Doug_N Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Is there a way to have joists, rafters etc show as having a solid fill rather than hollow geometric shapes in cut views? Doug Norton Whitby Ontario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Hi Solver, I am talking about doing a cut in a perspective view. I sometimes include some views for clarification on a detail to a framer or some other trade. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Click on the Cross Box and Open it and change the fill as desired if I understand what you want to do? ***Looks like we posted at the same time....I assumed a section view....not 3D perspective..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Here is a view of what I am talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I think you need to convert your floor joists to solids to get what he wants for cuts like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 32 minutes ago, solver said: Michael (AlaskanSon) posted something that might do this. Just don't remember the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said: I think you need to convert your floor joists to solids to get what he wants for cuts like that. even P-solids and Slabs aren't really solid though , just 3D "faces" ( hollow cubes) which is the Issue in this case I believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 No , I mean real solids not p-solids, there is a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Perry there is a difference but not with respect to how it look in 3D with the cross section slider. I am not sure anything in chief is actually solid, even the solids. Can you tell me which is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 if you convert to a real solid then use solid subtract it will show a solid but right now its a lot of work to do it, so I don't. You must subtract a solid with a solid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_N Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Doing a bit more research I discovered this in a video. What does this do for cross sections from the cut slider? However that option seems to be missing in X10. Does anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 perhaps cos it's on by default? from the help file below...... not sure how it helps in this case ? but I think it is referring to the Fill Pattern/type such as under the Fill tab in some DBX's , I am thinking it is not referring to "Filling in" and making Framing "solid" Fill New Framing Members In Chief Architect X2 and prior, Fill New Framing Members was view-specific; in Chief Architect X10 it applies to the entire plan. As a result, it is turned off by default in legacy plans opened in version X10. See CAD Defaults Dialog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionkin_DESIGN Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I have the same question. Doug, did you figure it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I am not sure much has changed after a quick play , everything is hollow and solids or polyline Solids.......have the same issue if using the Cross Slider camera. This is a P.Solid Fir beam , using subtraction ( and concrete block in pic ) and Chief puts the end back on but explode the shape and it is hollow. Symbols are also hollow , see last pic of Fir 12 x 4 beam in CS Camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, ionkin_DESIGN said: I have the same question. Doug, did you figure it out? I believe Michaels video method that I posted above (that is not longer available ) utilized moldings and the use of 3D molding polylines and symbol offsets to achieve a filled member in a simulated section view. I think there is a limitation though in that you can only assign one material to each molding line used. So you could section an entire house by assigning it to a molding line but do you really want wood grain caps on your concrete slabs ? Perhaps there is a way around this problem but I am not sure what it is. Definitely not a checkbox in the cross section slider DBX although it would be nice it would likely take some seriously complicated programming. Depending on how serious you are you can also draw faces to fill in open section cuts but that is quite a bit of work, unless it is for a very specific purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionkin_DESIGN Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 At least I can sleep better now knowing I am not missing something. As Doug mentioned, these views would be nice to have for subs/GC's, also for creating custom details for annotating for CD's, but not mandatory. Maybe in the future we can have this luxury. Thanks for work arounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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