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Walls - Normal - Attic Wall, the "attic wall" setting, found as part of the "General Tab", places the so marked wall on the "Attic Wall" layer operationally. DJP
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You need an image of several pieces of siding to use as a custom material, not just one piece to get the effect you want or make one. DJP
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Send me a copy of your .plan file and I will fox the roofs, I charge $75.00 per hour. Sincerely DJP David Jefferson Potter Chief Architect Inc Software Consultant/Teacher/Designer/Drafter 3101 Shoreline Drive #2118 Austin, Texas 78728 Tel. 512.518.3161 E mail:c16467@gmail.com http://djpdesigns.com My You Tube Channel Free Chief Inc video Tutorials My Facebook Page
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Need A Structural Engineer For My Plan
DavidJPotter replied to JoshPoget's topic in Seeking Services
Try your Yellow Pages for where the home is to be constructed for a state licensed structural Engineer and share with them using AutoCAD exported views of the plan and elevation views. DJP -
I can help you but I charge by the hour...let me know. DJP
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Me too! DJP
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In an elevation camera view it and every other camera view and plan view each has their own "Display Options" dialog where in the plan view or camera view named layers can individually be checked ON or OFF. Your Wall Layer Names layer is obviously ON in the Display Options dialog for that view you are sharing. DJP
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Making temporary dimensions - permanent
DavidJPotter replied to ChiefUserNemo's topic in General Q & A
I agree with "DB" in that temporary dimensions are programmed to do what they do and I know of no way to reprogram them. So what you can do is to study the Dimension Defaults you DO have and work with those as intended (programmed) . What is there gives you lots of elbow room for customization within its basic programming: it is up to you to learn that programming, controlling and custom use. DJP -
Of course not, until you successfully create something one travels from unknowingness to then knowingness or competence. Every one has to do this, to walk this hill. You have lots of free resources (Chief, YouTube, and other sites with helpful videos). Take it a piece at a time: first go to the Chief website and "search" using the term "curved roof" to start. Sudy the results and then create a useful product then on to the next needed items till you obtain your desired effects. DJP
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Unless you have set up "Auto Rebuild Framing" you thereafter must manually reorder framing to be rebuilt after making 3D changes like adding wall penetrations like windows and doors. DJP
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In an elevation camera you can draw temporary CAD lines that you can precisely dimension and use to locate the column's centers as you wish. DJP
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Practice altering the indicated fields in the active camera's dialog box. DJP
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Older versions of Chief export to whatever was up to date when that version was released in terms of AutoCAD. I know NOTHING about REVIT. I have been doing this job for over thirty years. I commonly just export the .dwg as a "R 14" .dwg and never had any complaints from others. DJP