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04-03-2013, 02:10 PM #1
Gerry,
Thanks for the confirmation on the slab quantity.
I still maintain that the insulation is coming from the walls main layer.
I can draw the cavity brick wall with a water material for the cavity and the ML gives me bricks for both wall skins, the water in the cavity AND the wall insulation.
Even your attached plan is giving wall insulation because there is only 1 wall layer, which is the main layer and hence automatically generating the insulation.
Can you post a plan that doesn't show any insulation for the wall?Glenn
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04-03-2013, 02:35 PM #2
Nope -- I was kind of hoping you could show how? Can't get rid of it or ceiling ins.
Curious thing. If I change the gap to Insulating Foam Block, then I get a double count of both wall batts and blocks. Doesn't seem right?
If the gap is just wall insulation, then I only get one count.Gerry
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04-03-2013, 03:27 PM #4Glenn
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I can't seem to get rid of insulation over a garage roof.
There is no room above this and there is no insulation showing in the garage walls.
When I remove ceiling from this area then insulation is not calculated in the material list.
Is there a way to fix this?
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04-05-2013, 04:27 PM #7Ed_Downunder
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Hi Alan,
This is one of the problems many are having. The solution continues to be a work around.
I would describe the solution provided by tech support as a workaround not a procedure.
Even your question "Is there a way to fix this?" demonstrates that something is broken.
Mark has another work around. Probably others have attempted to find a solution in different ways.
In your case just having control of what reports and what doesn't report is the solution.
We need voices like yours to continually point out that these issues need to be looked at and fixed.
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Chief said earlier post # 10
"We have a large number of ideas and requests on file to enhance the material list. I think keeping the dialog going is a good idea, the material list has the potential of being a really great tool, if you can get through the complexity. We also need to decide what to work on for each release. Things that are popular and affect a lot of users will get done quicker than those that are used by only a few.
The good news is that we have more people working on making chief better than ever before. With luck over the next few years some of these areas that have been neglected will start showing significant improvement. However, if we don't see a dialog on a particular area it's likely not going to get done. So keep posting your comments. We may not always respond but there are many of us that regularly read your posts."
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With the focus on Mac will Chief release Chief X6 to a generation of new Mac user with a flawed materials list?Edward
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04-06-2013, 03:01 AM #8
Good Thread, though i`ve been watching this movie for too many years: rolleyes:
Don`t remember how many times these threads come up, getting me all excited all for nothing to eventuate.
I would be so happy to get BIM from CA. I have done a few for calculating bricks and has been always out, lol.
First brick quantity i did i calculated 30k for the bricks and ended up using 43k
Recently i cal a 30k bricks project and i was only out by 10%.
Realized i had to improve my modeling skills.George
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