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not at all. I never send a plan file, I send a dropbox link to the project folder Potential for error when collaborating is far greater when always relying on someone to link the correct file. This was in discovery in a multi-company collaboration built through M Moser Architects and Inside Source. User error is limited when we simply copy and rename a folder. The process is very straight forward. Copy folder, rename it, open it, then open the file within. Scalable, simple. Easier still when you consider reference files

Simple solution: alternatively: I do it all the time. I also don't open files from Chief, I open them from the folder, just as quick and guarantees the correct file is open

Always!! why not? the only downside to it is data storage. The upside is limiting liability and decreasing the potential for error. Easier to track changes, easier to revert back, easier to communicate.

Let me clarify, I am suggesting that they give us a y offset in the edit menu within a cabinet face item.

I never manually enter the name of assets after the folder is created, I always copy the folder name by selecting, hitting f2,ctrl+C. same date doesnt matter with my system as it includes design version and iteration in my naming convention yymmdd-Design Version-Iteration-Job Name-Drafter name such that 230405-DRVA-V2-Smith-RG is today's Version A that has a galley kitchen with the dishwasher on the left and was drafted by Ryan Gardner and 230405-DRVB-V1-Smith-RR was drafted by me and is a corner kitchen version of the same job drafted on the same day. Ryan and I also use this system if we are drafting on the same version at the same time for different scopes of work and then we can combine the two for overnight rush jobs

I copy the previous folder, rename it according to my convention, and I do this for any significant changes, including just advancing the draft set. I archive old folders in a non-sync folder within the project folder and pull off the cloud after 3 years. So yes...only downside is data storage, and not using the "recent Files" feature in chief..I open direct from the correct folder

Been using this system for years and it was adopted from an Architecture firm. Example Project file. Layout and plan names are NEVER renamed. No relinking is ever necessary. When you are searching, you are searching for folder names only. PDF printouts match the folder name, same with renderings. Want a previous version, search that previous versions print name to the folder that contains it. yymmdd-design version-iteration-project name-drafter

They just built a system for modifying handles in place, adding a y modifier might be really simple to implement and I would like it personally.

Poor choice of words on my part, the model and rendering together were done in chief in 30 minutes time from a blank template plan

You can do as chopsaw says, but many of us use a 3rd party tool like Kuula to setup something like this as it has more functional tools for such a thing.

Thank you, send me an email at renerabbitt@gmail.com can you please? I'd like to put you into my professional contacts list for people in my area.

BIG Update to X15 Kitchen Quick Tools package has been overhauled and improved again. Updated all appliance-based tools to use a single appliance line with custom materials. Added a bunch of countertop Decor items. Added new sink and faucet combos and various other tools 413 Library items in total This rendering was done using the tools in 30 minutes. Example Kitche Low Bitrate.mp4

There are different painter modes, one of which is room based or plan based, meaning you can paint all matching materials in a room or plan with the material of your choice. f1 key to look up and understand painter modes

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They did at some point, just an FYI, I feel like you like to know this info. Was originally created by Dan Baumann and called blueprintdb

First thing to check is if you have the most current drivers available for your graphics card through nVidia

Same.

"Description" is one of the Data Input Fields you have highlighted, right under your nose

Mydoma acquired a popular online rendering platform geared toward interior designers which was created recently so it has a bunch of recent offerings but every interior designer I know that has used the platform extensively prefers chief, as the offering is still limited and doesn’t leave room for much customization

Soooo, I have 4 machines currently. Order of favorites: Legion 7 with DDR5, a 2tb m.2 drive, and I keep it plugged into a Sonnet eGPU running a 7900XTX card. Its ridiculously fast in all things chief. There are only a few applications that wont use the eGPU. This thing is a dream to work on. When I unplug it from the egpu, its still super fast running a 6850 mobile. PCI4 and DDR5 make this thing so dang snappy, and its such a steal at $2200 I have a xeon desktop with a 3.2gh 8 core, 80 gb DDR4, and 2 m.2 drives with a 4090 card. It gets the job done, its quick, but nowhere near as quick as the Legion I have an Eluktronics Max-17 with a 11900K intel, DDR4, and a 3080 mobile. My last year's workhourse..I bring it to events when I need a second machine. I have a Surface Book 3, top of the line a few years back with a max-q 3000 RTX Quadro card. I use it for drawing only.

This is #3 on this list, if you add your input it will help out: Rob, every major furniture vendor has its symbols available for download, which can be imported into CA. Every piece of furniture can be re-mapped for UV coordinates in a software thats free like blender very easily. You can also decimate a symbol in 3d to limit its face count. For those digital interior design folk, I find it important to learn these skills, or outsource. I will perform these tasks for people but I like to encourage everyone to give it a shot. It's not all that difficult to do. There are also a host of seemless texture generators and sources on the net. Push come to shove, hire a rendering artis. I have a bunch of model and texture resources on my site with custom search engines in the Industry Tools section that comes up from the hamburger menu

I’m guessing that you specified a custom countertop. Why not delete it and check countertop on your cabinet box

I'm with the others in this thread, I've seen plenty of MyDoma renderings and I don't find them to look nearly as good as a Chief rendering with a tech that knows their stuff. Heres a heavily compressed sample: Lyding Kitchen_1_chf3_prob3_1.mp4