Joe_Carrick

Open the Schedule dbx and check what floor is selected. I assume you have a schedule on each floor plan. If the one on this floor is set to show the windows on floor 3...... IAE, Post the Plan !!!

There are some calculations that can be done - but they are limited to areas and pitch. The Elevations just aren't available to Ruby.

While those are in the roof dbx, they are not available as attributes that would be needed for a macro. Yes, if those attributes were available, a small macro could be used and simply added to each Roof Plane Label. Note that there isn't a "Default Label" for Roof Planes, so it's not something that could be set up in a Template.

OK, I'm going to chime in. Wendy's answer is the best (maybe the only) method. There is no way to do it with a macro since the elevation data isn't available for Roof Planes. Don't even bother to try to create a macro for this.

You do have 2 door schedules. Maybe you have one in a CAD Detail and another on the Floor Plan. Maybe you have a copy on two different floors.

If you want it really to look like that you will need to create the symbol (open) or maybe use a hatch door from 3D Warehouse and then specify in the Symbol dbx that it's "Flush Mounted" & maybe "Sits on Roof". Then create a Hole in the Floor or Roof and place the Symbol. The problem will be that the size won't be correct in the Plan View if it's on a sloped roof.

It works for me but I'm a bit disappointed in the available configurations. OTOH, it's a lot better than nothing.

This is pretty simple. It's a Dishwasher and the Label is the Symbol Name in the Symbol dbx. Appliances and Fixtures inserted into Cabinets have some different behaviors than simple cabinets. In this case, the DW basically replaces the cabinet (there's just a space for the DW.)

You might consider CA's lease option if you can't afford to upgrade. OTOH, that cost is a business expense so it would lower your taxes a bit.

David, I've been using this setup for a couple of years. I put the Chief Data Folder in D:\Dropbox and then specified D:\Dropbox\Chief Architect Premier X9 Data\ in Preferences. I have 3 systems that all have that location and they all sync so that anything changed on any of those systems is available on all of those systems. Since I am the only one using the folder it doesn't need to be shared.

You should probably ask this question on "HomeTalk" rather than "ChiefTalk". That said, you should be able to move/copy the Data Folder to any other location on your system and set the path in Preferences. But that's assuming that HD Pro has the same capabilities as Chief Architect Premier.

True, but I think that's just an addition that CA made (to the Text Box), not really a feature of "Text" per se. IOW, they internally use a CAD Box (inside a CAD Window) and place the Text inside it. It's kind of a cheap "Rich Text" where all the text still has to be a single font, color & size.

To do that, I think the Dimension Text and Labels would need to be "Rich Text". As I recall, that is an option that's been requested before. Chief's Room Labels do have that capability - but I'm not sure if they are RT or if CA used some other method to provide the Border and Fill.

Thanks Michael. I knew there had to be a way.

It seems to me that there used to be a way to have the background of a callout be a solid fill. I don't seem to be able to do that in X9 for Doors, Windows, or Cameras. If this is something that was lost then it needs to be put back. If it wasn't there at all then it needs to be added.

You have to hatch a rectangle and then Block it. The rectangle has the hatch, not the block itself. Try this to see how CA does it. Place an ADA Toilet Symbol Go to CAD Block Management and Insert the CAD Block Explode that Block and examine the individual objects to see what has a fill. Of course, you have to have the "Fill Boxes Checked" in CAD Preferences.

I use Dropbox for my projects. I have a shared Folder that other users have access to. The main problem is that only one user can be using the file at any given time in order to avoid over-writing another users work. As long as there's a check-out procedure used to enforce single user access it works seamlessly. Unfortunately, Chief doesn't have any file locking mechanism built-in so the procedure has to be manual. IOW, notify all other users that you will be using the file at x:xx for n hours - then notify them when you are finished. It might be possible to create a macro that would display "File in use by ______, Please wait until done". I'm not sure if that would work. It might require some really creative code. It would probably be easier for CA to include a "Lock Code" in the file header.

This is only true for Electrical Symbols. If you check the "Duplex (Split Wired)" CAD Block you will find that even CA had to use lines for the fill. I created my own Electrical Panel Symbol with a XHatch to simulate the fill so it would look better in a wall. OTOH, CAD Blocks for other symbol types can have a Solid Fill and work fine. I think the difference is that the CAD Block for Electrical Symbols are symbolic rather than a 2D representation of the 3D Object.

Dimension Text size is controlled by the Text Style. This should be set up in your Layer Set for those Layer(s). Annosets which can change the "Active Defaults" quickly as you work, effect the dimension defaults - but only for new dimensions being created. Make sure when you send to Layout that you are using a Layer Set that is set up for the correct scale. Text in Chief is at real world size, so at 1/4"=1' scale, 6" text will be 1/8" when printed. If you want to use a 1/2" scale, the text size would need to be 3" to get it printed at 1/8". These really need to be set up in the Layer Sets. IOW, you need different Layer Sets for 1/4" and 1/2" scales. Chief doesn't come with Layer Sets for different scale drawings. You need to create any additional Layer Sets (and as you get more experienced) Annosets.

Check the Layer Set for Line Styles that are dashed. That's the only thing I can think of that might cause that.

Maybe this will help: My Data Folder: D:\Dropbox\Chief Architect Premier X9 Data\ My Temporary Folder: C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Temp\ My Undo Folder: C:\Users\MyName\AppData\Local\Temp\ This puts the Archives, Backdrops, Database Libraries, Hotkeys, Images, Lex, Patterns, Scripts, Textures and Toolbars all on my D Drive. I also have my Current Projects on the D Drive: D:\Dropbox\Chief Architect Projects\X9\

I don't even need to do that. It's not too difficult to parse (the .partition() method handles it fairly well)

I can do a couple of macros that will work in the Default Room Label. What Metric units should be used (m or mm)? Cost for the macro would be $50.

Thanks Robert, I will take a look and verify if the elevation data exists. That's probably all I need.

It could be done - but not easily - and not in the room dimensions supplied by Chief. The macro would have to be in a text box placed in the room. In addition, it would be fairly complicated because Chief only supplies the room dimensions attribute to Ruby as a text string, not 2 numerical values. Consequently the macro would have to divine the values by parsing the text, character by character. That wouldn't be too hard if the plan is metric but if the plan is imperial it would be much more difficult