MarkMc

It's also possible to alter the stretch planes/zones and shrink away portions of a symbol. Combined with Tommy's tip there's a lot you can do.

The commute would be a bit rough but seriously this is pretty simple anyone can do it pretty quickly. -New plan with 4 walls and no room molding. -Place hood of your choice from the (new) Stanisci catalog -Take a back clipped section through the side of hood. Draw an arc, adjust to match hood. Convert arc to 3d molding line. Add molding and adjust size. - then in elevation from front move the "strap" to position. Transform replicate "copy" to add a second strap; adjust position. Repeat as needed. - in plan add molding line. Wrap front of hood. Add another for top of hood. - finally 3d perspective, turn off any layers not needed. In this case would only have fixtures interior and moldings (which is why the room molding was removed) . Convert to symbol, advanced options. May sound complicated but if I were at the computer it would be finished in the time it took to write this on the phone. Stretch a little, use the tools already available and "yippee, I did it" .

Just saw this. Yes done in chief as I described in post. Texture is in my library as "ss bump". Got it on the forum some time ago (don't remember who to thank) Did the texture come through with the symbol library or just in the image?

this used hood from the new Stanisci catalog.-take a hood and add moldings- make curves in section view from side and copy/move from the front. All pretty quick, save the plan file to make new ones later Stanisci w straps.calibz

I've been using Bluebeam PDF Revu (standard) for 7-8 yrs. Included with a license is Bluebeam Studio which does what you are asking AFAIK but I rarely use it-my clients not that sharp. Though I expect with changes to business model a different client base will. BB is up to about $350 a seat discounts after 5 seats. When I bought it was about $150 -still think it's worth it now-the second most used program I have. I had one client doing Google Docs and I hated it. Found it cumbersome and I want control.

I do what Micahel does since I need to order the cabinet with opening sizes correct. For the appliance I usually alter the symbol to be just that part that sticks out and has the correct overall dimensions. It's easier than trying to make the symbol fit into the correct opening size. In those cases with multiple appliances and different size openings size the cabinet for the widest opening. Split openings that need to be narrower in the DBX and have separations or blank areas to shrink the opeing.

I've been using Basecamp for 10 yrs or so, primarily for: files, images, threaded messages; occasionally for todo lists, calendar, I don't use the whiteboard. Web meetings I use Zoom.us. Had a full account for a while but didn't use it enough so now use the free one on one version.

Some elevation veiw- grid off, no background, only plants on- File, Export Picture, transparent background, Should save as a PNG. Sure you can do a batch. Just when you go to crop in image editor do save as with them. .These have color on.

Place 3 D tree you like in blank plan, change view to one that suits you (vector, duotone, technical, watercolor-with or w/o color) Export image with transparent background. Crop the image and save in data folder, images. Replace image for the 2D plant that is similar. Add to library. Pretty quick once figured out.

Here are a few other ways to do it- simplest are the two on the right (edited oops) which have valance added in the accessories tab- one on the right has a custom symbol with returns. The three on the left are not for the faint of hear to work out, takes a bit of practice and trial and error. Those have a custom door symbol that is a valance added. The last one on the left is a cabinet used as a base with custom door symbol- then stick another cabinet on top. Symbols are all in the plan. To learn from them open the objects DBX and also open the symbol DBX to see what is going on. I don't set valances to stretch in the middle, rather usually part way- open the symbols. Base w valance.plan

I get an average CPU usage maxing at 7.3%, minimum around 5 depending on view. GPU 17-25% on load depending on view, using 1000-11000 mb gpu memory, 1.5 GB Ram. Plan works fine on mine.

If there was an announcement of this I missed it. The complete line of Stanisci Hoods is now at the 3D library. Very large variety, are used by numerous cabinet manufacturers, or can be sent to you mfg for finishing (if they do that) I'd been collecting some from Trimble 3D warehouse over the years but then they went away. I'd asked Stanisci about it, goes to show once in a while a mfg listens Pleased as punch.

By bottom do you mean the toe height on the sides, the floor of the cabinet, or just the front of the bottom rail?

