Joe_Carrick

Two Possibilities: 1. Create a Text box with Arrow a. Insert the macro b. Attach the arrow to the Layout Box Border. 2. Simply select the Layout Box a. Open Text Macro Management b. Highlight the Macro c. The File Name will be displayed in the "Evaluation Panel" The pic shows the results of both methods of using the macro.

Are you trying to pull a Larry "Humble Chief" on us? I know you understand how to attach a macro to a Label. I'm also pretty sure you know how to use the Ruby Console to get the value of an attribute.

You can use the Layout Box Label and use the %referenced_full_filename% macro to do this. As an alternative, here's a macro that can be attached to the Layout Box border. layout linked plan file.zip

Scott, See Post #20. There was a mistake in my post that you quoted. The correct thing to enter in the Ruby Console is: owner.referenced_full_filename

Scott, Here are a couple of pics. The advantage for me is that the Ruby Console is non-modal so it can stay on the screen while you select another Layout Box, another sheet, etc. Once you have typed owner.referenced_full_filename once you only have to press the up_key and return to repeat the command. With the match properties dbx it might be a bit easier but you have to close the dbx each time because it's modal.

1. Open the Ruby Console 2. Select a Layout Box a. Type owner.referenced_full_filename b. If that's not one you want to keep - select it again and delete it c. Keep doing this until all are gone. It is also possible to have that filename as a part of the Layout Box Label but I don't really like to do that.

Scott, Just delete any Layout Boxes that were from that Plan.

Download as SKP files and then use the File>Import function in Chief

There might be some in the Bonus Libraries. It's fairly easy to use a Cabinet and simply adjust everything to make it into whatever size and configuration you need. Then save it to your user library so you will have that one when you need it.

Very clever Yusuf.

Round or Rectangular? Round would be pretty easy. Rectangular would be a bit more difficult but I could come close. BTW, have you checked 3D Warehouse?

I would like the Velux Skylights. But then of course Chief would need to create a tool to cut the 'Skylight' hole in the roof automatically to match the Skylight Symbols - not to mention making the 2D CAD Block automatically adjust to the Roof Slope.

In a 3D Elevation View, select the wall and drag the bottom corners up to the bottom of the stairs. You will probably need to use a PSolid to cover the bottoms of the walls, but that's it.

It would be real nice if I could block the Roof Hole Skylight with my Symbol so they would work together - but I can't find a way to do that. It appears the Roof Hole is not available to be blocked.

BTW, I could have used a Furniture Schedule but sometimes Skylights require 110v electrical so the Fixture Schedule is a better fit. Another note about how and where I put Skylights. I use the Attic Floor for my Skylights and I put them on a custom Layer "Roofs, Accessories" so that I have better control of the display using Layer Sets.

The Symbol does not auto-cut the hole in the roof. You need to put a "Chief Skylight" with a 1/16" tall frame in the Roof to cut the hole. The Symbol can sit on top of that hole. It's Chief's Skylight Hole that would deal with framing. You still have access to a Fixture Schedule - since this one is limited to "Outdoor". Fixture Schedules can be limited to any combination of the following: Plumbing Appliances HVAC Indoor Outdoor Other - this seems to encompass (all) which IMO it shouldn't Ceiling Hole is standard Chief Skylight - Ceiling Options. Basically this Symbol is just so it can be in a Schedule. There are a few other possibilities that can solve some of the 3D/2D inconsistencies. By making a Library of Symbols matched to Roof Slopes with corresponding "z" offsets we could get a proper 2D CAD Block and projected dimensions. But Chief should really fix that anyway.

Here's a little trick I learned today. I created a Symbol for a Skylight as an Exterior Fixture. I used a Fixture Schedule which I titled "Roof Accessories" and I limited it to "Outdoor" Fixtures and set the Label to use a Triangular Callout. The result is a Schedule that shows the Skylights, etc. Skylight.calibz

Depending on the OS, you could look at PeerLock, SharePoint, etc.

Network sharing requires specific file checkout and locking - which Chief doesn't provide. There are a couple of ways to deal with this using internal procedures and rules: 1. Establish a File (Excel, Notepad, .....) with a List of Projects and who if anyone is currently using what. a. This is pretty much a manual process that requires each user to check-out and check-in. 2. Use some custom Macros to maintain a list of Files & Current User. a. This could automatically log the file, date, time & when the file is opened by any user. b. If the file is already in use: 1. A message could be displayed indicating the current user, etc. 2. The second user would need to exit. - not an automatic operation. c. When a user is ready to save/exit they would need to display another text macro to log out of the file. d. None of this is 100% foolproof but it's IMO better than nothing.

Alan, Assuming that all your windows have the Header set to (D).... Open Defaults>Windows>Framing and Set the Header Type to "Solid Concrete". That will take care of both things at the same time. Note that you will probably need to suppress the "Lintels" as Chief uses that as a "Trim" piece rather than the structural Header.

You can insert "Pass-Thru" windows in Foundation Walls.

I would tend to believe this is due to inadequate hardware. It looks like a video card or driver issue. I'm pretty sure it isn't Chief that's at fault. It would be a good idea to go into your CT Account Profile and fill out as much as you can about yourself and your equipment.

Dennis, You need some 2x4's, a saw, and a nail gun. You will probably also need a tape measure, square, pencil, compressor, air hose, level and a ladder.

It could be a lot of things. Maybe the line color imported is white, or it could be something else. There's no way for us to tell what the problem is without having the file.

Sure, just draw a Polyline where you want the hole, and on the Edit Toolbar convert that to a Polyline Solid and then check the box that says "Hole in Polyline Solid". Note that both Polyline Solids have to be created in the same view.