Joe_Carrick

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  1. I almost always specify the flooring under the cabinets. That way if the cabinets are replaced (with a new layout in the future) there's no need to patch the flooring. OTOH, if the flooring is going to be replaced but not the cabinets it's more difficult because the flooring would need to be cut. It's really just a preference and a guess as to what will need to be done first. With today's materials and the use it's probably 50-50. ps: 20 years ago I would always do the cabinets 1st. Now it's almost always the opposite.
  2. David is mistaken. I do not have any 3D people. What I had posted in a previous version of ChiefTalk was a collection of 2D images of people. There a big difference.
  3. Just open TMM and start a new non-evaluated macro. Then select any existing macro(s) from the < button with additional text or <enter> as needed.
  4. It would be even more awesome if we could use text formatting on each line - Rich Text
  5. I've just been playing with this X10 feature. It's pretty awesome, allowing a composite macro to be easily created from existing global, object, & user macros. I LOVE IT !!!!
  6. Ditto. I put both the Chief Data Folder and my Chief Projects in Dropbox.
  7. Not easy because even if you put one set of cabinets on a different layer and turn that layer off, Chief still recognizes that the cabinets are there and doesn't allow you to place other cabinets in the same place.
  8. Yep, the Title should be Arched Truss or at least contain those 2 words. Then a search for either of those 2 words will find this thread. I'm actually surprised that Dermot didn't change it.
  9. I have some Layout boxes that I want to have the Label displayed for specific purposes. Examples: a macro in the label that needs to execute in order to set a global variable a letter or number to be moved into a callout to identify a detai OTOH, I generally don't want the Layout Box Label displayed for a Floor Plan, Section or Elevation because I use the %view.name% macro in the Plan to automatically label that view to match what is in the Project Browser.
  10. Perry, That's not the same as automatically suppressing the Label - which is what I think Lane is asking for.
  11. There are settings in the Drawing Sheet Setup dbx for the printer settings, including the "Remember" checkbox.
  12. BTW Larry, Your video's were great - explained a lot about trusses. Thanks.
  13. Here's a pic of a Heavy Timber Truss I created just using the Truss dbx. I didn't go to the trouble of creating the plates and bolts like Larry did - but it was easy to get the geometry of the truss itself. I used 12x12's for all members except the top chords which are 12x14's. The nice thing is that the grain is correct for each member without having to fuss with the material definition.
  14. Please post your questions in the Q&A Forum. This is where you post Tips.
  15. I really wish the City of San Diego would implement digital submittals. The last project I did required 7 sets: Planning Zoning Structural Historical Landscaping T-24 Engineering Then if there were corrections for any of the above in most cases they want a complete new set resubmitted. They also have a lot of specific formats for presentation of information - often not the way I like to present the data.
  16. I love that. I've found that several different jurisdictions in my area have different (but complimentary) sets of things they want in the ConDocs. I'm getting a pretty good "Boiler Plate" Layout Template that saves me a lot of time and shortens the plan check drastically.
  17. Yes, just save the Layout Template without any Plan specific information. Then set that as your default Template.
  18. If you are careful, you can limit dimensions to 1/4" or 1/8". Framers should be able to hit those pretty closely but it will never be 100%. Note that Denver is 1 mile above Sea Level but from Denver to New Orleans is well over 1000 miles. That's only about 1/8" per foot which is the minimum code required slope for a garage floor. Generally a slab with 1/8" variance in 10' is considered level.
  19. The compound miter problem is unfortunate. It results from the fact that the molding profile is always horizontal/vertical. If there was a way for Chief to know that the profile should be rotated to a specific angle on any given segment then compound miters could be done. If the profile is round and it's offset vertically & horizontally by -1/2 the diameter then they will miter very close to correctly. Actually they should miter exactly but there is evidently a miscalculation in the software so the miters don't quite meet. If the profile size is small enough it might be "close enough".
  20. I might be able to create a text report with all of the above by using a macro in the default wall labels. However, I would really need for CA to provide an attribute containing the wall_type definition (materials & thicknesses) plus an "is_shear wall" attribute. If they just had a "Wall Schedule" and there was an OIP for walls then it would be really pretty easy.
  21. Typically I have to provide "Wall Schedules" in my ConDocs for building departments. The information needs to show: Wall Type (construction) - Graphic Legend Lengths and Heights Shear Wall (Y/N) - Solid Hatch in Plan if "Y" Shear Wall Sheathing and Nailing if "Y" Demo Wall (Y/N) - Graphic indication and Lengths. I just spent an entire day meeting with the Planning Department and Inspectors - then manually revising such a schedule for California Coastal Zone requirements on a remodel project. Has anyone developed a means of automating any or all of the above? If so, please share your method.
  22. It would be better if you could expand on your signature with system and chief version information. Take a look at what I'm showing.
  23. For Finished Ends, you need to open the Cabinet dbx and select the side you want to modify. There's a drop-down that allows you to specify what sort of treatment that face of the cabinet gets. There's no easy way to specify inside colors different from outside colors. BTW, you should ask questions in the "Q&A Forum", not "Tips and Techniques".
  24. You can select the Layout Box and open it. Then select "Plot Lines". There is also a "Plot Lines" option in the "Send to Layout" dbx.
  25. If it's shown that way in the Plan View then it should be that way in the Layout. However, in order to make it stick you should be sending "Saved Plan Views" to Layout so that you aren't changing the Layout when you turn off the Referenced Floor as you are working.