Pull down attic steps?

[bkosnik]

How do you draw pull down attic steps? I have searched the library and there doesn't seem to be an icon. Do they have to be drawn in CAD mode?

[Tommy Blair]

There is no symbol for attic steps but there is a cad drawing. I will check in a minute to see where it is. You can only see it in plan view. I wish CA would give us this symbol that would also frame it in like a window or door.

Tommy

It is under CAD BLOCKS>NOTES & LEGENDS>NOTES.

tOMMY

[Tim O'Donnell]

you can use the platform hole tool to have Chief cut the hole and generate the framing (icon is red platform on four poles, or use the menu>Build>Structure>platform hole)

you will get something like this


The symbol is a custom one I made using Chief's CAD tools...it shows in 3d and the 2d block I used is shown in the plan view in the above pic...

You can get the symbol (only works with V.9.5) here:

TO'D_Attic Stair symbol

unzip it to you library folder it will be in interior fixtures

[Larry Reven]

Thank You Tim!!
Larry

[Tommy Blair]

Thank you Tim very much.

Tommy

[pktraylor]

Thanks Tim for sharing such a neat item. I have a need for it very often.


I had to use the build>structure>platform hole. I could not locate a red platform on four poles. Is it a parent icon or a child icon? I also checked the restructure tool bars and still did not see it?


Thanks for sharing, Tim


Paul

[Tim O'Donnell]

it is available to add to custom toolbars...here is the dbx showing it

[Coffcons]

Thanks Tim.

Nice work,
______________
Dan

[pole creations]

Thanks Tim - great help, zac

[James Eggert]

I have tried a number of times to download files from the chief users free yahoo site. I just don't have that much time in the world to wait. Unless it's my Zone Alarm settings having a cable modem is useless.
I too would like to have the attic stair, but it just hangs, and hangs, and hangs........
EDit- These has to be some trick in using the chief users site, I did one time download a font there, but currently cannot download one thing. register, reregister, log in, log in again....????? That attic stair of Tim's sure looks nice.

[bkosnik]

Thank You. That is exactly what I was hoping for.

[Tim O'Donnell]

[COLOR=deeppink]I have tried a number of times to download files from the chief users free yahoo site. I just don't have that much time in the world to wait. Unless it's my Zone Alarm settings having a cable modem is useless.
I too would like to have the attic stair, but it just hangs, and hangs, and hangs........[/COLOR]

James, it must be your firewall settings as you are not bouncing and the file is only 8kb...a blink on a pots line even...try turning off the firewall...

[James Eggert]

Tim
I have been fighting the netsky virus for a week, and preparing to format and reinstall. I have changed Zone Alarm settings so much trying to block incoming stuff and blocking outgoing stuff that it took awhile to find which setting was stopping too much. I just managed to download the attic stairs....Thanks.

But it still seems the Yahoo site isn't very intuitive to get around...
For example. one time I found a list of people(members) who had files to download, then I can't find it again. Then when I want to download a file, I have to log in again with password before it downloads?? It's just a confusing site, which is why I haven't gone there in months, until trying for your attic stairs.

[ARCHIJEF2000]

James have you tried ANTIVIR, this cleared NETSKY for me, ANTIVIR is free, and updatable.

[James Eggert]

No, but I tried just about everything else. Symantecs netsky repair program didn't find it, but I typically use Zone Alarm Pro, AVG 7, SpyBot, Adaware, and NoAdware programs. As far as I know it's still around, but I did stop all the background activity by renaming certain .exe files to other suffix'