Joe_Carrick

I do, specifically for consultants that Chief didn't include. Structural Energy Electrical Mechanical Soils

I'm using a custom Note Schedule to create a more comprehensive Room Schedule.

Layout file is the key place to enter the Project Information. I'm not sure why it's available for entry in the Plan File but I suppose you could want to display that information specifically in various Plan Views. In that case it might in fact be different than the Layout. Why would anyone want to do that I haven't figured out. Maybe I'm missing something that would be useful. Or maybe not.

Essentially they are in inches per the scale you created them at. Since a Layout is full size they will be 48 times as large as you want. You just have to select them and resize. The reduction should be to 1/48 of the size.

Hi George, Can you export that to something I can import into Chief?

NOte that Steve posted that back in September of 2018.

The dimensions can be done with a custom macro - assuming the "Note" has an arrow connecting it to the Skylight. I don't know of any way to get a 3D object view.

Another option is to use a "Note". Then you can use that in your Window Schedule. The "Note can have Custom Fields referencing the Skylight.

Joey, I sure hope that's not the case. I use Saved Plan Views in conjunction with Default Sets.

Yes, there are Dynamic Defaults. But it usually (not always) requires the user to specifically choose "Use Default" or something similar in order to change an existing object. But the great majority of defaults are not Dynamic, particularly when it comes to annotation.

At best, that might effect new markers. Changing any default will not effect anything that already exists.

Periods separate objects and methods. Underscores are simply spaces in the name of a method ---- spaces are not recognized as anything in Ruby example: owner.width.to_s owner = object ----- identifies what object to examine width = method ----- get's the attribute width as a measurement to_s = method ----- converts the measurement to a string

Unfortunately there's a problem with Text and Rich Text because Chief is not reporting the text's "room.schedule_number" correctly. It's just reporting that as "" (nil string). This is a bug in Chief that would need to be fixed.

Yes, just have a separate finish schedule for each floor.

Yes to both, I posted last year but I'm not sure. I'm actually using it in a Rectangular Note with the number on the top and the room name on the bottom.

It appears that the problem with this is that there really are no defaults for "Text Line with Arrow" or "Leader Line". That's where it would need to be specified. Personally, I just use a Point to Point Dimension, add whatever text I need to the Segment as "Leading Text" and "Suppress the Dimension Value"

When you imported the symbols you should have specified "Furniishings, Interior". I'm not sure what the limitations are of the Student version, but I would imagine you could get upgraded to the X12 Student version at no additional cost. You just need to contact CA.

I don't mind using the POST tool for COLUMNS. You can specify the shape and use whatever material you want. However, I would like to have "Bases" and "Caps" - especially for Steel Tubes, Steel Pipes & Steel-I (WF) - but also for wood Posts. It would be great if we could just select appropriate Caps and Bases and have the software automatically place them. Actually, if that tool was renamed "POST/COLUMN" it would be more obvious. BTW, does anyone actually specify a Steel-I Beam or Column? I've always used Steel-WF (Wide Flange) as they are structurally superior in almost every case. I-Beams are good for certain things such as tracks for Chain Hoists, etc but are seldom used for structural framing.

Put your questions in the Q & A Forum. This is where you share your tips.

My favorite note: BTF&PTM (Beat to Fit & Paint to Match)

FWIW; Defaults are how various objects are configured when created in a Plan or Layout (for Layouts it's very limited). Doors, Windows, Cabinets, Walls, Roofs, Dimensions, etc. Preferences are how the software works/appears regardless of the Plan or Layout. It has almost nothing to do with the Model itself. Display appearance (foreground & background colors, etc) Mouse and Keyboard operation, etc. File Management, etc

It appears he doesn't have any additional assigned Hot Keys. I'm not sure if you can export them from a Mac and Import to a PC. Maybe there's a backup someplace on his PC.

I use a lot of macros. In many cases the macro is designed to initiated some $Global variables. But even when included in an object's Label (particularly when imbedded in a text object) they don't always get executed. I'm not sure why this happens but I've found that opening "Text Macro Management" it will force them to be executed. Another option is to open the object for editing - but that means finding the object (sometimes it's on a locked layer or on page 0 of the Layout) and may not even be visible for one reason or another. So, I've set up a "Hot Key" as well as a special command for a key on my Gaming keypad. That automatically opens TMM. It's very easy to use that to open TMM the first time I open the Layout and again as soon as the Plan is opened.

I use Dropbox and have not experienced this problem.

Where are you located. I'm in Southern California.