Rich_Winsor

For now the workaround is to be sure to be wearing galoshes.

Hey Eric. Thanks for taking a look at this. I couldn't get the viewer to work. When I drag in a calibz file nothing happens. I don't think this approach (or Glenn's which I also tried) is going to accomplish what I need because I don't get an image of the item itself. I want to see a preview like what is displayed in the Library Browser. calibz_viewer.mp4

So, over time I have accumulated a sizable folder of calibz files that I mainly downloaded here on the forum. I never actually imported them into my User Catalog because that's already bloated. How the heck can I preview these files to determine if I want to import them or not? As you can see from the image there is no preview available in the Import Library Data DBX.

Dude! Are we supposed to believe that those 2 strands (of what is that, twine) are going to stop a charging rhino? Yikes!

I went ahead and opened your plan in X11 and opened camera #2. Unfortunately there are some missing textures but I went ahead and ran a 5 pass ray trace without touching any of the settings. I then opened the X11 plan in X12 and ran a second ray trace. As you can see, for me, the images are essentially the same and the levels of light seem the same.

Just curious Joe, would converting your PDF's to PNG files yield better print quality?

When you think about it, everything is only available for a limited time.

Hey Mick, it looks like you can download the ones you missed if you really want them.

Actually it's called House Accessories.

How did you get back in Perry? I got a window saying the session had been ended right when Scott was trying to hand the screen view over to someone who had a terrain issue. Couldn't get past the message without exiting. When I tried to use the original link in the email to connect again it said the meeting ID was no longer any good and I was SOL.

You can follow along ok without a mic, you just won't be able to be heard by others (of course you need a speaker to hear others). As I recall you can type in responses but don't hold me to that. Just get yourself a cheapo headset and you'll be good to go.

I think a more appropriate title for this topic would be: How do you like them apples?

Here is a simple walkthrough path that accomplishes what you are attempting to do. test walkthru-22.avi

While I have never actually tried this approach, you could try disabling the onboard card using the Window's "Device Manager". This back-up computer only has one video card so only one adapter shows in the attached image, but your Device Manager should show both of your Display Adapters. Select the one you don't want and hit the Disable button. Looks good on paper.

Why aren't you using X12 Dermot? Did you let your SSA lapse?

While I can't personally vouch for any of these sources, if you scroll down the Offering Services forum there are posts offering 3D design services. Also @PH_Decor_Design has offered CA compatible 3D models in the Symbols and Content forum.

… 'Relax' said the night man,'We are programmed to receive.You can check out any time you like,But you can never leave!'…

Self closing?

Only 10 terabytes? Geez Charles, what are you backing up? The library of Congress.

Don't know if I would trust an antique HDD (with all those moving parts that can fail) as a back-up drive, but I do use my older SATA SSD drives as super flash drives. All you need is a SATA to USB adapter cable and you can use your old internal SSD drive as an external storage device. Very handy.

Turns out that if you have Windows 10 you have a screen recording tool included in the software. When was the last time you scrolled all the way to the bottom of the Start Menu? That's where it's located disguised as the "XBox Game Bar". You can also access it by holding down the "Windows" key and then hitting the "G" key. Don't know if it's robust enough to record Chief sessions though. I did a quick test of a modeling session in Chief and it worked fine for the action in the window that was being recorded, but the opening any new drop down menus or browsers in the window did not show up on the recording. But what the hey, it's there and it's free. Give it a shot. Maybe it can be of use to you.

Then you need to check out @dshall's YouTube channel. You've pretty well summed up his modus operandi. Sorry Scott

Renderrabbitt....? I like it. I think Newell may be on to something here.

This is a slippery slope for sure. Without getting political I can only say that increasing the population density of neighborhoods that don't have the infrastructure to support the increase is a recipe for trouble. IMHO

Corel VideoStudio X10 has a nice live screen capture feature.