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  1. Dennis_Gavin
    Put some crown molding on those cabinets! I see so many kitchens displayed on the forum without crown moldings. I don't get it.
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    IF you want to spend the time you can do a ray trace and set the size of the image, save it and then import into the layout.
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    You are off to a good start! Try adjusting the pendants to get the glow off the ceiling. Either decrease the wattage or adjust the settings of the point light. You need to play with the settings to get familiar with the effects. Another option is to turn off all lights except for the sun and 1 or 2 3D lights. Turn up the emissive setting on the material for the pendant glass. You may also want to try turning off photons to get rid of the light at the ceiling line. Sometimes you may be able to get rid of that by putting on another floor or a roof. Doesn't always seem to work from some of the posts I've seen. Also, adjust the contrast and maybe the intensity in the image properties
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    I imagine a movie program can open the file and add music. Never tried it. Maybe others will "chime" in soon.
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    Agree with above. if some of these things are cleaned up in X7 I think it might received better.
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    A lot of good looking renders/ray traces look so good because of the overall design and composition. No matter what program you use you are not going to have impressive renders with 30" wall cabinets with space above, no crown molding, no refrigerator end panels, no tile splash, no pendant lights (where applicable) etc. I think good design (layout out, textures, materials, complete scenes) i.e. composition are more important to get prior to developing ray trace expertise. IF you are just doing simplistic scenes to experiment with ray tracing I can understand to some degree but I think better designed scenes will give more feed back as to what ray tracing can do. If you look back through some of the images in this thread the ones that pop all have those elements. My .02.
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    Susan - As Graeme said select the roof plane and then using the transform replicate icon lower the Z value as needed. Then reconnect the roofs as needed.
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    Craig - You may have to look for a new grass texture. Also some items need there texture size changed from Chief's default 20x20. Try increasing it by at least 2x or even more. (grass and driveway) Are your plants 2D images? Try 3D items with sun casting shadow across lawn. Jonboy - I like that stone. Which one is it? did you bump map it? IT has good depth.
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    OK, here is another approach. slab bi-fold doors 12" opening just gang doors together. The block is not right but I guess you could create a new one. Also need to change/omit the labels. I blocked the 4 doors and made one label for this particular situation. If you want to go to the next level create a block and assign it to blocked doors.
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    Lew - right. For some reason I was paying more attention to Larry's post then the original question. It can be done with a custom door.
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    Chris, IF you set window separation to 0 in defaults you can use 48" bifold doors and butt them together to get smaller doors.
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    Am I remembering correctly that there was a problem with getting sun light to come in through windows in earlier versions? I was trying to do a ray trace in an old plan but the sun is not coming in through the windows. THought it might have been the sheer curtains (about 60% TRANSPARENT) but then something in the memory popped that it might be the glass. So, am I crazy or correct? I know could be both!
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    One thing is to change the cut off to about 150 degrees. This will flare the cone. It is something others have requested to several years but nothing to date at having that ability. Also use multiple lights along it's length.
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    I just went through this ..I downloaded AVAST free anti-virus and got rid of it. You can also try Malwarebytes but be careful I think there are dummy sites that look like their site. It's a minefield out there! Not sure if either is available for MAC.
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    I am no stair expert but the base molding has to be done manually unless you put a wall under the stair. try adjusting baluster spacing. Many requests have been made for work on the stairs and have been ignored. I understand they did not do anything for the new release either. Very Disappointing. ;o(
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    Works for me. I used a framed door with glass and made the material mirror for the glass and splash and it works. Unless I am not understanding you??
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    Larry - also may want to generate new block.
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    Rich - you have too much time on your hands! ;o) Looks like something from The Twilight Zone................
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    Alan, Got the symbol. Plan has no data. Thanks.
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    This site is for Premier so help may be limited. I suggest you go to first floor and click no ceiling if there is a room exactly under the area you want to be cathedral. Do not check no floor under this room for the 2nd floor. Posting to HD pro site may be better for you as most here do not know the limitations in your version versus what we use.
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    I get that also so I did a control drag and it seemed to work. I did put in a wall break first. Don't know if htat makes any difference. Also I use imperial.
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    Dimension it then select it and click on the dimension and set it to what you want. I think that will work.
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    Alan - did you do this in X7? I get message it was done in newer version of Chief and I have X6.
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    Your desk is floating in air! Eliminate the photon mapping for that light bleed. This may require you to increase the ambient interior light. Often settings for a straight render are different that those for a ray trace. The regular render may look way too bright but when you ray trace without photons you will find the additional light works much better.
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    Thank you!