Renerabbitt

I have a bunch of simple string macros as well as some integer macros in my template plan. I would love to be able to consolidate them into one macro as global variables. Is this possible? Currently I have a jobInfo macro where I type in all of the details of a job such as $wallInsulation = "R-19 Batt Fill" $wallFraming = 24 (then a separate macro that translates this to a string) Etc. Each of these then has a corresponding macro filling up my macro management. Things that are visually "busy" tend to be hard for me to process. I would love to limit the number of macros by consolidating. Thanks in advance

I offer a couple of different training services, am well known in this community, and have plenty of references for training. At the very least I could point you to various other users that offer training as well. Feel free to contact me through the website in my signature. Cheers!

The symbol, if outside of CA drect libraries, has it's own UV mapping. Their is no established standard for UV mapping to be a part of the catalog hosting at CA. Which means the UV mapping of an individual symbol in a manufacturer catalog can be setup specific to the original UV map and not optimized for our custom mapping. You could pay a contractor to re-work the UV mapping for you if needed.

@GeneDavis I made these a while ago, not sure if they are what you are looking for:

willing to contribute if needed...Have tons of hours into a new workflow with SPV

Doubt it, I had no problem opening your .plan on my integrated graphics ..still points to graphics driver IMO..still havent seen any confirmation of you wiping all trace of the existing driver and installing a new driver. Please do at your own risk and make sure personal data is backed up as well as anything else that can be backed up. I'm only mildly familiar with Mac OS backups

Shoot me an email with the plans please, Renerabbitt@gmail.com

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Your knowledge has no bounds.

Draw a wall, use the Adjust Material Definition tool and Texture\Texture Source\ what does it show? Suggest you move your heavier line weight off of the main layer and onto the exterior layers..personal preference

Driver issue is OS related...nothing to do with Chief. If you are unfamiliar with updating drivers, consult your computer tech. If all plans perform similarly and no one can recreate the problem it points to your computer having outdated drivers or hardware performance issues.

This all points to a driver issue IMO. Nothing wrong with the plan file..does it happen in all of your plans? have you tried using chiefs template plan and check if you have issues there?

Only texture I see that is an outside import is "wood mode" which is on your island. shouldn't be an issue. CPU is throttling possibly, maybe a Bus/CPU driver is needed. Or an opengl issue. Check all drivers. A test for you. Turn off all layers but walls. do you still have the same issues? Turn layers back on one by one till issue arises. Do you have trouble with a handle grab and drag in plan view?

Back to the OP- and Mick I wish I could gift you a week behind the wheel of this thing...it truly is an awesome machine, expecially for us strapped to our property. I can draft from any angle, fully reclined on my deck, upside down(yes I have) from my couch, from my kitchen. Site measurements are a dream...the touch screen on the whole, is a completely addicting experience...and it may seem strange, but the touchscreen is more enjoyable on a screen of this size as opposed to the 24" screens Chief sets up at the expo's...shorter distance to travel. Pair it with a 3d mouse and I really will never buy anything but a touchscreen.

Maybe, just maybe, Chief will be rolling out RTX capabilities in a release or two...maybe because of Apple's deprecating support for opengl..and if you were a software vendor relying on multiplatform graphics intensive task, maybe you would start developing for the inevitable, and break into the gaming side of the market to supercharge your rendering and PBR capabilities...and you the consumer would really really wish you bought the quadro over the gtx . Even if Chief doesn't jump on RTX development, they may introduce features to auto-sync 3d files to softwares that do use RTX...no matter what I can't imagine RTX not being a player in Chief down the road. https://www.quora.com/Is-OpenGL-dead It's just my two cents...I have other uses for the quadro card, but this computer is supposed to last me 5 years..It HAS to be on the RTX train for it to make sense for 5 years of progression...Keep in mind I own and have logged 100's of hours with this machine already, no graphic problems in Chief whatsoever

Could be texture resolution, symbol face count if any are imported, any number of things. I believe movement in camera is processor dominant versus movement in plan being gfx dominant. Post your .plan file please

Its the 1660 or quadro, no other options

Not sure, would need to see some logs. Easy enough to copy textures over or reisntall catalogs.

Not sure which garage door opener you are referring to but you can always add your opener to the library as an electrical fixture from the Edit Toolbar and designate it as a light. Then place the newly added symbol from your library and connect your switch leg.

X-12 shipped with the option to backup all imported textures on by default. Any imported texture is automatically zipped and stored in your textures folder. You can locate this folder at edit\preferences\General\Folders\Show(radio button). You can export these textures to your designated pathing(where the missing texture says it should be located)

You're asking someone to inherit liability at that abysmally low pay rate and be on site in todays climate? Make no sense, not even worth the write off.

I have the business version with the quadro card, added the surface dock 2. about $4.5K all told. Bought it at release. Handles chief very well with the occasional hiccup from throttling or multitasking. The CPU is built for low power consumption not multitasking so when it reaches its threshold it slows down quite a bit...for the average PC user you wouldn't experience this. I've recomended this computer to plenty of people and thus far two colleagues have bought it and love it. Read/write speed is fantastic, startup is lightning fast, if your familiar with drafting in chief on a touch screen, this thing is a dream for that, especially when put into an A-frame configuration. You need a second keyboard for that. The quadro card is an RTX, which if X-13 takes use of RTX as has been rumored, it would be a requirement to have the quadro in my opinion. So I would not buy the GTX variant..spend the extra money and get the quadro if you're going to buy it. Aside from Chief, this machine renders quite well in Thea, 3dsMax and Arnold, Twinmotion is okay, Substance alchemist. Very impressive graphic performance for a small machine. Surface dock 2 is a must for 4K

ahhh,understood.

No reason it shouldn't, works as intended. Are you sure you have main layer AND layers checked? VS

Leave this checked