Remodel Plan - How not to show demo'd room in 3D Camera ?

[Artistic Design]

I am working on my first remodel plan and have the as built plan completed. I have one room that is to demo and will add another two story addition in its place. I have moved walls, windows, doors and misc existing items to a Demo layer and can turn them off in 3D. I am faced with the remaining room items... slab, moldings, floors, etc. Is there any way to put these on a layer that can be turned off as well and not delete the room?

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Thanks!

[Tommy Blair]

Alicia, I don't approach or believe in doing remodels the way you are doing it. Of course some will dissagree. I will be surprised if you don't have problems down the road. But something you could try is to make one of the walls "no room definition".

[Artistic Design]

Tommy

I am open for suggestions! I was trying to follow the video series on Chief for remodels..

[dshall]

Wasn't there a thread on this very topic about a week ago? You might want to do a search a read that thread.

[Tommy Blair]

Alicia, try looking at this thread:

http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....awing+remodels

[Artistic Design]

Tommy

The no room definition does allow it to be not selected to display in 3D .... However, I lost my room structure and it is popped up in the air when you show it... not a great answer.

How should I approach this?

[Tommy Blair]

Tommy

The no room definition does allow it to be not selected to display in 3D .... However, I lost my room structure and it is popped up in the air when you show it... not a great answer.

How should I approach this?

Like I said, I don't use this approach. See reply #5. I will clarify a little. I don't do existing and proposed plans in one plan file.

[Artistic Design]

I did search but probably didn't have the correct terminology... Can you give me an idea of what search items to enter?

Thanks

[lbuttery]

Alicia:

at this time Chief doesn't allow for rooms to be totally invisible

we don't have total layer control to make this possible

until Chief allows for the as-built and the remod and various alternatives to co-exist in one plan
you will have to create separate plans

Softplan has this feature but Chief doesn't - maybe some day ???

Lew

[Artistic Design]

Tommy

If I understand from the prior thread, I should just dump the idea of keeping new and remodel in one file. - I have created an "as built" mask and positioned it in the plan. Then have the "as built" file and the new version of the remodel plan in separate files? I should be able to set up roof alternatives,etc using different layer sets? -- Then feed different plan sets into one layout?

[Tommy Blair]

Tommy

If I understand from the prior thread, I should just dump the idea of keeping new and remodel in one file. - I have created an "as built" mask and positioned it in the plan. Then have the "as built" file and the new version of the remodel plan in separate files? I should be able to set up roof alternatives,etc using different layer sets? -- Then feed different plan sets into one layout?

Alicia, sorry but I have a football game starting in a little bit. After the game (around 3:00pm central time), I'll be happy to do an online meeting with you and show you how I do it. Yes, I have an "existing/demo" plan. I do a save as to a proposed. In my existing/demo plan, I show everything that will be demoed and hatch the walls are demo. In my proposed plan, I generall hatch the existing walls. You'll find people here do remodels differently, but I don't do it all in one plan file.

[Artistic Design]

Tommy

Thanks! That will get me started. I can catch up later.

Hope your team wins!

[perryh]

2 separate plans, 1 for the existing ,and 1 for the remodel. Use cad lines for the wall removal,( the quick way), or do what I like and use a cad mask of the existing, set behind the floor plan, so when you remove a wall the mask wall and windows and doors shows up.

[Artistic Design]

OK... Thanks!

[Tommy Blair]

Alicia, yea we won and won our division. If you want to do an online meeting, send me an email to my email address in my signature. If you do, I'll get the laptop out.