Joe_Carrick

BTW, you can also use Library Cabinet Doors.

This can be somewhat simplified by using a wall type that has the following layers: 1. Exterior Metal Siding 2. Insulation Layer (Air Gap) Steel Columns (Posts), Beams, etc can be positioned as needed. Separate Walls for Interior (Furred & Free Standing) The Roof can be done almost entirely with Roof Framing.

I might use a wall covering if I wasn't concerned with the materials list and the wainscot was on all walls of the room. The downside to using a wall covering is that you can't suppress it on a wall by wall basis.

Note: You might need to use a Molding Polyline for the Wall Cap since the Top Railing on the Wall will be interrupted by the posts. You will also need to add a 3d Molding Polyline as the Door Frame and use of a Door Symbol will make it possible to set the y origin offset.

1. Use a Solid Railing Wall 2. Set it as Post to Beam 3. Insert a Doorway 4. Modify the Doorway to a Hinged Door and change the Door Height. 5. Make whatever modifications you need to the Newells, Rails, etc.

i know there are "Wainscot Symbols" in the Library - but I find them pretty much worthless. Here's how I do it: 1. I use a Base Board Molding and a Chair Rail Molding for the bottom and top. a. The Base Board will be broken at Doors b. The Chair Rail will be broken at Doors and Windows 2. Then I add a Wall Material Region between those moldings. a. This will be broken at both Doors and Windows 3. Finally, I add Millwork Symbols or Cabinet Doors as embellishments. a. These can be repeated using Multi-Copy or Transform Replicate b. You can use many other symbol types, depending on what you want. c. You might not even need any Symbols depending on the wainscot design. This method provides a great deal of flexibility and avoids a lot of work.

Note, if you want just a single "Jamb" the full wall thickness you will need a custom wall type.

Johnny, Click the "Through" radio button. But if the walls are more than about 1" apart it won't work.

So then the next question is: Would you attempt to use the Auto-Dormer Tools or would you just create the Dormer Walls manually and Build the Roof? I find that the Auto-Dormer Tools are a bit difficult to control.

Dermot, I know this has been asked for many times, but would it be possible to have "User Defined Room Types"? Naturally, these would have their own "Defaults" such as floor finish, moldings, etc. As you know, only a select group of Room Types can have specific floor finishes and all rooms inherit their moldings from the "Floor Defaults". Since Rooms are such an integral part of Chief, it would be much easier if we could set the defaults for all room types individually - even Room Names, ceiling structure, ceiling and floor finishes, moldings, etc.

How would you create an Attic Floor? Assume a second floor that is basically like an attic (roof comes down to the floor) and you have dormers (both shed and gable) with the exterior walls aligned with the walls below. The roof is a 12:12 pitch. I see 2 ways of doing this: 1. Make the second floor just 1-1/2" tall. 2. Make the second floor a normal height and move the roof down to the floor elevation. Which method would you use and what are the pros/cons?

How can I get Windows and Doors to show the rough bucks needed in unframed (masonry, concrete, SIP) walls? Do I need to create a symbol for each of them with those as a part of the symbol? Basically, I just want to make sure the openings will be the right size, allowing for a rough buck and a shim space. I would also like the rough buck to show in a 3D view with the Windows and Doors suppressed.

1. CAD Details can be renamed in the Project Browser. They will appear in alphabetical order. 2. Plan Views from any folder can be sent to a Layout in any folder. The Layout Box has a Link to the location it was sent from. For the main Plan, it's a good idea to have the Layout in the same folder.

Larry, Did you copy the Chief Data Folder to your Dropbox Folder? If not, Chief would rebuild the defaults in your Dropbox Folder. Your custom stuff should still exist so you can always reset the default folder locations.

Tools - Project Information I have found that I need to do that for both the Layout and the Plan.

Anna, post the plan. We can't tell what you are doing without the plan itself. I change the glass material in windows and never have a problem so we just need to be able to analyze your plan.

If you use a Wall Material Region it will show up in the materials list but not in the finish schedule. Probably the best solution would be to use a "Wall Covering". That will show up in the Room Schedule. You can rename the Column "Wainscot".

Yes, but you should also note that you can have as many layers as you want and set the thickness of each one. IOW, it's now an assembly.

That's a strange question. How would it work?

The Macro for June 2016 is Area_Perimeter_Volume It can be placed in the Label of: 1. The Label of any closed Polyline and it will display the Area & Perimeter 2. The Label of any PSolid based object and it will display the Area, Perimeter & Volume 3. A Text Box with Leader Line to any Primitive Solid and it will display the Surface Area & Volume Naturally I have created this Macro to display the values in the appropriate units for both Imperial and Metric Plans to the appropriate degree of accuracy.

The Macro for May 2016 is Chief Version. It displays in a Text Box the current Chief Version.

Can you post some pics? maybe even a plan with a perspective camera view?

Check how you set the focal point. Are you using "Center Camera on Point" or "Focus on Object"? Those two things make a difference in how zoom in/out with the mouse reacts.

Zip the plan before posting.

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