scenarios are problem free. In fact, using on Interior Wall surfaces can be the single MOST efficient and effective method. Anyway, Instead of using such broad and generic statements, why not learn and teach more specifically how the tools actually work. And if you’re going to discourage their use, how about using a little more detail and perhaps some relevant examples of when and why to avoid them.

How so?

It depends on how complex your Room Finish Schedule is, but one thing I really like to do for a good handful of situations is to use a Note Schedule along with Custom Object Fields. It offers a lot more control and flexibility, not only with regard to exactly what is displayed in the schedule but also with how the schedule is numbered, and organized, and how the rooms are labeled in the plan. If you were to go that route, you could simply use a Note with the %room.ceiling.finish.name% macro in one of your Custom Object Fields. Very quick, down and dirty example using Chief's "Modern Bungalow" plan... Modern Bungalow.zip