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How do create and use a custom structural shape? I need to use z-channels in lie of the C's on this exterior wall. Interior wall are good with the C's. I am not finding a lot of guidance... but as it usually goes, it's probably right in front of my face. Actually, I already created the profile, but not clear on how I can use as an option in DBX Thanks in advance

Ha... Must be some good juice in Cali. Or did you do the "Weird Science" method...

Nice touch. Where do you get your people from? I've searched, and there are a lot of sites dedicated to people, situations, etc. So it's hard to just pick one without asking a reputable person, as in you, who they'd recommend.

They want this here in FL?

Yeah, I did that after I put that out there. Down in Gene's neck of the woods, there is more CMU built, here it's either ICF or stick built. I guess I panicked just a tad because my client knows more about this stuff than I do (he's a concrete engineer for Cemex). I wanted to know what he was talking about. I did my diligence, looked up some things, and put that wall in a model. I freaked out over nothing. Glad to hear from you Michael... Hey Gene, I figured most of this stuff out, but the one question I cannot find a real answer for is how the Z furring strips connect at the floor, or don't they?

Some great stuff~

My client lost their home to Hurricane Michael back in 2019. He is now finally at the stage to build new, but this time around its going to be a fortress considering everything else in his neighborhood (Panama City FL.). Beside being above flood zone, which is 4' above his current grade we are building the exterior walls with 8" CMU's with a brick/stone facade (stem and slab). All interior walls are going to be metal studs. I honestly have never used these before and don't find as such in the Chief library. I found this question in the forum, and wondered if this is still the case in X15? Does this report as lumber by chance? Does not showing the correct shape, not really matter? Oh yeah, my trusses will be metal too.. Secondly, when is comes to the furring of the interior of the CMU wall, he wants to use "Z-furring channels". Would I do the same as the metal studs and create a new material and with name? He wants 3" foam board insul, so I am assuming the sill would be a typical metal stud, legs up? https://www.clarkdietrich.com/products/z-furring-channel Any advice in the build process will be appreciated too. This man has done his research and knows what he wants, that is for sure.

HA! I watched the vid twice, but still not something I ever needed. But I might once I have it, and know what it is and know how to use it. BTW, I use Inventor during the day, and I can set my material defaults, like 304L S/S, when I do cross sections, that view is hatched. Is this kinda the same thing?

What exactly is this? Sounds like a meat and potato pastry, or is it that I am hungry?

Glad somebody else uses sheet notes. I love these things, rids so much clutter. I use them for my elevations and electrical plans too. However, to answer your question, I have not found a way, but I also haven't had the list you've had either. Would be a good thing to find out. I am not a custom macro guy, many on here are though. I wonder if a macro could be written for this?

@Adrean this is so cool.. I love it!

@tinadelllic Sounds like a lot of work actually. So you have the terrain all modeled the way you want it, but it needs to move 3'? Is there too much just trying to pick the terrain objects wo the house and then move? Like I was trying to say earlier, when I do have a terrain design that isn't typical and needs attention, I just model it next to the house in the same model, get the perimeters, contours, elevations lines or regions all in place, then just slide over to the correct location with the house.

Material Regions would have been my guess and I was right.. . I am not to familiar with this in the real world, but it looks very clean. The gap between the trim section and the drywall, is that typical? How do you keep the drywall squared off and smooth like what is shown.. (talking in the real world)? Does look cool though..

Hi Tina, Great question, and the cases I have had to do the same thing (about 20% of the time actually), I move the terrain. Esp. since most of the houses are too far along that I don't want to miss not picking something or if a layer is locked by chance. But, again, most of my terrains aren't to crazy so it easier to pick that to move than the complete home. When I have had this come up, I actually do the terrain to the side, so I can grab the whole thing, and move in a X and Y distance. Others I'm sure will have there way of doing it too.

Very Interesting.. The house I am doing is a single story, with a roof truss system, and in a high wind load area (half mile from the gulf). Panama Beach FL I need to watch more form this content. Def detailed in the video. Thanks Gene

Wow, some of you guys have been with Chief A L-O-N-G time. 2011.. http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread.php?55266-Q-How-to-build-Seamless-Corner-Window @dshall @Joe_Carrick @lbuttery @HumbleChief to name a few members..

Hey gents.. I guess I didn't phrase my question correctly. I know what a corner window is, and I have it in the model already, just like that link shows. My question is how do I frame it, in a detail (more curious how one frames these esp. at the corner. And in the real world, is this a one unit fixture, and if so, should my schedule have this as one window.. because right now its shows as two.

A couple of questions on this actually. First question, can these only be fixed, I am assuming so. 2nd, should this be considered one unit, the schedule calls out two. 3rd, how is this framed? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

OK, I do have the catalog of 3D Plants, just thought since they broke it out more with diff catalogs for each, it might have been different. Thanks Rene..

I was under the impression, that if we have active SSA, and monies are taken out monthly, that all catalogs via Chief were free? I am looking at a couple right now that are not.. is it because they are for Home Designer series? If so, why can't they be used in Premier? 3D Plants - Trees 3D Plants - Shrubs just to name a few..

Hi there.. Not sure if this helps, but there is a bonus catalog of decorator switches and outlets.. Its called 'MEP No.3 Decorator Switches and Outlets", they also have a "MEP No. 6 Specialty Electrical".. check them out, maybe it has what you need.

My thought exactly...

ugh... I was looking on every tab for a molding setting, and in the room dbx.. and its right there under options, "Ignore Room Moldings". SMH. Time for another coffee and to clean my glasses. Thanks Eric.

I am adding a soffit over a kitchen island that will have rope lighting. I do not want molding here, but I do want molding on the wall to ceiling at the rest of the room. How do I turn off molding just at the soffit?? Thanks,

Haha.. I use it everyday at day job, AutoCAD Plant 3D. Almost daily I am pulling drawings, done in the old fashion, where they scaled the items, dims and text. PITB. I guess I should clarify too, that in Chief, you do everting in the model, all 1 to 1. That means the model, dimensioning, text, etc. Then bring to a layout view as Mick mentions above. In Paper space, the modeled item is in model space brought to a drawing with a scaled viewport.. all the dims, text, etc would be in PS (not the model).