robdyck

You can add a 12" framing layer to the ceiling finish layers for the Porch. In your example, there are overlapping rooms (plan view) at different heights. Something has to give...they can't be the same and different.

In previous versions, the Layer Display dialog had an 'M' column that could be checked to include layers in materials lists, but of course those could be altered for every layer set, which increased the chance of user error. This was updated to a single layer set just for controlling materials list reporting. You could make copies of that layer set for specific purposes. Feel free to mark that post as 'solved'!

In the plan you made available, the layer I mentioned was not on in the Materials List layer set.

Gene, have you tried turning that layer on for the Materials List Layer set? (Framing, Deck at rear). Give it a shot and see what happens!

Put your mask on page 0 and use the drawing order tool to move it closer to the front than the default drawing order of 21.

You may want to be a bit more specific...or a lot more specific would be even better. A more detailed description of what you are trying to accomplish with some sketches or images would go a long ways.

The warning states that the values are based on the "preview", which is the preview panel visible while the Room Specification dialog is open. It calculates based on 100 sq ft, or in the case of metric, 9 sq m.

You'll need to adjust the wall layer intersections. wallcorners.mp4

Follow along in the example video. wallelevations2layout.mp4

Yes, it works!

@Joe_Carrick Thank-you! No one would ever just 'figure' this out, so I really appreciate it.

There is a ton of useful information for roofs that could easily be provided on a set of plans if Chief would give it's customers simple and reasonable access...which is not a materials list. And number formatting macros to remove the 15 decimal places are not reasonable either, which is why the new schedule feature is helpful. Designers need to be able to report more information on plan sets and it has to be automatic.

Is there any way to access the roof surface material only, in a roof plane schedule, without including all the substrate materials? I have more than 1 roof material and to automatically identify those in the plan view would be helpful.

That's for sure! Several years ago I had to frame a huge house where all roof planes front-to-back were 6:12 and all planes side-to-side were 7:12. Vulgar language was required! Wouldn't have bothered me if they were quite different, but 6's and 7's?? Not cool!

Click on one valley, press '2', then click on the connecting valley. Same for hips and ridges.

When adding the component for your fabric, you'll need to do the following: go to Count / Formula, select Insert Macro. Select Object Specific / Area. Then beside that, select Apply Formula to Source Object.

This info is inaccessible. When I need to report it, I do it manually.

You need to make the half wall a 'furred wall' in the Structure tab. However, there will still be some drywall missing, but on the ends instead of the back. This can be corrected by editing the wall layer intersections in plan view. Select the side walls, click the Edit Wall Layer Intersections tool and extend the drywall layer to the back wall. In the view below, I have simply 'painted' the drywall material to tile for the Shower room, so it's not 100% accurate but the principle applies. I would add backsplashes once the design was finalized.

And most importantly, include a disclaimer note that all RO's need to be confirmed with manufacturer or supplier specifications where applicable.

For the sake of a set of plans, it may be more sensible to include a list of RO spec's in a set of notes. But yes, you can set up the defaults in Chief to frame pocket doors correctly. I don't know the usual RO's in your region, but a general note might look something like this: • BIFOLD DOORS: WIDTH + 1 1/2" / HEIGHT + 1 1/2" • POCKET DOORS: (WIDTH x 2) + 1" / HEIGHT + 4 1/2"

Glad I could help and that it actually made sense to you!

If you're preference is that the cricket slope remain at 1/2:12, then we will need to alter the baseline. To do this accurately, we first need to know the baseline and ridge elevation of the cricket at 1/4:12. In your case, the baseline is 306" and the ridge is 308 1/4". The difference of 2 1/4" is the critical number. Then, we need to know the length of the valley. All we need to do is dimension it or open that line and check it's length, In this case, it's approx. 152". Now we need to know the angle for 2.25" of rise over 152" of run. I simply drew an polyline and measured the angle. Now we can turn on the roof baseline layer and alter it. Once that layer is turned on, select the cricket roof plane and drag the END of the baseline to the high point of the valley. Then open the cricket roof plane dialog and make sure the baseline elevation is locked. You can then slope the baseline by entering the correct angle. Then change the roof pitch to 1/2:12. The result is that the roof pitch is now tilted and sloping towards the valley.

If the cricket slope is reduced to 1/4:12, then they join nicely.

@ACADuser A The height issue you described comes from the fact that the main roof pitch is 1/4:12 while the cricket is 1/2:12. To get a nice 45 degree valley, they'd need to be the same pitch.

@ACADuser I'll take a look.