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I see this as well, the "little" live camera on layout. I've gone to using images 95% of the time (for the pdf size as well). i'm actually just investigating how to either crop the images properly with a macro, or get the zooming just right before sending to layout. This is currently where I seem to be spending most of my "rinse & repeat" time for customers who have a lot of scenarios/changes. I think I will be at a minimum programming one of the ten mouse buttons I have to "send image to layout" from the camera But if you solve this, please do post it.

that was simple, Thanks a lot, I appreciate it

I looked around a little more and got it recalculating correctly. I have to do one of two things to get it to work. i) set the label of the wall to a predetermined elevation name, say"E1", or set a custom property(ex: create "elevation" as a custom property) and then set it to "E1 for the windows I need to calculate. Each has a benefit and draw back. Setting the wall label means for a two storey I need to set all three walls(although this can be done from the elevation). Setting the windows is risky in case I copy and move to another wall. As such I put in the contributing windows in the label, so I can at least sanity check the number I put the macro on the elevation(in the polyline label) with the polyline around the elevation area. as the elevation area is calculated from grade to eave. I then saved this in the user object library for re-use Thanks Joe for all your posts, and contributions. I could not have done it without your's and brownTiger's posts. The way I ended up doing it was to reset the window schedule, area cache on a macro in the plan view. When the elevation updates, or refreshes in the layout, the cache gets updated by the windows in the elevation, and the total/percent values get recalculated on the polyline label macro

there is a video on this somewhere if you search with the different methods. I followed it after having the same issue, and then it looks like joey's

131 absolute elevation or 131 room height?

may I ask why the rafter tails attached to the trusses, instead of proper trusses?

I also noticed it had 25% 1 star ratings. but in reading some of them it seems mostly related to using it on a phone and not their hardware widget. If I could run around tracing all walls with the HW gadget and it produced a floor plan, I'd be happy to retrace in CA

never noticed that check box before, thanks

the website looks like it is for exteriors. Need to start a pool to fund someone to try in on the interior

interesting, for my default windows, I use: [ %schedule_number%] %width%W x %height%H what is the %automatic label% used for that you have, as you do not have the schedule in your macro, but your output shows it

calgary here. I do mostly basements, secondary suites, backyard suites, garages. and of course, decks

that is interesting, it is a bit of a one shot. If I do an auto exterior, then open up the dimensions to the layer tab and click "default" (it is originally unchecked), it will move the layer to Dimensions, overall". but if you just click OK and then open it back up, the default is now checked and it is using the layer of the active defaults. I do not actually see anywhere to configure it to use "Dimensions, overall" as a default, where before in X12 you could configure the layer for Automatic dimensions. Did I miss it? or maybe that is why you are suggesting not to use it?

I think your best bet might be to set up 2 other dimension sets with different layers and add "Active dimensions Defaults control" to your toolbar. You can then select prior to drawing dimensions. The SPV will consider this a change to the SPV, so you just have to be careful not to save

That is what I found Not quite, they are both being created on the configured, single layer in the active default set. I do not use the Dimensions, Automatic. I configure mine all to be specific. i.e. My SPVs have a default set configured to their own dimension layer. i.e. Roof SPV has a 3/16" Roof default set which has a 3/16" dimension set configured to "Dimensions Roof" layer So I was pleasantly surprised to see the auto dimensions show up on the layer for which I am viewing my SPV But from what I can tell, the manual dimensions also get created on the default set's layer. But how the manual dimensions get assigned a layer looks like the same behaviour as in X12. For me to get a manual dimension on "Dimensions, manual" in X12, I would have to change the defaults to the CA default set (3/16" Default set), as it has it on layer "Dimensions, Manual". In X12 to get the automatic dims on a layer set other than automatic, I'd have to go into the defaults and constantly change them for every view. PITA The change in behaviour is that the auto dims are now on the same active default layer as the manual dims I suppose now to get them on different layers, you would have to select a different default set prior to dong manual dimensions. or select a different set prior to doing automatic dimensions.... from what I can tell..(or draw them and then select them and change the layer) Personally I prefer the way it is now. For me if I want things on the Dimensions, Manual, I would have to switch to 3/16" Default set...but that is a rare day. BUt I can certainly see the use case, as I have had thought before how can I create dimensions on this SPV just for me to check dimensions, such as space between things, but I want to turn off in the final plans, as clients often ask "what is the distance there". Today I draw them and then delete them later, not ideal, in case I have to check later. I should probably be using the 3/16" default and then turn the "dimensions, Manual" layer on and off...or just create my own named temporary dim set

