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As soon as I re-built the framing, I got this:

So it must be related to manual framing. Disconnects evidently. 

6 minutes ago, GeneDavis said:

My file?

No, sorry, Gene. I also could not access your file. I just did what I did in one of my own. 

Do you get no "Decks-Walks" materials if you generate a list for all floors?

If I try to get a material list by selecting the deck "room",, I get nada. If I calculate all floors it shows up under I.D.: Decks-Walks. But at least I can shut all else off and isolate the deck mats that way. 

23 hours ago, para-CAD said:

I had issues with my entire mac locking and shutting down when closing a 3D view during the X15 Beta

You weren't using Universal Control when that was happening by any chance?

I  was freezing, crashing and burning until I realized CA doesn't like Universal Control (using same mouse and keyboard on two computers at the same time.) 

Uncheck "Framing" on the Drywall layer. 

15 hours ago, MarkMc said:

No, first thing I tried was putting lights into the cabinet but was nogo. Just light room normally. Then play with material definition- first slight transparency- these were 10% which was about average highest. Then emissive as noted depends on type of view. Oddly need more emissive for real time ray trace than for standard view. I have a hunch the image you posted was a standard view where 1 is too high.

Perfect!  Nice job!

I set the sun to 1000 Lux, the camera exposure to 0.2, and emissive to 150. May still not be want you really want, but....  Another approach might involve Photoshop, but that would bring its own set of variables. 

You could try changing the material properties to "General Material" and adjusting the "emissive" setting. 

17 hours ago, LevisL said:

direction of the wood grain

No matter what I do, the grain does not obey. Is there a secret to making the grain reflect reality?

Don't have an M1 or M2. I also cannot ray trace interior without crashing my system. I don't ray trace at all so I have no idea how long it's been this way. Just tested for this thread. 

Very nice work!

13 hours ago, solver said:

 

Thank you, Solver. You're the best!

You can sign up and use Sketchup on-line for free. Download the model; open and modify in SU; download the result. Pretty easy. 

25 minutes ago, robdyck said:

Uncheck Overall Dimension

That works!  Thank you!

My auto elevation dimensions don't seem to respond to any directive in the default settings dialog. 

The "stall" or "freeze" happens most commonly in a camera view for some users. I'm learning how to move around, in and out, without my scroll wheel, which seems to be the kiss of death. If you have the "right" computer, everything seems to work smooth and reliably. If you have the wrong computer, X14 can be very painful, in spite of all the wonderful new features and improvements. The gurus can't duplicate the "bog-down" because they have the "right" computers. So, some of us are just stuck until the upgrade fairy turns up. 

I think it's normal. For me, any part of the walls shows in elevation, and joists, beams and rafters show in plan. 

You can select the polyline and the grid fill and create a block. However, if you "un-block, the fill pattern will revert. 

Alternatively, you can move the fill pattern with the "Offset and Angle" values, but that won't lock to the polyline. 

On 6/13/2022 at 5:11 PM, Kbird1 said:

You can also do it manually

Thank you!  Great tip. Kept putting this off till now. 

Delete the string and re-do? Sometimes fixes quirks. 

On 4/28/2022 at 11:24 AM, robdyck said:

slow response times in X14? Specifically when using a plan created in X13.

Yes, same problem for me. 

1 hour ago, tchomes said:

offer this as a room style. 

Solver used the "Porch" room, which will do what you want, and as Glenn points out, don't use "Garage".  When you get it the way you'd like, change the "Porch" configuration in Default Settings>Floors and Rooms>Room Types>Porch in your Plan Template and you'll be good to go. 

1 hour ago, joey_martin said:

My guys love that I can shoot them quick numbers right from the model. Need roofing? Give me 5 seconds. Need flooring? Give me another 5 seconds.

Yes!!

On 1/5/2022 at 8:24 PM, Chopsaw said:

I think this is pretty standard in most of North America.

Thank you, Chop!  I just needed a refresher, and voila!