Joe_Carrick

Kirk, I think several of us have beat this drum to the point where CA should just compile what we've asked for and see how much could be done. To start another thread in the suggestions forum would IMNSHO be superfluous.

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that if you are in an elevation view and you want to copy/paste something from Floor 1 to Floor 2 you need to change to Floor 2 before you do the paste, not just paste it higher on the elevation. As long as you are working with the Floor set at <1> then that's where you are pasting.

Kirk, You should search the Forums (new and old) for "Ruby" & "Macros" & "Labels". If that's not enough, talk to Chris Tenbrink.

Hi Jared, That's even simpler. Do you want to always just show inches - never feet & inches?

Jared, Here are the 2 macros. HeaderThicknessFractions arr = header_thickness.divmod(12) inch_frac = ((arr[1]-arr[1].floor)*16).round.quo(16) result = case when inch_frac == 1.0 "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].ceil}"+'"' when inch_frac == 0.0 "#{arr[0]}'- #{arr[1].floor}"+'"' else "#{arr[0].floor}'-#{arr[1].floor} #{inch_frac}"+'"' end result HeaderDepthFractions arr = header_depth.divmod(12) inch_frac = ((arr[1]-arr[1].floor)*16).round.quo(16) result = case when inch_frac == 1.0 "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].ceil}"+'"' when inch_frac == 0.0 "#{arr[0]}'- #{arr[1].floor}"+'"' else "#{arr[0].floor}'-#{arr[1].floor} #{inch_frac}"+'"' end result

Jared, OK, so I'll make 2 Referenced Macros - one for header_thickness and one for header_depth.

I'll work on it later. I'm assuming that you just want a user defined macro that you can insert into the Door or Window "Label".

Jared, There are 3 Ruby attributes that would need to be considered for the Door or Window Header: header_thickness header_depth header_count The macro I gave you was just an example for a Ruby attribute named "thickness". To get something like (2) 2x8's or 3-1/2"x7-1/2" it would require a bit more work. Let me know exactly what you want and I'll see what I can do.

Jared, Maybe this will help: arr = thickness.divmod(12) inch_frac = ((arr[1]-arr[1].floor)*16).round.quo(16) result = case when inch_frac == 1.0 "#{arr[0]}'-#{arr[1].ceil}"+'"' when inch_frac == 0.0 "#{arr[0]}'- #{arr[1].floor}"+'"' else "#{arr[0].floor}'-#{arr[1].floor} #{inch_frac}"+'"' end result It returns the closest 1/16". You can change that to whatever accuracy you want by just changing all instances of 16 to 8, 4, or 2 to get 1/8", 1/4" or 1/2" rounding.

So the Patent was issued in 1961. Normally Patents are only good for 17 years - that's different than Copyright. I didn't see anything indicating a Copyright, so it would seem that anyone can copy the design and even reproduce the table.

Michael, It's probably because your shadows are so long for so much of the year that you don't realize that they should be any different than the surrounding areas.

Export from the Library. You don't need to zip it. The file extension is cabliz and Chieftalk allows that to be attached.

Phyllis, Yes, I do use it as you suggested for various existing/remodel conditions. This is a real easy way to superimpose 1 or more cross-hatched walls without effecting the underlying walls.

Here, I stretched the No Locate Wall completely across to the exterior walls and made the fill a black transparent angled crosshatch. BTW, if you save such a wall to the Library, you can then select it and draw right over normal walls without effecting them at all because the Wall is No Locate & No Room Definition.

OK, this can be done: 1. Pink Filled Wall superimposed on the Blue Filled Wall 2. Pink Filled Wall Layer turned off 3. Blue Filled Wall Layer turned off The Blue Filled Wall is a Normal Wall. The Pink Filled Wall is a No Locate and No Room Definition Wall The fill on these walls could be anything you want and the Layers could be any layers.

You can define different Wall Types with different Fills. You can also define different Layer Sets so that the colors are different for any given Layer.

Sal, Is the project number a part of the File Name? If so, I can create a macro for you that will extract that part of it.

That's an interesting approach. I would have just copied the material and edited the angle (pattern and texture) of the new material. You can access this in the Structure Tab of the Room dbx.

Good morning Todd, Like Dennis, I seldom let a RT go beyond about 8-10 passes. Gene's comments are very good - under cabinet lights & a full tile backsplash would help along with some accessories to provide a little color and interest. Don't forget to add a molding edge to your countertops. The sharp edges are disconcerting & I'm sure that's not what you would specify.

Only a few Chief Objects have the "Add to Library As" button: Doors -> Door or Doorway Cabinets -> Cabinet Modules or Cabinet Doors/Drawers I'm not sure what else - maybe the help file will say. OK, I just checked and those are the only 2 listed. Basically it says that where a Chief Object has other symbols inserted - you can Add either the entire Object or just the extra inserted object. The way this works for example is that you can select a cabinet and save as "Cabinet Doors/Drawers" and what you have in the Library can be used as a Door or Drawer Front on other Cabinets instead of being the Cabinet itself (which is the default if you just use the "Add to Library" button.)

Curt, You have to be in a 3D View to use that tool.

Here in California stucco is 1" with a waterproof membrane and wire lath but whatever the thickness, Chief expects there to be a surface exterior layer - outside of the main layer - which is why I suggested that you modify your Wall Definition.

When you want the Gable End to be wood framed - add a short (1/16" tall) 2nd floor with wood walls. That will stop the CMU at the ceiling and everything above will be wood framed.

This is a case where you need to use a "Custom Backsplash". It's on the Cabinet Dropdown Menu.

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