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02-26-2011, 07:16 PM #1
How are you folks doing downspouts?
One aspect that still bugs me is downspouts. The symbols provided to do not stretch well horizontally. (The angled portion gets too thick or thin.) 3D molding polylines look good in elevation and section, but just show a line in plan, and aren't easy to move. Generally, I've been creating RWL's from the 3D molding polylines and then creating a 3D symbol for each project, but this seems inefficient. Maybe the thing to do is create symbols for varying roof overhangs, with different bottoms; elbow vs. straight.
Any other slick way that somebody is using?Richard
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Richard Morrison
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02-26-2011, 08:18 PM #2
Hi Richard,
Why don't you post a suggestion for a "Downspout Tool". I'm sure CA will get right on it.
ROFLOL....CGU
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02-26-2011, 08:23 PM #3Richard
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Richard Morrison
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02-26-2011, 08:36 PM #4
Can't Get Up
It's a Senior Citizen thing
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02-27-2011, 08:38 AM #5Registered User Promoted
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I guess I'm a true "Senior Citizen" because I don't even know what ROFLOL means. This must have to do with text messaging--right? I need a new diconary just for these abbrevations and I bet they probably have them on the internet so you can keep up with all the new ones. I'll have to look there and if I find one I'll keep it on my screen in the backround so I can stay "up to date" with this new "JGN" (Oh, by the way, this is "jargon") HA---senior citizen humor!
Larry Sweeney
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02-27-2011, 08:51 AM #6
TTTMEN
Time to take my exlax now.Perry
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02-27-2011, 08:52 AM #7
ROFLOL = Rolling on Floor Laughing Out Loud
ROFLMAO = Rolling on Floor Laughing My Ass Off
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IAE = In Any Event
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
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02-27-2011, 08:57 AM #8Registered User Promoted
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Joe-I wrote them down on a piece of masking tape and stuck them on the corner of my screen.
Larry Sweeney
Designer/Builder/Restorations/Period Cabinetmaker since 1972
Chief X5, AutoCad 2010
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02-27-2011, 09:32 AM #9
Larry,
The new written language:
Just use the first letter for every word; It is the reader's responsibility to dis-cipher. They (the reader) often assumes incorrectly, but who cares, it probably wasn't important anyway.Kind Regards,
Dave Pitman
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02-27-2011, 09:35 AM #10
Sorry Richard,
I agree Chief needs downspouts. They should be comprised of parts that can be interconnected to achieve a wide range of configurations.Kind Regards,
Dave Pitman
Current Version: X5
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02-27-2011, 09:50 AM #11
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02-27-2011, 09:53 AM #12
I did my downspouts in 3D using solids and boolean, and now they are showing up in my 2D floorplans!
Too much information! How do I get them off?Gene Davis
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02-27-2011, 09:55 AM #13
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02-27-2011, 10:42 AM #14D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
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02-27-2011, 12:50 PM #15Registered User Promoted
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I use the Chief gutters, which stretch reasonably well as can be seen in the attached elevation view. The 2D block on the other hand does not stretch well, but I don't show the gutters and downspouts in plan, I only show them in elevation. The 2D block could be corrected easily, but I've not needed it to look right in plan.