Arnstein_Bjone

Tough to know without plan but I have a guess.  You may have a 2nd floor in play at that point.  If so, tell the room definition to be "open below".

I have uploaded the plan now (to my own domain, with link. See above. Couldn't see any other way to do this..)

I didn't find any "Upload file"-button, so I placed the plan here:

http://www.bjonefoto.no/2016-07-28_Mitchell.plan

I have now spent my first 100 hours with X8, and are very pleased with my choice.  I have 15 years experience with AutoCAD, so I need to "reset" my brain, but fortunately there are plenty of traingsvideoes +++.

I really have tried to find the solution to this problem, but I'm stuck. Hope anyone can help.

The pics you posted are "Ray Traces", which are not the same as "Renderings".  Here's a sample "Ray Trace" I did in Chief.  The same view displayed only as a "Rendering" would not be as crisp but could be done using a variety of  techniques such as watercolor, watercolor with lines, vector, etc.

Thanks Joe. That cleared up a long time misunderstanding...I think. I would love some elaboration of the difference, if you have some spare time..?

I'm guessing that ray-tracing is taking into account how light rays are reflected, and then illuminate the "next" surface it hits, for 3-4 reflections? The "glossyness" of the reflecting material is also taken into the calculations..?

Is it only programs like 3DS Max that do this..? 

"...using a variety of  techniques such as watercolor, watercolor with lines, vector, etc."

...?

I'll guess the companies that have provided the images in my post, can use my future CA-drawings, and "finish them" in whatever program they use..?

I have been using both Chief and ArchiCAD since the 90's, .....

 

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Hope that helps.

That helped me a lot. 

I'm a structural engineer, but my main work are making residential drawings.

I have been using AutoCAD for many years (99% in 2D), but have been looking into, and tried, apps like CA, AC and various from Autodesk, for many years. 

After I while a give up. I have't been patient enough to use 500? 1000? hours to be "fluent". 

But, I can't postpone it anymore. I have to learn one of them...

It seems like my long AutoCAD-experience is a disadvantage when it comes to learning various 3D-software. I expect to use the same logic from AutoCAD in for example CA, which is obviously the wrong approach. I have always studied the training vidoes carefully....again and again..

I have been a computergeek since 1983, and have absolutely no problem learning new programs...except these types... At least to be "fluent" and effective.

The 3D-rendrings from CA doesn't look very impressive. Will it be possible to make images something like this (a crop from the full image), like the guttersystem, types of roof tiles,  that type of lighting/reflections +++ ?

And section details like the inserted one? (Revit-drawing from my housesupplier)

This is also the type of rendrings the realtor wants: