builtright3 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 In the attached picture I made the knee braces out of a poly line solid. All the post and beams are railing walls. My question is how can I put the knee braces in the library for future use. The patio cover is free standing and I will also need to put the knee braces at every post. I'm sure there as to be a better way to duplicate them but as a Psolid they are not very editable. I will take any ideas that anyone might have on my approach to build this free standing cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Can't you copy the P-solid into a blank plan and in a 3D view save it as a symbol ? not sure if Millwork or exterior Fixture would be best. M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkClemons Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 You can block them as an architectural block or convert them into a symbol as Mick mentioned: http://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00809/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I think I need to start from scratch with building this knee brace. I opened a new plan to draw it in but I'm not having much luck. Can someone point me in the right direction? As you can see in the attachment I built the knee braces but am having a hard time putting them in the library for re use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 To put them in the library you just need to select and add to the library. I was just trying to get something that would be resizable about the proper axis and that is a different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 To put them in the library you just need to select and add to the library. I was just trying to get something that would be resizable about the proper axis and that is a different animal. It does not give me the option to put it in the library when I select it. Not sure what I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 hold down "Control" and block it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Tommy is going to help me with this on line. Thank guys, I don't what to waste your time so I thought I better let you know. I'm also pressed for time to get this done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 hold down "Control" and block it. 'shift' works too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Quick vid - hope it helps. Lar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The benefit of not making it into a symbol is to be able to unblock it once brought into your new file and resize it easily. If you make it millwork it will not resize on the longitudinal axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 If you make it Exterior Fixture it can be resized in all directions independently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumbleChief Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 The benefit of not making it into a symbol is to be able to unblock it once brought into your new file and resize it easily. If you make it millwork it will not resize on the longitudinal axis. Good one Alan, of course I was just showing one way to do it and did not know that about Exterior Fixtures, Thanks Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Thx Larry always good to see some else do it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneK Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 wye bracing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I don't like the way this will resize as a symbol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 If you make it Exterior Fixture it can be resized in all directions independently. I tried this and I couldn't get it to resize the way you say. Not sure what I might be doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Here is the final out come of my free standing patio cover. I went with different colors of materials just so we can see clearly the different types of materials. I only hope I can remember how I did this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_NY61 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Joey, your typical deck bracing is 2 feet below the bottom of the joists or girder at a 45-degree angle to the beam and joists. You don't really need to resize the braces for the deck and reuse the same one for all deck applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Joey, your typical deck bracing is 2 feet below the bottom of the joists or girder at a 45-degree angle to the beam and joists. You don't really need to resize the braces for the deck and reuse the same one for all deck applications. Sorry Greg but I don't understand your comment. This is a patio cover with knee braces that I'm working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCTiger Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 G'day Larry humble chief...found that video very helpful, thanks for taking the time. However I did find that saving as an exterior fixture didn't go so smoothly (waaaay above my paygrade). Perhaps something to do with resizing object vs object edge?? Ok now I'm just rambling..back to my first comment, thanks for taking the time. I've just noticed the date on this thread..are there any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/11/2018 at 9:27 AM, BCTiger said: G'day Larry humble chief...found that video very helpful, thanks for taking the time. However I did find that saving as an exterior fixture didn't go so smoothly (waaaay above my paygrade). Perhaps something to do with resizing object vs object edge?? Ok now I'm just rambling..back to my first comment, thanks for taking the time. I've just noticed the date on this thread..are there any updates? To save as a Exterior Fixture (symbol) you need to be in a 3D view with only the Knee Brace visible ..... This is the basics but the 1st pic of the kitchen is totally misleading...... you can't make the Oven cabinet a symbol from that view... as EVERYTHING in view will be added to the symbol...... https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00809/converting-an-object-into-a-symbol.html M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Bringing this subject back from 2015 for Knee Braces, With all the upgrades to CA since 2015 does anyone have any better ways to do Knee Braces? I’m still using the same method. I just put them in the drawing from my user library and unblock them and resize them as needed, if needed but still a little awkward and time consuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheifJesse Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Hi! This is exactly what Im looking for. Can you point me in the direction, hopefully a video or tutorial, that shows how to create those knee braces. Im creating a mountain style home, hopefully a Timber frame hybrid. I understand you draw them with a polyline first. Im so new to this Id love to find a detailed explanation. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNestor Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 @ChiefJessie @builtright3 Made you a video on how to make a bracket you can stretch... How To: Create a Bracket that you can stretch uniformly - Watch Video 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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