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  1. Joe_Carrick
    No, you can have both X6 and X7 activated at the same time. However, any plan you save in X7 can't be opened in X6 so you need to make sure you save to a different location (folder or file name). I use separate folders for each version. The Library will be migrated so everything you had in the X6 User Library will be in your X7 User Library.
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    I was talking to a couple of the CA people at IBS/KBIS in Las Vegas this morning. I can assure you that there were som choice words used about you. I refuse to tell you who I was talking to or anything about Chief's development plans for the coming year.
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    Sit down with a Door Salesman at HD or Lowes. It's really pretty amazing what you can get with a special order and the prices are a lot better.
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    Scott, You need to find another source. Grand Entrances is asking way too much.
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    Wait until next Tuesday (1-20-2015). It's fixed in X7.
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    I can confirm it doesn't work in X6 elevation views for anything except CAD objects. I do not know if it worked in X4 or not since I don't have that loaded on my system.
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    Uncheck the move box. Then use Rotate about point.
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    Spelling police on duty. The correct spelling should be Whether unless you are talking about sunshine vs rain!
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    Ditto............
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    Perry, If she has said: thinking is that a good architect or home designer currently using Chief wouldn't your answer be YES ? You could probably have made that condition very early and we wouldn't be sounding like a couple of warring tribes.
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    So eliminate the Molding Polyline, Add a Base Molding to the Room and then create a new Room Molding Polyline - converting the Base Molding.
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    Todd, When you create the Room Molding Polyline - select the Drop Down and select "Base Molding" as the one to convert. That should make a big difference.
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    Todd, Select the Room and use the "Create Room Molding Polyline" Tool. Set that as a "Base" molding. The door openings will not have a molding. If the shape isn't what you want then it's probably because you have some invisible walls that define rooms. The molding should always follow the inside perimeter of the room. Polylines can be broken wherever you don't want a molding and then by selecting that segment you can specify "no moldinge on this segment".
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    Send them a PDF.
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    Why do you want to do this?
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    Richard, Saving $15000 in additional Architectural Fees cost that person $2500+ for Chief Architect and probably $50000 in additional construction costs.
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    OK, so 9-1/2" maximum riser height and 6'6" clear head height. The minimum Tread of 7-1/2" at 12" from the inside generally means that 30 degree treads must be used. I can get the 6'6" clearance in most cases with an 8" riser so that's why I tend to use those dimensions.
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    Bill, That's interesting but it appears that it's allowing for 9.5" maximum riser heights. My experience is that 8.5" is maximum. Maybe there's been a code change that I'm not aware of. IAE, I try to keep it around 8" just for comfort.
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    Yusuf, I watched your video. 360 degrees - yes, but more than 360 degrees - no. The problem with spiral stairs is that to meet code requirements for minimum tread size and maximum riser height is that for anything over 8' you have to have 13 treads and they can't be less than 30 degrees per tread. IOW, 390 degrees minimum.
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    OK, I see how it was done, but it's only 360 degrees and the treads are too small to meet code. The maximum would be 30 degrees and for a 9' floor to floor height it would take 13 treads at 30 degrees to meet the code rise and run requirements. The bottom line is that this doesn't provide a legal spiral. That said, it is still an excellent use of Chief's limited capability to do spiral stairs. For anything up to a full 360 degrees it works.
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    Sure, the output (last line of the macro) would be: %room.area.internal%*0.08 or the macro could be: DLO_REQD = %room.area.internal%*0.08 return DLO_REQD
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    It's possible with Ruby but more work than it's worth. The problem is that there's no connection between the window and the room. You can get the room area into a global variable but you would have to have a separate macro for each window that would access the global for the room that it's located in. OTOH, it would be fairly simple to have that data displayed in the room label - at least you would be able to see it so it would be easier to add to your schedule.
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    FWIW, here's the "Doorway Rules" that I did about 5 years ago.DOORWAY RULES.pdf It's a bit complicated and not that easy to understand - largely because it's very complicated - but I don't think anything substantial has changed since this document was written.
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    Maybe if time permits. Doorways are a subject that would almost need it's own workshop. Someplace I have a "Doorways Rules" document that itemizes all the nuances of that symbol class. I'll see if I can dig it up and put together a demo.
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    There is a saying: Doctors can bury their mistakes. Architects have them built for everyone to see.