scottharris

I like Joe’s suggestion to use custom ceiling planes. Here’s a video https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/309/

Importing terrain dwg files can be an effort if you do not know how the surveyor mapped the layers -and- if they have all the data. I successfully imported your dwg file; it appears that the ‘V-PROP-BDY’ is your permitter; it well extends past your CONT-MAJOR / MINOR lines. I did not see any actual elevation data in those lines so it’s a flat lot. You might go back to the surveyor and see if they can re-export the file.

Have you tried using the molding polyline tool? It might be a better option than a pony wall.

Can you post the plan? And, maybe a diagram of the walls you are trying to build.

Can you post your plan?

See if this helps: to rotate freely - without bumping & snapping - hold down your control key (mac = cmd key) and then click and drag for free rotation.

Here's another article that might help you https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00001/backing-up-chief-architect-content.html

Is your camera a PBR-RT camera? Denoise only applies in that type of view.

I'm not sure if this is what you are after; I often build slab foundations using a stem wall (wall attached). The brick wall above has a brick ledge that then extends down to the footing. Foundation-Wall.calibz

We have a free on-demand Residential Introductory course. That may be a good place to start.

In X16, a sample rate in the range of 250-350 should be fine.

Drew, take a look at changing the Y origin offset of your heater. The offset will move the object into the cabinet and then look correct in plan views. I also resized the depth. Toe Kick Heater2.calibz

For a Standard render view, here are a few settings you might consider adjusting; you can see this in an updated plan attached; see the Camera “Kitchen – Std” -create a light set for only the lights you want on; in your example I created a ‘kitchen’ light set. The more lights the brighter and slower your scene will be since it’s an open design -turn off reflections – they can be expensive and only for mirrors -I changed the lights from point lights to spot lights; and adjusted the lumens from 1200 to 850 – you could go lower. I made a few other light adjustments on your can lights; you can open one and review. -I adjusted the ambient light from 100 to 20 In one of the attached examples, there’s a .25 line under ‘hand drawn lines on top’ setting Note, in the plan you attached, there are several missing materials, so, it probably will not look as good as your original plan Lighting sample2.zip

Do you have any example of what you are looking for? On page 8 of the pdf for this Saguaro sample, is a ceiling plan https://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/samples/projects/saguaro/saguaro.pdf

Can you post a plan with a saved camera so we can look at your settings?