Tdgdesign Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Hey all! I find the standard cross section view output in Chief to be a mess but the cross section slider is pretty fabulous! Is there any way to export those views to scale? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 If the model is not built right then your cross sections will not be good and will be a mess. work on your model to get it as close to perfect as you can. For me I sometimes will have a problem with the foundation slabs but I can then use the auto detail tool to get that looking good. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvoyeDesign Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I use a backclipped cross section set to 24" depth. This guarantees to pick up a single framing member, and I only get 1 truss instead of a mess of multiple trusses with different webbing patterns. Some tweaking is sometimes required to position the cut plane in an ideal spot. I would argue also that most cut planes in a complex model you create aren't in the most ideal position to create a clear and easy to read section, and some compromise of automation, model accuracy and cad overlays is needed. If I spent time making my models accurate enough that any section I cut was perfect, I'd be wasting a lot of time for nothing. Good practices will get you close, and some extra work with cad overlays will get you to home plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdgdesign Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Thanks fellas. Jut dont get why we cant have the cross section slider feature perform as is and output to scale? Its output is really clean and informative. Why the cross section feature is so chaotic boggles my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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