Mark3D

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  1. 4 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:

    Here's my personal approach.

    1. Send to the back drawing group.
    2. Draw a Polyline or CAD box over the top, set the fill style to solid>background color, and give it a transparency
    3. Send the Polyline to the back drawing group and then Move Forward In Group

    Good idea thanks Micheal I have been struggling with problem also 

  2. 12 hours ago, parkwest said:

    I understand CA is going to be improving their takeoff capabilities in the next release.

     

    In the meantime you might want to check out some online estimate programs. Ie.

     

    https://www.rsmeans.com/free-trial.aspx

     

    You can use some of the info from the X10 material list to help you build estimates quickly using assemblies.  RS Means uses your project location to generate costs in your area.

    improved takeoff capabilitys where did you here that

  3. 4 hours ago, ED-209 said:

    Chief is good for 3D concept art and for interior renders, but for creating site maps it's terrible. What's a good software to use that isn't super expensive?

     

    Thanks!!

    Can you give a bit more info as chief can do 2d site plans quiet well there are good training videos about this topic  or do you mean a 3D  model of terrain ? Also what version of chief are using

  4. I had a go at your freeze problem and got it working in x 10  but was a bit tricky I would give your wall asbuilt layer like bricks and render so yo can see if they are facing the right way as they are mixed up because the were not drawn clock wise , also those complicate walls on the lower story are giving chief a hard time to start with I would delete some of them and replace with soffits so the walls are smooth from lower to first floor also I think it helps if you give the roof a bit more over hang like 14 “ 

    i have all my previse versions of chief but are missing my key code to x6 so can’t send  a file with it working

     

    you may be better getting that bit working with molding lines and just push on with rest of your roof as it is tricky to trouble shoot 

  5. what version of chief are you using its good to put that into chief talk signature so people can fix problem and send the file back to you and you, will be able to open it if there version is correct

  6. Home designer has a limit of one layout sheet I think so this would make it useless for drawing plans correct me if I am wrong about this as it may have changed

  7. I would be really good if you chief people could share us a example  file with multiple formulas place in the material list so we can see what can be done  so we don’t have to spend a year learning ruby just some to get us started,  I am sure it would get  more people using the new material list section could be good for the beta period