robdyck

No auto way to do that. Make a CAD block for that and add it to your library. If its exactly the right size, you can drop it and snap to the center of the opening. If you make it a bit large and don't want to resize it, you can place it behind the walls using the drawing order tools, but then you'll need to explode the block after placing it from your library. Its a silly PITA to have different blocks for all the different possible door sizes and this plan display needs to be addressed by Chief.

For sure. I'm surprised that anyone would actually ask the foundation crew to form an inset like that, but we all know that regional and builder idiosyncrasies are resistant to change of any kind.

In my region, the framing at that corner would follow the exterior of the foundation. And yes, that would leave a small offset inside the room which I assume is a garage.

You're making it much too complicated. Just select your brick ledge wall and make it a 'through wall' at that corner.

No prob. Another plus...shadows! Can you post a pic of your end result?

I'd suggest keeping it live using an orthographic floor overview. Set your camera's tilt angle to -90 and camera angle to 90. Use an appropriate layer set and you won't need to mess around coloring things that already have color. You can place this view 'under' your actual layout for improved line weight control. Otherwise, you'll need to to color everything yourself using fills, which you can easily setup a library of reusable fills for site work. The example below is a live view under my site plan layer set.

Great positive message to wrap up the week, Larry! To everyone who contributes: it is appreciated!

You need to open the cabinet that contains the sink and use its OIP. You need to open the components tab of the cabinet dbx and edit the item there. Here's an example: I didn't want the full model name of the sink in my schedule. The highlighted field is where I simplified it's name. I'm using the description tab of the OIP in my schedule so I can adjust the names of the items in that field.

And sometimes there is no control, like with this wall cap. The sunlight is way down and its still lighting the wall cap incorrectly. It's the same material as the c-top and the backsplash. WRONG: Here I replaced the wall cap with a manual molding, the same molding that was used for the wall cap, and the same material.

One minor advantage is the appearance of woodgrain direction will be correct using the truss polyline. One major disadvantage is the edits to a truss polyline are not as stable as a solid. Click on the the edited truss and it might rebuild, even if its locked. Personally, I'd stick with the solid, and if I needed it in a schedule, I'd convert it to a fixture and then adjust those properties.

A spiral staircase would be an option. It will produce a smoother extrusion for the handrail than a similar 3d molding. You can then delete all the surfaces from the spiral stair to make it a fixture (good for vector view) or just make all other materials Opening (no material) which will show up fine in standard or pbr views.

I've experienced this issue several times lately in different files. Objects, like fixtures, won't rebuild in their correct location on the z-axis. Chief knows where they are, but doesn't move model them correctly until the dbx has been opened and closed. Anyone else seen this behavior? weird stuff.mp4

For this reason, my folder, my plan file and layout file have the exact same name. I distinguish based on the icon or extension. All pdfs I produce from that file share the file name with the addition of a single number indicating the order of issue.

Is there any place in a folder's properties to add keywords? I can't find that option but it must exist...

Perhaps @Alaskan_Son could help you out. I'd send him a PM. He's provided me with some very valuable, time saving macros.

Why would you put your clients names in the file name? I'm sure you've been doing things long enough that you have a file naming format that you like, but for the sake of simplicity maybe it's time to revisit that strategy. This might be a good chatroom topic, to discuss various file naming formats. Mine: For Builders: Companyname20201, Companyname20202, etc. For Individuals: Lastname2020 Easily memorable and searchable.

OK, I'll bite. How is it 'better'? Yes, the layout box dialog shows what's displayed, but it doesn't allow control of the reference displays. For that, you need to edit the SVP. Unless I'm missing something...I guess you can unlink the SVP...

Project Browser / Saved Plan View / right click / Edit View / Reference Display / toggle on or off

Along these lines, here's how I dealt with the spacing issue on a recent project. I used 2 schedules, one just for the elevation views. Not perfect perhaps, but it helped deal with the space constraints of the page.

Ha! I'm not just trying to toss in some terminology...I'm just using the product description of the commonly used moldings in my region, so its habit, that's all. https://metrie.com/search/#post-type=products&profile-types=architrave&materials=mdf&branch=na

Along the topic of considering door casing one should also consider if architraves will be used. No decent builder wants casing and architraves ripped into corners. And higher end homes often have casings wider than 3". So for such projects I allow hallway widths to be 4.5" more than the typical door size which varies from builder to builder. Some like 30" doors, some like 32" doors. When architraves (lintels in Chief) will be used, I allow 6". In either scenario, I always allow framer-friendly dimensions so that intersections of walls are easily laid out and framed using 2x lumber which results in happier framers, and straighter, more precise intersections, and then happier drywallers and finishers.

Just center it in the hallway to the left. I use center dimensions and inherently know the center dimension for a door from an adjacent wall, so for a 32" door it'll be 20" away from an adjacent wall to provide the 3" of framing. Temporary dimensions almost always provide the input option required, one one side of the door or the other, depending on which 'side' of the door you click on.

Yeah. Obviously you need to customize your drawing to your audience. I'd suggest that there's no point to providing dimensions to drain or fixture locations unless the builder asks for them and even then, only if the fixture models are known and the cabinet layouts are finalized, which is not typical for residential construction.

A simple way would be to have your plumbing fixtures on their own layer and define those layer settings for your foundation plan. The same would be true for a main floor framing plan. This starts messing a few things up from a layer control standpoint, like the lav in a base cabinet. My personal preference would be to use labeled CAD blocks representing only the necessary waste lines that penetrate the slab, footing, or walls.

Keep in mind that once you 'convert to text' it is no longer an actual schedule. If you prefer to use the text box, create a copy of the schedule, then convert that copy to text. Just make sure you do NOT end up with multiples of the same 'live' schedule.