Alaskan_Son

More likely than not, when you did it in the past, you pasted it directly into a Rich Text box that already had the number height set appropriately and so you never had to go through the resize process. If you simply paste directly into the plan, it will come in at a size that is proportional to what it was in Word. To get what you want, open a Rich Text box, set the number height appropriately, and then paste what you copied from Word. As I stated above, that superscript tool in Word isn't actually using true superscript characters from the extended range, it's just making the normal characters smaller and repositioning them which is simply something Chief is not designed to do. Chief allows you to paste with that formatting, but if you try to make any changes, Chief can only do so using it's own limited subset of formatting capabilities.

Just to give you an idea as to why I typically prefer Custom Fonts: I don't t find standard superscript to be very readable, especially when the font sizes get really small (like window labels usually are)... Some fonts are much worse offenders than others... ...some just don't place the superscript high enough which makes them look a bit jumbly and stressful to read... ...and some just look funny...

For most situations where a person finds themselves manually entering these superscript labels, I think I could help you both automate and greatly speed up your workflow by writing you one or more custom text macros to handle the process. Just send me over an email if you want to discuss further. In the meantime, for anyone using X12 or newer who insists on entering these numbers manually, I just wrote a little utility macro that you can use right inside Chief to make the process a little quicker and I'm including it below for a limited time. Unlike using MS Word, the converted results will use the true superscript characters. Simply..... Download the attached file Open Text Macro Management and Import the macro Select the macro, click Edit, and follow the included instructions to enter your desired text. Simply preceed any numerical character that you want to be superscript with the caret symbol (^) Copy the results displayed in the New Result field Click Cancel Paste the results wherever desired Again though, for most situations, it really can be automated a whole lot more so that you can spend less time typing and proofreading and more time drawing. Just shoot me over an email if you want to discuss further.

Emma, are you still only in X10 as your signature suggests?

Just got back to my computer. A few notes: That MS Word superscript tool is not using real superscript characters. It's just resizing standard characters. All those superscript numbers that I posted above look completely consistent on my Windows machine, but 1-3 look different than the rest on my iPhone when viewed in Safari, so it must be an Apple thing. Having said that... They look completely consistent if I paste into any of the other apps on my iPhone.

One thing worth noting is that as I recall, 1-3 are part of the ASCII range whereas the others are only available in the Unicode range.

I honestly don’t know. I was just trying to post some options using my phone and wasn’t sure how they would show up. I will say this though, superscript number quality, sizing, bearings, etc. can vary dramatically from one font to the next. I usually use a custom font to get the display I want, but there are a small handful of fonts whose superscript numbers are pretty nice. I’m away from my computer, but as I recall, Arial has one of the better examples. See what those superscript numbers I posted look like in a few different fonts.

I use superscript characters quite often and have no problems doing so. Most of my use is totally automated using custom macros but I enter manually sometimes too. I suspect you’re not actually using the right characters. I’m away from my computer and only on my phone, so this may or may not work, but try copying and pasting these... ⁰ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Are you actually using true superscript numbers or are they just modified regular numbers?

You can very easily create your own custom project information macros by defining global variables (which in X12 can even be done in a standard text box). Then simply copy and paste your text box or custom project_information macro from one plan to the next or from plan to layout to avoid re-entry. You use your global variables instead of the built in project information macros. Really quite easy and super flexible. Plus, in X12, you don't even need to create any custom macros if you don't want to. Simply place your global variable directly (example: %$Project_Address%). If anyone needs help getting started, shoot me over an email. I can get you set up with a quick starter kit for a very minimal fee and you can seriously be off and running with it after just a few minutes.

It's likely because your settings have your Marker Defaults set to Use Layer For Text Style whereas EconBlueprints does not.

As Dermot already pointed out. That text is controlled by the Marker Defaults being used. Click on the Extensions/Markers tab.

I have some systems in place for that.

Click on the Dimension tab. The text size is controlled by the Dimension Default being used. If that Dimension Default is not set to be controlled by layer, then changing the layer text style will do nothing.

The distribution path dialog actually allows you to add an arrow (which by the way you can make the invisible arrow style or a zero size), however you can take advantage of the connective behavior of arrows for pretty much any open polyline based object by adding the arrow before you convert your polyline to something else.

Group Select only the Core, Manufacturer, and Bonus catalogs in the library browser and then right click>Search Folders. It will still respect your other filters as well. You can use this same method to pick and choose specific folders in your User catalog too.

Yes. I am.

I thought I mentioned it in the video, maybe not, but my decision to draw in mm was very deliberate. It just gets a lot more complicated in Chief to deal with objects that are drawn too far out in space. Chief seems to handle it just fine up to a certain point, but anything beyond that point becomes a lot more complicated. I'm never quite sure where that line is and didn't want to risk it since those numbers seemed so big. If you end up testing it with direct meter input, let me know if it's problematic or not. I really don't know, and I'm curious...just not curious enough to draw it again.

Oops. My bad Boy do I feel silly. Thanks Glenn. I like to think if it was more than a quick example, I would have thought about it a little more and made sure I got it right...I guess I'll never know though.

There should be no conversions necessary. Easting and Northing are essentially just the linear equivalent of their globular longitude and latitude cousins. Because they're linear all you need to do is enter those numbers using something like the input line tool. Here's a quick complimentary video and the resulting plan file... https://youtu.be/iAPDYWGosPA Plot plan.plan

...... I was having such a nice day.....

I agree, I’ve suggested that Chief provide us a quick method to switch to click-release-click but so far we’re stuck using a few goofy workarounds. My currently preferred method is: 1. Click and drag to start operation 2. Shift+Z (Zoom) during drag 3. Press either Center Mouse Wheel (Pan) or optionally the Escape key 4. Pan and zoom as desired (NOTE: If you’re panning anyway, which you likely are if you’re employing the trick, then the step above isn't even necessary) 5. Click again to finish You can customize your hotkeys to make the operation pretty easy but for me, the OOB ones actually work just fine. Anyway, it’s not as easy as it could be, but it’s something.

Ya, I was messing around with a couple different options and changed the wall type at one point. I just never changed it back. It can be changed back to the normal wall type and you'll get framing. It may or may not be accurate depending on how that's being built though. Anyway, I'm not suggesting it's perfect by any means. All the various possible methods leave something to be desired and the best method will come down to the specific plan and what the plan is being used for.

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