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    Help with changing general plan default allowed angles

    in General Q & A

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    Glenn, your posts are always spot on!

     

    To me, additional angles are a PITA!  They must be entered as +/- 45 degrees and only work in each quadrant once....  If you have the cad lines drawn like you want, I would suggest using the 'make parallel/perpendicular tool'  to align your walls with the cad lines, then snap the walls to cad lines and move on to far greater and satisfying things :) !

    Partial Framing View

    in General Q & A

    Posted

    Curt:

     

    The walls were easy I just made new wall defs. The Roof was a little bit more difficult. I used the delete surface tool, turned off  all auto framing and skimmed away surfaces. However every-time I would remove one portion and change something some of the surfaces would regenerate but leave my previous step unchanged. I have not figured out how Bill did the siding thing but I will. I just think for additions this is a nice view to show clients. I am fairly new to Chief but an expert Revit user. Chief is awesome though.  

     

    Sorry, the Tax Deadline is keeping me occupied...

     

    Yes, new wall definitions. (used simple single layer stud wall)  The curved siding and OSB exposure are simple P-line solids attached at the transition point between the walls types...

     

    I tried the 'material region' tool and got some funky results, so I went with the above...

     

    I put roof sections, doors, windows, etc.  I didn't want shown on a new layer (Partial Framing-Invisible) and turned display off.  Pulled other roof sections back to expose framing as needed.  I think I did have to delete two edge surfaces to get the look right.

     

    Hole in terrain for foundation view, had to uncheck 'hide terrain intersected by building' to keep terrain color from 'bleeding' onto foundation wall..

     

    Back to taxes!

    PLEASE POST A PLAN WITH YOUR PROBLEM! CA, please make this a sticky.

    in General Q & A

    Posted

    I have something to add...

     

    I think its possible a lot of people may not want to post a plan for fear of people seeing their sloppy model with all its mistakes and in its raw hideous state of being, and don't want people to think less of them.

     

    Don't worry about that guys, we all had to start at zero, I for one still do a lot of sloppy modelling at times, and I know a lot of the veterans still jerry rig a ton of things and just mask it all by hiding layers, covering it with CAD boxes, or using any number of other tricks to make the model do what they want it to.  

     

    Point is, its okay...just post a plan, don't worry about what people will think, most people here are pretty cool and will just help you solve your problem.  Worst case, someone sees something stupid we're doing, points it out, and we pick up an extra tidbit free of charge.

     

    And if you don't know how to post a plan...

     

    -Save the plan

    -Close the plan

    -Right click on the plan file

    -Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder  OR use another method of zipping the plan file

    -Attach the zipped folder to your post using "More Reply Options"

    -Under "Attach Files" select "Browse"

    -Find and select your ZIPPED folder

    -Select "Attach This File"

    -Done

     

    A good point. And if you don't want your full plan posted for whatever reason, just cut and paste the questionable part to a new plan, it's not that hard...

    PLEASE POST A PLAN WITH YOUR PROBLEM! CA, please make this a sticky.

    in General Q & A

    Posted

    I have something to add...

     

    I think its possible a lot of people may not want to post a plan for fear of people seeing their sloppy model with all its mistakes and in its raw hideous state of being, and don't want people to think less of them.

     

    Don't worry about that guys, we all had to start at zero, I for one still do a lot of sloppy modelling at times, and I know a lot of the veterans still jerry rig a ton of things and just mask it all by hiding layers, covering it with CAD boxes, or using any number of other tricks to make the model do what they want it to.  

     

    Point is, its okay...just post a plan, don't worry about what people will think, most people here are pretty cool and will just help you solve your problem.  Worst case, someone sees something stupid we're doing, points it out, and we pick up an extra tidbit free of charge.

     

    And if you don't know how to post a plan...

     

    -Save the plan

    -Close the plan

    -Right click on the plan file

    -Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder  OR use another method of zipping the plan file

    -Attach the zipped folder to your post using "More Reply Options"

    -Under "Attach Files" select "Browse"

    -Find and select your ZIPPED folder

    -Select "Attach This File"

    -Done

     

    A good point. And if you don't want your full plan posted for whatever reason, just cut and paste the questionable part to a new plan, it's not that hard...

    DOOR SCHEDULE

    in General Q & A

    Posted

    I don't know why its not working for 'Ron', God bless him and his endeavor to seek the solution to the pocket door conundrum!

     

    No macros needed!  Just create a 'Text Style' that fits the need.. Its not  rocket science!  Or just change the 'default'...  Sorry, I'm just bent out of shape from what is so simple of an answer...

     

    Again my apologies for being such an "A%% Hole'.....

    DOOR SCHEDULE

    in General Q & A

    Posted

    The size of the 'label' is controlled in the 'Layer Display Options'  for 'Doors, Label'. Change the size of the  'Default Label Style' or create a new 'Style'...

     

    Take another look at my post...  If not pay attention to Perry!!! , the answer is simple!!!!