You don't have to reset toolbars for the library browser, use View-Library browser. Sometimes if you tear off a view, close the library there and close the program the browser is not there on reopen.

Preferences, new plans. Be sure to pick something from the Template folder.

One more thing -learn about importing defaults. Makes it easier to change brands or construction among other things.

Set your default template to have the correct top drawer height and toe size- whatever you like for the rest (wall cab height-counter overhangs and corners etc) I place the most commonly used mfg doors, along with species, colors and moldings-some other parts into a folder in my user catalog. Then point the default cabinet door and drawer to one of those. It is much easier to navigate in one folder than be clicking around all the catalogs. Note be sure to set the default door style for applied panels to match. So go and design -to change door style you then only have to change the default door style and everything placed (that you didn't alter) will change. To change those that you altered you can drag the door symbol onto it in a 3D view. So to affirm what Richard said. Get to know the program and what it does and doesn't do-in particular explore defaults and pay close attention to those that are "dynamic" Noted with a (D). Look around the forum for old posts in tips and elsewhere. Another useful thing to do for specific cabinet brands is to make several cabinets that require either configuration (drawer bases, micro) , a special label (trash pullouts, etc), or added code for modifications in the OIP feilds. Place those in your user library folder for the brand. These should only be made from the cabinets using the Build, Cabinets -do NOT use the Chief core library cabinets. Only those from the build menu will follow defaults dynamically. After doing your plan you use "replace from library" to place those cabinets where you need them. (I make drawer bases at 15" wide so they will always fit) Here is one of my mfg folders in the user library along with an expanded view of one brands cabinets there.

I usually convert pdfs either to png file (I use BlueBeam PDF Revu for that) or if it was not scanned or otherwise crummy I use PDF2CAD to convert to a DWG. file. Both programs have fully functional trial versions available. DWG can be edited and is easier to scale- I import those to a CAD detail, place on a special layer, block, copy and paste into floor plan. PNG can be scaled, easier than pdf IMO but still trial and error.

Zipped plan used to make the one pictured. Used a wall cabinet, included panel for glass (though it's cherry when you look at it) used as side panel inset in cabinet. Open DBX to see cabinet structure. Adjust to what you need and convert to a symbol. Garage Door.zip

You are looking for it to dimension the casing itself. I've never tried that, always just call out the casing. The "sides" are the outside of the window. AFAIK Cheif won't dimension to the inside of the casing but as I said I never tried. FWIW your overall width casing to casing is correct.

I use distance rounding, grid snaps OFF. Locate casings DO NOT locate sides it only confuses things. I use Premier and don't remember if you have control over all the following in Interiors.... Dimension should equal-window width + casing width times 2 + 2 times the difference between "overlap frame" (default is 5/8) and frame dimensions (default is 3/4") So a 30" window with 3-1/2 casing will give you 37-1/4" casing to casing.

X8 came out in 2016 so you may need to have them save the SU files to an older version. For safety I'd go back a bit.

Suggest you reconsider and do something along the lines of Chopsaws suggestion. IRL the sanest way is to at least fur the wall out to deal with framing and that part is exterior. Make a wall type for the furred section. You will give up at least 1-1/4" somewhere in the vanity run. The attached gives up a little more but wall framing is simpler.

Yes you can. You really need to simply try this eh? in Chief create a cabinet schedule. Do it on a cad detail (best practices) Select it (it will be highlighted) copy it (use ctrl + c) open a blank spreadsheet, paste. Then save -as xls, csv, whatever you like. What you need to know is what the "header labels" for each column needs to be for them to import it. You can open a previous CSV file to see. Check the format if any for numbers that they are using (fractions or decimals) Might be the only thing you have to mess with-changing from fractions to decimals would be easiest in the spreadsheet. schedule to spreadsheet.mp4

Another tactic I use is to force folders to the top of the user library combined with a filter for the user library. Have one folder (spaces in the front of name) " _most", another per project " A_projectname" a few others I move around that are needed often. Spaces in the front of the name forces the folder up the chain. One advantage is that when using replace from library- the program will automatically look in the folder the object being replaced is in, saves clicks.