Joe_Carrick

Check the settings for your graphics card. You probably shouldn't be using "Extended Display". For my setup I have the Windows Toolbar on all 3 displays but the Desktop is only on the large central monitor. With a Laptop you might not have the same options, particularly if you don't have a graphics card separate from the motherboard.

Another case for save in the User Library with "Object Information Panel" fields filled in. It would be nice if CA would do that for all Mfr Libraries.

I seem to remember that may have been the case at one time. Maybe back around v9.5 - X1 but not since. The only way to do that now is by saving a cabinet in the User Library within a sub folder with the Mfr Name. code, door style, etc. I know Cheryl and probably Mark do that. I have a few such cabinets saved myself.

You need to change the file defaults. Currently you have .cabliz files set to open automatically with X9. This is a Windows setting, not CA specific. Windows Menu Settings Default Apps Choose default apps by file type For each of the following file types set the Default to Chief Architect X10 .calibz .plan .layout

I also tried changing the 8993C molding by: Right Click and Place molding profile Reflect horizontally about molding profile Add to User Library as "8993C-R" Then I replaced the Window Exterior Casing with the new one from the User Library. This also worked perfectly. There is no doubt that the molding was defined incorrectly. You should report this to CA_Content as a bug. All moldings should be defined with the start point at the bottom-left.

This is definitely a problem with the molding itself. It appears that molding was created with the origin at the wrong side (right-bottom instead of left-bottom). I replaced it with a molding from the Core Library (3x10 Handrail) with size set to 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" and it works perfectly.

I almost always specify the flooring under the cabinets. That way if the cabinets are replaced (with a new layout in the future) there's no need to patch the flooring. OTOH, if the flooring is going to be replaced but not the cabinets it's more difficult because the flooring would need to be cut. It's really just a preference and a guess as to what will need to be done first. With today's materials and the use it's probably 50-50. ps: 20 years ago I would always do the cabinets 1st. Now it's almost always the opposite.

David is mistaken. I do not have any 3D people. What I had posted in a previous version of ChiefTalk was a collection of 2D images of people. There a big difference.

Just open TMM and start a new non-evaluated macro. Then select any existing macro(s) from the < button with additional text or <enter> as needed.

It would be even more awesome if we could use text formatting on each line - Rich Text

I've just been playing with this X10 feature. It's pretty awesome, allowing a composite macro to be easily created from existing global, object, & user macros. I LOVE IT !!!!

Ditto. I put both the Chief Data Folder and my Chief Projects in Dropbox.

Not easy because even if you put one set of cabinets on a different layer and turn that layer off, Chief still recognizes that the cabinets are there and doesn't allow you to place other cabinets in the same place.

Yep, the Title should be Arched Truss or at least contain those 2 words. Then a search for either of those 2 words will find this thread. I'm actually surprised that Dermot didn't change it.

I have some Layout boxes that I want to have the Label displayed for specific purposes. Examples: a macro in the label that needs to execute in order to set a global variable a letter or number to be moved into a callout to identify a detai OTOH, I generally don't want the Layout Box Label displayed for a Floor Plan, Section or Elevation because I use the %view.name% macro in the Plan to automatically label that view to match what is in the Project Browser.

Perry, That's not the same as automatically suppressing the Label - which is what I think Lane is asking for.

There are settings in the Drawing Sheet Setup dbx for the printer settings, including the "Remember" checkbox.

BTW Larry, Your video's were great - explained a lot about trusses. Thanks.

Here's a pic of a Heavy Timber Truss I created just using the Truss dbx. I didn't go to the trouble of creating the plates and bolts like Larry did - but it was easy to get the geometry of the truss itself. I used 12x12's for all members except the top chords which are 12x14's. The nice thing is that the grain is correct for each member without having to fuss with the material definition.

Please post your questions in the Q&A Forum. This is where you post Tips.

I really wish the City of San Diego would implement digital submittals. The last project I did required 7 sets: Planning Zoning Structural Historical Landscaping T-24 Engineering Then if there were corrections for any of the above in most cases they want a complete new set resubmitted. They also have a lot of specific formats for presentation of information - often not the way I like to present the data.

I love that. I've found that several different jurisdictions in my area have different (but complimentary) sets of things they want in the ConDocs. I'm getting a pretty good "Boiler Plate" Layout Template that saves me a lot of time and shortens the plan check drastically.

Yes, just save the Layout Template without any Plan specific information. Then set that as your default Template.

If you are careful, you can limit dimensions to 1/4" or 1/8". Framers should be able to hit those pretty closely but it will never be 100%. Note that Denver is 1 mile above Sea Level but from Denver to New Orleans is well over 1000 miles. That's only about 1/8" per foot which is the minimum code required slope for a garage floor. Generally a slab with 1/8" variance in 10' is considered level.

The compound miter problem is unfortunate. It results from the fact that the molding profile is always horizontal/vertical. If there was a way for Chief to know that the profile should be rotated to a specific angle on any given segment then compound miters could be done. If the profile is round and it's offset vertically & horizontally by -1/2 the diameter then they will miter very close to correctly. Actually they should miter exactly but there is evidently a miscalculation in the software so the miters don't quite meet. If the profile size is small enough it might be "close enough".