Charles

Thanks everyone!! It appears that the first suggestion of saving the apartment plan, creating a symbol, placing the symbol multiple times on the floor and then when/if the apartment changes... resave the symbol and it will update automagically. Aloha, Charles

if I place the single apartment reference multiple times and then move one of them, they all move along with it. I would like control over each instance independently so I can line them up next to each other.

Thanks for the idea, but this would not would add another step. I was hoping for a live change in the unit plan that would reflect right away in the floor plan.

I want to design a typical unit plan in one file and in another floor plan be able to clone the unit plan over and over again using a reference. This is so if there are changes by the client it can be done once on the typical and automatically show up on the entire floor plan.

I tried checking the forum, but no luck finding the answer! My goal is to create a standard apartment design and then duplicate it throughout a floor plan with actual walls, windows, doors, and such. I initially considered using reference plans, but it's not working as expected. Any suggestions on the best way to tackle this, or point me to a prior post that I may have missed? Thanks in Advance! -Charles

Nice bonus at the 50:29 mark!

Thanks Everyone, All really good ideas! I love the "outa the box thinking" -Charles

Thanks Susan, that would be a solution but now it falls into my current workaround which it to use an invisible wall, attach the outlet and move it into place. Regarding why I have a 3D solid rather than a chief wall.... this is an exterior poured concrete patio wall with thicknesses that vary in some areas ("think" funnel shaped transitions) and heights that do the same thing. This cannot be done with chiefs walls, in my experience. re the beach..... I know what you mean, but we also look at you in Colorado and think, wow it would be nice to be skiing .

Thanks Michael, I will look into your solution and see if this is something that I can do.

@SusanCThats thinking outside the box! Thanks for the suggestion. Ultimately, the best solution, would be to able to rename a solid as a wall which to the best of my knowledge we can't do.....yet Can we?

Good idea, tried it... but, it shows up in the schedule as "floor mounted"

I have created a custom wall out of a 3d solid and want to place "wall mounted" outlets on it. For it to show up in the electrical schedule as wall mounted it needs to be placed in a "wall", not a 3d solid. Ultimately the question is.....How do you put a wall mounted outlet on a 3d solid (without using invisible fake walls) ? Anyone have a work around for this? Thanks, Charles

@Joe_Carrick Thanks Joe.... that was my latest conclusion also, but there are some pretty creative users out there, I had to ask .

Has anyone figured out how to place a specific library object using Stream Deck? Thanks, Charles

OMG.... I have not heard that name in years! It was the first CAD program I used prior to AchiCAD. Thanks for the memory

Joe..... I have to thank you once again ( I originally thought "stream deck" had to do with some programming code ) I was skeptical at first and tried the "free version" using an iPhone. It took very little time to make me a believer, so I bought the XL and love it! -Charles

Your statement just sold me on getting one of these.... Now I have to decide if the brand new "Stream Deck +" will be more functional with Chief than the XL. https://www.elgato.com/en/stream-deck-plus

@Joe_Carrick Thanks, Joe

Thanks for the link!

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a "stream deck"? -Charles

@solver Thanks Eric for the link (Your channel?... I subscribed anyway ) . This is how I currently make my icons, but they don't pop as much as the ones in chief.

Thanks everyone, great suggestions and I will try them all!! @para-CADThanks for the dropbox link and all the icons. @RenerabbittI appreciate your offer to do them for me, and I value your time, so its better that I learn to do it for myself. I searched for an online generator, like your mentioned, but none, I could find are out there. Question.... has anyone been able to draw the icons in a Chief cad detail and export them somehow? -Charles

What is the best way to create a custom library icon image in the style that chief uses for their cabinets? The automatic button icon choices are ok, but dont really match the standard graphic that chief has. Thanks, Charles

I also posted this on Dan Baumans Friday facebook live Q&A and they said the same thing....

@solver, thanks for the reminder I added my system info to my signature (but in case it doesnt show up...X-14, Windows 10, PC Dell Alienware Aurora R6, Desktop, 7th Generation Intel Core i7) I am trying something new, doing my as builts in one drawing and referencing it in the renovation set which is why I would like to pull dimensions for a referenced drawing. Thanks, Charles