Alaskan_Son

It's definitely related to the room and it's something we run into with PBR all the time and one of the many reason I still prefer Ray Traces. Chief just treats object differently depending on whether they're in the room with the camera or not. Even those columns. The reason they're getting lit differently is because 2 of them are facing the exterior and one is facing the interior and as such, Chief is treating them as belonging to different rooms. A similar thing commonly happens with other objects such as doors depending on which room Chief sees them as belonging to. Anyway, don't have time to offer much in the way of solutions right now, but wanted to at least point a couple things out.

My thoughts exactly!! I was thinking of writing up a post and was relieved to find I didn't have to.

No. All I'm talking about is the ability to hover over a drop-down and then scroll through it with the mouse wheel or arrow keys.

Here's a 3 part video series I made on the subject a little while back. I would really recommend watching all 3 even if the first one solves your problem. There's some good information in there....

Yes, but not sure you'll like it. My suggestion is to start a new template from scratch. I see a lot of pervasive problems caused by the insistence on working with an old template instead of starting fresh. You just keep carrying issues forward, and as you've found, it can be very difficult to sort through some of those things. I say its best to stop fighting it and just start a clean new template where it only includes things you need and settings you (in your more experienced and knowledgeable state) have very purposefully set. If you do decide to stick with your old template, in addition to system layers, multiple saved defaults, and other default settings, there's at least one more place layers can be used that I don't believe was mentioned, and that is in CAD Block Management...particularly if you have "Automatically Purge Unused CAD Blocks" unchecked.

I don't believe this is accurate. If you actually find this happening, I would report it.

I remember very clearly because it’s a feature I actually made use of, and it really wasn’t very long ago. I believe it was removed in X9. The ability we had was the option of naming layers differently in different layer sets and it allowed for a good handful for things such as: -The ability to share files a little easier when one user preferred a totally different naming convention. -The ability to use AIA naming conventions for any given layer set. -The ability to append/prepend a layer name with a code to describe its intended settings in that particular layer set so that you could make temporary changes and then quickly filter (using code), group select, and then toggle accordingly. -Some macro capabilities I won’t get into that Chief ended up very effectively replacing with some other feature improvements. Anyway, I thought I t was a useful feature but I do agree that it was problematic for most users.

Can you make a quick video demonstrating this so called “glitch”. It still sounds like you’re describing a completely normal behavior. Just because you’re doing something on accident doesn’t make it a glitch.

I think you’re probably remembering the ability to RENAME layers differently in different layer sets.

Not sure I follow. I'm talking about hovering over your Active Layer Set Control or over your Active Dimension Defaults Control or over your Elevation Reference dropdown, or over your Drawing Group drop down, etc. You can hover and use your mouse wheel or your arrow keys. Been that way as long as I remember. It's a handy feature and works that way in other programs as well. Or are you talking about something more sinister?

I might be missing some thing about what you’re describing Chop, but I wouldn’t call that a glitch at all. That’s pretty standard Windows behavior.

This is one of several ways to deal with it. Instead of simply changing the line style to invisible though, leave it to be controlled by layer and then create a working layer set with completely visible lines. Makes it very easy to see lines when you want to. You can also optionally just turn the leader line layer off entirely and then turn back on if and when desired.

Yup. This is the problem. Chief wants to see them as close as possible to the edge of the glass, but the lines need to be trimmed back so that they're at least inside the sash.

There's no built in automation I can think of off-the top, but you can use a simple macro recorder to either move the mouse incrementally or to enter numbers into the Cross Section Slider dialog. The latter would probably be the easiest. You would just need to do something like manually place the cursor in front of the cross section slider value, and run a macro with the following sequence... Type ----> "+3" Type ----> Tab key Type ----> Up Arrow Type ----> Right Arrow Type ----> "+3" Type ----> Tab key Type ----> Up Arrow Type ----> Right Arrow ......and keep repeating the sequence With the appropriate pauses between keystrokes assigned, it should result in a perfectly smooth and controlled movement (in this case using 3" intervals), all completely automated.

Love it!!!!

Can you be a little more specific with what you're drawing? If you could possibly draw those polylines with walls for example, then you could just place a text box in the resulting rooms and they would work exactly like you're requesting.

This^^^^

That particular example looks relatively easy. I doubt I would use the stair tool at all though. I’d probably model the entire thing with solids if it was for fabrication drawings.

Oh, I see. Talking about plan view lines. I missed that.

You have to set Material Regions to Cut Finish Layers Of Parent Object if you want it to do so.

It actually has a lot more useful purposes than that. Its always used for temporarily deleting surfaces, but in addition to using it to create symbols, it can also be used to investigate/troubleshoot you plan where you might want to delete surfaces to see (or maybe select) geometry behind them, it can be used to temporarily delete surfaces in order to create a CAD Detail From View without undesirable geometry in that view, and it can be used to temporarily remove surfaces for a quick rendering/screenshot. A very handy tool though.

Actually, you can do those things. The best method will depend on your end goal, on how dimensionally and visually accurate you need the model to be, and on whether or not you’ll be using the Materials List, but here are a few tools K would recommend you look at. -Wall Material Regions -Wall Coverings -Room Wall Material Settings -The Material Painter The last 2 are typically inferior to changing the Wall Type, BUT, they do allow for some of the functionality you’re after.

Define new NumberFormatter is the easiest and most accurate way.

Give us a quick example of what you're trying to accomplish.

Yes! Entirely possible. I just sent you a P.M.