gdesignbuild Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Good evening! I have to change some plans that have a LOT of sono tube (pier footings) for decks. It seems that I can only change the 'arc radius' of one at a time and not when selecting multiple. I've been on a bit of sabbatical but I feel like I have previously figured out a way to change all of the desired piers at one. It's just not coming back to me... Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, gdesignbuild said: Good evening! I have to change some plans that have a LOT of sono tube (pier footings) for decks. It seems that I can only change the 'arc radius' of one at a time and not when selecting multiple. I've been on a bit of sabbatical but I feel like I have previously figured out a way to change all of the desired piers at one. It's just not coming back to me... Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you! Try using the transform replicate tool to resize them all at once. In example, you have 12” pier ftgs and you want 18” = group select them all and use the resize tool to add 50%… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, rgardner said: Try using the transform replicate tool to resize them all at once. In example, you have 12” pier ftgs and you want 18” = group select them all and use the resize tool to add 50%… Did you test that Ryan ? It seems to have a fairly detrimental effect. I think I have edited one and copied it around to the other locations before but I think I remember a discussion with Dermot about this one time but can't seem to remember what the solution was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I haven’t done it in a while but seems like there was a specific order to it. Not at my computer at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Here it is: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge_Runner Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Chopsaw said: Did you test that Ryan ? It seems to have a fairly detrimental effect. Indeed it does. If you group select them, notice the center of the group. That is where they will resize from and it gives weird results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 18 hours ago, gdesignbuild said: Good evening! I have to change some plans that have a LOT of sono tube (pier footings) for decks. It seems that I can only change the 'arc radius' of one at a time and not when selecting multiple. I've been on a bit of sabbatical but I feel like I have previously figured out a way to change all of the desired piers at one. It's just not coming back to me... Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you! I'd suggest making your own deck foundation piers / piles that can be saved to your library. These could be rapidly placed using sticky mode and Chief's piers can be deleted. Anyone building in a region where there's frost should be adding a footing of some type underneath the pier to prevent friction uplift due to frost. Chief's auto piers for decks don't include a footing option. So library items work really well. Here's a snippet of a few I use depending on the region and builder. The nice thing about these being in your library is you can have preset heights, depths, components, pricing, labels, etc. We have a choice for these type of items: click our way through Chief's dialogs, then edit, or find quick ways to do repetitive tasks right the first time. And, if I need to make a wholesale change, Replace From Library is available for my footing symbols. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Very nice Rob. I do it very much the same way. Just one little clarification though, Chief's piers do have a footing option it is just that the options available are not used by anyone in my area any more that I am aware of and I am not sure there is any sort of a default for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 4:45 PM, Chopsaw said: Chief's piers do have a footing option Yes, but not auto through the Deck Room Spec dialog, correct? And the shape of the footing follow the shape of the pier (which is simply a slab), so no square pads under piles. I've never seen a footing contractor with round pad footing forms on their trailer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, robdyck said: Yes, but not auto through the Deck Room Spec dialog, correct? And the shape of the footing follow the shape of the pier (which is simply a slab), so no square pads under piles. I've never seen a footing contractor with round pad footing forms on their trailer! I must be missing something. Chiefs decks have a round pier with a square pad option OOTB? Or I guess we are talking post to pier to footing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Renerabbitt said: I must be missing something. Chiefs decks have a round pier with a square pad option OOTB? No, they don't. I was demonstrating to the OP my use of my own library symbols for deck piers. Footings can be added to deck pier foundation after they're built, however the shape of the footing will follow the shape of the pier. And if auto build for decks is on, that footing will disappear when the deck is re-built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, robdyck said: No, they don't. I was demonstrating to the OP my use of my own library symbols for deck piers. Footings can be added to deck pier foundation after they're built, however the shape of the footing will follow the shape of the pier. And if auto build for decks is on, that footing will disappear when the deck is re-built. See me edited post, they do have that option. Seems you are specifically talking about an assembly that has a pad footing, a round pier, and a framing member to beam. If I just want a square pad footing to pier to beam..that option is available OOTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said: See me edited post, they do have that option. Seems you are specifically talking about an assembly that has a oad footing, a round pier, and a framing member to beam. If I just want a square pad footing to pier to beam..that option is available OOTB So, You've used the "post" to act as a "pier". The deck Room Spec does not allow for a beam, post, pier and footing. Edited November 1, 2021 by robdyck My Bad, didn't read that thoroughly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_Canada Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 31 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said: I must be missing something. Chiefs decks have a round pier with a square pad option OOTB? Or I guess we are talking post to pier to footing? never thought of that, that will be useful for decks less than about 30" above grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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