Joe_Carrick

OK guys, Create an "Owner Context" - "Evaluated" macro named "Area Rounded" with the following contents: x = area.round(0) then use that macro in the Polyline Label. I agree that 7 decimal places is too much and Chief should change that to 2-3 decimal places but with a user macro you have control. In addition, you actually get the numerical value so it's possible to do math calculations within the macro.

Only by using a user macro instead of the one Chief provides. This has been discussed before and the macro posted in another thread. Search the forum

I know one of the guys is using a 50" 4K TV. I think it's Bill Emery and there was a discussion in the old Chieftalk. I've been considering getting one and mounting it on a drafting table so I can stand - or sit on a stool - and be looking down. That position really relieves the neck and shoulder strain. The increased real estate should eliminate any need for a second monitor.

The Macro for July 2016 is Floor Name. It displays in a Text Box the Floor Name as follows: Level 0 --- BASEMENT PLAN or FOUNDATION PLAN if there's no Living Area on Level 0 Level 1 --- FIRST FLOOR PLAN Level 2 --- SECOND FLOOR PLAN Level 3 --- THIRD FLOOR PLAN ETC. Up to TENTH FLOOR PLAN

Agreed. AFAIK, it's just the way it is. I'm not sure if it ever worked correctly.

Create a Rich Text Box and add the "room" macros (room.name, room.dimensions, etc) that chief supplies in them. You then have total control of the fonts, sizes, colors, border and fill. When you place that RTB in any room it will pick up the data from the room and display it. If there isn't enough space in the room for the label you can just add an arrow to the RTB to get the room data.

Use 2 moldings - 1 for the base and 1 for the chair rail. Then use a Wall Material Region for the space between. That's just what I said in Post #1.

It's a matter of what looks right. Typically the top of doors should match the top of windows. But that doesn't always work. Design it so that you like how it looks.

Here's what he said in the 1st post: I removed 2 windows and want to replace with a railing using the same opening sizes.

Actually after reading Larry's original post again. Just change the Windows to "Pass-Thru's" resize so they go all the way to the Floor, remove casings, etc and place a "No Room Definition" railing wall in each opening. Pretty much what Scott was saying except that I just edited the existing windows.

I would either do it like Scott - or use a "Post to Beam" railing wall.

Alan, The other option is to use Edit Area to copy the entire Plan and mirror it so that you have a 4 unit. Save that as a separate Plan File and then send the 4 unit elevations to your Layout. You can send as many different Plans to the same Layout as you want.

Display the Elevation and create a CAD Detail from View. Then in that CAD Detail you can Mirror Copy.

Make the Roof as a 2nd Floor with a height of 2 feet and no roof over the 2nd Floor. It's no perfect but for a conceptual design it will work fine. The walls can be just 6" Concrete

If you have those in the Plan and/or Elevations, they will be in the Layout. It's a matter having a material that has an assigned "Pattern" rather than just a "Texture". Patterns are "Hatch Patterns". There are many available in Chief as well as others from external sources that can be imported.

So just wait until you have the rooms finalized. Some things are never going to be 100% automatic. OTOH, I prefer a methodology that is more comprehensive. If all rooms have unique names, a global hash table can be maintained and a single macro can be used to sum the areas of any one (or more) rooms. This only requires two macros: 1. A macro In the Default Room Label to accumulate and maintain the hash table. a. The hash table would contain at a minimum the internal_area of each room. b. It could if desired also contain the required vent and opening areas 2. Another macro to display the desired output based on summing the values in the hash table for specific rooms. a. This macro could be used in the Default Room Label for single rooms but could be easily modified to use for multiple rooms.

In Ruby, you can add numbers and you can concatenate strings using "+" but you can't mix them. To get the output you've indicated you have to use the .to_s method to convert the numerical values to strings as follows: height.round(0).to_s + " x " + width.round(0).to_s

To control the number of decimal places you will need to use Ruby. Chief's built in macros can't be rounded. There are examples of how to do this in another thread. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/9401-polyline-labels/?hl=round#entry82412

Use a "Custom Counter Top"

Place your Logo on Layout Page 0 in your Title Block. It can be one you create graphically or an imported image.

That's exactly how I would have done it.

As an Architect, I consider it my responsibility to provide the best possible design (functionally and structurally) within the clients budget. If the client wants more than they can afford then it's my job to provide guidance. To provide a design and documents that are totally outside the realm of possibility - including budget - is a moral and professional failure. There can be a reasonable variance from budget but it must be within reason.

Teresa, Are you talking about Chief's "Plan Check" or the one done by the Building Dept?

FWIW, ceiling mounted outlets should not need to be weatherproof. Assuming that they are under the roof there shouldn't be any way for them to get wet. If you mount a light fixture or fan on the ceiling of a porch for example, they don't have to be waterproof fixtures. Maybe it's just a matter of a notation on the plan that the outlets are "ceiling mounted". Or, you could indicate a light fixture and then have the fixture changed to an outlet later. GFCI protection could also be used.

You need to modify the 2D Block to include WP and save the outlet to your user Library so it's available for future projects.