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Thread: x1.4 noted problems
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01-28-2008, 10:42 AM #31
Sarah,
One example.
http://www.lfcompany.com/louis/chief...%20Dimensions/
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01-28-2008, 11:44 AM #32
Christina,
In your situation zoom in and you will get a temporary dimension even though a manual is present.
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01-28-2008, 12:00 PM #33Registered User Promoted
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Originally Posted by louisLarry
Lawrence C. Kumpost, Architect
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be
stationery.
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01-28-2008, 12:02 PM #34
Larry,
Those are shutters and yes I'm sure it's not picking up one of those.
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01-28-2008, 12:42 PM #35Originally Posted by Larry Kumpost
What I can't figure out is where those gray dimensions across the top of the screen came from. Louis, do you have dimensions on layers not shown?Sarah Mitchell
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01-28-2008, 12:45 PM #36Member-Cliff Cain
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01-28-2008, 12:56 PM #37
The more I look at this the stranger it gets. On this plan so far all dimensions are on the default layer.
It seems that using temporary dimensions bring up auto dimensions that are tuned off. I have some auto dimensions but they are turned off. There are not dimensions on any other layers besides the two.
I'm getting this same action on a 10 plan. I did not remember them coming up even when they are off.
Which brings up this question. Do we need this kind of action?Last edited by louis; 01-28-2008 at 01:21 PM.
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01-28-2008, 01:40 PM #38Originally Posted by louis
If you find any other problems with temporary dimensions, let us know. I hope they're at the point now where they're useful.Sarah Mitchell
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01-28-2008, 02:00 PM #39Member-Cliff Cain
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I would prefer Temporary Dimensions ignore dimensions on other layers that are turned off, but still produce a Temp. dimension.
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01-28-2008, 02:05 PM #40
Cliff,
That is definitely what I would prefer.
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01-28-2008, 02:12 PM #41
Christina,
Look at this.
http://www.lfcompany.com/louis/chief...%20dimensions/
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01-28-2008, 06:29 PM #42Registered User Promoted
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I would prefer Temporary Dimensions ignore dimensions on other layers that are turned off, but still produce a Temp. dimension.
Just something to think about.Larry
Lawrence C. Kumpost, Architect
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be
stationery.
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01-28-2008, 07:16 PM #43Originally Posted by ambrozacWendy Lee Welton
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I wrote code in 1984 to make my Sinclair 100 - so I used to be a programmer! So I can say with authority how easy it is to program Chief features! ;-)
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01-29-2008, 08:13 AM #44Administrator
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I would suggest that a temporary dimension is only valuable if another dimension that locates things in the same way is not visible. I see no reason to clutter things up with duplicate dimensions.
The idea behind using the manual dimensions is that they probably locate what you want better than temporary dimensions. This may not be true in every case. Perhaps the solution is to check to see if the temporary dimension marked items are duplicated by another dimension.
Using the hidden dimensions instead of creating new temporary dimensions has been a feature of Chief for quite a few versions. I think we did this because someone asked for it, but I'm not 100% on that.
We added the ability to show temporary dimensions when other dimensions are not visible in X1. There is the possibility of a flaw in the logic that both Cliff and Louis have pointed out. Do both dimensions work to move the wall in these cases?Doug Park
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Chief Architect, Inc.
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01-29-2008, 09:27 AM #45Do both dimensions work to move the wall in these cases?
The idea behind using the manual dimensions is that they probably locate what you want better than temporary dimensions.Last edited by louis; 01-29-2008 at 09:36 AM.