Demo Plan Best Practice

[Ringos]

Trying to stay up-to-date on best practices. Chief makes a video of a process but then I don't ever see an update for years. I am wondering if there is any new developments in the chief program that makes this better?

 

I've been using this as-built to demo to new construction method

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/9867/remodel-process.html

 

Which is creating the as-built, then duplicating that and continuing to develop the demo and new construction, then overlaying the as-built on the remodel. 

 

What has been the best for others?

[SHCanada2]

for complicated ones, that is what I do.

 

For just removing a wall, I hatch a polyline over the wall and note it as being removed

[Ringos]

SHCanada. When you hatch over a wall, it is not removed, right? So it still shows up on elevations and renderings?

[Renerabbitt]

I find that I very rarely need a separate as-built file from a demo file, the two can be one in the same for most JAH across the country

 

[Ringos]

Renerabbitt So how do you do it?

[SHCanada2]

2 hours ago, Ringos said:

SHCanada. When you hatch over a wall, it is not removed, right? So it still shows up on elevations and renderings?

I remove the wall or portion thereof if I am going to render(sometimes it is just a wall in a closet or bathroom or in a hall, which may not get rendered, so the wall does not need actually be removed), and just leave the hatched polyline on the plan view. I dont do as built renders, only proposed.

 

Below is walls cut back, and pline left in its place, as there were renders showing the dining from the kitchen

 

Edited October 22 by SHCanada2

[Ringos]

Shcanada. Thank you. Are you just using cad box with hatching then instead of the wall hatch tool?

[SHCanada2]

2 minutes ago, Ringos said:

Are you just using cad box with hatching then instead of the wall hatch tool?

exactly. I pick which one to use depending on it it matters if there is still a "wall" there or not. For the wall hatching tool, if you want only part of the wall, you have to break up the wall, just as aa FYI

[Ringos]

I liked the ease of using the wall hatching tool, but I don't see there is a way to leave the hatching and remove the wall.

 

Super helpful, thank you.

[joey_martin]

Draw your existing plan, Save As to create your proposed plan, once you have everything designed and client approved, go back and make your existing plan the EXTG/DEMO Plan.

[SHCanada2]

4 hours ago, Ringos said:

I liked the ease of using the wall hatching tool, but I don't see there is a way to leave the hatching and remove the wall.

never tried that

[Ringos]

Thanks Joey. Then there must be a way to reference both of them in layout?

[joey_martin]

2 minutes ago, Ringos said:

Thanks Joey. Then there must be a way to reference both of them in layout?

Yep. No limit to the number of plan files in your layouts.