Fail - Cad To Walls


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I've tried to use this tool for the room that is dimensioned

 

but no joy

 

I use the wizard and nothing happens ???

 

is it possible to use CTW on this plan ???

 

if so, with what settings ???

 

I know it can be traced but was hoping CTW would work

 

I haven't tried CTW since Ver 9.5 as it never seemed to work then either

 

Lew

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Yes ... I tried it.  What I did .... Export your .plan as a dwg ... save to desktop ... open a new plan .... import the dwg into your new plan .... turn off CAD default ... what I had left was one little chunk of wall Chief extracted from all that stuff in your plan.

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I don't think that CA could be expected to create walls from cad that has such a varied wall thickness represented.

 

Alan:

 

since I have never had any success with CTW

I suspect this tool is "worthless"

 

I think you are looking for a button called "Draftsman for Hire"

 

no, I was hoping a Chief feature would work as intended

 

I had already anticipated that tracing would probably be needed

but wanted to check if any others more skilled than I could get the tool to work

 

Lew

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I think the main problem is with what you are working from to begin with.  As you and many others have stated over the years, Chief is not a perfect "DO-IT-All" program and expecting it to create walls from that "MESS" is stretching it IMO.  Give Chief something decent to work with in the beginning and I think it performs quite well.  Nuff said.  Draw over that mess and don't worry about the small stuff. 

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Curt:

 

thank

 

not sure why the plan Is a mess ?

 

the current building manager "inherited" the plan

 

it is a 1921 HS converted to a arts and cultural center

 

no idea who drew the plan

 

I have iittle experience with AutoCAD plans so wasn't sure

if it was the plan or CTW

 

time to do a trace :)

 

Lew

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Lew:

 

I have a good friend who is our local Logix ICF dealer.  You can't believe some of the "chicken scratching" he gets that people (including contractors) give him to do estimates from.  Some he's shown me would almost make your CS look pretty good.

 

I have been pretty fortunate with many of my customers in that they know how to put together a decent sketch of what they want.  Granted, the walls are usually just lines so most of the sketches end up growing in size once I create the model ... but I always tell them ahead of time that that might happen depending on the room sizes they are using.

 

Below is a drawing I received from a customer that was done with Windows Word I believe.  He did a pretty incredible job in my opinion.  I just imported that drawing into a new plan, resized it properly and then drew the walls over the top of his drawing.

 

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Lew:

 

I don't understand how you can get frustrated drawing walls over someone's conceptual plan, regardless of how good or how precise the drawing you get is.  You just do it.  It's part of the process ... ideas to reality.  Sometimes it takes a lot of back and forth to get there, but eventually that happens or the project is scrapped for some reason.  At least the party who did the drawing has given you a starting point ... an idea of what they want.  You don't have to start from scratch.  That's what makes Chief so great as an object based program ... you can usually get to a decent model fairly quickly and can present your customer with some 3D to WOW them and your on your way.

 

Don't get me wrong ... I realize there can be things with a sketch or drawing that we know just won't work ... but you work through that by giving your customer good advice based upon your knowledge and experience.  Not all the avenues to a final plan are on paved roads.

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Curt:

 

I am the client for this project :)

 

I have leased that space to start a museum

 

there are 3 rooms inside that space which the plan doesn't show

 

I have to go there soon and get the dims

 

yeah, I know how to create a wall type about that thick and trace over it etc

 

with my health issues I have little patience for "frustrations"

with a plan that has "issues"

 

my partner/friend is better at dealing with them

 

could I do it - yes

I choose not to ....

 

I probably shouldn't be doing the museum

but my preservation friends will help and I will hire the rest out

 

I will only be able to be there two maybe three days a week

and by appt.

 

other times will depend on volunteers :)

 

Lew

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When I purchased my spread here the main house was

in the middle of a major (non-permitted) remodel. I asked

the owner (a sweet old lady) if there were some plans of

the project so I could see what she had envisioned for

the project. She assured me she had some plans and

that she would dig them up for me. Well, here's the plan. 

 

 

Floor Plan Drawing.pdf

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When I purchased my spread here the main house was

in the middle of a major (non-permitted) remodel. I asked

the owner (a sweet old lady) if there were some plans of

the project so I could see what she had envisioned for

the project. She assured me she had some plans and

that she would dig them up for me. Well, here's the plan. 

Rich,  for a very large fee,  I can smooth out some of the rough edges.

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Rich,  for a very large fee,  I can smooth out some of the rough edges.

This price seems a little low to me for a such a huge amount of work. 

 

For an extremely large consultation fee and a moderately high markup I think I could find an exorbitantly high priced architect to get them finished up to the point you could hire Scott at a relatively low rate to clean the plans up and add a few crappy ray traces to sweeten the deal.

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Rich,  for a very large fee,  I can smooth out some of the rough edges.

 

I will do it for slightly less!

 

I won't do it at all

 

This price seems a little low to me for a such a huge amount of work. 

 

For an extremely large consultation fee and a moderately high markup I think I could find an exorbitantly high priced architect to get them finished up to the point you could hire Scott at a relatively low rate to clean the plans up and add a few crappy ray traces to sweeten the deal.

 

Wow! Now I see what everybody is talking about

when they point out how helpful everyone on this

forum is. ;)

 

And Perry, thanks for your generous offer. :D

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