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  1. johnny
    Thank you Mark - that was helpful seeing that.
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    Did you do this via the cabinet dbx or manually?...different divider material..?
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    Can I ask - since i am very curious - if you are doing actual "to shop" cabinet drawings don't you need something that goes into detail like this (below)? I mean I think Chief is the best/fastest "visualizer" of cabinets/kitchens/vanities but due to how bad the shape modeling tools are and lack of interaction between cabinet components and actual modeling ability (like customization), isn't that a huge limiting aspect for getting into detail?...or are you doing more hybrid between 3d and 2d?
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    Ben, I have a larger team than most but I use MS Sharepoint with Access Web Apps and now we are converting to Powerapps. It integrates awesome with fire organization using OneDrive for Business. There are even some project management modules you can simply install into the site. Its completely cloud computing at its finest. What I think you would like about Sharepoint is how scaleable it is. You don't need to create a custom web-app like we did you can use Lists like you do Excel and then add/build services using Powerapps as you need. Its actually kinda fun. There is a feature called "Workflow" that is really helpful where you set quick rules where if you place a file in a directory it automatically sends out an email with the file link to a customer and asks them to approve. Its nearly endless what you can do.
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    The best idea I could come up with would be sections of shower glass that sandwich metal "storefront" curtain wall members. For showers you need to have smooth surfaces - especially on the inside. This is a top view section, but as you can imagine the horizontal members would span between the columns. The door would be glass between the columns but straight. There are many other things to work out but I do think something more along these lines would be doable....
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    I'd like to point out that designing something digitally is far different than designing something that actually needs to get built and then function in its design. I can think of all sorts of serious issues trying to use commercial curtain wall glass panels for a shower wall like that. Perhaps you have answers but just suggesting you consider everything. Good luck.
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    Can i ask what happens when you resize the shelf? Do the brackets stay in location or are they relative to the edge?
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    Glenn, can you save the file you did and share with us? Id personally like to review the makeup of the wall.
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    Truss issue

    johnny replied to johnny's topic in General Q & A

    If you are talking about the illustration that is just a 2D illustration from an online source I referenced for firewall assembly design when you have to break the span direction of a truss. Is that what you mean? I will say i've hired Michael to do some modeling and he does the connectors and hangers all in 3D which are pretty cool. His models are incredibility detailed.
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    I was wondering who would say this. The shelf tool is pretty cool.
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    A trick i do that does work on the corners is to make a new wall type with the added thickness of the panel, and then use material regions for the relief and align at the corners and it will cut. Its very effective.
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    Truss issue

    johnny replied to johnny's topic in General Q & A

    Thanks Chop - that worked. I was trying to open the truss profile thinking to edit it there and it wasn't working. Its a section I needed.
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    Truss issue

    johnny posted a topic in General Q & A

    I have a condition were a attic firewall needs to sit between trusses. I'm trying to get the truss to not be fully across the wall below which is a double firewall. When I drag the end of the truss where I need it the truss simply snaps back to the original size. When I select the truss not to rebuild, and then move the truss end back the shape of the truss isn't correct. I also included an example. What is in red is what I want the truss to build to. In blue is the truss im getting snapped to. Any help is appreciated.
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    Perfect - thank you!
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    Sorry.... that was confusing. What I mean is that i'm looking to isolate the section cut lines on that layer, but when I set all the other layers to invisible then the dynamic aspect of the layer kicks in and so there is nothing left to cut lines through....ergo no lines. How are you isolating those lines?...or copying them?
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    Thank you - though an interesting other problem. When I go to deselect viewing other layers except the cross section lines that layer becomes unused. There is the dynamic aspect you mentioned. Can I ask how you are getting the lines from that layer?
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    Since this workshop I was thinking more about sections and the issue between a simple, isolated back-clipped section vs a section that is designed to see the foreground items. If you set the section to include foreground items there are so many elements in Chief that don't contain fills - so lines are crossing over each other and it reads incorrectly. A for instance is items like casing, moldings, and countertops that end up being unfilled objects.
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    Thx for the input. So I was just playing with this - how do I copy them if I can't select them?
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    Joe, Im near certain your wrong about that. For instance, you cannot draw something on the 1st floor level say attached to "CAD Default" layer and then turn on that layer in the 2nd floor or roof level for the same items to display. Likewise, the same layers on different levels/floors can have altogether different items to display. In ACAD, Vectorworks etc etc you could draw/model floor joists for the 1st level on a layer, and then turn on/off that layer with any corresponding level/floor since the joists are actually on the layer. Due to this, you'd have a layer for say "1st floor joists" and a layer for "2nd floor joists" which are specific to its own "z" value. In Chief the same generic layers names are used by default no matter what level/floor you are on. This is a fairly huge dichotomy to get over coming from other apps since its not intuitive at all if your background is in 2D cad.
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    1. I fully agree that Chief needs to let us add modify windows much better in those objects. Somewhat insane we can't. That said, id put forward its more simple to add some mullions (psolid) in a single large window than it is to mess with the structure. The OP had an example of a mulled (double) hung window config which would simply be adding a psolid in the middle of a large oversized single or double hung window. Again, to me that seems more simple. You could do that with more complex window configurations but i do think this is a fairly quick workaround. I just threw a very simple mullion in there but it could be more accurate.
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    I dont understand why people aren't using the "box window" tool. Works fairly good for this situation. I do think CA could improve the tool for sure - but for what you want I think its ideal. Why aren't people recommending the tool designed for this? There must be a reason.
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    I dont fully understand why people don't use the box window tool more often. I use it and it seems to be perfect for simple situations like this.
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    A small thing that helped me to understand is that in Chief you dont draw on any layers. Layers in Chief are simply the graphic representation on a particular floor. Its very different than other apps this way. You are "placing" things or shapes on a floor. Those items are connected to layers so far as in their visual properties only.
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    1. We have to submit a copy of the workbook each "for construction" plan set - not supplemental sets for say Auditor's office etc. 2. We seal the cover only - though we seal the engineering separately (sub-cover) by our engineer. For the last part, its a very hard balance to find between too much detail that causes contractors/builders to over-bid out of concern the architect is going to be overbearing vs making sure at least a certain standard is met.
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    What i've gone to is a "Construction Detail Workbook" that is a bound letter size document that is referenced inside the full sized arch plans, but contains all the "code-cover" issues. I rarely change it, and its a "manual" for each project. I place our engineering calcs in it, and specifications if the project has them. Its a life-saver on code issues.