Rich_Winsor
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Holy cow! When I was pecking this out at 3AM
I was starting to have reservations. Would it be
taken in the right way? What if I go to all this
length to produce a list and nobody responds?
I'm going to feel pretty foolish. I guess I shouldn't
have been worried. Thanks for all the positive
support. I hope it brought a little levity into your
day.
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??? beta testing 2013?
I think that ended about 8 years ago.
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In an effort to expedite the process of getting answers I have compiled a list of the probable responses you will get when you post a question on this forum. I apologize in advance for any slights or omissions whether they be perceived or actual and for any trampled toes or ruffled feathers.
@solver– Eric will direct you to the correct forum and ask you to create or update your signature.
@Chopsaw – Chop will race solver to see who can be the first responder.
@Joe_Carrick – Joe will say that what you want can be done with a macro and offer to sell you one.
@GerryT – Gerry will say that Chief’s macro capabilities are too limited and not worth working with.
@DRAWZILLA – Perry will say that he would do it the way Scott does it.
@dshall – Scott says that he does it Perry’s way.
@Renerabbitt – Rene will say your image is garbage and offer to do it right for a price.
@MarkMc – Mark will say that you should have used a cabinet.
@glennw – Glenn will say he’s not exactly sure of what you are asking but thinks that Chief can do it and offer an example.
@Richard_Morrison – Richard will tell you what you propose is probably illegal and your contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
@DavidJPotter – DJP will tell you that Chief is just a tool and you need to learn how to use it.
@Gawdzira – Alan will say “meh” and go back to tattooing his dog.
@Kbird1 – Mick will list the links to pertinent KB articles.
@HumbleChief – Larry will say he feels your pain. He’s been using Chief for 20 years and still doesn’t get it.
@Dermot – Dermot will tell you the program is working as it should and if you disagree you should submit a new feature request.
@Alaskan_Son – Michael will tell you that 90% of the info given out on this forum is BS and recommend that you educate yourself or better yet pay him to educate you.
So there you have it. All that’s left to say is if you really need help…POST THE PLAN
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Nicely done Robert!
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Here's how I handled the lookouts on my duplex garage.
No worry about shear load strength or sagging since the
2 x 8 fascia boards are sitting on the wall top plate.
12 hours ago, Doug_N said:...I think they make the builders install gang nail plates at the gable joint.
Not to digress, and I don't claim to know more
than Simpson, but as a woodworker the notion
of gang nail plates drives me crazy. Nails and
nail plates are intrusive wood splitters. Unlike
fastening metal, when joining wood more is not
necessarily better. And if you really want to make
a secure joint a few well places screws will hold
better than a forest of nails. JMHO
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6 hours ago, jfhomedesign said:
What happens if I stop it? Can I save it where it is in the process?
As Solver says the Stop button will stop the
ray trace regardless of the pre-set Duration
parameters, but once stopped the ray trace
can not be resumed. You will have to start
a new ray trace. You can of course edit the
ray trace image you created using the Adjust
Image Properties tools and you can save the
image using the Export Picture button.
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Glad you fellows got everything hashed out.
It's like I can see your lips moving but I can't
hear a word you are saying.
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Hey Justin. While you are mulling over all the
hardware options don't neglect to find a case
that will hold it all.
I recently opened up a rig I was using in 2005
to run AutoCad and Solidworks. Check out the
size of the video card back then.
How about that cooling system - a single 1 1/4" fan.
Fast forward 15 years and the video card has
gone from 6" x 2 1/2" x 1/2" to:
GTX 780 & 1080 10 1/2" x 4 3/8" x 1 1/2"
RTX 3080 11 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 1 1/2"
RTX is another 3/4" longer than the 780 & 1080
which were already pushing the capacity of a lot
of cases. If we extrapolate out another 15 years
the video card will be the size of a suitcase.
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Moe, you're giving me too much credit.
I'm basically an image guy. I'm just using
Chief's tools to get the image results I
want regardless of how it would be built.
Are you talking about increasing the depth
the tray ceiling is recessed into the ceiling?
If so, sure, I can make it look like that.
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You need to take your 2D image of the art work
and use it to create a new material in your User
Catalog in the Library Browser.
Right click on User Catalog / Click on New / Click on Material
Once you have the material you need to apply it
to something. In this example I used a Polyline
Solid 72" x 42" x 1/2". I set the Psolid into a wall
niche that was 72" x 42" x 3" deep and changed
the material from the default Concrete to the new
material I made from the art work.
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On 12/24/2020 at 12:14 PM, Ridge_Runner said:
Good one, Rich, but should have been recessed!
You know, I considered that but when I thought about
it if I recess the trey, then what I am in effect making
is a tray ceiling.
No matter how you spell it, the
usage of trey/tray can have
grey/grayblurry areas ofinterpretation.
In any event, in an attempt to offer some help to the
OP, I went ahead and had a play with recessing the
trey. FWIW, Chief's tools seem to be functioning as
expected for me but this case is very uncomplicated .
Funny thing is If you tilt your head just right, the ceiling bears
an uncanny resemblance to a certain "Wings Joint" logo.
BTW, God bless those nice young ladies.
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Info straight from the horse's mouth.
https://www.chiefarchitect.com/blog/computer-for-design-and-gaming/
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Well, I declare! Is nothing sacred?
Glenn recommending the Rotate Plan
View tool? Now this shakes everything
I was ever taught right down to the core.
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17 hours ago, Lakeside-E said:
what about your upper and lower limits?
