Top Tips for X1

[louis]

Wendy,

How do get your framing to build right?

All framing builds (the program) relative to 0,0 or a framing reference marker which takes it's place.

Time for a class Wendy!

...and here is the costume.

[Joe Carrick]

He makes a statement and you are supposed to either figure it out yourself, or buy his training program. At least I think that is the motivation for being so vague.

[louis]

No Joe that's not the motivation at all. Joe have you ever noticed that I have more free stuff on my site than any other site on the web regarding Chief, and it explains things in great detail. I will happily pull the free stuff so you will have to buy the training program!

[WendyWelton]

Actually, I've been working blissfully unaware of the need. The only problem I've ever had with my framing was the one I told you about - which was a weird left field bug that only I seem to have triggered.

I put my joist directions in. I put in any bearing lines. I put my beams in. I adjust beam heights for flush framed or whatever. I set my defaults, define the framing for my roofs, window groups for single hole... I put the fire in the hole and I get lovely framing. There's usually a bit of tweaking, but not a lot, and I'm good to go. Oh - I do usually end up doing a single tweak to my roof heights and rebuilding framing - to get my birdsmouth depth exactly what I want for all my weird steep roofs and such.

[Ron Ravenscroft]

Good Idea I just haven't taken the time to develop layersets

[WendyWelton]

Joe,

That's just Louis being Louis. He's part of the atmosphere.

Katy!

Did you know your husband's been in my closet - again.

[WendyWelton]

Ron,

I only develop the ones for the layouts.

These Working ones are changed constantly on the fly. I open it, select all, turn all off, select the few that affect my current work, turn them on and/or lock and unlock as suits my needs, and off I go. The 10 seconds this takes more than pays for itself in speed editing. I fight snaps and things a lot less if there's less on screen.

[louis]

Oh, I thought that was my robe!

Louis, stay out of Wendy's closet!

Katy

[WendyWelton]

Hey Katy,

Did you know your husband's "in the closet" at all? And wearing flowers?

[WendyWelton]

oh my goodness, I've hijacked my own thread, and I think it's veering towards an unfortunate rating.

[Joe Carrick]

No Joe that's not the motivation at all. Joe have you ever noticed that I have more free stuff on my site than any other site on the web regarding Chief, and it explains things in great detail. I will happily pull the free stuff so you will have to buy the training program!

Really Louis, I thought you could take a joke

[louis]

I can Joe, it's very hard to tell when your telling a joke.

[Joe Carrick]

I can Joe, it's very hard to tell when your telling a joke.

Sorry Wendy - let's get back on topic.

[WendyWelton]

Yes - let's talk about Louis in that dress some more..

Kidding - yes - more tips, more tips, more tips.

Louis? Got anything good?

[louis]

Never wear hose with sandals!