Joe_Carrick
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There are several ways to do this in Chief. But using the "Railing Tool" isn't one of them. IOW, it requires some "Out of the Box" thinking. David's method is just one that I can think of - but not necessarily my 1st choice.
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Good Job. I'm glad you were able to get a result you could work with. You might want to play with a few of the materials but otherwise if looks great. -
Sorry, I'm on X14. OTOH, you can probably do the same on X8 with just the cabinet tools and materials. I used the following: frameless cabinet round pilasters - always present casters (feet) - always present - offset 2" each way open back open sides front = opening cabinet material = "No Material" or "Insulation, Air Gap" shelf material = "Wire Mesh" adjusted in width and depth no top no bottom Cabinets have always been one of the most flexible objects in Chief.
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Here's a "Cabinet" as I previously described. It's not perfect but it's close. Wire Shelves with Wheels.calibz
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One fairly simple way to do this is to use a "Solid" and explode it. Then select each face and add a texture similar to each surface of the shelf - you could also delete the bottom surface. As Gene indicated you may need to take the concept a bit further to include the other elements of the rack.
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You need to: model the wire shelf as a 3D object (may need to include stanchions) Display it in a 3D View From the menu (Tools->Create Symbol) select "Interior Fixture" ......
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Hi Lisa, Use a CABINET Create your wire Shelf as an "Interior Fixture" Symbol In the CABINET dbx set the Shelves to use that Symbol For each Shelf set the distance from the previous. (you can use equal spacing) Save the Cabinet to your User Library - name it "Wire Shelf w Wheels" Now when you place one of these from the Library you can: For each Shelf set the distance from the previous. Change the number of shelves Change any other parameters of the Cabinet. Note that in the Cabinet dbx for shelves there's a drop-down list that allows you to select individual numbered shelves.
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It might be a result of an incorrectly placed "z" stretch plan in the symbol.
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As Mark has shown, the key is to use a "Drawer", not a "Door".
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Here's one I did with just the Cabinet dbx and some Rev-a-shelf drawer box symbols. The shelves were specified as "rollouts" using "WDB15" Rev-a-Shelf Symbols. Rollouts at 35%, 60% & 100%. Everything was in the Base Cabinet dbx.
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That simply requires a modification of the Roof Plane Finish and Structure Layers. BTW, this is a pretty expensive software for designing "Chicken Coops"
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Assuming that you are charging them that much then why not just upgrade to X14?
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No, it's an X14 feature.
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Sometimes you just have to use manual roof planes and do a bit of editing.
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Niche? Niche with applied Shutters? -or- Window with Shutters closed?
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If the Scale Graphic is correctly sized and visible in the Plan View then just send the view to Layout. You should actually only need one saved in your library at your normal metric scale. The Drawing Scale should automatically display it at the correct size. The corresponding Text should be a macro that displays the scale of the Plan View
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Hi Gene, I think Chief has modified how materials get rotated in the Symbols. They've tried to orient the textures the long direction of long/thin pieces. This is new in X14 so I think what you're seeing is Chief "fixing" the textures. Try assigning just one texture to all the pieces and then create your Symbol. I think that will work correctly.
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Do you have a roof?
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Reorder/ rearrange schedules (Automatically)
Joe_Carrick replied to DeLayDesign's topic in General Q & A
I don't know of any other way. It would be nice if Chief provided a way to sort by individual columns. -
Timber Framed Roof Structure with SIP panels
Joe_Carrick replied to KacyRSC's topic in General Q & A
In the Build Roof DBX define the Roof Layers Surface as SIPs. Then after building the Roof Planes and Framing, edit the Rafters (position and length as needed) You can modify the lengths and/or the position of the Rafters. Just make sure you turn off "Auto-Rebuild" for the Roof Framing. -
Here's some samples of what I do. These are 3D Mission Roof Tile Symbols placed using Distribution Regions, Distribution Paths and Ridge Caps. Each tile is a symbol but using distribution regions for the field tile and separate symbols for the Ridge Caps and Rake Assemblies the result is just about as realistic as it can get.
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Setting the user catalog to be synced via Dropbox or OneDrive should work. Just be aware that any changes made by one user will effect all since it's just one file. It's just a matter of specifying the location for the User Library in Preferences.
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Hi Jason,
I checked with several other users in both the Advanced II and Advanced I classes about Skylights.
We're quite happy with the 2D dimensional representation and the ability to specify the "On Plane Size" that was demoed at the UGM. However, we don't field build the actual skylights. Typically, we specify a "Velux" skylight or another brand that has a built-in curb & flashing. Some of these are able to be used as "Egress" and some even have built-in shades.
It would be great if we could have "Skylight Symbols - Flush Mounted" that would have the R.O. size for the hole in the roof that Chief would then use to create the "Roof Hole, Shaft and Ceiling Hole". It should work similarly to the current "Window Symbols" that cut the hole in the Wall.
ps: Please note that the "Window Symbols" tool has some bugs that Brian knows about. Those need to be fixed but essentially the concept is very similar.
vty, Joe Carrick
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FWIW, In the Bonus Library there are Skylight Symbols. Just about any of these could be used as the Symbol for the Skylight Tool.
The hole would be the size of the symbol minus 2x the Frame/Curb Thickness/Width.
The height above the Roof would be the Frame/Curb Height minus 1".
The "Skylight" would not have the following materials:
- Skylight Frame
- Skylight Glass
or they could simply be "No Material" since the "Symbol" would contain it's own materials.
In some cases manufactured Skylights have built-in curbs and flashing. In that case, the "Skylight Frame/Curb" would need to be suppressed and the height above the Roof would be 0.
I would still like to have a catalog of "Velux" Skylights. I'll see if I can contact Velus and get a contact for the Content Team.
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Hi Jason,
I sent an email to Brian with some comments about the "Project System" proposed for X15 and some comments about "Ruby" and "TMM". I asked him to forward it to you as well as to Chris TenBrink and Natalie.
I don't have your email addresses and I've not had much luck attaching external files to the PMs.
IAE, I hope the comments will help.
vty, Joe Carrick
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Hi Jay, Take a look at the built-in macros for "Layout Box Labels". They may have what you want. Note also that the name of a drawing in the Project Browser can be used as well. The ability to link referenced names has been greatly improved in X14. Here's a pic of what I do for "Plan Views" For Elevations, Sections and Details I use different settings, but you can experiment to see what works for you. I do have a system for automatically numbering details within a layout page based on their locations. It's a bit complicated to set up (requires a couple of macros) but once done it works.
