Joe_Carrick

I normally don't use Dormers ---- but for a current project I don't have any choice because they are existing. There are a couple of projected areas like "Box Windows" that the dormers are superimposed directly above. I can get them to work but every once in a while the side walls below the dormer get deleted by Chief (nothing that I've done) and I lose the "Room Definition". I recreate the side walls below the roof and then a half hour later they are gone again. There has to be a way to make those side walls permanent but I really don't know how.

Thanks Michael, that's pretty cool. We could even use text macros in the list items. Something more to think about.

Yep, there's a little un-mull icon (like the un-block icon)

David, Most Cabinet Manufacturers don't make fillers flush with the doors/drawers. Usually they either provide the cabinet with a face-frame extension and the "flush filler" is actually an applied "slab" drawer front. If the filler is a separate item rather than an extension, it would still be attached to the face frame flush with that, not flush with the door/drawer. Mark's method applies mainly because that's the way the manufacturers and shops put the product together. IOW, doing it in Chief the way it's done in real life makes sense.

It's a setting in the Cabinet General Defaults.

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The layout boxes in a Layout have a link to a specific path/filename (the location the view was sent from). As long as both/all systems are using identical path/filenames there should be no problem.

Thanks to both Larry and Glenn. Those were very good videos to show how to deal with room heights. As I recall, it's possible to use the perspective views to adjust the rooms as well.

Was it a CAD Block or an Architectural Block?

That's nice

You only need to create or use a different layer - one that has the text style you want. It would be nice if CA would allow us more individual control but for now .......

The size is controlled by the Text Style for that Layer. The units are controlled by the CAD Defaults.

Check to see if you have the Ref Layer Set to "Draw First" or "Draw Last".

Are you using X9? If so, you should use the OIP fields in the Door dbx. Then add the appropriate Column(s) to the Door Schedule. The above won't work in X8 or prior.

The problem is that Text is a 2D CAD Object and even if we could add text to a 3D Perspective the text would not rotate with the View. You can of course send an Image of the 3D Render to Layout and then superimpose the text in the Layout.

This is a Macro Package that labels all Framing Members in Framing Plans, Wall Details and Sections. The macros can be used either in Labels or in Leader Line Text. It consists of: Float Class.rb Framing Labels Macro Package.json Framing Labels Framing Labels wo Length Framing Spacing Defaults FrSpecFile Framing Readme.txt I don't recall if you purchased this package. It was not included in the "Macro a Month Club" subscription. If you did purchase it I can send you the latest version at no charge, otherwise, the package is $50.

If you create a CAD Detail from View of a 3D Perspective (Vector Render) you can then add Text to that View. The keys to this are: The 3D Perspective View must be set to Vector Mode You must create a CAD Detail from View If you want a Title for the View Rename the CAD Detail to the name you want the Title to be use the %view.name% macro All of the Text Object Types are available in CAD Details It would be nice if we could create a CAD Detail from View using at least some of the other Render Modes - but that's not available currently.

Yes, we need a better "Create Linestyle" tool. One that I was familiar with from back in the 1980's allowed: a Beginning Terminator a End Terminator a Repeat Pattern These could be made up of a selected set of Lines and Text (marque selected) which were then analyzed (left to right) and stored as available Line Style components. I suggested this sort of Line Style tool to CA years ago but it's never percolated to the top of the list.

Try using a Concrete Wall 12" thick. Then the dimensions should do exactly what you want. As you had it originally, the dimensions were to the Exterior Face of the Framing. This is normal drafting standards for wood frame construction. Wood Studs are generally 3-1/2" or 5-1/2". To create a 12" thick wall it would only be logical to use 2 layers of studs and an air gap between them. IAE, specifying which layers to dimension to and setting the dimension default to match what you want is critical.

You can do it. My Framing Labels macro handles almost every possible condition for me - but sometimes it's just as easy to do a simple one using some of the built in object specific macros. There are not that many things that are able to be automatically labeled in a section view.

Yep.

Here's a simple example. I didn't fully annotate this but everything you see is automatic. Framing Labels are reference macros where cut in cross section, the dimensions are of course Auto Story Pole and the Title and Scale are a CAD Block with %view.name%, a scale (text) based on a macro that sees 1/2" in the "Layer Set Name", and a Graphic Scale. Additional annotation can be done manually for wall materials, floor surfaces, insulation, etc.

To create a LIVE Wall Section: Use an Orthographic Back Clipped Cross Section Adjust the Position of the Camera Callout (Right, Left or Both) Set to "Clip to Sides" and adjust the extents. Reset the Drawing Scale to 1/2" = 1' Select an Annoset/LayerSet combination that is designed for this view and scale Add a Story Pole Dimension Add Object Specific Annotation User Custom Text Macros (referenced macros with Leader Lines Labels for some Objects Auto Detail as needed Add Rich Text Title %view.name% as named in the Project Browser Add a "Graphic Scale" Now, as changes are made to the Plan, the Wall Detail will change accordingly.

In X9 a layer_set attribute was added to each object. In most cases that matches the "Current Layer Set" but sometimes it only matches the Layer Set in use when the object was created. This seems to be true for all Architectural Objects. OTOH, Text Objects always match the "Current Layer Set". So, in User Text Macros I use a global variable $LayerSet when I want to know the "Current Layer Set" in order to get a different result based on what that is. In order to set that global variable, I've added the attached macro to all my Defaults for Callouts, Markers, Text and Rich Text. Then it's just a matter of placing at least one of those items in all Plan Views, Sections, Elevations, CAD Details, etc. Whenever the Layer Set is changed, the value of $LayerSet is updated. LayerSet,Global.json

Eric, I do that so the it's easy to add (concatenate) the result. example: result = area.round(2).to_s + " sq.ft." result = "Area = " + result or, if you want to perform some other calculations: x = area.round(2) result = "Area = " + x.to_s + " sq.ft." There are other ways of coding to get the same result.