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  1. Joe_Carrick
    Not the "Room Fill" itself, but if you create a "Room Polyline" you can assign a Fill to that and set it to any Layer you want. IMO, the "Room Fill" should be created on the "Room Floor Finish" Layer. If that was so then in Plan View that Layer could simply be turned off when desired. That Layer is otherwise unused in the Plan View. Personally, I would prefer that the Room's Floor Finish Pattern be used as the Room Fill so I wouldn't need to actually assign a separate Fill.
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    Widen the Rich Text Box dialog so that the M> is displayed in the Toolbar. Then when you select it you will get a choice of Global, Object Specific or User Defined. Those items should be available when you select Inser Macro when the dialog is too narrow - but they aren't - so I agree it's a bug.
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    I am currently using X9 You should update your signature.
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    This is the Chief Architect Forum, not the Home Designer Forum There's no way anyone here would know the answer to such a vague question. You should contact Customer Support
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    You need to "Open" the attic rooms and modify the structure tab to eliminate the "floor sheathing". I'm not sure what you mean that the attic areas need a "ceiling platform".
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    Check in 3d Warehouse. There are several there to chose from.
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    Hi Jared, I'm interested and have time.
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    So a slope of 5:10 would be shown as 50% ?
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    For English plans we typically use: 5:12 to indicate the slope as 5 inches per 12 inches. What's the typical designation for Metric plans?
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    That's because nobody is perfect - including software developers and those of us who use the software.
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    Why? The schedule should be automatically updated. The only exception would be if you added roof plane(s) that didn't have the macro in the custom field.
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    I don't think that would get them in the Schedule.
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    The other option is to use "Edit All Roof Planes" to add the macro to the Custom Field. It's not exactly what you want but it will get the job done.
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    So what you need to do is request a software change to provide an OIP to Roof Defaults. There's really no alternative that I know of. The column data predefined in Chiefs Schedules is pre-formatted as text and can't be modified.
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    That is in fact a macro. I would try %surface_area.to_f.round(0)% I think there may be a problem with rounding of a measurement. Note that surface_area is not a numerical value so it might not be actually getting rounded. Thats the reason for the to_f to convert the measurement to a floating point number.
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    Use a railing wall to enclose the balcony. Then set the room type to "balcony"
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    After Installing this update I had to reset the side windows (Project Browser, Library Browser and ALDO) as they had all disappeared. IMO, an update shouldn't modify our existing window positions.
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    Years ago, before we had Niches I created a block of a material region and a shape to work together. I think I still have some of those symbols so it's a distinct possibility.
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    So if you don't want the panels inside you might consider a Niche. The problem is that AFAIK you can't get a Niche to Mull with a Window.
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    Go Back and follow my steps exactly. OTOH, here's my Symbol. It should insert into the wall - but not in the same space as the other window. Opaque Window Panel.calibz
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    Steven, Select the window, remove casings, lintel & sill. set the material to something opaque such as "Solid Panel" - then convert to a "Door Symbol" using the little chair on the Edit Toolbar. Once placed in the plan it can be changed to a "Fixed" door and sized vertically to fit below your Window and "Mulled". The "mulling" tool will add the casings, etc to the mulled unit. To edit the panel, select the mulled unit, right click and select next item. That will allow you to modify the materials, etc as desired.
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    Is this what you want ? You might have to open the Symbol dbx and check "Create 2D Block" to get it to show properly in Plan View.
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    Hi CJ, If you have used the "Default Designer Info" in your template and past layouts you just need to edit that data to update your layouts. There are built-in macros in Chief to use that information.
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    Use a separate window with an opaque material. Mull them if you want them to be a single unit. Note that once you get a window set with the desired "glass" material - which can be anything - you can add it to the user library for future use.
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    Use Landings