Joe_Carrick

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.

Actually, I have found a way to do this but you have to have a 1/8" Scale Layerset and the various Annotation Layers must have a defined Text Style for the 1/8" Scale and all the annotations have to be "Use Layer Set for Text Style". When you change the Layout Box Layerset, the text annotations will change. Note: This will not work for Rich Text. It will work for Dimensions, Text, Arrows, Callouts and Markers.

Trim for this would have to be done either as a part of the Symbol or as 3D Molding Polylines done in elevation.

Johnny, Sometimes it's easier to start with a Polyline Solid to get a basic shape. Then if you want you can convert that to a Solid and work with other Solids. If you only need the Primitive Solid Shapes then you can skip the Polyline Solids but if you need an irregular Shape to start with then using them makes sense. For Spheres, Cones and Pyramids you need to use Primitive Solids

Did you uncheck "Fit to Wall"? In the Symbol dbx did you set a "Stretch Plane" @ y = 1"?

You need a 1/8" Scale Annoset with the appropriate Text Styles. Then you need to create those elements with that Annoset active. Changing the Annoset for something that's already been annotated has no effect. The settings in the Active Defaults controls the real world size of the text and dimensions as they are created only.

No, I just wrote my own version of the "object_properties" macro so it would work the way it should. It's a very valuable tool to help create much more comprehensive user macros than CA has provided. It's unfortunate that a lot of the attributes CA provides are basically worthless while other data which could be isn't available. If they would open up the data access it would be possible to automate virtually all the annotation of ConDocs. Then if they would take their Ruby implementation a couple of steps further we could write macros to modify the properties of existing model objects and maybe even construct at the very least 2D CAD.

Robert, 1. Create your Window in a wall that's the exact thickness that you want the Window Frame and Structural Mull to be. 2. Use the "Erase Surface" tool to eliminate the casings and wall surfaces. 3. Add the Structural Mull around the Window using Solids 4. Convert this to a Window Symbol and add it to the Library. 5. Insert in your ICF Wall and suppress the casings and set the RO gaps to zero. 6. You may need to adjust the "y" origin of the Symbol to get the right inset. You can actually do that to the Symbol in the Library.

This is the case where having no casings suppresses the frame. I have noted this as a problem and requested it be changed several times. I think the only way to handle this problem at the current time is to create a Window Symbol that includes the Structural Mulls and the Frame.

I have a version that can be used in Text Macro Management for any currently selected object.

I would use a Molding Polyline. It can go around corners.

Mark, The only way to do that would be to edit the Code or Comments Field in the Components dbx. Essentially just adding a note that would be totally manual for each door. I know that SF is weird but I'm shocked to hear that doors also swing the wrong way