Joe_Carrick

Basically the difference is that with my method it will be listed in the Cabinet Schedule as a single unit. With Dennis's method the Schedule and ML will not be as clearly defined.

These things are better stored in a CAD Detail Window of the Default Plan rather than the Library.

Place your furniture in a Blank Plan& display in a perspective view. Remove the "Top" by using the "Delete Surface" Tool Export to a 3DS File Then Import that File as a Cabinet Symbol. Now you can insert a sink into the top.

Alan, I hold down the CTRL Key, right click on the program and then Click on open. This seems to always work.

Perry, I had heard that SnagIt was free.... But when I go to download they want me to purchase it. Is this correct or am I missing something?

Yeah Scott, It's been cooking for 2 hours.

FWIW, you can create a Plant Symbol rather than using one that Chief provides. I just made a small Solid Box (1/8" x1/8"x1/8"), made it a Transparent Material and Converted it to a Plant Symbol. I named it "Plan Note" and made the Linestyle a blank line. It's invisible even if the "Plants" layer is on.

Alan, You can open Chief more than once. Just navigate to the Chief Program using Windows Explorer, hold down the Ctrl Key and open Chief. You now have 2 instances of Chief running simultaneously and you can switch between them.

Don't forget to Export the Macros from the X6 Plan and then Import them into the X7 Plan. Those functions are in the Macro Management Tool. This is the only way to transfer Macros from one Plan File to another.

Todd, I found a way: 1. Open Layout #2, select a Layout Box and use Ctrl_C to copy it to the Windows Clipboard. 2. Close Layout #2 and open Layout #1 3. Go to the Page you want and use Ctrl_V (Paste - Hold Position) to place the Layout Box. You will need to do this for each Layout Box. This is one case where having 2 instance of Chief open at the same time helps, since you don't have to go thru the Open/Close dance.

Scott, Todd was asking how to merge to Layout Files. I don't think that's possible. I believe that he would simply have to abandon one of them and resend everything from bldg 2 to the Layout File that has bldg 1.

I'm not sure that can be done. I'd just open Layout File #1, Plan File #1 & #2 and then send the views to the appropriate sheets.

Mark, you can just copy your default Plan Template from X6 to X7. The other option is to export Layersets, Annotation Sets, Macros, etc from X6 and then import them into your X7 Default Template. Note: Plan macros are not the same as Layout Templates so you need to do the same thing for the Default Layout Template.

Send the Floor Plans from Bldg 1 to sheets A-1 to A-8 and the Floor Plans from Bldg 2 to sheets A-9 to A-14. Seems like the easiest solution to me. House from one Plan, Detached Garage from another Plan & Barn from another Plan.

Here's a quick example

It can be done. It's not real easy, but using a series of Material Regions on a Wall (each region with an additional material layer) would probably be the easiest way to do it.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with using more than one Plan File with a single Layout File. I do that with almost all my projects as I have a lot of Standard Details that are in their own Plan File(s). Opening the Layout File will open all the Plan Files associated with it.

Bob, I was unable to find the second set of Door & Window Schedules. However, by deleting those Schedules on your Foundation Plan Level the double callouts went away. Just one callout for each door & window. Someplace in your Plan File is another set. They could be on one of your elevation views ore someplace else. Maybe even on an undisplayed layer. It would be a good idea to set up a Default Plan Template with the Schedules already defined (preferably each in it's own CAD Detail Window). This allows you to simply open that View and send the schedule to Layout. IAE, Having Schedules on a Floor Plan isn't the best practice.

Rashid, What do you want to know about the Fixtures? Yoda understands Chief but unfortunately the Force doesn't allow me to read minds.

Cheryl, I used to do this with Cabinets. However, since X6 provided Material Regions and a Glass Wall Type, I've switched my method to use those items. Note that whatever settings you create for those items (as well as the door) can be saved in the Library. It's really easy to put together a Shower now - much faster than before and almost nothing to remember.

Turn off "Walls, Main Layer Only"

Scott, You really should try the "Wall Material Region" approach. You will be amazed how easy it is.

OK Larry, you're almost there. 1. Create a Plant Schedule and set the Label to "Use Callout". 2. Edit the Schedule to include just 2 columns: Number and Label 3. Edit the Column Headings and Schedule Name 3. Make sure Plant Labels is displayed in your Plan. You can mess with the Layers of your Library Object, image, etc. to get the rest of it set up. ps: I set my Schedule to "Include all Floors" and my Schedule is located on it's own CAD Detail Window. Perry has a separate Schedule for Each Floor - either method works.

It's the icon named "Place Library Object"

It's not the Layout that you need to look at for the extra Schedules. You may have created or copied the schedules on 2 different floors or even on an elevation or section view. You might have copied the schedules to a CAD Detail Window and then failed to delete the originals. Whatever process was involved - you simply have 2 of each schedule in your plan file. Post the Plan and we'll find them for you.