Joe_Carrick

Lew, You have not been listening. Macros are only one of several methods that have been presented.

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Not if you select the layout box and check the macro in Text Macro Management. That's where the "owner" is evaluated. BTW, any of these methods work. The point of my macro was to provide the text directly on a layer that could be turned off - PER YOUR REQUEST.

Scott, change "reverenced" to "referenced"

Scott, You need to import the file in Text Macro Management. otherwise, just copy this to a new macro: begin owner.referenced_full_filename rescue referenced.referenced_full_filename end Ruby Scripts (.json) don't make much sense when opened with notepad.

Here's a Video showing various options: http://screencast.com/t/nH8MyrWj

layout_linked_plan_file which I uploaded in Post #31

OK Scott, Here's a pic of the Text Box with my macro in it connected to the Layout Box.

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