rlackore

Glen, if you could do a video at your convenience, I would appreciate the additional instruction. I cannot get your technique to work. Yes, I can use the Concentric behavior to uniformly offset a polyline, but I cannot accurately control the offset distance. Perhaps it's something simple I'm missing, but I'm flummoxed. 

Bradley, you and I were on the same page back in 2017 with this Suggestion.

Like JT, I used SketchUp Pro with extensions, most importantly Helix Along Curve.

Here is one I rolled for myself: barrier dimpled drainage mat.calibz    Dimples Pattern.calibz

Insert the door off to the side of the window, then select the door and drag it into position, or use one of Chief's alignment tools to position the door.

Another option is to insert the window in the gable attic wall.

I don't see any problem when I print the 30x42 to PDF: Layout Concept 30x42 - Client Name.pdf

For quick-and-dirty shelving, you can use Chief's Shelf tool. Here's a stainless steel shelf I use for my commercial kitchen and restaurant work:

Advance Tabco Wall Shelf X11.calibz

Advance Tabco Wall Shelf X12.calibz

2 hours ago, pinehawker said:

That would be perfect I have several walls ie 30ft long with coolers o them and need to have a wall or soffit on top running the whole length. Could u tell me how you did that. Sorry I’m very new to this program. 

Could you use a soffit?

Two options:

1) Use a Post, which allows you to define the fill pattern.

2) Draw a CAD square, then convert it to a Polyline Solid, which allows you to define the fill pattern.

On 4/18/2020 at 2:06 PM, Kbird1 said:

@rlackore

 

Robert didn't you make a Tub similar to this for someone last year?

 

M.

Yes, it was a Hastings Chelsea 2.

 

 

 

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33 minutes ago, DzinEye said:

but in all sincerity I have to wonder why it's important to model all these layers in an existing condition?

Why do you assume this was for an existing condition? It was new construction. At the time (the original post was in 2015), I was only two versions into Chief (I started with X5), and I hadn't refined my workflow. But, as you noted, if you want as accurate a material take-off as possible, you need all the layers. Nowadays, since I don't use the material list, I've simplified my wall definitions, but at the time the layers were relevant.

30 minutes ago, MPDesign said:

I would propose that you should have 2 walls in that assembly. Interior energy wall and your foundation wall.

Model it like you build it!

Wow, my post was from 2015, using X7!

There are situations when using a furred wall leads to problems, especially in plans that have a lot of angles and difficult intersections. Sometimes I'll roll the furred wall into the "whole" wall definition, which is what Chief recommends in their reference manual:

As far as modeling like it's built, I don't think that is always a valid paradigm. Chief often requires us to use modeling techniques that provide the desired output, regardless of the "real world" sequence of construction. Heck, if I could model everything like it's built, there would be little need for the plethora of work-arounds that have been suggested in these forums.

 

 

 

 

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16 hours ago, RobWhite said:

Look like it is manually producing the vent in sketchup at the desired pitch and placing at the correct level.

You absolutely do not have to create a separate symbol for each roof pitch. Again, from my earlier post:

On 3/24/2020 at 7:39 AM, rlackore said:

After you've placed the symbol in the plan, open the Fixture Specification dbx and:

General>Elevation Reference>From Roof

General>Options>Flush Mounted

Then your single symbol will automatically adjust to the roof pitch:

Here's the symbol I used: CMI E-vent X11.calibz  cmi e-vent.skp

The.skp file is in 2020, so it has to be dumbed-down for Chief to 2019 or earlier. Chief doesn't bring in the geometry without a few artifacts, so there are some unwanted lines in vector view and in the auto-generated 2D CAD block. I modeled the grate with geometry, but you could just as easily replace it with a material if you have a good grate texture that you like. It's not perfect, but unless you're doing close-ups, it can work.

You can use a room divider, perpendicular to the railing. This will prevent the railing and the other wall from joining. Example (dividers in pink):

How about inserting this symbol:

Size it however you want, then draw a CAD Closed Polyline (or CAD Box) over the symbol and use Convert Polyline>Architectural>Hole in Floor Platform. In cross-section you get this:

14 hours ago, dskogg said:

Robert, does this work for water colour render? I have had a hard time getting these lights to show up in wc.

No, they only appear in Physically Based render mode, or in a Raytrace.

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, GeneDavis said:

Look at the product.  How would it even work unless placed along a ridge?  The manufacturer shows no variants of it for use at the upper edge of a shed (a.k.a. skillion) roof.

The manufacturer states it can be used for: 

Sloped roof skylights

Flat roof skylights

Vents for wet areas such as bathrooms, kitchens or toilets

I suspect they fabricate it to whatever pitch you desire, whether for a ridge application or a mono-slope application.

 

 

 

 

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17 minutes ago, GeneDavis said:

Since it sits on the ridge, half is on one roof plane, half on the other.  Not sure how a "sits on roof" symbol can work for you, for an item sharing planes.

I believe the OP's post states that he wants it to follow the roof pitch, not sit on the ridge as the manufacturer illustrates.

After you've placed the symbol in the plan, open the Fixture Specification dbx and:

General>Elevation Reference>From Roof

General>Options>Flush Mounted

 

 

 

 

47 minutes ago, Dermot said:

If you select the Object Layer Properties tool that appears on the Edit toolbar or in the right-click context menu, you can open a dialog that will show you the layer properties for all of the layers associated with the selected object(s). 

Thanks for the reminder about the Object Layer Properties tool - it's a gem that I don't use often enough. I've now assigned it a hotkey.

Can you turn off the relevant layer? That should hide the room dividers.

 

 

 

 

17 hours ago, LouFabb said:

What I see is a Siding -6 wall to select. When I select and extend that wall to fill in the sidewall hole and then change to Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom, the wall then is visible in plan view. Shows up in plan view. So I'm doing something wrong but have tried numerous times with no success.

If you select the Interior-4 wall while in Orthographic Overview, then adjust the settings as described, it will work. Don't mess around with an exterior Siding-6 wall, and don't drag any wall around - it's just not necessary.

One solution (there are more than one):

1. Delete that wall.

2. Shoot an Orthographic Full Overview. You'll see the Interior-4 wall; select it and Open Object.

3. Change the Wall Type to Siding-6 to match your other exterior walls.

4. In Roof>Roof Options, check Roof Cuts Wall at Bottom.

This gives you the desired exterior wall infill, while removing any wall in the interior.

Maybe this setting will help: Callout Specification>Text Style>Options>Rotate with Plan.