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Add a vote for Thea, plugins for most 3d softwares such as Sketchup runs off of GPU and CPU, one of the few that can..also has an add on that can be purchased to create your own render frm including utilizing external GPU's...pretty much the fastest render engine available that offers photo-realism....and its very affordable for someone offering rendering services as a business model samples:

Just opened the plan, its the shadow board creating that gap..had to delete the adjacent attic wall and balloon frame the second story

It should snap to the main layer, if you drag the plan past the wall does the gap disappear? that would fell you if its an issue with the plane

most likely a manually drawn roof plane that isn't reaching the wall's main layer, I did not modify the plans roof planes

Archard Existing.plan there you go, change the liv room to platform frame style(lowered the ceiling height, adjust things accordingly) removed some of the balloon walls, separated 2nd floor walls from attic walls, designated interior walls something to note, those windows in the loft seem to be a waterproofing pain in the butt being that close to the diaphragm(roof to wall connection etc.)

Glenn no worries and no real combativeness on my end, you're a great guy and I have much respect for your work...I am also happy to hear new methods and work them until I succeed with them, especially if someone tells me its a good method...the bleed, as I referred to it, as is my observation and frustration with using terrain breaks when I want a crisp retaining wall. Your example of drawing a retaining wall perpendicular to an elevation line I think would be a problem for a terrain break as well, the elevation line needs to be cut and manipulated to properly convey the landscape. Neither tool is a bandaid that can fix an end-user not properly establishing his terrain me thinks So how would one make a terrain retaining wall on a project such as this? I truly am unaware of the method..a terrain break and a fence? this terrain was done very quickly and easily using retaining walls...At first thought it seems like it would be an immense chore to accomplish without the retaining wall tool. I don't see it, lack of knowledge on my part See how the grass is a rolling hill but the pavement has less movement, it's more of a linear slope...that's one of the biggest challenges for another approach in my mind.

If you wanna post the images I can do it for you very quick

Per usual I love your style.... Is there a specific reason for giving so much information, I've never shown nearly this level of detail and callouts yet I push 4-5 plans through the county per month? If my framer can't figure out how to frame a rake wall he can get lost! I call out wall framing and top plate connections in a wall detail and floor members in a plan view etc.

Bounding box is separate from the issue here, PNG files allow for transparent backgrounds, your source file is a jpg and does not have a transparent background...You may need a photo editor to delete the white background and save as a png..then make sure png is check in the image dbx within CA

For this particular case I see the terrain break being an option but look at the bleed through of the terrain...how do you do the other side where it is just a straight wall?... that's also a heavily stepped set of courses to cover the terrain breaks flaws as well...terrain breaks don't precisely cut even when you set it to 0, not like a retaining wall will do...and it wouldn't even be an option if we had additional slope going in multiple directions...I'd have to stick to my guns here, terrain break is a solid method to learn, ...add the molding(nice idea) for the course work and it is fool proof.. take these for example, so much easier using the terrain retaining wall:

Chief runs brilliantly in a touch screen environment especially for field measurement- The next Surface Book should be a killer- Macbook is certainly a nice machine, not a great value IMO. I currently use an iPad Pro remoted into my desktop for offsite work

agreed

actually I think it only works on a terrain retaining wall

Long story short there are no options, you would have to manually drag your leaders up, I wouldn't expect this to change for years to come because of the way text is formatted separate from a text box.

5935 Olde Atlanta Pkwy.plan think thats it

Maybe even easier, open the wall DBX. and change to a pony wall with the upper wall type being your cap

I didn't notice your sig, I used X-11 so you won't be able to open it, just line up your regions with the footing line of the terrain retaining wall and line up the terrain break with the stem wall on the high side.I would probably try a poly solid for your stepped walls since you have no slope left to right, if you did it would be a challenge

You need a terrain break and a terrain retaining wall..stay tuned

Yes, take a look in your schedule DBX.:

Was looking through my material files and nothing popped out to me as a good base texture, there is a lot to look through however, shoot me a PM if you like and I'll give you access to my files.

You could take a CA rock and flatten it, then randomize orientation and size using the the distribution tools...are you looking for the material file? I may have something

not to uphold a contract, though an LLC is always a good idea, I personally work freelance on the side and don't bother ...then again I've never been sued(crosses fingers) I do plansets that get through county without the stamp using prescriptive measures. I don't carry a business license and I let the owner get an owner/builder permit or the contractor handles his business license and pulls permit

16 years without a shady customer...forget this one, you've been blessed!

He's using a diff program, haha

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