Joe_Carrick

There isn't a set of macros for: Project or any Consultants I use a set of Text Files in the Plan Folder. I use a macro to read those Text Files a display the data as needed. I sell that package for $35.00

I will try to clarify this. When working in a Plan, everything is at REAL WORLD SIZE - no matter what scale is set. All dimensional input and display the actual size that the project will be built. The Layout is a set of pages of paper - and everything there is at PAPER SIZE. Normally when you send a view to layout, the scale you are using in your Plan is the scale that it will be in the Layout - but you can select the Layout Box and re-scale as needed. If you want to work on the actual Plan, just double click on the Layout Box and the view will be opened in the Plan where you can work at REAL WORLD SIZE.

FWIW, I already have a FloatClass.rb with similar but mine does Metric as well.

Cameras are any Perspective or Section/Elevation View that have been saved. Wall Details are the Wall Framing Elevations (created automatically when you "Build Wall Framing"

Technically you are correct. But for the amateurs it's sometimes simpler to show a sequence of commands rather than the most elegant programming syntax. Also, you didn't show the definition of to_ftin that would be needed to put the slash in. I've found that most Chief users (at least on the forum) are very reluctant to learn Ruby.

Todd, Copy/Paste the following as a replacement for the existing: arr = width.round.divmod(12) arr = "#{arr[0]}#{arr[1].round}" arr = arr[0]+"/" + arr[1] Or create a new macro with that code. Characters in a string are numbered 0,1,2,3,4,5...... So arr[0] is the first character, arr[1] is the second, etc. The 3rd line just puts a (slash) between those 2.

Alan, It depends on the manufacturer. Some use a filler between and others just a frame around the outside with the units butted together. You probably need to decide how you want it in the plan depending on the way the manufacturer does it. I've even had some manufacturers that sent the pieces separately to be "mulled in the field". For that reason I generally show the individual unit labels rather than a single label for the mulled unit.

On Sheet 0 (in a Text Box) insert the macro %layout.title% Then you will get what's in the Sheet Index (aka Layout Page Table). %layout.label% will give you the Sheet # You can find these macros by using "Insert Macro >M" > Global > Layout Info in the Text Box dbx.

I use a different method. My details are created on Floor 1 of Plans created from the "CAD Block Detail Template". I then save them to "CAD Detail Windows" in that Plan, name that CAD Detail (it will then show in the Project Browser) and then I delete the detail on Floor 1 so I can create the next detail. I have a different ":Detail Plan" for different types of details (Door, Window, Foundation, Framing, Roof, etc) which act as a sort of Folder System. These "Detail Plans" are saved in "C:\Users\<MyName>\Documents\Chief Architect Premier X? Data\Projects\Details" so they are always available. As I need a detail I send it to my Layout on whatever page I need. If it's a standard detail that will be used on all (or at least most) projects then I save it to my Default Layout Template. The Layout knows where that Detail is so I can easily access it and make modifications if needed. I use CAD Detail Windows in the Project Plan File (and the "Default Plan File") only to hold Schedules, Common Notes, etc that I use regularly and don't want to store in the Library. This system works because you can send to Layout from multiple Plan Files. By having these separate "CAD Block Plans" for your details you never have to go searching for a detail you had in a prior project. I'm using the term "Default" rather than "Profile" because that's the terminology Chief uses in the "Preference Settings".

In the Label for the mulled unit check the radio button "Show Single Label for Entire Unit"

Was the Template Layer "Locked"? If not, you were probably having a problem with selection. IOW, you thought you were selecting the Polyline but were actually selecting the png.

In the Schedule, uncheck the box that says "Group Similar Objects". That will give every object a different ID.

In the Defaults for Windows, Label you can insert a macro (Object Specific - or - User Defined). It's likely that you don't have the correct information specified there.

FWIW, you can also edit the "Supplier", "Description", "Code", "Price" and "Manufacturer" fields in that dialog. You will need to find the line that corresponds to the Door or Window itself. Only that line will have any effect in the schedule. Generally, those will be lines marked D1 and W1. Edits made to the other lines will only effect the "Bill of Materials" or in some cases they may effect other Schedules. For example, if you are working with a Cabinet and edit the line that corresponds to a sink it will show up in the Plumbing Schedule. If you select the line that corresponds to an appliance it will show up in the Appliance Schedule.

Johnny, How about just a series of perspective camera views (tech illustration) in the Layout. You can add any annotation needed in the Layout.

That would be nice - but I'm not willing to pay the price that Revit charges. If I was, I'd just switch.

Nick, That could be a lot more difficult to program than it would be worth. It would most likely have to work in a manner very similar to your current method. The alternative of having Wall-Types, etc associated with different Layers (Existing, New, Demo) that could coexist within the model would IMO be a nightmare. Back when we were doing manual drafting we had separate plans (sometimes combining existing and demo) and I don't really see that changing just because we are using a 3D CAD System.

If I use one from Chief's Libraries, I put it to my user Library, organized in folders as I like - which isn't always the same categories as Chief uses. If I don't need to make any modifications, I just make a link in my user Library, otherwise I actually make a copy.

I have this in a CAD Detail named " View Label" It consists of: 1. A Callout with Section Line (Text size is 18") 2. 12" tall Chief Blueprint text ---- %view.name% 3. 6" tall Arial Bold text ---- Scale: %scale% I can simply group select it from the CAD Detail Window and copy it to any view in my Plan to Label the View according to what's shown in the Project Browser. Since it's not blocked, I can lengthen the line and move the "Scale" without any extra steps. I change the text in the Callout according to where the view will be placed in the Layout Page. Note, I use a similar one for my Details but the sizes are based on a 1" scale. For Interior Elevations, I have one that's based on a 1/2" scale. Actually I could use just one if I set it up for "Use Layer for Text Size" and the Layer Sets were set up to use specific sizes for the various Layers of the text and callout objects.

Look in the Library under Millwork for rafter ends. Also, be aware that you can can use Framing Members (Posts, Beams, Joists, Rafters, General Framing Members. Or, you could also build a room and frame it then make the walls invisible, etc. There are a lot of ways to do this.

In the File Menu use "Import SKP" to add the file to your Chief User Library.

Is the Layer turned on in the Section/Elevation Layerset?

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Uncheck "Use Callout for Label" in the Schedule's dbx,

No, it's best to just copy/edit to create a new wall type. I believe that new wall types are specific to the plan, so if you want them for the future add to the library or to your default plan.