Joe_Carrick

Alex, I would model the Fireplace in a separate Plan and convert it to a Symbol. Symbols have intelligence. PSolids are pretty dumb.

Is the view open? There is no fill when the view is open. That's the way Chief shows that any section or elevation is currently open.

Here's a link to the Thread in the old Forum. There are a series of calibz files (50+ images) that you can download from that thread. People Images

Print to PDF, then open in a PDF Editor ( I use NUANCE PDF) and add the water mark in that Program.

Did you ever download the ones I posted about a year ago?

Alex, Please edit your signature to indicate what version you are using. I tried opening your plan in X7 because that's what your signature indicated. The Plan was actually created in X8.

Kevin, The problem with this is that the Layer in question was CAD, Default and by turning off that Layer you also turn off other things that maybe need to be displayed. This points out rather clearly that using CAD (Lines, Polylines, etc) in the Plan is really not a good idea. Using the proper tools to model the building will avoid a lot of this kind of problem.

Check the Callout Defaults. Also not that the fill is not present if the Cross Section/Elevation is currently open.

The short answer is NO. Chief doesn't provide a way to do this. Values can be converted from inches to ft-inches by using Ruby Macros but the Columns in a Schedule do not accept macros so there isn't any way to make that conversion in the Schedule.

So how do you know what the title is of the original post? Will the search find content or does it require an exact post title?

Here's another way to change wall types: 1. Select a existing wall type that you want to use. 2. Add it to the user library 3. Select that wall type from the user library and draw over the existing walls that you wan to change.

I think that's "Institutional".

No - I have no idea how to do that.

You can put it on another layer that isn't displayed in the Plan View but is displayed in the Elevation View. But that will just leave a blank area in the Plan. If you want the Wall to appear continuous in the Plan you will need a filled Polyline Mask.

Gene, Since this fixture is resized, you will need to display the original in a blank plan, resize and "Convert to Symbol" in order to get it to perform properly.

The right arrow is there - you just can't see it because it's right at the center of the right side of the image. OTOH, all you really need to do is click anyplace right or left of the center of an image to go to the next or previous.

You can just "Add to Library" after making the appropriate edits. Then delete the old version from the Library.

Good point, How do we refer to post #n in this thread?

Dan, I had Firefox open along with Edge. Not nice!

The -9" should be subtracted from whatever the default z origin value is. IOW, you want the Stretch Plane to be just below the escutcheon.

In the PhysX settings, select the dropdown and pick the 520M.

Open the Symbol dbx. Turn on the Origin display in the preview panel. The origin for this type of Symbol should be at the top. Set a Stretch Plane at z = - 9 That will prevent the symbol from stretching at any location except 9" below the ceiling.

Microsoft Edge doesn't play well with ChiefTalk - at least not this version of ChiefTalk.

Only when I didn't know the exact user name. Search is better - now that I know how to access it for members.

Have you checked the PhysX setting in the NVidea Control Panel?