Joe_Carrick

No, but you could block those and convert to a symbol.

This is going to be a huge change in the way I organize my ConDocs. No more will I have to arrange Details on a large drawing sheet. One thing that would really be nice would be if I could send all pages of a PDF to sequential pages of the Layout. I will put a request in for this feature.

Now that we have the ability to open Multiple Layouts I'm wondering if this will allow different Sheet Sizes. Basically, I would like to be able to put together a Detail / Specification Book and for that Layout I would use a Letter Sheet Size. All the General Notes, Details, Specifications, Schedules, T-24 Calcs, etc would be placed in that Layout while the Drawings would be in a Arch-D size Layout. Has anyone else tried this?

Sure, just turn off the Room Fill Layer.

You need to join the NKBA. They have lots of classes and guidelines.

I do exactly the same. The "Save As" with a new name creates an X12 file. The older file (original name) is not effected and will still be openable in the older version.

Note that you can "Save As" in X12, thereby retaining the original version. That way you have a plan that can be edited in X12 but you still have the old plan that can be used in the original version. I do this sort of thing when I upgrade to a new version so I can always go back - but of course I almost never do so.

I don't think so. Maybe in X11 - I'll have to check, but I'm pretty sure it didn't work that way back in X10 or X9. IAE, all I can say is that it shouldn't.

Most of that can be found in the Core Catalog > Architectural > Cabinets >Hardware and in the Core Catalog > Materials >Wood > Pine You just need to do a little investigating. You might need to change the colors of the hardware but otherwise I think you'll find what you need.

In X12, if a default is specified for the Room Labels then the Label will be displayed as double. ie: default = %name% --> LIVINGLIVING, BATHBATH,BEDROOMBEDROOM, etc. I have not seen this in prior versions.

Thanks for the Offer - but I'm going to just have the Fire Sprinkler Plans done by the specialists. Probably by the one you suggested.

So in my plan - which you reviewed - the answer would be to not have the Master Bath Ceiling lowered by editing the Ceiling Finish. This sort of thing is just not obvious to the user. IMO a Room Divider should separate the rooms, including any ceiling definition and a Tray Ceiling shouldn't span rooms.

Apparently what's happening is the Tray Ceiling actually creates it's own "Ceiling Plane" but doesn't recognize the Room Divider ("Invisible Wall") even though it actually is classified as "Defining a Room Separation". The created "Ceiling Plane" then encompasses both rooms incorrectly. That's got to be a program bug.

Yep, I think that's probably the best way to go. It requires a specific license.

Are you actually printing from the Plan or are you printing from the Layout? Are you using Chief's "Save as PDF" ? I don't use Chief's "Save as PDF". Instead I print my Layout's to PDF using the "Nuance PDF Printer" or Adobe. I don't get any difference between a Plot Line or a Live View.

Does anyone have an example of a "Fire Sprinkler Plan" submitted and approved by the building department? I would like to provide this for my clients without having to get another specialist involved.

Hi Ben, That was in fact my plan that you looked at. I replaced the room divider with a full height doorway and the warning went away. But IMO this needs to be fixed. Room dividers shouldn't result in such a warning, especially when the Tray (note the spelling- it's not Trey) Ceiling doesn't cross over thru the room divider.

semi-local ???? Where ?

Hi Ben, I sent the offending plan to support this morning. I'm pretty sure there is only one room and I don't think there's a separate ceiling plane either.

Larry, Open your Note Schedules and mark them to just include items from floor [ n ] so that each of your Note Schedules is unique. It's that simple.

I don't see it in the Digital Locker. Can you post the file or email it to me?

I'm still having some problems with macros not getting automatically updated. In some cases I have to select an object and open TMM in order to get them to update. In another case I have to open a Wall Schedule and then close it to get a Custom Field to update In addition, I get a warning message when I place a Tray Ceiling in a room. "The rooms that contain this Trey Ceiling have different ceiling finish definitions. This may lead to unexpected results." Not true and the message won't go away. Does anyone know where I can get the list of features/fixes for this release?

I have a macro package that can be used. One macro is added to the label of each roof plane to accumulate the data of all the roof planes. Another macro is placed in a text box to display the data including the totals. I sell this little macro package for $50

I don't think you need to go thru the "CAD Detail from View" to accomplish this. You can just create a rectangle in that view and convert it to a Molding Polyline.