kMoquin

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  1. Jared's response is correct. Click "Edit Object Parts" button and you will be able to select and delete one segment of a polyline.

     

    Note: If it is a "box" and not a "polyline" you will not be able to delete one side. They are different types of objects.

  2. Excellent summary by Joe Carrick cut & paste from the "legacy forum":

     

    Fill Patterns are simply text files that can be edited in a simple text editor like Notepad. Chief Architects supplies some standards and several custom patterns that are contained in the "Pattern" folder. Each Pattern is made up of a series of Lines.

    The format of a Pattern File is as follows:

    ;; PATTERN FILE NAME.PAT
    *1-PATTERN_NAME
    nAngle, xOrigin,yOrigin, xRepeatDelta,yOffset, [nLength,nSpace]
    .................................................. ......
    .................................................. ..
    .................................................

    nAngle = Angle of the Line (0 is horizontal - angles are measured clockwise)
    xOrigin,yOrigin = Start Coordinates of the Line
    xRepeatDelta = Offset of the Repeat Pattern (only valid when nLength & nSpace are present)
    yOffset = Spacing between Lines
    nLength = Length of a Line (if not provided the line is continuous)
    nSpace = negative value indicates length of a space.

    Example Pattern:

    *CEILING_GRID_24X48
    0, 0,0, 0,24
    0, 0,1, 0,24
    90, 0,0, 0,48
    90, 1,0, 0,48

    This results in a pair of horizontal lines 1" apart repeated 24" o.c.
    and a pair of vertical lines 1" apart repeated 48" o.c.

    In most cases xRepeatDelta will be 0.
    If a specific length solid line and spacing is needed then [nLength,nSpace] should be specified as nLength,-nSpace such as 23,-1 to result in a line 23" long with a 1" space before the next solid line.

    Note that the above is very similar to the AutoCad format but Chief doesn't support a DOT in the Line definitions