Chrisb222

The auto function for this has been vastly improved in X11 over my earlier thread linked above. Here's one I did recently using pony wall and the Railing Follows Stairs setting: That's all auto-generated, no P-solids or anything added.

That made me laugh out loud. And then cry.

You can click on the extension and drag the length of it wherever you want. If you want all of them the same and you have a large number of them to move, you can click on the first one and drag it where you want, then open the DBX for the string and copy that extension's distance away from marked object and paste to other extensions, or use "apply to all"

That would make a great suggestion IMO. I would love to able to lock a layout page once it's finished.

Happening here too. One solution I found was printing directly from Chief. Not a solution for everyone, I know, but just throwing it out there.

No. I have asked for more control over the shape of line ends, like exists in other programs: In this example you can select a flat end with no cap, a round cap (the only option currently available in CA), or a square cap, as well as specify the shape of the corner. Maybe time for a reminder suggestion.

Nope, I just did it again, started with a new OOB Residential template, and after changing Window Schedule defaults to NOT include objects from all floors, created a new schedule for each floor, and changed the two second floor windows from W01 and W02 to W03 and W04. It's not a trick and it DOES work for what the OP wants, without macros. That's the point of my post. I've done this many times using copy/pasted schedules, new schedules, schedules from old plans... it works.

Guys, you can easily renumber the windows in a schedule using the method I described above. OOB, no macros. Window Schedule.plan

Easy, I do this on every plan. Once you have your second floor window schedule in place and set to display only the second floor windows, select one of the windows and hit the "down" button in the lower toolbar to move it down in numbering sequence. Keep hitting down (or UP) with each window to organize their number and place in the schedule as desired. See pic.

They don't show up in the project browser until you either save the camera or send the view to layout. If you did one of those, I don't know what the problem might be.

You'll find the definition of insanity doesn't always apply to Chief. Yes, try the same thing over and over, and expect different results. You might get lucky.

Curious. Why are you dimensioning to 1/16ths in your plan dimensions? Are you wanting a framer to visit your home in the night and leave a nasty gift?

Like this? 1411 Plan - CB.plan.zip

That is insane. I just spent an hour trying to remove unwanted, goofy-wide automatic exterior "trim" from a bank of windows, only to find this ^^ and learn that the wide interior casing that I need was causing the exterior shenanigans. Now to remove the interior casing and add manual moldings. ARRGHHHH Ah, the joys of Chief. Heading for the liquor cabinet..... BUT not before thanking you @solver for your presence here. I would've never figured that out. EDIT: For posterity, this pic shows the problem of the unwanted exterior "trim": This is the desired look, achieved by removing wide interior casing. Makes sense, right?

Yes, I've often had problems getting auto-build roofs to create this type of plane in one plane. Once I'm ready to turn off auto-build I fix it but it's close enough for a simple polyline union. When creating this type of roof by breaking the wall like in the OP plan, I have run into issues trying to place a door or window where the break is, so the gable line is a fast way to get the basic design going.

This ^^ plan has the wall layer on. You can see the gable line is snapped to the garage wall. It works.

Sure S.K.Fizette_Gable Line.plan

It did for me. Had to adjust the end points of the gable line.

You know what they say about talking to yourself....

That wall is already a gable wall.

The wall has to have a hip roof, and the gable line has to be outside the wall.

Eric's method in the video is really smart and works great. Another option for establishing a gable on a linear hip-roof wall is the Gable Roof Line tool. I don't do videos but if you look it up you'll find information about it, makes the process very fast.

I don't embed PDFs in Layouts, but I've read on here where people get around the bloat by converting the PDF to a JPEG.

This is why I always save a copy of every installer.

If you want to generate framing, use an invisible wall at the edge of the "soffit" to create a small room between it and the exterior wall. Make sure Walls, Invisible is checked to show in 3D views. You may have to fiddle with floor coverings, moldings etc for that little room.