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On 5/18/2024 at 6:52 AM, cbucks said:

@Renerabbittso what I did was adjust the script so instead of splitting using a . it splits on a dash and then changed the known input and seperated the degrees minutes and seconds with a hypen rather than a period and that fixed.

 

so the line in the script post adjustment is

 

$latitude_degree.split('-').map(&:to_f)

 

Not sure if this is an x15 x16 issue but the additional digits after the period were throwing it off. Now when I place a marker over the own it gives the same 3 decimal precision as the known.

Good Job..I just changed my own version to use spaces instead of hyphens since space are recognized by the program for minutes seconds etc in case you ever want to expand the function

15 hours ago, mtldesigns said:

Nice touch.  Where do you get your people from?  I've searched, and there are a lot of sites dedicated to people, situations, etc.  So it's hard to just pick one without asking a reputable person, as in you, who they'd recommend.  

I make them

3 minutes ago, rwdozier said:

That is just awesome! Which PC was it done on?

This one was done on Evil Dead

8 minutes ago, DeLayDesign said:

Looks great!  I need to do more with adjusting the color and hue of lighting to get enhance the moods.  Nicely done.

I didnt change any of that...just a backdrop sets the mood

59 minutes ago, Michael_Gia said:

@Renerabbitt

 

That's the first time I see a chair leg actually look like it's sitting on the floor and not look like it's hovering 1/8" above.

 

Was this rendered solely in X16?

 

X16 ..only thing was adding the woman. 
This is all x16:

7 hours ago, rwaldrondesigns said:

Well, I figured it out. I set everything correctly on the default set, but not on the VIEW!!! 

technically you only need one default set. all active defaults should really be set from the saved plan view

16 minutes ago, Breeze_Design said:

Has anyone found this cabinet in Has anyone found this cabinet in a CA library? Or on sketchup? 4

tried searching for it but no luck

 

 

Should just make this one yourself. Custom Cabinet Door

"Layout" Indicates a parent section that allows you to specify assignments for the child designations.

1 hour ago, SNestor said:

I downloaded and opened the plan...I don't see a problem.

You would only see it in a raytrace view

26 minutes ago, Designers_Ink said:

It is actually a reflection that looks like OSB.  Change the material to a matte finish or change the roughness to 100% using the rainbow tool, and it goes away.

This looks like it might be one of my free textures i give out, not a reflection, its part of the effect of having a really effective normal map, same goes for interior flooring or siding
You can do as ahomes suggested though I would use a metal texture instead

6 hours ago, KristjanM said:

Thanks for your comments. Kind of what I thought but you never know.

you can produce totals with custom macros and global variables..

36 minutes ago, decorators3 said:

Hi

How do install recessed / pot lights  in a shed roof eave?? 
I've tried installed in plan view but they end up as ground path lights

 

Thanks in advance

Levina

past inside and drag outside and you will need to set some options for them to be flush mount if they arent already, or define a shed room

1 hour ago, Gawdzira said:

Is there a setting to avoid the overwhelming size of temporary dimension arrows as I zoom into a selected object?

change your dimension default from the active dimension default control drop down and submit a feature request

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I am looking for a banquette bench similar to this...anyone have a symbol?

 

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7 hours ago, JiAngelo said:

I have all schedules in one cad detail named "SCHEDULES."  I zoom in to the schedule I want, then send current view to layout, adjust scale and box perimeter.

 

Since I know where the other schedules are in the cad detail, I can cut and paste the same box and simply slide the box perimeter to bring the desired schedule into view, OR return to the detail zoom to desired schedule and repeat.

 

Added bonus, on new floorplans I can cut and ctrl-v paste the schedules from one plan to the new plan's cad detail also named SCHEDULE and they repopulate with that plans data.

 

By using the same detail name, opening an earlier layout and changing the plan file name to the new plan causes all schedules within the layout itself to re-populate, only caveat is adjusting boxes if a plan has more items to display than the current box location allows. 

 

If you use the same camera names you can cut and paste them as well and they will update to match the plan name as well.

this method is actually significantly slower in load times...also much quicker in general to put all details in the same xy position so you can simply relink a layout box and having things already centered. Anyway just an FYI, system speed is effected when you have all schedules in one view

9 hours ago, Vaughn10 said:

I just bought a new expensive laptop thinking it will reduce lag on bigger files. The new one is the MSI Titan 18, i9-14900HX, 32BG RAM, 2TB SSD and a RTX 4080 graphics card, I'm not worried about price if it will cut down on lag time. My old laptop is almost 5 years old and is a Acer Nitro 5 i7-10750H, 16GB RAM and a GTX 1650 Ti graphics card. In a 3D view the old one out performs the new one and to me this makes no sense at all. On large files is where the difference is. On smaller files both laptops are quick.

 

On large files, moving a window up or down in 3D takes the old laptop 4.5 seconds to complete while the new one is at 6.5 seconds. When dragging a material region up or down both laptops are at 10 seconds to load. How can this happen? The MSI is significantly more powerful than the Acer. 

 

Moving things in plan view the new laptop is slightly faster than the old one. Also opening a 3D camera is slightly quicker on the new one but moving things in 3D are slower. In 2D elevation views the old laptop has the same times as moving things in 3D. While the new laptop cuts the time down in half compared to being in a 3D view. Even though things are quicker in plan view and 2D elevations I was expecting it to be a lot better in 3D. I do a lot of work in 3D so was hoping it would be better. I could change how I work but I'd rather not.

 

I've went back to the computer store and they couldn't make sense of it either. I will call the Chief Architect customer service line tomorrow. 

 

If anyone has any idea as to why it's slower in 3D please let me know! The file is to large to attach, I understand with a large file there will be lag but it's odd that my old one is faster in 3D than the new one. 

Is this truly apples to apples? also what drive are you running on the old one, one hard drive on the new one?
are all rendering settings the same on both machines for all views?
what do you mean by large files? whats the poly count?
are you comparing vector views or raster views?
 

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5 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said:

No.  I just enter the label and use that.  ie:

• 42" Tall
• Glass Railing

welp this only works with solid walls since its using drywall for the calc but here ya go:
 

# Copyright Rabbitt Design 2024

# This macro is in your Room Label but can also be used in a polyline or rich text box

##########################################################################################

# Rabbitt Design assumes no liability for the accuracy of this macro calculation or
# any consequences arising from the use of this script. Users are responsible for verifying
# the appropriateness of the settings within the label options and ensuring the script functions as intended
# in their specific use case.

##########################################################################################

referenced ? obj = referenced : obj = owner

##########################################################################################
#FORMATTER
formatter = NumberFormatter.new
formatter.use_fractions = true
formatter.denominator = 4
formatter.show_trailing_zeros = true
formatter.unit = '"'  # Set units to inches

formatter

##########################################################################################
#SCRIPT
is_railing_wall = obj.respond_to?(:is_railing) && obj.is_railing
if is_railing_wall && obj.respond_to?(:upper_layers) && obj.respond_to?(:length)

  layer_with_greatest_thickness = obj.upper_layers.max_by { |layer| layer.thickness }

  if layer_with_greatest_thickness

    area_sq_in = layer_with_greatest_thickness.area.convert_to(:"sq in")
    railing_height_raw = area_sq_in / obj.length.to_f

    # Apply formatter only to the final railing height result
    railing_height = formatter.apply(railing_height_raw.round)+"w/Rail Cap"
  else
    railing_height = "No valid layer found"
  end
end