Joe_Carrick

You need to place a North Arrow (CAD Line) in the Plan

OK, I figured it out. Simonas had the Defaults for Resize About set to "Inner Surface". It needs to be "Outside Main Layer"

Perry, I understand and I've been able to fix any of mine that had that problem. What I don't understand and is really the problem with Simonas' Wall Types is the fact that the Last Layer is "Blank". ie: it has no material, no thickness, etc. OTOH, maybe it's something to do with the metric dimensions vs english. The Wall Type Definitions seem to be different in some way that I can't resolve. Maybe one of the other Metric users can figure it out.

Yes, it would be better if "Rough Opening Sides" was labeled "Add for Rough Opening - each Side". The value is added to the Door Width, not the Door + Jambs

Simonas, I don't know how you did this, but the last Layer in your wall is blank. In addition, the 2nd Layer should not be in the Main Section. I have no idea how to fix this other than to start over with a NEW Default Template. You should send this Plan to Support and see if they can figure out what's wrong. It shouldn't have been possible to get this kind of Wall Type Definition.

Simonas, The Rough Opening Sides should be 10 mm more than the Jamb Width. So set the RO to 55 mm Sides & Top and the rebuild the Wall Framing.

Simonas, Please show the Wall Type Dialogs for those two walls. I'm positive that the Main Layer is what controls this. It's always been that way and I just tried it in X7 and it is the way it works.

Mark, I posted a suggestion for narrow cabinet fronts. You might want to reinforce that in the suggestions forum.

Main Layer. It depends which version of Chief you are using as to how that can be changed. X7's dialog is different than X6. In X7 you have Exterior, Main & Interior Layers and you can rearrange them by moving up or down.

Simonas, Your dialog shows that the door has a jamb, but the plan view is not showing it. Either post the Plan, or just play with those settings until it comes out the way it should.

Mark, In your user Library, open the Fluted Filler and set the y origin to 1/2". Then use that as your accessory Pilaster.

Does using the millwork symbol not work for you in the accessory tab of the cabinet dbx?

OK, anyway it seems that a cabinet less than 6" wide can't have any drawers or doors. I can however place a freestanding door and size it independently. Not what you're looking for

Mark, There's nothing in your zipped file.

Just thinking outside the box

I just have my Dimension Strings set further out. That's in defaults also.

"Label Offset" can be set in the defaults. Normally, the "Y" offset is -12. Change it to +12

Mark, Have you considered converting a pilaster to a "Cabinet Door" symbol? Then you can use just a plain cabinet with a drawer and assign the "Cabinet Door" from the Library. That will allow full use of all the Cabinet adjustments but still give you the filler you want.

Mark, I took a Millwork Pilaster from the Library, set a Stretch Plane at y = -1/4", modified the depth to 24", exported to 3DS and imported back in as a Cabinet. This is the result. Is this what you are looking for? It acts just like a base cabinet but the width, height and depth are fixed. If you want different sizes you would have to do the above for each size.

Mark, I need to do a bit of searching in the Library. It seems to me there are a lot of them. Can you explain a bit more what you are looking for? Some of the millwork symbols could probably be used to define fillers as "Cabinets". The process is a bit convoluted though because you have to export to 3DS and then import back into Chief in order to define it as a "Cabinet".

Greg, No, I'm just trying to think of better ways to make all the info available. ie: easier to find and/or understand.

Greg, Here's a pic showing how to do this. I've included an inverted triangle shaped molding (attached library item) 12" tall, 1" wide There are 3 Molding Polylines (drawn in Plan): The two on the outside have a just one molding profile set at 96" tall and 8" deep The center one has 3 moldings: Triangle 36" tall, 3" deep Square 12" tall, 7" deep, vertical offset 84" Triangle 12" tall, 1" deep, vertical offset 84", horizontal offset 7" Using this method, you can customize your sloped walls. There are other ways to do this using custom symbols made with solids but that's a fairly advanced technique. I've also attached the Plan that I used to do this so you can study it. It's not your plan but it should give you a real good idea of how to do it. Sloped Wall Molding.zip Molding - Inverted Triangle.calibz

Scott, Rotating the Symbol won't do any good. That ADA Toilet would now be facing the wrong direction. The front of the toilet (instead of the back) would be up against the wall. BTW, Jim and I were in total agreement about the Symbol Origin being related to the Plan View orientation when created. Jim's nugget was the position of the Rotate Handle being at the "Front" of the Symbol.

Ahhhh... You meant "REVIEW"

It's a good explanation - but I don't think there's any rebutal of what was said in our workshop.