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not here on my end

I checked with the rainbow tool your materials, and you don't seem to have the, "S:\Chief Architect\BDS Catalog\Materials\Textures\Masonry Block 8x16 Stretcher Diffuse.png" material available for that wall. anotherwards ,No texture.

Joe, you always know how to put it so elegantly. Did Scott really tie you in Golf?

Check wall material both sides

I have done about 19 jobs in Beta, full Construction doc's, and not had any problems that I couldn't deal with. I like it, other than X7 being a little slow.

Nice system, that should work for you for many years. How much was that puppy?

Dermot, I think that's exactly what happened to me a couple of times b/c I drew the existing plan first, than re-save under (New remodeled) name, but the layout views do not update b/c I forgot to relink the layout to the new plan. How stupid is that? I usually start out drawing the new first, (it's really an as-built plan) then saving it as Existing, and just continuing with the new plan so I don't have to re-link. That is what I normally do but I sometimes lose my mind and screw it up. I chalk it up to lots of nagging and the Grandkids driving me nuts.

For me , it was changing the link to the existing plan in the same folder. I draw the existing plan first then when I'm done with the existing I do a save as ,to the remodeled plan, and continue from there, designing the new. I also only work from 1 template layout plan. So I then have to re-link it to work off of the new remodeled plan. I am not sure if I did it or Chief did it. Probably me.

Most printer manf'rs, after a while, don't update their drivers like they use to, they want you to buy a new one.

I would think it's your drivers as I don't have any problems printing from 8.1 but I also don't have your printers either.

Just happened again to me, had to re-send to the layout. Not sure why though.

Did you frame the walls and turn on wall framing in that view? If its a barking Seal then call the sharks.

No, Moscow, Ukraine

I wonder what the process to become n Architect is, in Moscow.

Basically don't use the wall covering DBX b/c it paints all the walls in a room, use the "wall material region" tool instead,for the tile only, or just break the walls and create a new wall with tile on them. Also don't paint walls.

I have had 1 plan that wouldn't update the floor plans, I just re-started Chief and it worked ok, not sure what happened.

Has anyone tried making the upper wall a framing only wall, I know you will have to swap the walls out just for that view.

Do you really want the liability for that, I don't, Let an engineer do that and just include it in your price. I do that with every job I do.

Of course Revit does a lot more than Chief, it better, for 6 grand min. I really don't think Chief wants to go that way. They all have their programming problems. I believe Chief really want to improve the program using Chief tools and concentrating on what it does best.

Yes but that has nothing to do with ray-tracing. Check your ray-trace defaults. I also notice a general slowdown in X7 but it is still in Beta, it should speed up when the release is final.

Isn't it better to seek largest base you can? Seeking us common folk, is just a better business plan. Sell more programs, make more money. Architects also love Chief, b/c it's that good.

I know Joe is good, so you must have improved a lot, good for you buddy.

Glen has been here a very long time, he knows. Lets face it Most Architects just won't buy Chief b/c most also do Commercial work, Chief is not really suited to them. At least right now the forum is busier than I have seen in 10 years.

I keep my "software edge smoothing" to zero in both preview and final (Let the card do that ,not the software) but only the CPU handles the ray-traces. What you show is really only for renders not ray-traces. Check your ray-trace setup to compare with X6. There are some settings there that will extend the time it takes.

Thanks Jintu, but wouldn't the ceiling heights go back to default, I'll try it but I really never do walkthrough's.