Wall Dimensions... I'm sure I've done this before o_0

[Payne]

Is it possible to dimension a wall to all of its layers. Say if I have 2 leafs of 90mm brickwork and a 50mm cavity (common wall pretty much for me), can I dimension is on the actual plan view as 90/50/90?

I was sure I'd done it before, but I can't do it now. I could just be getting muddled and be thinking of a work around I did once for it or something. Just has me a little stumped

[David J. Potter]

Automatically, no, manually, yes, I do not consider that a work-round but rather just work.

DJP

[CliveD]

Hello Emm
As David said.
I do this all the time with manual dimensions and the 'add extension' handle. Only problem is loosing arrows and Chief have advise about that which I need to swot up on cause I loosing arrows on some dim. lines and not others.

[Glenn Woodward]

Clive,

Arrow heads do not display if the dimension is less than the arrow size.

[Payne]

I tried to add them manually but it wasn't working. I can get wall centers and exteriors, but not the separate wall leaf widths

[Payne]

Or I can get it to do one wall leaf and not the other

[Payne]

Ok, fixed it ^_^ something had happened with my 'dimension to this line' options for my walls. Silly little mistake that I won't make again. Thanks for the help though

[bones]

HI DAVID, CAN YOU HELP i have almost completed a plan for a friend of mine in mexico,i used metric dimensions but want to also see the plan in imperial dem. i looked all thru the help and cant figure it out. the problem is when i go to edit defaults dimensions there is no choice for imperial ,only metric,which i started drawing the plan with.when i go to new plan edit defaults dimensions i can choose either. i was told to look for format tool tab ,but cant find it,any ideas ? thank you Robert

[kenoeightspot]

In "secondary" dim. tab check include second format.

[bones]

thank you i cant find secondary dim. tab when i click on a dimension in this plan there still is no choice for imperial Doc1.doc

[kenoeightspot]

What version of CA. are you using.

[RMorrison]

I see you are on X1. Secondary dimensions are a feature that apparently was not available four versions ago. There was a metric template and an imperial template, and you had a choice when you started a plan, but were locked in once you started. You might try exporting a DWG file, then starting an imperial plan, and importing the DWG file -- appropriately scaled. I THINK convert lines to walls was available back then. You would then have two plans, but maybe that's helpful. In the future, please add a signature line that includes your Chief version.