Guest Constantin A Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Hello, Is there a way in Chief Architect (Premier X9) to automatically calculate the average roof height? Regards, Constantin A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Not that I know of , maybe the macro guys could come up with something, the info is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyatArtform Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 If you mean the kind of calculation for zoning and building code "Height, Building: The vertical distance from grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface" - we just strike a cad line in an elevation view and dimension it that way. A cad line will snap to "Mid" at the top of that wall. Be aware that some code officials want it at the midpoint from ridge to face of wall, not to eave. So documenting in section is going to give you a level of clarity that avoids future issues. In this one it was to eaves, so I didn't dimension to eave and ridge. Code officers that want it at face of framing will require those additional dimensions. And no - there is no automatic way. And yes you could do a macro, but this is faster. Sometimes you'll spend more time doing all the setup for the "easy" way than if you just did the Quick and Dirty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Quote And yes you could do a macro, but this is faster. I seriously doubt that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyatArtform Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said: I seriously doubt that. ok, try to do a macro!!! Or try to get Joe to do a macro.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Wendy if there is a macro in the plan it's already done as you draw the plan, how fast is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 OK, I'm going to chime in. Wendy's answer is the best (maybe the only) method. There is no way to do it with a macro since the elevation data isn't available for Roof Planes. Don't even bother to try to create a macro for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Joe, aren't ridge heights right in the roof DBX, I see it. most of the time anyone can use that info. and work with that. You must admit a macro would be faster than manually done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 23 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said: Joe, aren't ridge heights right in the roof DBX, I see it. most of the time anyone can use that info. and work with that. You must admit a macro would be faster than manually done. While those are in the roof dbx, they are not available as attributes that would be needed for a macro. Yes, if those attributes were available, a small macro could be used and simply added to each Roof Plane Label. Note that there isn't a "Default Label" for Roof Planes, so it's not something that could be set up in a Template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyatArtform Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Joe Macro has spoken. Dum Dum, Dum Dum. Duuummmm - (mic drop) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 all I'm saying is if a macro is possible and if Chief allows it ,(future feature) is faster. Possible for sure. Mic slam I see that Joe agrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 This discussion on roof calc is something i could use greatly as well. I hope Chief lets you guys use that data in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 In a Cross Section/Elevation view, select the line tool and use a Midpoint snap to find the center of the roof plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 6 hours ago, johnny said: This discussion on roof calc is something i could use greatly as well. I hope Chief lets you guys use that data in the future. There are some calculations that can be done - but they are limited to areas and pitch. The Elevations just aren't available to Ruby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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