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    I think Joe is pointing you in the right direction, it seems that you are trying to setup the reference set to replace saved plan views. Maybe there is a method lurking there that isn't immediately apparent to me. Something to note, reference plans will rob you of computer resources if too many are loaded in. I'm sure people will be creative in their utilization of the new reference capabilities. I use it to show a "new floor plan" plan view over an "existing floor plan" plan view, or a "braced wall plan" plan view on top of a "foundation plan" plan view, or a "new roof only" plan view over an "existing floor plan" plan view. in actuality it doesn't reference plan views, but that is how I establish my layersets-through plan views. As a remodeller my workflow is this:(over-explained for clarity) Specify my layers/line weights/colors within a layer set, specific to the type of information I wish to present in the eventual plan view I will commit...being sure to omit the information that is not relevant. Specify my anno defaults and associate with the layer set, so that when I switch to that anno set, it will switch to the associated layer set. Establish a plan view that will associate with this anno set. When I switch to the "E-PLAN" plan view, my anno set switches to "E-PLAN ANNO" which switches my layerset to "E-PLAN 1/4." go do takeoffs/as-builts and save plan view as "E-PLAN" open a new plan and switch to my "NEW FLOOR PLAN" plan view and turn on reference to the as-built plan, referencing the "E-PLAN 1/4" layerset. If I need to edit something on that layer set I just go to that plan view and select my "E-PLAN" plan view.
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    ha nice, I need to re-install X-10, I deleted it from my RAMdisk
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    To Rockys defense, there have been some very curt and albeit rude responses to his queries. We are all here helping him voluntarily-key word there, if you don't like his learning methods, don't read his posts...don't volunteer. A challenging student makes for a better teacher. I've already learned a trick or two in attempting to explain a method to Rocky. Rocky's challenging because he is brand new yet possesses some core understanding from a similar software. I struggled through CA, and I wish I had asked more questions- it can be extremely cumbersome going through video after video without true reference. When I get some time I'll clean up my anno sets and load some up for you Rocky so you can take a look. His posts have led to some fantastic videos on roof building methods and more...I say keep going
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    Change your text style defaults to transparent
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    I'm not sure that the clock speed on ram makes a huge difference, I went with 3000, makes a difference for OC With the right setup for backing up files, installing CA's core program to a ramdisk is laughably fast-like words cant describe it- makes me giggle. You should try it, honestly- its like a face slapper. NVME can't touch a Ramdisk the same way an SSD can't compare to an NVME.
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    I would tend to agree, and not trying to be argumentative, but from real world use I just don't see that much difference between my 1070gtx and my 965m in 3d performance....and I use a ton of complex and high resolution textures. I see real world difference in other rendering software's such as Thea and Lumion FOR SURE. which is why I bought an eGPU. If I could go back in time and build the perfect laptop it would be WAY lighter than my ASUS, it would have a very high end touch screen as working with my iPad remoted into my desktop makes for a very fast workflow. It would have an affordable GFX card(since it is the first thing to become obsolete) an nvme slot or 2 with 64gb+ of ram and a 5ghz 4-8 core CPU. At least one USB-c port. I work 40-60 hours a week in CA doing production drafting and design work. For the type of work I do the Ramdisk and NVME have been hands down the biggest improvements for CA by miles. Especially with making backups, syncing cloud services...CA just does a ton of read/write...I honestly wish I had bought 64gb of ram instead of 32
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    sometimes its nice to have the reference floor loaded in if its in a different file location so you don't need to open the file to have it available for reference. You could set the referenced floor to an "all off" layer set You could also have an "all off" plan view saved with all reference plan views so that when you open the file it pulls in all reference plans and then use Michaels suggestion
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    at 4.4 thats stellar if you ever take a look at your resource monitor, CA almost never utilizes more than 4 cores, and typically only 1-2: installing the new X-11 will see huge benefits by placing the temp and undo folders in a ramdisk utilizing something like AMDs free utility that backs the ramdisk up- another step would be to purchase a battery backup as a failsafe. You can also increase the pagefile with enough ram if you have enough space to place the core libraries in available ramdisk as well as the user library- CA becomes screaming fast. My 5 year old laptop outperforms most desktops with the right configuring of file structures and allocation. The only time I use 28 threads is in an external rendering program which I rarely ever get contracted to use as CAs PBR has become so formidable for most cases.
