Renerabbitt

I live in the Oakland Hills, thanks for the mention @joey_martin. I know a few other designer/drafters here as well, give me a buzz @mborean

Feel free to contact me at renerabbitt@gmail.com or 925 300 7004

A simple P-line with global macro that parses perimeter length of the p-line. 210504-51.mp4

I would love to be able to work proficiently in 3d. That being said, is there some method of drawing and moving walls in 3d using dimensions that I may be unaware of? The only way I know of is drawing a wall segment, bump it all the way to its opposing wall, then tab-input the inside to inside dimension...cumbersome!

Strongly suggest redundant info unless you are using a macro. Very easy to change that info in one spot and forget the other. Just use a "per detail, or per plan" note or use a macro.

Personally, my job as a drafter and designer is to illustrate a specific set of instructions in the simplest way possible. List your staircase width in your plan view, and your walls are dimensioned...the builder should be able to do his calcs from there. If you really feel the need to get more detailed and want to show a floor framing view you can setup a reference layer set showing your floor joists on another floor or simply rename your views to illustrate your intent: Foundation and 1st story floor framing: 2nd Story Floor Framing:

Use a detail, spec a dimension in that detail or put per plan, simple enough. You can snap dimension lines to roof planes.

You can do this using landings instead of the staircase tool, You have to do some trickery to be able to control stringers though. Image on the right is landings

Yeah I am aware of the warehouse SAM method, certainly plenty of users still using that system, and it certainly works. For what I do in m own workflow, I can't imagine a faster system, different from the warehouse SAM. All of my legends, such as electrical and wall legends, all of my schedules including panel schedules, all of my keynotes, scales, standards, and many of my details that parse info from components in plan, live in CAD details. My project Browser is extremely well organized and I have different plan templates for different types of jobs, with coinciding macros for the type of project it is, slab on grade for instance. Those CAD details are already sent to a layout and I simply change the reference file at the start of a new project. For instance, CAD detail "typical foundation" will be a SOG in the SOG template vs a stem wall detail in Platform Template. Since the CAD is named the same, changing the reference file simply changes that detail..works flawlessly and is lightning fast and very dynamic.

That would be a big adjustment to my workflow. My system works really well for my own projects but not so much for collaborative. Furthermore trying to incorporate a detail warehouse plan into collaborative work just starts feeling a bit sloppy. Many of my details and schedules are parsing info from the job itself. My details carry macros from a job information macro that changes for every job and some of the details pull info from architectural components. A warehouse plan is just a disjointed and sloppy solution for something that should be built in IMO. I could make it work, but would definitely lose time trying to download the many work-arounds to collaborators. To be clear, I have a ton of systems in place that automate my process, and they are built around CAD details with macros, and they can get very very complicated...and with an adapting market out there that my own business model is setup to take advantage of, I am constantly doing fill work for production needs for various companies around the world. This piece of the software just needs to catch up, it makes too much sense...even the newest methodology in videos from Chief utilizes CAD details for plan organization, storing schedules in CAD, making the Project Browser a center-stage tool. .

Off-topic, still bummed that this is not a captured\transferable option for the Style Palette Tool

Yes but what a PAIN in the butt. Just had to do that for 35 CAD details I use in my template plan. So much wasted time. A simple export all tool and import all would be hugely beneficial. Especially since my details are already sent to my default layout template.

Ahh, I see the disconnect, goto Default Settings\Doors\Interior Doors\Materials and you will find your trim, exterior and interior.

Just to be clear, the Residential Template in Chief Architect Premier X-12 under Default Settings\Interior Door\Materials\ has a designation for both Interior and Exterior Trim. Will you check to confirm?

Wanted to bring this one back up, especially considering canvas' new service. Scan to Chief files work brilliantly but they will not use the end-users template plans. This makes a CAD detail export option crucial to the success of updating a current plan file with templatized standards in CAD. PLEASE add a CAD export option. So important to us who collaborate.

Must be slippin, losing your star power, better step it up

Thanks Ryan, yes I train and am based in Oakland. You can contact me through my website or at renerabbitt@gmail.com

Yes, correct

Just an FYI, a few of us like to import Huawei devices. The p40 pro has a TOF sensor as well...in case that helps your development

TM has its own water cube that works well for pools. TM also has its own waterfall effect, add some eye candy, add some fog-See below For thea, I would model the waterfall structure and place rocks at the landing area and use the sketchup plugin clothworks with pins at the top and drape a surface over the entire model. Basically a cloth simulation . With the right settings, the cloth will bounc and drape as needed to look realistic in thea. More labor intensive for sure. 2021-04-19 13-12-58.mp4

I have the Surface Book 3 Business class and it is/was a dream for as-builts. I just switched to the iphone 8 pro max with Lidar and had success with the first scan. I brought an apprentice to do the scan and while he was at it I went around and jotted down some control measurements in my phone. Took the two of us a 1/2 hour to do a 2000 sq ft 2-story home. I spent as much time in the office as I would've in the field with the surface book, but the convenience of being in the office is worth the investment for me.

Still a ridiculous requirement to me. My own home has only 2-3 hours of direct sun each day until summer. Old growth 100 yr pines keep me shaded.

Hey JC, Twinmotion does just fine for most interior shots. It won't compare to Thea, but certainly has its place in my toolbag for budget renders. I use it specifically for video walkthroughs. Here is a quick interior render from TM: Keep in mind this shot could be worked a lot more, but this kitchen was made to look good in video only. You can add higher resolution textures, add shadow decals, work the glass more, add more detailed reflection maps. etc. Thea has a bunch of pro tools for getting the best out of a shot. One of my favorites being the ability to round the edge of any geometry. Nearly nothing in a kitchen shot has razor sharp edges. You're right about part 6, I missed that. Parts 1-7 were done over a year ago in a single week during my first and last venture into trying adderall , I've had trouble picking them back up as they take a good 6-7 hours of solid focus to prep and produce. I've got part 10 in the works right now. Here is the Final shot from that series:

I'm in Oakland just down the way and work freelance. PM sent

My man, can we get the bump channel back in the tile builder?....very very valuable for use as a texture source to create a pattern file and then reload the texture source for say a marble tile.