Joe_Carrick

I suspect that your Layout Template isn't set up to use %layout.label% on sheet zero. That's the macro for using the Project Layout Page Information.to number sheets.

In the Project Browser, right click on the Layout Page, select Edit Page Information and change the Label to S-#

I have the same version of AGS as Alan. I also have a "Time Saver Standards" 4th Edition from 1966. Mine are not "hand me downs"

Create CAD Detail Windows for each Schedule. Copy your Schedules to those Views and Delete them from the Elevations. You might have to resend the Schedules to Layout, but I'm not sure of that. Make sure that you only have one of each Schedule in the Plan so that you don't get multiple Callouts/Labels.

Yes, by the name "Shapes" you would think that. But Chief doesn't allow us to save Solids to the Library. If the original Solid had just been "Blocked" and added to the Library then it could be unblocked and used as a Solid.

True, but they are not compatible with the Solids Boolean Operations. The one's in the Library are actually Symbols and who knows exactly what method was used to create them in the first place. IAE, as Symbols they don't have the same options as the Primitive Solids.

Here's a macro that you can add to your Layout and use for the Label of Floor Plan Layout Boxes. FLOOR NAME Arr = [" ","First","Second","Third","Fourth","Fifth", "Sixth","Seventh","Eighth"] Arr[ automatic_label[0].to_i]+ " Floor Plan" Context = OWNER Floor Name.zip

Mark, You could use a macro for the Layout Box Label to construct the desired name. Basically the macro would check the 1st character of automatic_label and if its 1 then return First Floor Plan, if it's 2 then return Second Floor Plan, etc. The macro could be "brute force" or it could be done with a bit more elegant programming. Chief really should allow us to change the name of the Floor Plans in the Project Browser.

Lots of possibilities. Malware (ie: virus, worm, etc) or failed disk sectors or system crashed during a read/write operation, etc. There's really no sure way to know how but it happens.

Ahhh..... Have you tried looking for any higher quality graphic images to use?

Why not continue to use the PDFs - or convert them to JPGs. Either way, I see no reason to recreate the details that are already available.

Export the Materials List to Excel or .... and enter your disclaimer there.

No Argument. It would appear to be a problem with Chief's Wall Type definition.... or the way the program is reading those definitions. Does it happen with any other single thickness wall types? To answer my own question...Yes, it happens with the Glass Block Wall Type as well. I suspect that this is true for all single thickness Wall Types. There needs to be an Interior Face material within the "Main Layers.

I tried this in X7 on my own Plan. Chief's default 8" CMU Wall Type was missing the pattern on the Interior Face. I added a zero thickness Layer with that material and everything is good. Both in the dbx and in the 3D Views. Standard and Vector Views show the material on both sides of the wall. Am I doing something different than everyone else - other than using my own Plan vs Robert's Plan ?

Here's a way to create a Torus Solid that can interact with other Primitive Solids or Shapes using the boolean operations. 1. Create a Cylinder or Cone 2. Explode that object 3. Delete all faces except one circle 4. Determine x/y/z coordinates of the circular face - or move it so it's the desired distance from (0,0,0) 5. Select the Rotate Icon on the Edit Toolbar 6. Set the axis of rotation and the center of rotation. 7. Rotate the face 360 degrees. You now have a Torus that can be used with other solids and the boolean operations (add, subtract, intersect).

Yes, he did. He's getting better and I've been too busy to play as much as I should. He's still the master of the ***** when something doesn't go quite right - just like in his videos.

Perhaps a solution to this would be a tighter relationship between Plan and Layout. My policy is to open the Layout and to use it as a navigation tool to the Plan(s). I understand that opening a Layout "automatically" opens the Plan file(s) ....... but those Plan files don't appear in the Project Browser unless you specifically open them. Consequently I do open them specifically. Opening a Plan File without opening the Layout File obviously can result in changes not getting updated to the Layout. Perhaps a solution would be to have an Open Project function that would open the Layout File and all associated Plan Files, adding them to the Project Browser. It would also be nice if there was a New Project function that would create a file structure (folder & sub-folders) utilizing Layout and Plan Templates and guiding the user thru the Project Data, etc. The current file access system is IMO too loose and results in the kind of problems being reported here. Also, as Perry indicated - the "Save As" of a Plan File doesn't create a new Layout File so there will be a disconnect. This function really need to ask if the Layout File should be copied to the new name as well - with an explanation of the ramifications. In the long term, having a "Project Structure" that includes the Layout File, Plan File, Project Data, Images, Correspondence, etc would be a better solution. Chief has a video showing some of this organization (can't remember where off-hand) that was the basis for how I have my projects organized. A more automatic method of doing this would be appreciated.

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This sounds like you don't have a GL capable Graphics Card in your system.

Try it now. I uploaded from a different location. This should work.

OK, here are 3 Symbols: 1. Infinity Edge Pool 2. Spa 3. Pool Cover All are designed to insert into the Terrain and can be stretched as needed. The Pool and Spa are set to be 2" above grade but that can be adjusted in the symbol dbx options panel. The Pool Cover is set at -3" so that it works as a "hidden" cover. It can be "opened or closed" simply by stretching it. I will leave it up to the Terrain & Landscape Experts to create a great yard using these symbols. Other Terrain Features, Slabs, Decks, etc can of course be used along with other symbols. Attached Thumbnails Attached Files -My Pools & Spas.calibz

Alan, Have you reported this to CA? I've had similar problems in the past with X6 but couldn't figure out what was happening so I didn't contact support. If you can send this to Brian maybe CA can figure it out.

Is that Moscow, Idaho, USA or Moscow, Russia?

It makes total sense when you realize that Elevation Views are 2D dwgs using an x/y coordinate system. the "y" axis corresponding to the "z" axis of the model. The Elevation Views are created starting at y=0.

Robert, Before we put it to bed ----- your statement is incorrect. I've attached a revised version without Stretch Zones - but with a Stretch Plane at x=0 and one at z=48. These Stretch Planes are appropriate for your Door Symbol, resulting in only the areas of the Door with Glass being adjusted. Commercial Steel Door - JPC.calibz