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    I have a 14 core xeon at 2.2ghz overclocked to 2.5 my quad core i-7 often times outperforms. CA doesn't really utilize the extra cores...so I would not say that a hexacore at a lower/low clock speed would give more power for the intended application. one of the largest upgrades for CA in terms of speed and usibility is a nvme drive, and a ramdisk drive, hands down
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    Core speed is a huge factor with CA, as well as read write speed...wouldn't recommend it. I'd rather have a quad core at 3.6ghz that has an m.2 nvme drive or at least expandable/upgradable m.2
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    also if you edit your default colors for selection line it will be more apparent to you that a row has been selected. This can be found under edit/preferences/appearance/colors/selection line
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    "click on" is very specific, it will not select, per se, in that it wont give you a strong visual indicator that you have clicked on a row, but it will bring up that icon in your toolbar if you click on a row...assuming you are on a certain version of the Chief Architect software as solver just indicated
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    Click on the row of the item you'd like to open and then click this button in your toolbar; The button is named "openschedulerow"
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    POST 19 A set of stretchable picture frames. Grab an image and load it up as a material- remember to turn roughness all the way down in your material's properties tab for a realistic glass effect. Paint it over the image in the picture frame. DOWNLOAD: RABS PICTURE FRAMES V2.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!
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    POST 18 A couple of fireplace goodies. One is a mantle assembly that I had previously uploaded in X10, this one stretches around your firebox and maintains its scaling quite well: The other, a simple distressed and polished wood mantle that I'm sure may be used for things other than just mantles. I setup the stretch planes around the notches in case you'd like to make a thick shelf: DOWNLOAD: RABS FIREPLACE MANTLES.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!
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    POST 17 RUGS!! a collection of 14 rug symbols / materials- largely from west elm and a few persians. DOWNLOAD: RABS RUGS 1V1.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!
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    Thank you, I use that scene for testing tile- love it and yes been waiting patiently. We were hoping the beta thread could be moved but the public beta has its own program versioning so I figured I should redo it.
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    HA, noted! when you're ready:
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    POST 16 A cable railing with a bit more detail-made for California where the cables can't deflect so far as to allow a 4" ball to poke through. Just to note, no bottom rail, bottom rail spaced 2-7/8" from decking- posts set to 4.53" railing height at 42" This will make it so that the studs on the posts align with the cables. DOWNLOAD: RABS 42 CABLE RAIL WALL TYPE.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!
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    POST 15 OK, should be some good items here- straight from my own living room to yours, the CB2 Remy couch modeled by yours truly in CA(dimensions on the website don't seem correct so this is my interpretation) The West Elm Terrace Coffee table Some entourage/ picture frame, table top items, books DOWNLOAD: RABS CHELTON GROUPED LIVING ROOM.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO INDEX!
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    POST 14 This one took me a crazy amount of time to fix texture mapping and an extreme poly count. Reduced from 120,000 faces to just over 3500..a nice workable dining table Enjoy! Download: RABS FINMARK DINING TABLE BY CB2.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!
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    POST 13 My made-from-scratch-in-CA La Cornue 1908 Range A while ago I reduced the poly count, though still heavy is still a beautiful piece. If you would like the all stainless version just material grab the top and paint the white with it-stunning If you want the black version, just material grab the burner tops and paint the white with it. Enjoy: 5mb 18000+ faces Download: RABS LACORNUE.calibz CLICK TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!
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    POST 12 4 Whites with accompanying toolbar Icons- The Gyp Bd Texture as well as the whites have an ambient occlusion map included to help maintain shadows in corners when exposure is turned up. The Gyp Bd Texture: First download the .Calibz here: RABS PAINT TOOLBAR.calibz For a fancy 3d Toolbar setup like this: Download these PNG.'s: Step 1 - Goto Tools/Toolbars and Hotkeys/Customize Toolbars Step 2 - Change the drop down menu "View Type" to "3D View" Step 3 - Place 5 custom library symbols(search "Place Lib" in the search box) by dragging the Place Library Object to a tool bar location Step 4- Click on the Library symbol and it will bring up a dialog similar to this: Click on Library and Search for your color, and then click on Browse at the bottom to search for your corresponding PNG Please Quote this post for questions CLICK ME TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!!!
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    POST 11 Teapot Replacement Omitted until further notice CLICK ME TO GO BACK TO THE INDEX!!!