Oakriverman

Thanks Mick, but it is still lagging. A color change to a garage door takes even longer - around 15 sec... I'll be falling asleep at my desk if I keep using X10. Think I'll go back to X9 until the official release.

Is anyone else having lag when editing in 3D? I just installed the X10 Beta today and am working through the settings. I have adjusted everything in preferences that I know of to no avail... To move a window 3 inches in standard ortho view is taking between 5 and 10 sec. X9 on the same machine(specs below) is 1 to 2 sec. Hardware edge smoothing setting doesn't seem to have an effect on this delay. Everything is optimized for multi-cores. I will say though that I am pleased with the speed at which the camera moves around after the scene is rendered. I would just like to shave a few seconds off when editing in 3D. Thanks!

I was looking at the Thea products... does anyone know which one works best with CA models?

I love the Adobe Creative Suite for all things CA that need purdifiying. I realize not everybody has time to learn new software, and I too wish Chief could do plans as well as walk my dog - But hang in there! One day it may be able to!

Joe Carrick, That is very impressive and if my customers become willing to pay for materials list I will be buying macros from you

Looking for a someone competent in CA X8. Full time or Part time employment opportunity. Pay will be based on experience and production. Mainly residential home design, but I offer many services. Initially the qualified applicant will be responsible for creating construction drawings from templates and marked up drawings including site plans.

Use the "open below" room type for your stairs to show up on the main level. For the grade to be at floor level, open the terrain specification dialog box and set building pad to 1/2" to 1" - a value of zero will cause your porch floors to conflict with the grade. The other foundation issues are going to require more time to explain. There are folks on here that you can hire to train you, or hire to clean up your models.