Joe_Carrick

Obviously it doesn't - but maybe you could put a plug in for an enhancement. Yes, I know that we can make suggestions but I'm pretty positive that this suggestion has been made many times in the past.

I do the same as Ken. Sink Symbols will cut counter tops but not the underlying cabinets. You just have to think of them the same as you would a big gas cooktop.

This is way too restrictive. The Stair dbx should provide options to set the stringer sizes (both width and depth)

Exactly what Eric said. Then check No Room Definition on the Glass Shower Wall. This should be a lesson that "POSTING THE PLAN" will get an answer much quicker. The experts here will be able to examine the problem and find the solution. In this case it's because electrical objects are not showing up on "No Room Definition" walls in elevation views. IMO that's a BUG that should be reported and then fixed by CA.

Why not?

The Site Area Analysis Package is currently available for $75,00 The Wall Area Analysis Package is $100. Note that it only appears that Canadians have a need for the Wall Area Analysis.and I won't recoup my time/cost for any less.

Exactly correct. You can still display the elevation and even put the display on that view.

It could be done with 3 tables but this example shows 2 floors. The display is the 1st floor with the 2nd floor as a referenced display. Using referenced displays you can have as many floors as you like. Note that the "Wall Number" is based on the floor the wall is on. Only walls with the %wall_areas% in the Label and windows with %wall_opening_areas% in the label are reported.

Here's an example of my "Wall Area Analysis": The Wall Areas are derived from a macro in the Wall Labels The Window Areas are derived from a macro in the Window Labels The Table is self generated in a Text box and dynamically changes as walls and/or windows are resized. This example is done using an Imperial drawing but Metric works correctly as well.

I'm working on a Wall Area Analysis for Table 9.10.15.4 I have a couple of questions: Is there a corresponding table for Imperial or is it just a straight conversion rounded? If rounded, how many decimal places? What is "Column 1" used for? The way I'm approaching this is with Wall Labels and Window Labels. The Window Schedule must show each window separately so each window in a wall is counted in the total window area for that wall.

Chief actually has 4 left slash and 4 right slash arrows for dimensioning. They are 4 different line weights and you can set the arrow you want & its size in the Dimension Defaults. I like to use the middle (#3) weight right slash with a size of 2"-5" depending on the dwg scale.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Can you explain a little more - or maybe do a video of this?

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Here's my updated version. It allows for Referenced Floors to have polylines displayed and automatically names them according to their floor_number. It basically allows the same layer to be used for polylines on different floors. But only one polyline per floor can use a layer. IOW, each polyline on a floor must be on a different layer.

Select the dimension line instead of the extension line. You will get a diamond instead of a square at the end of the extension line and you should be able to snap that to the corner.

There are breakline symbols in the Core Library. You can place them and if you want, you can use them to trim other objects.

It can be used on Polylines in any view. That means you could create a Polyline of a wall in elevation view and put holes in it that would be reported. I might need to make some tweaks to the macro to limit what is found and reported. I would think that the report macro would definitely need to be different than for Site Analysis but it can be done.

They can be on any floor. As long as each Polyline is on a unique layer and the view is displayed it will pick up the data. I'm going to investigate using the floor_number attribute to automatically name the polylines with that information. This would make it even easier by not needing as many layers.

Here's a pic of my system. Note that this is totally dynamic. By editing the shape/size of any of the polygon areas the data in the table is immediately updated. This allows you to play with the areas to meet local zoning restrictions.

For these cases you need to adjust the "Ceiling Finish" in the Room dbx. Essentially add layers representing air gap and framing above the drywall. This will lower the finished ceiling height by the total thickness of the added layers.

FWIW, I don't think Chiefs' walk-thru tool has changed much - if at all - in the last 10 years. It's old technology and probably isn't going to get updated. I tried it back in version 9.5 and decided then that it wasn't very much use.

I think Chief X8 was much less flexible in this regard - I don't think it provided for moving the Library separately like X10/11. However, I think you can move the entire X8 "Data Folder" along with the User Library. IAE, moving the Data Folder and setting it's location in Preferences is much simpler.

OK, so here's my analysis on the unprotected openings in exterior walls. Walls would need a custom field for distance to property line - user entered in the OIP for each exterior wall. Windows & Doors would need a custom field to associate with the wall they are in - again, user entered in the OIPs. I would need the table for the percentages allowed to do the allowed calculation. Wall areas are already available in Ruby Attributes Door areas are already available in Ruby Attributes Window areas already are available in Ruby Attributes So, it can be done. The key is making sure the user input listed in #1 & #2 is all done correctly.

Hi Doug, I have the glass area thing already. I had messaged you about that weeks ago but hadn't heard anything from you. I figured you had decided you didn't need it. The exterior openings and wall/property line relationships are a bit more complicated. I will look to see if it can be done.

That and correct dimensions for moldings. Currently the attributes are nominal vs exact and the width always shows as 1" The Wall Schedule takes care of the substrate material so for Wall Finish I could use "Wall Coverings" but that's limited to just 1 per Room.