Joe_Carrick

This question is for Metric users. Generally for Imperial users we would use the ft-in notation such as 22'-7". When noting the perimeter (size) of a room what units of measurement do you use (m, cm or mm)? If you use m how many decimal places?

No, you need to edit the "Description" column.

I would add a rib as a 3D Molding for the Standing Seams and Ridge Cap. This is one of those cases where you basically have to model the material if you want it to be realistic. Once you have the 3D Molding Polyline with the Molding attached it pretty easy to use the transform/replicate tool to copy it at 16" oc. It's very much like you would do for trusses.

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The Place Setting Symbol in the Core Library has the following problems: 1. The 2D Cad Block is reversed - knife and spoon on left and fork on the right. 2. Sits on Table or Counter should work but if there's a set of chairs around the table the Place Setting height matches the chair z dimension instead of the table.

Dermot, Even if the "Foundation" Layer is "displayed" - it will not be shown in a Floor Overview if "Show Lower Floors in Floor Overviews" isn't checked. IAE, Michael wasn't actually right is saying to use a "Full Camera". The correct answer is really a combination of your and my solutions. ie: Show Lower Floors in Floor Overviews --- and --- Turn on the "Foundation" Layer

After updating this morning, I found that many objects had lost their material assignments. This appears to have been for custom materials - some in custom wall types and some in library objects. I even had some custom wall types reassigned to a different custom wall type. So far, I've only seen this on one plan and I fixed all the offending objects. The plan was one I had in Dropbox and I will need to see if it occurs on any other plans. If so, it's a very annoying problem. If anyone else has this problem please let me know. I am going to report it to CA but unless I can identify exactly what is happening it will be difficult to get it fixed.

Or you don't have "Show Lower Floors in Floor Overviews" checked. You can set that in the Camera dbx or in the Camera-General Camera Defaults.

Cheryl, Use just one Schedule - generally I put my Schedules in individual CAD Detail Windows and then send them to Layout as many times as I want (for me that's just once), wherever I need them.

One problem I found is that "Show Open in 3D" doesn't work very well because CA simply changes the width of the door to about 1" instead of moving it to the open position. OTOH, if you use a Door Symbol with the x-origin offset it will look correct in 3D as well.

If you create a Wall Type: Name = 3" Invisible 1 Layer 2.75" thick Material = Insulation, Air Gap LineStyle = "Blank" Then draw a wall, insert a pocket door and set the Wall to: 3" Invisible No Room Definition No Locate You can move the wall up against another wall with a matching "Doorway". This will provide a "Barn Style Door" which can be in the Door Schedule and will look right in the Plan View as well as in 3D.

It could but much more commonly it's like an amphitheater. This is true for most entertainment venues facing a stage.

But he wasn't talking about a garage. He specifically stated a "Music Venue".

Yep, that's why I would use the Molding Polyline. I agree that to flare the sides you need to use an arc - but I think that for a theater, amphitheater, etc it would commonly be an arc anyway.

Here's a stepped floor using a Molding Profile on a Polyline.

IMO, the simplest method is to use a wedge shaped molding profile on a Molding Polyline. It's really easy to adjust the radius of the Polyline as well as the width & height of the Molding Profile.

Unlock the "Roofs, Gutters" Layer in a Perspective Overview. Then you can select the Gutter, open the dbx and check "No Molding on Selected Edge".

Check the Library.

Create a wedge shaped "Face" in cross section view and then sweep/extrude it about a center point. This is not simple but with some calculation and experiment you can get what you are asking for. Another way to do this would be with a Molding Profile assigned to an arc.

Forget about blocking and using the Library. Put the text in a CAD Detail Window - you can simply copy/paste to and from the CAD Detail Window. If this is done in your Default Plan those notes will always be available and they will be on the layer where they were created. You can even have different CAD Detail Windows for different kinds of notes.

For what you want, I would use Perry's method. A Room Finish Schedule can be limited to just the Room Name and the Sizes - maybe add Area. In addition it can be limited to a single floor if you want. Using a macro for this would not be easy because each and every room would need to have a unique name and the macro(s) would need to be fairly complex to accumulate the data in a global hash table so that it could be displayed in a table. Using Schedules which CA has already programmed is much easier. ps: I have a macro package that can do this (and quite a bit more) but for what you've asked the Schedule is the way to go.

Go to Page 0 of your Layout and delete the macro that's at that location.

I've seen that in the past. I just don't remember what the solution was. It might be a Driver Update issue or it might be a setting in Preferences. Best bet would be to contact Customer Support - assuming you have SSA.

Dermot & Jerry are right, You can set the "Custom Offsets" and "Size" as needed.

In that case, you'll just need to place the "Shutter Symbols" manually.