Joe_Carrick

You can't change an Imperial Template to Metric. That means that Chief will recognize input as "Inches" in an Imperial Template. The only way to get Metric input is with a Metric Template. However, You can specify the dimensional units for both Primary and/or Secondary to whatever units you would like. You can: Set to either to display as Imperial ( 35'-6 1/8" ) Set to either to display as Metric ( 10,824 mm" ) ---- rounding to nearest mm The above are only examples of formatting possibilities I don't normally use Metric but if I need Metric I set the Secondary to display mm with 0 decimal places. You could use more decimal places but a fraction of a mm is to small for anything other than machining.

Create the Landing,& each Stair Section separately. Then just connect them.

Tips & Techniques is for posting your tips for how to do something. So here's my tips for you Check the Help - it's searchable and quite extensive Once you've exhausted that and haven't found the answer, post your question in the Q&A Forum

There's no reason you can't model refrigerators and dishwashers using cabinets and then convert them to a fixture symbols and add to you user library. There may also be some such items in the Sketchup 3D Warehouse.

Really ??? - Maybe in some northern areas but not in most of the US. But the rest of your post just illustrates how every jurisdiction and every home requires different information. I've needed to show: Property Area Buildable Area - inside setbacks Each Floor Area Livable Non-Livable - Garage, Storage, Utility Conditioned Impervious (Roof Drip Line - plus Paving, etc not under the Drip Line) Pervious (Landscaping and other materials that will allow water to soak in) % of Lot Coverage (Bldg Footprint) Floor Area Ratio (Total Floor / Property Area) In some jurisdictions Pools and Ponds are counted as Impervious and in others they are not. Stairways, Elevators, etc are only counted on one floor. Open Below is not counted. There just isn't a single solution that covers every case.

There are various rules depending on the jurisdiction so a standard solution by CA wouldn't work except in just a few cases. IAE, if CA did provide one then the work Rene, Michael, myself and others who sell a system would be devalued. FWIW, my system using named polylines has no problems with multiple floors because I use one plan for the site and referenced plans for each floor. All the macros are thereby visible and executed.

These questions are why I limit this type of calculation to the rooms. Quite simply my Macros calculate the required areas for the rooms and let the Schedules display the actual areas of the windows & doors - including the openable area. I do the same for foundation and attic vents. You should also be aware that whole house HRVs (Heat Recovery Ventilation Systems) can typically reduce or even eliminate attic vents, and can result in energy savings. They do need to be properly sized and designed to provide exhaust for bath rooms, etc.

Yes, but rooms don't report the windows and doors contained in them. That's why you need a way of collecting all the windows associated with the room names. It would be very simple to use a room label or schedule to do what Adam's example indicated if the rooms had NVPs for their windows and glazed openings. Without that, the only way I know is to create a Hash of all of them along with their room name as the key. Even that requires all rooms have unique names. Also note that if a window is in a wall between an interior and exterior room the "room" NVP will be for both rooms. OTOH, it's really easy to use a room schedule or text box to show what the natural light and ventilation requirements are according to code. I have been doing that for years.

This can be pretty complicated because there's no direct connection between the room and the windows. It would require a macro to accumulate the windows into a $Global Hash (including the area & room NVPs). Then a text placed within the room could be designed to display what you've shown along with one more macro to sum the window areas of all windows which are associated with the room from the Hash. I would make the key in the Hash be the Room Name.

Regardless of previous answers (guesses) , it is: Origin Indicator (0,0) Set in Preferences > Coordinate System You can turn it on/off in various view types as well as set the color

Default Set, Text, Text Style, Line Style, Layer It's a little bit obscure but that's how it's controlled.

Post the Plan

I also have another macro that lists the drawer sizes for each cabinet.

Conestoga nomenclature doesn't indicate drawer sizes. Generally they are standard sizes matching your 3rd example - but customization is possible. That would be handled in the Conestoga ordering system. I do have another set of macros for the door and drawer panel sizes: cabinet_panels - placed in the default label accumulates all panels into a global hash cabinet_panels_detail - placed in a custom field or the comment field displays the panel sizes, finish & type cabinet_panels_list - same as above but indicates the quantities so if there's more than one of the same it will indicate the qty. The above is all based on Chief's Cabinet NVPs

FWIW, I can add any Manufacturer nomenclature to this macro - if I have their catalog. Just as an example for Conestoga a 3 Drawer Base Cabinet would be B3D21 while Chief's standard Label is 3DB21. My macro typically is used in the "code" or any other OIP field which can be used in a schedule to display B3D21

Yes, I do have a macro system to label using Conestoga nomenclature. Let me know if you want it and I can provide you with the price.

I'm no longer using this large format printer. It was only used to print about 100 24x36 sheets. It's located in San Marcos, CA and can be picked up or I can package and ship if needed. $400 + shipping

I do see they are charging for the Crime Scene & Fire Investigation and the Medical/Dental. But I got those free long ago and they still get updated. All of the 3D Plants are showing as free with SSA on my system.

I haven't found any catalogs I can't download free, including 3D Plants.

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FWIW, we built a home in 1991 with this detail. We used a specially milled baseboard with the top 3/4" rabbited to jus 1/4" thick. We used a drywall edge molding (see Rene's video). We sold that home in 2021. So Michael's 25 year ago statement is totally in line.

Where is the plan in relation to (0,0) ?

34" should be to the center-line of the handrail. But without knowing the dimensions of the handrail I can't say if the dimension is correct or not. IAE, I just over-ride the dimension text.

Or you could create a material for the glass backboard that includes the images.

An alternative is to convert the pdf's to png's - much faster