Real simple 3 button (set/up/down) system to
program the limits. It also has a nice feature
where the speed of the door opener is regulated
so that it slows down when it starts and stops a
cycle. When you close the door it starts slowly
for about the first foot or so and then briskly
continues on down until about the last foot of
travel where it slows down again and nestles
down on the weather seal like a butterfly with
sore feet.
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On 12/6/2020 at 2:21 PM, joey_martin said:
@Rich_Winsor as far as I know the lights don't come with the export so I added them from the TM library. They must be off a bit, I hadn't noticed.
I wasn't picking on you, just trying to figure
out the process. I may be over-sensitive to
this issue as I just installed a pair of similar
fixtures on my project so I can see where
the light actually shines.
To completely digress I will give an unsolicited
testimonial to Genie for their new wall mounted
garage door openers. I just installed the first
garage door (as seen in the pic) with the wall
mounted opener and it's a WAY simpler and
more efficient system. Installing the unit literally
involves tightening 3 set screws onto the torsion
shaft and lagging one bracket to the wall.
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On 12/5/2020 at 3:08 PM, joey_martin said:
I have been playing with Twinmotion recently. These are Chief models exported in 3DS format. I have spent just a few hours with TM and this is what I have come up with.
Hey Joey, I got the free version of TM but I have
never gotten around to playing with it yet. Not to
be a nit picker but I was curious as to why the light
shining from the fixtures over the garage doors
seems to be displaced up and to the left of where
one would expect it to fall on the wall and doors?
Just wondering?
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I often use Chief to illustrate non-building world
items. Looks like this was back in X8 days when
I designed a pair of hood hinges for my pickup.
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6 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said:
Might not be relevant to the subject at hand, but your model looks like the head of a flat head screw which reminds me...
I decided a while back that the flat head screw is the worlds longest running (and perhaps most successful) practical joke. Whenever we start taking apart a structure that was built 50 years ago...all tied together with 100's of flat head screws, I can't help but think it was some diabolical genius that pulled that one on us and I imagine he's looking down from Heaven laughing his tail off.
Well I must be doing something right as that
plan is titled "Flat Head Screw".
I just
wanted to add a spot of realism to some
hardware I was modeling.
Apparently Mr Phillips felt the same way you do.
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11 hours ago, stevenyhof said:
I would like to ask, and I think I know the answer to this while I am waiting on the trace, is that, the picture shows up after like 2 or 3 minutes, so I am assuming that it is continuing to trace? I just took a picture of the screen and now while I wait, it does seem to slowly get clearer - but not really sure. Will it tell me when it is done? So far I have moved on and get a message that it is still working. And while I type this and look at the picture, I cannot say it is looking any clearer. Thoughts?
You do know that you can control the image size
and the duration of the ray trace in the Ray Trace
Options DBX? These settings must be made before
the ray trace is started, and once started can't be
altered other than to stop the ray trace. You can
set the ray trace to run from 1 minute to 24 hours
or you can set it to run from 1 to 999999 passes.
If you really need a million passes you can set the
ray trace time to no limit and it will run until you
stop it or your machine melts into a tiny puddle on
the floor.
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14 hours ago, raltd9245 said:
In this case why would I want to.....
On the other hand something like this....
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Hi Levina. What the little green guy is showing
is the effect the backdrop can have on the model.
In that plan we have the model (in this case the
saucer) and no other objects. The saucer has a
100% reflective surface but there is nothing else
in the plan to reflect except what might be in the
backdrop. Everything that is showing on the skin
of the UFO is a reflection of what is in the backdrop.
It's interesting that the reflected effect wraps all the
way around the saucer like a Spherical Panoramic
View even though the backdrop is flat.
Anyhow, in the situation you describe the challenges
will vary depending on the type of view you are
creating. But whether it be an overhead or street
level view the process involves getting a good quality
photo of the existing situation from the viewpoint you
want and then recreating that viewpoint in the camera
view in your plan. As Glenn mentions above (nicely
done BTW) it helps to have an image editing software
program to tweak your backdrop image to suit your
needs. Once you have an image you want to use for
the backdrop open your Library Browser and right
click on your User Catalog. Then go to New and then
Backdrop to add your image to the list of backdrops
you can choose in the camera specification DBX. Of
course there are many other considerations to deal
with such as matching the sun angle shadows and
how much, if any, of Chief's terrain to include and how
it blends into your backdrop image.
Good Luck, hope this gets you started.
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I will volunteer my thoughts on backdrops in ray
traced renderings. Backdrops in PBR's behave
entirely differently and can cause unexpected
effects on the outcome.
Backdrops certainly make a difference in ray trace
quality but have very little effect on rendering time.
They are after all just image files. The higher the
quality of the image you turn into a backdrop, the
better it will look in the rendering.
To have a backdrop or not will depend on your
intended results. If it's just the view out of an
unimportant window in an interior scene, maybe
a backdrop will just be a distraction from your
intended focus. In other cases the background
is everything. As below.
Plan View
corresponding Ray Trace
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This topic lingers like an unwanted virus.
Do a forum search for GDW (Garage Door
Wizard). After numerous resurfacings of the
topic I have no idea where we stand on the
availability of the program from the creator.
PM me if you are interested in a free trial.
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No matter how you spell it, the
All Your Questions Answered Here
in General Q & A
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Although it pained me greatly, in this case I
eschewed my usual use of carriage returns
for the sake of clarity.
Plus I wanted to make sure Michael could
read it on his cell phone.