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Just now, Doug_N said:

Managed to get it done.  This was really touch to do though

I doubt you under quoted on that one though. 

31 minutes ago, cbucks said:

Hi Eric the terrain should be set to 0', with the ground floor say 3" or so higher than grade. Am I checking this in the right spot? 

If you want the subfloor 3" above the terrain then set the sub floor to 0 and terrain to -3 and if you are using the subfloor as your reference point then set the offset to 0 on the terrain specifications and all your inputs will make sense.

It kind of depends on how you have your templates set up and how you work.  If you only spend a few minutes on the plan without the layout open use the recorded layout hours.  However if you spend quite a few hours or days on the plan file before sending anything to layout then use the plan recorded hours and try to have the plan open if you do any dedicated layout work.

A few years back I had a go at sorting out overlapping hours and collaborative users with some success in Excel with exported Time Tracker files but it took a lot of effort and the formulas got exponentially more complicated the more files you were comparing.

Polyline subtraction is the only way.

Did you try looking in the library ?

There is a special tool for that but Transform and Replicate does the job just as well.   Resize 1.014085   ( if you mean that 72" measures as 71" )

4 hours ago, GeneDavis said:

How is tile dealt with when it is done with material regions?

They can be included in a Wall Schedule and have an area attribute and OIP panel as well as accessible layers, but it does make it a little more difficult as they don't seem to be associated with the wall.

48 minutes ago, Hammer7 said:

You guys are correct, how do I change it?

From there you would use the "Select Material" button and go to that specific material in " Plan Materials" if the program does not automatically take you there. Then use the "Edit" button to access the properties.  Now comes the hard part since you somehow did things backwards in the first place.  You will need to find an image file for the texture as that is not generated but needs to be imputed. 

If you can do without the sub titles then I think we can make it work.  I assume your "Description" is the Wall Type so some custom wall types would be required there as I just used some default ones.  There is a provided OIP field for Manufacturer that you can use and create or rename the others. Customize as required...  The trick is the area which you will need to choose a relevant layer that accounts for wrap so an interior finish layer would likely be the most accurate. The formatting for wall layers would go something like this:  %upper_layers[4].area.ceil.to_s%

or if you are having wrap issues with paint you can use the coverings layer as well: %coverings[0].material_data.quantity%

Have a look at your material definition.  Your elevation camera is using the "Pattern" since it is a vector view. A typical perspective view will usually use the material "Texture".  They are not directly linked as sometimes you will want them to display differently.  It is your responsibility to set them up the way you like.

I think it can likely be done with a few macros in the wall OIP fields.  I am not a Revit user though.  Could you perhaps post a typical Revit Schedule the way you would like Chief to do it ?

It requires that you start with a "post with footing"  then you can select the footing and adjust for height and elevation as well as radius or width.

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1 hour ago, GlennShaw said:

I can see how to add it to the list through a macro and if it was based on any other object property it would most likely be easier to figure out, but in this case, the presence of the text would be based on if the layer is on or off. Surely CA/Ruby has the ability to evaluate the on or off status of a layer? 

Ok so the Gas Fire place is a Symbol and the macro that reports is in the label , or are us using Symbol Object Information ?  If you use the label I am pretty sure that it will not report if it is turned off so for better or worse, there will be a way to do it even if it is not the AutoCAD way.  Are you reporting to a Chief Schedule or just a text box ?  Or a referenced macro in a text box?  Symbols have an option to report to a schedule that is just a check box if you are using Object  Information Fields.

On 1/19/2024 at 4:28 PM, GlennShaw said:

My question is: what, if anything, do I type in/add to my macro to get it to see/evaluate the layer display status of being "on" or "off" since that is not a default option? Can that even be done or am I wasting my time? 

I think I get what you are after and the AutoCAD logic you are using, however Chief does a lot of things differently and you may need to take a different approach for now.  You will likely need a much simpler macro that simply reports when the object layer is on and does not report when the object layer is off, so each buyer option has a reporting macro embedded and the ones that are on and selected by the buyer are reporting and the others are not.

Again there are a lot of things to consider with respect to what objects you are using and how you want the information collected and reported so you may have to at least post a dumbed down but specific example that represents what you are doing if we are not understanding what you are trying to accomplish.

2 minutes ago, Bench1705mark said:

Any assistance would be helpful to me

Pretty sure Rob was just being humous.   We really need more information as to how you got to this state.  The screen shot is great but it really only shows how messed up the situation is.  Ideally we need to know what version you are using and the plan file would be quite helpful.

You must be referring to ALT codes which have limited application in Chief Architect.  It seems some of these can be generated in Microsoft software programs and then pasted into Chief architect but are primarily for other disciplines and not measurement systems that we are all accustomed to.

https://www.webnots.com/keyboard-shortcuts-for-vulgar-fractions-in-windows-and-mac/

If you really want something live and want to take advantage of what Chief Architect has to offer then labels and macros are the way to go.

Not really sure what macros you are referring to but try this in your label:   2pc.%depth% LVL

Does this work for you ? 

Labels would give you a plan view "Warning" provided the objects label layer is turned on, however another option would be to use an Object Information field.  Use the Comments field or create your own User Information field.  These can also be displayed in the label information by calling them with a macro if you wanted to go that route

14 hours ago, mthd97 said:

You would certainly think so ? Will Chief X15 build a truss like that above automatically or would it need to be manually created first ?

I did not try but you certainly have a point there.  I suspect the soffit supports would not build automatically and would need to be added in the truss detail or by modification of the truss envelope.

15 hours ago, mthd97 said:

Try a nested tray ceiling for the flat outer edge and maybe raked ceiling planes for the inner part. Search for videos on CA nested tray ceilings.

 Pretty sure those flat areas are for the overhanging soffit area so regular sloped ceiling planes should be all that is required.

That is a difficult angle to analyze but it appears you have three arches and four suspension points and whatever software that was used the designer had some difficulties.   I think you are likely best to work with solids and carefully revolve a small face in elevation view.  Post a couple more views if you run into issues. 

That would really depend on the type of installation you are hoping to create.  Post an example for the best advice.

1 hour ago, mtldesigns said:

There is a slight glow from the bowl area too...  umm... what the heck did they eat,  :-)

Are you absolutely sure it is a toilet "fixture" and not a light "fixture" ?  

Normally things display on the floor you draw then on.  However you can cut and paste to another floor without changing position if you use an "absolute"  elevation reference and that my be acceptable for your display purposes.  However this will not work for your moldings so you would need to convert them to symbols. You can also use reference displays to display entire layers of items which may be more practical as Mark just mentioned above.