PitMan71 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 All I have been using chief for just over a month now, learning new things everyday I use it. I do this part time so I am not spending all day on it. Anyway, so far I am enjoying myself as I learn. However, there are time certain things that seem like they should be intuitive , sideline me for hours. I created a barn gable wood detail made up of 3d objects extruded from polylines. \|/ This way I could rotate in Z and move it as a single object into place. My plan was to explode it once in place because I wasn't sure exactly the size I wanted it to be til I viewed it on the front elevation. ANYWAY, I have it where I want now, BUT I cannot for the life of me figure out how to explode it back into its individual components again. I have looked online and the solution, explode cad block option, isn't available when selecting the object. The block has not been scaled at all. Based on the solution I have researched, my gut tells me that the "Explode CAD Block" tool is not for symbols like this since it doesn't show up. If there is some other method that I should follow to group object I am open to that as well. Thanks in advance for any direction you guys can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Thanks.... I knew I had done something wrong. Seems like what you are saying is that I should create an "Architectural Block" as opposed to a symbol, which is what I did. Imma gonna go try that now. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Okay....Created Arch block as recommended. Moved to the general area in the gable where I want it..... How can I move it up and down in the gable such that the bottom is at an exact ht above floor? In the elevation view the temp dims I get when clicking on it are not editable like in plan view. I also popped a dimension on there from floor and I can't edit it either when selecting the object. Also, there are no dimensions and such in the tables when selecting and opening the object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 What a super confusing thread. It's like overhearing only one side of a phone conversation in a public place. I can only assume that the person that was posting responses decided to delete their posts for some strange reason. Please don't do that because no one else can figure out what is going on. If you don't want to post publicly, then just send the poster a private message instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitMan71 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 Agreed.The responses were very helpful, so I am not sure why they would have been deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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