Joe_Carrick

Bob has it correct. Forget about it being a "Roof" and just draw the Railing Walls you want. If the "Floor/Roof Edge" needs to extend further out you can draw "Invisible Walls" at that location.

Hi Chris, I often share a simple macro here but for macro packages that are more comprehensive (and take more than an hour to create) I charge a nominal fee. My Roof Area Analysis Macro Package is $50. I can customize it to display the area of each Roof Plane (and the Total Area) in "Squares" instead of "Sq.Ft." If you would like this or any of my other macro packages https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/topic/6595-joes-macro-a-month-subscription-service/ , I can send you a PayPal funds request.

I don't think CA ever gives or removes the points. Other users can give a positive or negative point (the arrows at the bottom right of a post) if they think it deserves one. As long as you are helpful, respectful & positive in what you post it's very unlikely that you will get any negative points. If another user really likes something they will often give a positive point.

3D Moldings can also make a big difference - but 120 windows and probably a lot of walls and doors are also going to slow the display considerably.

Bill, My Graphic Standards is the 5th Edition - (1956) So I would guess the use of the term originated in the field sometime after 1960.

FWIW, I went back and looked at my Graphic Standards and Time-Saver Standards. I did not find any instance of the term "Head Casing". Apparently, this is terminology is akin to the word "ain't" - a construct by those who didn't know the correct name that has become common even though it's inaccurate. It would be really interesting to know at what point in time it first appeared.

Bill, Are you a "Head Case"? Yes, "Head Casing" is used sometimes today - but it's not the most common meaning. "Head Casing" is used much more commonly as the CAP of a Well.

I just love it when the OP solves his own problem.

I just love it when the OP solves his/her problem.

OK, check this:

The Door and Window Dialogs in Chief have a "Lintel" panel. This is not the correct name - it should be called "Architrave". A Lintel is a Structural Beam above an opening - may also be called a "Header" in wood frame construction. An Architrave is the Decorative Cap - originally at the top of a Column but the term has been extended to cover openings as well.

Alex, The dialog you are showing is for the framing. What you want is the "Lintel".

Thanks Ray - but the only way it's going to get fixed is if CA does it. Neither I nor Michael can do anything to make it work better. Let's hope it's done in X9. If not, we just have to keep asking.

In case anyone can't figure out the "code" look carefully at the macro name. ABCDEFGHIJK MNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Text Macro Management

Here's a macro I just wrote for Christmas. Just import it using TMM and insert in a Text Box. ABCDEFG.json

From "Mork (Mork from ORK) and Mindy" TV Series: Nano-Nano SGD = Sliding Glass Door So, this must be a very big "Sliding Glass Door" imported from the Planet ORK.

Scott is dvxlexic IAE, I think dbx is short for Dialog BoX. But the real name should be just Dialog

Formatting can be done in a RTB - but you would essentially need to have a separate macro for each different set of formatting. Text wrapping is automatic - controlled by the Text Box or RTB. I would suggest just experimenting.

Just to clarify - a Text Macro can be very simple, not requiring any programming capability at all. Take the following example: Macro named Note-1 (not evaluated so just the text will be displayed as is) This is a sample note to be used in any Plan View or on any Layout Page. The macro containing this note can be modified and it will be updated wherever it's used. It can be placed in a Label or Text Box or Rich Text Box in either a Plan, Layout or even a Text Box in a CAD Detail. When you put %Note-1% in any of those locations the text will be displayed. If you edit the text in the macro it will be updated wherever it has been used. This is a really nice way to maintain notes that you might want to use repeatedly.

In the long run, where you put the notes depends on if they are specific to a Plan, Elevation, Section or Detail - in which case they really should be in the Plan. If they are General Notes then they most likely belong in the Layout.

My preference is to have the notes in text macros. If I change the macro the text will change anyplace that macro is used. I then insert those macros in Rich Text Boxes. Some RTB's in CAD Detail Windows in my Plan which I can send to Layout and place wherever I need them. Other RTB's I put directly on specific pages of my Layout Template. In either case, I have full control of the formatting. I don't have to mess with blocking and it keeps my library much cleaner. The macros have to be in a Plan or in the Template, depending on how they are going to be used. I use a Plan with CAD Detail Windows for those I don't want to keep in the Template. That Plan is at a static location so there's no need to relink that when I copy the Layout file. This makes the macros dynamic to all Layouts that have any of the CAD Detail Windows sent to Layout.

Chief's "Auto Dimensions" should not be used repetitively without deleting the prior set. In addition, extraneous dimensions can be edited by dragging the extension lines off of position. The Help File is very good - take the time to read the appropriate sections. IAE, If you post the Plan we can see what you are doing and provide direction. btw, I used AutoCad before I got Chief. I never used it again for anything. If you learn to use Chief's tools as they are meant to be used you shouldn't need anything else.

You can do that but in the case you describe you would need to import the drawing on each Floor Level. Even CAD only exists on a single Floor Level. Then after creating the 1st Floor in Chief, you would need to move the Plan on the 2nd Floor to correspond to the 1st Floor Plan (Reference Layer Set) and create the 2nd Floor in Chief, etc. Then do the same for the 3rd Floor.

Scott, Go back and read the OP carefully. It is not a question about MRLS. It's about creating a model from a 2D Plan (basically thinking of Floors as Layers). That's not how Chief works.