Joe_Carrick

You can copy/paste (hold position) the terrain objects to the other floors. That makes them show in the Plan View but it also means that there are multiples and it could get messy if you are doing material takeoffs, area analysis, etc. In that case you would need to suppress those extras from being counted.

Here are 4 macros that can be used to Label Posts. They can be added to the Default Post Label or substituted in each Post dbx as needed. Post Size Post Size - Existing Post Size - New Post Type I use the following in my Defaults: %Post Size%%Post Type% results: 4x4 DF#2, 4x4 PTDF#2, 3-1/2 Dia. Pipe Col, 3-1/2x3-1/2 Stl.Tube,.... Enjoy Post Size & Type Labels.zip

If it's only the original post that you want to move - just do a copy/paste to a new thread and delete the original. Otherwise, contact one of the CA moderators and ask them to move the thread for you.

Sherry, Left justified requires a bit more programming. Basically all CAD Objects in Chief have their origin at their x/y center. So it's easy to position a Text Object with center justification. To left or right justify Text the offset has to be calculated and then also adjusted for the angle. I really don't think they particularly wanted it centered on the post. I think they just didn't know that wasn't the right place for it. BTW, although Scott and some others might want an arrow - I personally don't use one and never have, even when using manual drafting. I am old enough to have done that.

You have to change the Pattern, not just the Texture.

1. Convert to Text 2. Open and select all the Text 3. Ctrl-C (Copy) 4. In Excel - Ctrl-V (Paste) - option- Paste into Notebook and save Import into Excel

Mickey, Report this to CA and ask that they change these to "Windows". The only other option you have is to place one in a plan with just a single wall. It's best to use a wall with just one layer and suppress the casings, etc. Then Display in 3D and use the "Delete Surface Tool" to remove all surfaces that are not a part of the sidelight. Once that's done, you can convert it to a "Window Symbol", and add it to your user Library. It's a lot of work for something that should have been provided by CA for these Symbols.

CAD Defaults > General CAD > Use Line for Framing.

As Dennis said, but then convert to a Window Symbol (2D Block = "none"). You will need to do this in a blank plan. Then you can insert as Windows and Mull with the Door.

Most of the Hotels have shuttle service to/from Spokane.

Mull the Windows.

Tommy, If he turned off all the house layers (except Windows) and the marque selected assuming that he was only moving the site...... The windows would also move.

So, you didn't turn of the Windows Layer when you move the Site? Measure twice, cut once. Now you need to find the last "backup/archive"

Ditto

Curt, I don't personally have a problem with using the Annoset to control the Layer Set. I was more thinking about the user who doesn't want to (or isn't comfortable with) customizing annosets. He might want to simply copy a Layout Box in the Layout and change the Layer Set of the contained view. Scott & Rod I now see those options with the Menu / Toolbar Icons for the Layer Sets. It's just kind of strange that the same thing can't be selected from within the Layout Box dbx.

A Layout has it's own Layer Set(s) that are totally independent from the Plan(s) that are linked. Each Layout Box has a tie to the Plan and allows selection of an Annoset in that Plan. This allows the Layer Set for that Layout Box to be changed - according to what's specified in the Annoset. There doesn't seem to be any way to change the Layer Set without having an Annoset that specifically sets a Layer Set. Have I missed something?

You should probably check with an Electrician. My guess is that if anything, the house wiring might act as a "range extender" for the WIFI. I don't think it would have any detrimental effect. I have powered Wireless Routers in my Smart Panel and it works fine.

You can place the dormers in Elevation View - but make sure the Current Floor is the <A> Attic --- not <1>, <2>, <3>,,,, Chief will assign a lot of things to Current Floor even when you are in an Elevation or Section View.

Alan, Take the time to study and get up to speed on Annoset / Layerset setups. It's going to save you a lot of time. If you have them set up right it's just one click to get to the point where you can marquee select all the site objects and then move them. That's just one case where custom Annosets will save you a lot of time and frustration. When I'm working in my wood shop making a piece of furniture I always take the time to sharpen my tools and create any jigs that I'm going to need before I start the project. It's the same with Chief Architect. If I have the right tools the job is just so much easier and the next time I already have those available and I know exactly how to use them.

The Link is kind of a "one way street". The Plan doesn't know what Layout to use - unless the Layout has the same name and is in the same folder. However, Each Layout Box has a direct link to the Plan File it came from. In fact, there are 4 Ruby Attributes for Layout Boxes that relate directly to the Plan: referenced_filename -------- The Plan Filename without path or extension referenced_full_filename -- The Plan Filename with complete path and extension automatic_label --------------- Viewname from the Plan File layer_set ------------------------- Initially the Layer Set as sent from the Plan File. There could be a problem if you switch to Layer Set that isn't from the same Plan. Layer Sets are only added to a Layout as views are sent to Layout. So there is no guarantee that a specific Layer Set will be available. For Example: Plan has the following Layer Sets: New Plan View New Framing Floor Plans are sent to Layout using the "New Plan View" Layer Set "New Framing" will not be in the Layout, so copying the Layout Box to another page will not give you the option to select that Layer Set.

OK, I think I know what's happening. Open the dbx and under Materials make the "Wall" the same material as the Wall that you inserted the Vent into. It should be automatic but you might have a Wall Type with a "Transparent" outer layer. This Symbol is a "Window" and Windows always cut rectangular openings. In order to fill the space where non-rectangular openings are created Chief fills the gap with the Wall Finish Material.

Pic please. Or maybe the Plan?

Alan, After looking at your Plan, I would have the 2nd Floor only 36" Tall with no Ceiling. Then I would have a 3rd Floor (Open Below) with a Ceiling at 72". You will need to adjust the Floor Structure of the 3rd Floor so there's no gap between the 2nd and 3rd Floors, and you might need to work with the Ceiling Structure of the 2nd Floor.

Alan, Not really "Outside the Box". This is the method that some of us have been advocating for quite a long time; additonal Basement and Attic Floors rather than blindly using what Chief provides. I even sometimes put in a "dummy floor" to create an "Intersticial Space" for Mechanical and Plumbing between a Commercial and Residential Floor in a mixed occupancy building.

Totally a custom installation. Chief won't do a 2 panel Pocket Door where both slide to the same side. and it also won't do a Sliding Door where both Panels slide into a pocket. The way I would do it would be to use a 2 Panel Pocket Door with a Pocket on each side. The Doors would meet at the center.