Joe_Carrick

And some people thing Chief's system is complicated.......... Scott takes it to entirely new level of complication. 15000 annosets and layersets..... In this case just for the purpose of moving the PL, Roads and Sidewalks. I'd just use Shift/Select or change the Marque Selection in Preferences.

Also it's notable that Driveways and Sidewalks only have a thickness that matches their "height" This prevents a custom Text Macro from using the thickness as a part of the Label. Note that Chief's Object Specific Macro for a Driveway or Sidewalk doesn't include "thickness" while a custom macro could.

Larry, Maybe it doesn't matter to you, but driveways have their own layer and defaults. Sidewalks are another option, but they also have their own layer and defaults. Depending on use, this can cause other problems. The real fix would be for CA to fix it so that slab heights could be relative to the terrain. Maybe they'll fix that in X8

I don't think Chief has any. Most of the molding profiles are designed for residential projects. But, they make it easy to create your own - or just modify an existing profile and save it as a new one.

Scott, You don't have to change the height to cut/relocate the hole. Just grab an edge of the countertop and move it. IOW, any edit of the countertop itself will do the job. Or, just "Rebuild 3D"

Scott, That's the hole in the "Slab" which should be slightly smaller than the Tub. Then it depends on the Top of the Countertop and the Height of the Tub being equivalent. Chief makes the "Slab" height match the "Countertop" height. These things can be adjusted in the dbx for each object. This is the same thing that happens with oval sinks. It should also be noted that if there's a Base Cabinet (0 height and 0 toe-kick height) then the Symbol will automatically match that but you have to get the countertop thickness set to match the overall cabinet height. That's just another way of getting to about the same place.

You may need to create a Rectangular Slab with a hole in it to match your Tub. That needs to be a part of the symbol and it needs to be identified as "Countertop". Chief always cuts a rectangular hole in the countertop matching the overal size of the symbol. It uses the material name "Countertop" so that it matches the Countertop material.

OK Scott, Here's a Plan. I had to place this particular tub free standing and edit it to "Insert in Countertop". Then I just moved it into the 20 1/2" thick Countertop. I set the Countertop thickness as 20.5" because the tub is 21" tall. Tub in Custom Countertop.zip

If you want a monolithic Tub Surround (sides and top all the same material), you can just place a thick Custom Countertop that sits on the floor. You don't need a Cabinet.

Open the Tub "Symbol dbx" and in Options check "Inserts in Countertop". That makes the hole automatic. You will still have to make the cabinet "empty" or just use a countertop sitting on a wall surround. If you want to skip the process of making the cabinet empty - just use a custom countertop about 14-15" thick (no cabinet) with the bottom of the countertop sitting on the floor. There are Tubs in the Library that already work this way.

ROFLMAO - CGU

Hi Jon, Interesting..... I use Mozilla Firefox (browser) and Thunderbird (email client). I guess Chrome has some limitations that I wasn't aware of.

Jon, Please try again. It should bring up your outgoing mail with a message to send to me. I will then send a PayPal reguest for funds.

No argument about the casing - but that's a different issue. It's simply a carry-over from the "Dog-Ear" Arch.

Michael, All I did was check both the right and left corner boxes. There's no "Flat Spot" at the top - the left and right offsets are automatically limited by Chief so that the inside of the frame meets at a single point.

Robert, Check these settings:

Vents are a "Special Window Symbols" and don't have the "Shape" capabilities of regular Windows. Note that when you place a Window there's no option to specify that it's a "Vent". You can use a "Louvered" Window, but it's not going to be Labeled as a Vent. OTOH, I don't get the problem that Robert is having with a Louvered Window. I did this in X7. What version was Robert using?

For that condition I would use a material for the "glass" to emulate the louvers. There are some Louvered Vents in the Library that could be used to create a new Symbol with your configuration but none that match exactly.

The October Macro of the Month is: Opening Labels w Header - sample output: X7: W04 - 3040 SH - (3) 2x6 Hdr X8: W04 - 3040 SH (3) 2x6 Hdr X8: W04 - 3040 SH Tempered Egress (3) 2x6 Hdr Note: In X8 if the opening is Tempered an/or Egress, those options will also be displayed in the Label

Scott, I don't think the 1-hr eave protection was in the UBC - but I could be wrong. I can't find my old copy of the UBC

We don't. The climate is dry and venting can be done at gable ends and at the ridge. The best solution for gable end vents is a "fire damper" that closes the vent when the temperature exceeds the safe level. Before 1992 eave vents were not only the norm but were generally required. After some severe brush fires that year the use of eave vents was basically banned - along with Cedar Shingle and Shake Roofing. Note that the code sections being shown in this thread are basically prohibiting eave vents within the fire protection distance. An eave vent would break the 1-hr barrier so they would not be permitted. Solid Blocking (with stucco continuing up to the sheathing) at the wall line essentially allows an unprotected eave to burn but not allow the fire to spread into the attic space.

FWIW, Having no eave vents is a real advantage in areas where there is a fire danger. Here in SoCal the brush fires can sweep up a hill and the super-heated gasses can enter an attic thru eave vents. Then the attic can basically explode and there's no way to save the house at that point.

Scott, As I read that it says 3'. Your walls are 5' and the eave is 2'. So the eave is 3' from the property line and shouldn't have to be protected. However, if the city has adopted a 5' distance then that's more restrictive than IRC302.1 Of course, the code you posted is 2003 and current code may be more restrictive.

You would need to change the Text Style for the Room Labels Layer.

I use a Rich Text Box with macros (border, fill, fonts, color, sizes, etc) This can be placed in any room and everything will be updated. You can even add an arrow, place the RTB outside the room and put the arrowhead in the room.