djhplanning Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Does anyone have a method todraw a double, dashed cad line 4" apart to represent drain tile on the exterior of my foundation wall on foundation plans? I don't want anything special to show up when in 3D. The cad tools and line types are all 1 line only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlackore Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Just draw two CAD lines, 4" apart. If you're asking if Chief supports multi-line Line Styles, the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhplanning Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Thanks for the response Robert. I ended up creating an invisible wall with a dashed footing called drain tile. I have it on the footing layer so it appears with my footings. I have the wall specified as a foundation wall so the footing is actually my drain tile. I have the footing sized 4" wide by 4" deep. Even though it is square, it will serve the purpose. Now I can just select this wall type and draw 1 time around the foundation and not hassle with drawing 2 separate lines and going back and changing all the spacings between the two to 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Another option would be a 2" diameter cylinder (primitive solid) rotated 90 degrees to be flat and assigned a dashed line style. It can actually be set at a z height of -36" and stretched to whatever length you need. Yes, it's really 3D but you don't need to show it in 3D Views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Hey guys, just out of curiosity, could he also use a molding poly line (stupid huh?) maybe a closet rod profile? Just asking (but please don't make fun of me) :-) Joe I know you ask why would he (I guess I would ask that too)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, Evolution said: Hey guys, just out of curiosity, could he also use a molding poly line That works and it can turn corners as well. More than one way to skin a cat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, Joe_Carrick said: That works and it can turn corners as well. More than one way to skin a cat. Shucks, I think I deserve a one-up for that Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Morrison Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 1:38 PM, Joe_Carrick said: Another option would be a 2" diameter cylinder (primitive solid) rotated 90 degrees to be flat and assigned a dashed line style. I think you mean 2" RADIUS. Many years ago, my boss was telling me about a stair railing he had designed as a young architect for an airport. He accidentally wrote 2" R, rather than 2" D, on the condocs. Nobody caught it, and the contractor just went ahead and installed a 4" DIAMETER handrail, which looked silly, of course. When my boss went for a field inspection at the airport after the railing was installed, the contractor just grinned and said, "Nice rail, huh?" Not sure that exactly cemented the contractor/architect relationship, but the story made an impression on me thirty-some years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard_Morrison said: I think you mean 2" RADIUS. Many years ago, my boss was telling me about a stair railing he had designed as a young architect for an airport. He accidentally wrote 2" R, rather than 2" D, on the condocs. Nobody caught it, and the contractor just went ahead and installed a 4" DIAMETER handrail, which looked silly, of course. When my boss went for a field inspection at the airport after the railing was installed, the contractor just grinned and said, "Nice rail, huh?" Not sure that exactly cemented the contractor/architect relationship, but the story made an impression on me thirty-some years ago. Yep. Actually a 2.25" Radius would match the overall outside diameter of a 4" drain pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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