there was an railing on outside of deck put in the tips and tricks a few months ago

from what I can tell it does in the given circumstance as one way to solve the problem. see the video above as I show it first with the normal wall and then the only thing I change is to make it invisible. I think the deal is that with my lower wall being close to the landing/stairs, but not actually butted to the landing or stairs, this weird landing moving behaviour happens. I can prevent that by changing the wall to invisible. I suspect I can also prevent it by moving the wall further away from the stairs. I will try tommorow It's very repeatable, I did it probably 15 times including moving the landing to be butted and not butted to the wall So does anyone know why, when I move the stairs into the corner, I can move it right through the corner wall. Same with the toilet and vanity, it's like the bumping to the wall is not working on this level(it works on the upper level)? The walls are not furred. weird

one way is when you send the elevation to layout, do not select color fill, click on plot lines only

that explains why I could not get my p2p to snap on my 3'10 footing above. seems like a bit of a bug to me, or at least it should be documented as such. I will log it with CA

but you have to memorize and or remember more numbers as most standards were written in imperial. Personally I hate metric because you have to memorize all the conversions. 4' setback, 1.2m, 27" appliance width. is it 0.69m or is it 0.686 or 0.6858. 2x4 is it 38x80 or 38.1x88.9. I can never figure out who decides the number of decimal places. If I have to do metric, such as surveys, I do it in both

CA replied that I should be using "furred walls", as they do not create a room. Putting their answer here for completeness in case anyone else has this issue" "In this case I was able to adjust the foundation walls to their proper build by identifying the inner walls that were butted against the Foundation walls as furred walls. I am linking an article on furred walls as well as a training video for creating basements with furred walls for additional reference. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00181/creating-furred-walls.html https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/93/creating-basements-with-furred-walls.html "

I'm doing some modifications for a commercial space, and the existing plans are below. I thought what they did with the wall fill patterns for the different wall types was quite good from a black and white readability point of view. see below I've created wall types with different fill patterns in CA, and with different colors, but thought the way they did this was very clear (instead of zooming to see the different fill patterns I created in CA). When I do it in CA it is the continual hatching, and to tell the difference between 4 different wall types takes a discerning eye in black and white Maybe a custom fill pattern? not sure how CA would know to fill in the proper color between each. maybe solid blocks of white for the fill with black between for the double ones below dont look too close at the image. The legend does not actually fully match, you have to correlate the label thanks

this is key, as by default they go on layer Dimensions, Manual. If you do not want to continually change the layer set of your manual dimensions after you place them, you should create a different default(aka annotation) set For me, all dimensions drawn on the foundation are in a SPV called Foundation with a default set called 3/16" Foundation Plan Set. This 3/16" Foundation Plan Set then has a dimensions default set called 3/16" Scale Dimension Foundation. This dimension set, is then set to be on layer "Dimensions, Foundation Plan". And then the layerset associated with the SPV is Foundation Set print, and it has this layer "Dimensions, Foundation Plan" turned on. you could duplicate this to do what you want. I think out of the box there is a Electrical default set. You could create a plumbing set from that and then create a new layer called Dimensions, Plumbing and put the dimensions on it. Alternatively, you can choose not to associate the default set with the SPV, and select it from the "Active Default Set Control". For instance if you do not want to create a foundation SPV, you could just change the default set back and forth. I spent more than a few hours thinking I could just use Dimensions, manual between sets, and went a little stir crazy. Then went to dimensions per SPV

This is what I do, and then adjust scale to match what I will send to layout I tried this 0,0 marker with the drawing sheet being shown. if I change the scale of the drawing sheet to match what I will send to layout, the marker stays outside the new "smaller" sheet9it was on the bottom left corner for the larger sheet). i.e. the 0,0 marker for a 1/4" scale sheet does not move to the bottom corner of that same sheet once I change it to 3/8". My guess is I should move the new sized sheet down to that marker so the send to layout shows in the right place

posting the plan may help

reminds me of this....: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na47wMFfQCo :o)