mtldesigns

Another question for all the experts. I am not a big fan on CA cad tools (sorry Chief), so when a customer sends me a AutoCAD file of a small pool he needs to add, Instead of redrawing in Chief. I tried to import the main pline of the shape. However when I do, Chief folds it, inside-out. Kind a weird.. Now I have imported other CAD lines (site plans for instance, and nvr had this happen). Is it because of the splines?

Thanks.. that was it! No way would I have looked to uncheck that. Stay warm up there in AK...

I have a quick project to get a remodel design done for a kitchen adder. The existing house has a "railing wall" that separate kitchen and living. I can model this with a 96" tall rail, and have no issues of "ceiling" being deleted, but when I draw a normal wall, and delete the attic wall that comes in automatically, ceiling does not fill in. The only reason I have a normal wall, is because CA won't put a door in a railing wall. Any ideas experts?

That's pretty much what I have found. Thx.

Was wondering if there is any way to make an irregular shaped viewport, instead of the standard box that's automatic from CA? I can create custom VPs in Mechanical and Revit, so I'm sure it has to be possible with CA also. thanks.

I know there must be a setting based on room type, but having no luck finding it, and its probably right in front of my face. My bathrooms, and other "wet" rooms have no issue of a GFI coming in automatically. My last three plans have had this issue, so I either messed with something in the defaults or who knows? Right now, my work around is copy paste from bathroom, but that's not how it should be. Thanks for any help in advance.

You can find more at 3D warehouse too.. But like mentioned, they do slow down the model. I put them in just for ray traces, then delete and exchange for images for drawings.

I did ended up using the landscape orientation and rotated. I was thinking to much when I thought about putting this on a portrait landscape border. Thanks for all the help pulling my head out..

Guess I should have attached something to explain. Turn on your reference floor display to locate the wall you are trimming against. Hope this helps.

Have you tried to break the line at the wall intersection, stopping the plane at the wall, but carrying the roof over hang past the wall?

So​ using a portrait landscape sheet, to keep from having to rotate a plan view wont work here then? I created this "new" border, thinking it would be to drop and go. This house is deeper than its width, that's why I was thinking portrait. I know I could still keep this, but then when it is plotted, all those so called "vert" dimensions would upside down (if the title block is to the right). Just going to make landscape work. Thanks for the responses.

Learned that lesson before, and it wasn't good. This plan is designed exactly the direction I put on the layout sheet. No rotating the plan or sheet. Vertical manual dimensions come in with text up-down direction as shown. How do I get those text to be in hor. direction also?

I have looked all over, played with default settings, to no avail. Where can I adjust the orientation of a dimension text? I designed this house in its true direction (north-south). Horizontal dims, no problem. Vertical dims however are going to be upside down on a layout sheet when plotted and read. Where can I change this direction. Or is the only fix, doing this as a landscape layout and rotating view where in this case North would be to the right?

Wall intersection tool didn't work either. Did you try it, and if so, did it work for you? I got two fix around ideas and trying those. The show must go on, right? Hey Chief Architect, when you get in on Tuesday. Is this something you can get fixed on next release. This program is so smart, you would think a simple wall intersection wouldn't need "work arounds". Thanks

That's exactly how I am getting around this Scott, by creating a thin solid, matching material properties, and then putting in its place. Thought there was another way to correct this the right way, instead of using duct tape, per say. Chiefer, I did try another wall and move into place, same result. Did that before I posted my question. If you look at the plan, it looks like the rail wall, penetrates the main, whereas it should stop at face. I changed the main to a pony, with block on the bottom portion (inside raised bed, like it would be built), and the height being the same as rail wall. Still no fix. Wondering why I can't open the model I attached before? Says its locked. So when you guys open an attached model, is it via my PC, vs an attachment you download or open on your own?? Thanks gents!

Hey CA community, Got a little issue where a rail wall intersects a main wall. The exterior material gets removed above the rail wall, on the main wall. This has happened many places now on the design I am working and I was able to duplicate the issue on this example model. Any ideas, is it a settings thing??? This is a raised planter bed, and focal point of my clients back yard. Thanks, wall intersection problem.plan

Ok. On the same topic. My client bought CA to design his own house and got way to deep into before he ended up hiring me to clean, fix and finalize his model. His default ceiling height (first floor) is 10' (121.125"). In his family room it steps down 16", giving a ceiling height of 137.125". He wants to lower this ceiling 12" now so he can tray it. With a room above this room, and a room below, HOW! When I change "E" or "F", Floor Above "A" moves, even with default checked (becomes unchecked once you modify any height) I would like to post the model, but I cannot do without his permission. Any ideas on how to this from all you experts?