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Different handrail on one side than the other
Joe_Carrick replied to rwaldrondesigns's topic in General Q & A
Rachael, Probably the best way to do this is to create a full height "Railing Wall" in the plan (adjacent to the stairs) consisting of the vertical members (balusters) and make it "No Room Def" and "No Locate". Then move it into position. After that, select it in a Section/Elevation View and edit the shape to follow the stairs. -
Stairs - Risers and Treads
Joe_Carrick replied to Joe_Carrick's topic in Building Codes and Compliance
I was taught that 2R+T = 25" for best comfort. Actually a range of 24"-26" is acceptable 6" R & 13" T 6.5" R & 12" T 7" R & 11" T 7.5" R & 10" T This formula pretty much always works. For metric you would just substitute 600 mm or a range of 575-625 mm -
I think you meant "unnecessary". But of course if you want to perform calculations it makes it easier to understand if you assign the value to a variable.
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Bought a new MacBook Pro 16” Chief still doesn’t perform.
Joe_Carrick replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
Hi Michael, I do notice a bit of jerkiness when panning in Elevation Views. I find it advantageous to use the "Marque Zoom Tool" instead of the mouse. Also, if you zoom to extents and save the active camera then you may have less pan and zoom to do. -
Bought a new MacBook Pro 16” Chief still doesn’t perform.
Joe_Carrick replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
That would indicate something specific to the elevation. It could be: Annotations Dimensions Auto Update / Live Elevations Try turning off the Annotation and Dimension Layers. Also try turning off Live Elevations, etc. Depending on the text styles the system may have to regenerate the text, etc as you pan/zoom. -
Changing Layout sheet size after plans are finished
Joe_Carrick replied to Evolution's topic in General Q & A
Actually it's easy to go from one sheet size to another - if you have your Layout Template, Annosets & Layer Sets properly defined. That said, it takes some work to get it all coordinated. I'm pretty sure Scott knows what I'm talking about. -
Bought a new MacBook Pro 16” Chief still doesn’t perform.
Joe_Carrick replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
Vector is only slightly slower than Standard. But there is a difference. I'm not sure if this is being handled by the Graphics processor or not - but there's a little more involved in creating the vectors than just displaying the surfaces. -
Bought a new MacBook Pro 16” Chief still doesn’t perform.
Joe_Carrick replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
Another thing to consider is what Render Mode are your elevations? Standard & Physically Based will be fast. --- Graphics Card Vector, Line Drawing, Technical Illustration will be slower --- CPU (software) The difference is what hardware is being used. Graphics cards are fast. Software depends on the CPU performing calculations and sending data to the display. -
Bought a new MacBook Pro 16” Chief still doesn’t perform.
Joe_Carrick replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
Michael, What do your elevation annotations consist of? Text Rich Text Macros It makes a difference. Evaluated macros drastically slow down pan & zoom because they are evaluated repeatedly during the pan/zoom operations. I've reported this several months ago - maybe it will be fixed in X12. We can hope. -
Bought a new MacBook Pro 16” Chief still doesn’t perform.
Joe_Carrick replied to Michael_Gia's topic in General Q & A
I don't have a mac, but here's a couple of things that you should consider: Pan & Zoom performance is Video Card dependent Video Card may not be configured correctly. More information needed. High numbers of surfaces (3D plants, etc) will be much slower. Ray Trace is CPU and RAM dependent and have nothing to do with general performance of Chief. Excessive use of macros and schedules in Plan Views and/or Elevations will slow performance. It's best to keep those things in CAD Detail Windows. If you could post a typical Project that you consider slow, it would be much easier to determine what the problem might be. -
In that case, you should submit a "Feature Request" to have Lintels optionally be above (and in addition to) the casing. Who knows, CA might implement that request - but not if they haven't been asked.
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That's a cool method - I just wish any of these would work in the Ruby Console.
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Within a custom evaluated macro just include another macro you want to use in quotes. example: result = "%my_other_macro%" Here's an example of how I use this technique to display the label differently depending on the layer_set name. if obj.layer_set.include? "Legend" result = "%window_label_legend_X11%" elsif obj.layer_set.include? "Wall Area Analysis Plan" result = "%wall_opening_areas%" elsif obj.layer_set.include? "Wall Area Analysis Elevation" result = "%wall_opening_areas%" elsif obj.layer_set.include? "Wall Area Analysis Plan" or obj.layer_set.include? "Wall Area Analysis Ref" result = "%wall_opening_areas%" elsif obj.layer_set.include? "Framing" result = "%opening_header_label%" elsif obj.layer_set.include? "Section" or obj.layer_set.include? "Elevation" result = obj.schedule_number + "\n" + obj.automatic_label + "\n" + obj.type_name else result = obj.schedule_number + "\n" + obj.automatic_label + " " + obj.type_name end
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Michael is 100% correct. Just make a new Layer and set that layer to display.
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If you use "Saved Plan Views" you can name them in the Project Browser to whatever you want. The %view.name% macro can them be used in a Text Box to show that name.
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The best method is to actually create a wall type or edit the existing. Using the "Spray Can" is just not a good idea for walls.
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"Evaluated" simply means that the macro should be considered a "program" rather than just "text".
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Referenced doesn't need to be. None will work fine, but it does need to be Evaluated.
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Macro "year" t = Time.new result = t.year returns the current year --> 2019 as a numerical value result = result.to_s returns a character string --> "2019" This is pure Ruby and doesn't require anything else from Chief.
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Who can rid me of this annoying Windows 10 toolbar?
Joe_Carrick replied to GeneDavis's topic in General Q & A
Gene, Right Click on the Desktop Select Personalize Select Taskbar Turn on the "Hide Taskbar in Desktop Mode". Chief will now be able to use the entire screen. The Taskbar will only show when you move the mouse to the very bottom of the screen. You can of course drag it to any of the 4 boundaries of your screen and dock it there. -
Exterior Corbel Moldings around Foam Window Treatment
Joe_Carrick replied to DCB123's topic in General Q & A
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The font you like, and all caps or not, and why
Joe_Carrick replied to GeneDavis's topic in General Q & A
OK, so that's in the Rich Text dbx next to the Justification Icons. It's too bad it isn't available for Schedules and Standard Text -
The font you like, and all caps or not, and why
Joe_Carrick replied to GeneDavis's topic in General Q & A
Charles, Where do you set "Line Spacing" ? -
You can use Cabinet Door Symbols - any thickness you want. I'm not sure it really matters if they are exact in CA. KCD is generally the software of choice for Cabinet Makers. Chief's not particularly good at Cabinet Detailing.
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The font you like, and all caps or not, and why
Joe_Carrick replied to GeneDavis's topic in General Q & A
I'm with the Arial gang for the most part. Still use CB for a few things but not much. For tables I generally use "Courier New" just because it's one of the few "Fixed Length" Fonts available and it seems to be the cleanest. Here's a list of some other "Fixed Fonts" Consolas DejaVu Sans Mono Letter Gothic Std New Sans Mono Orator Std