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Hi Eric, when you import them to chief is it this way as well?

I wonder why my imports are wrong?  I think its using an old block name from the first cad drawing i had that didnt have brick molds on.

But i have told chief to import new blocks?

Can you save in a chief file and upload?

I am trying to import a cad file for a window section, the original file didnt have a brick mold but the new one has a brick mold.

Whenever i try to import cad file into chief i get the old sections, can anyone see if they can import and get the correct sections?

This is what i want

This is what i keep getting after import.

Cross Sections - 2.0 BM (2).dwg Cross Sections - 2.0 BM 2004 Version.dwg

I am having similar issues...covered porch and chief wont extend soffit to beyond porch, 

6 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

try blender

I find blender not very intuitive… doesn’t seem to bring in object with texture?

so haven’t had much luck here…

I have a client that needs .glb files to use with a certain sales type software.

I tried exporting out of chief and converting to .glb with a free conversion tool.   For some reason the textures did not come with the .glb file.

Anyone know how to do this so the texture is saved in the .glb file?

cabinet export.plan

2 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

OOTB UV mapping from Chief:

Stretched UVs, upside down UV's, turned sideways UVs, no laminated edge UVs, uniform interior UVs. This is not really conducive to providing manipulatable 3rd party cabinet symbols. Sure looks great for imagery, but I would have a lot of questions for the vendor I was providing for and discussion about the limitations of the export from Chief

wow..that is really screwed up.

Rene, anyway to show edge banding, do you have any work arounds?

17 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

dae is a collada file which blender can open...and oh man I would be weary about offering that service. Chiefs cabinets are not properly UV mapped and have no flexibility in panel thickness as well as some other things.

What do you mean not uv mapped?

how are cabinets any different than any other item in chief?

54 minutes ago, Renerabbitt said:

Blender is free and a more acceptable world wide modeling standard, export to dae and then import export to your obj.

any particular reason you need it as an obj?

Hi Rene, is dae blender file type?

I have been asked to generate cabinet models for an online cabinet purchase site.

The software the web maker is looking at uses that input.

 That is why I need that file type.

Can anyone help with exporting this file type?

Looks like we can import but not export...makes no sense to me?

I tried exporting to sketchup but it turns every surface to 2 triangles and lines all over the place, any other suggestions to convert to an obj file formatt

Joe I have to agree to disagree on most cabinets factory built are face frame. 
can’t build a face frame on a cnc… it would have to be built with solid lumber I would think.

in any case there are a **** ton of cabinets that are frameless… faster, cheaper and easy to build.  I think most factory build carcasses use particle board with melamine faces, then edge band.

better cabinet companies use plywood to build boxes and then edge tape faces

ca is incorrectly showing more than 50% of the cabinets wrong.

So it’s not a small amount being shown incorrectly.

Its back to representing objects like they are actually built in real life, like trusses and energy heels, took chief quite a while to make this right.

Its kind of weird that ca allows us to change the interior of the cabinet without changing the face frame.  I would suggest that any cabinet built in a factory or on a cnc machine would have edge banding on the face to match the doors.  The only cabinets not build this way would be face frame custom cabinets that are painted on site.

When I open drawers in chief it should show the spreader bar and the edge material like it is actually built.  

1 minute ago, TeaTime said:

Change it to an Opening, then click the Shelves: Specify button.

 

I just tossed down 2 slabs, 4" wide, spaced 24" front to back and saved it as a Fixture.

 

Then on the Shelf Specification, set Manual, number: 1, browse to library and pull that new fixture.

Thanks, so does the drawer cover the spreader bar when closed?

20 minutes ago, TeaTime said:

Hm. Can't say I've ever bothered trying but I'd figure the spreader boards could be done as a custom shelf, since they follow the width of the cabinet.

 

Just tossed together something quick with slabs, replaced the the top separation with a Shelf, specified its thickness, 0" spaced from previous (top).

Seems to work okay.

 

I got nothing for ya on the edging though.

 

how do you replace separation with a shelf?

Hey cabinet experts...i am trying to replicate how a cabinet is actually built and replicate in ca.

Chief does not show any structure at top or between drawers and doors...typically a 4" spreader bar is stapled between.

Also edge tape is used on face of box and spreader bars to match doors and drawers.

How would i achieve both of these things and have it adjust on cabinet resize?

I am looking to do a terrazzo tile like this, any thoughts?

when i import texture it spreads it across the entire tile view so it looses all detail.

also do not want white grout, but blended to tile a bit.

I would sign up for sure!

Wondering what everyone is using to share interactive 3d exterior models.

i have used the following:

-chief 3d viewer, poor quality

-chief walkthrough video, make a fly around video, share link with client, good quality but takes too long

-exporting to twin motion, I find kind of a pain, but does allow user to control season and time of day, not rtrt quality 

- giving client chief file and let them open in chief viewer program, clients need to be technical, also don’t really want to give out file.

- exporting 360 files and making a kuula tour, quality is great, works better for inside tour, doesn’t allow user to change camera location. I wish there was an external 360 that rotated around object.

looking for other options that are high quality and don’t take too long.

In my material cost subtotal for foundation is not displaying total cost.

All other groups are subtotalling.

I have deleted some material object calcs from items I don’t want going to material list like existing slabs etc.

would this cause other items to not subtotal?

All the lines are totaling total cost but just not adding up.

it works on a test plan correctly.

i used a walkthru path instead and it seemed to work, takes about 4.3s/image...my walkthrough for 286 frames took about 21 min...but to process it at the end takes a while..not sure why.

Anyone know how to do a walkthrough using rtrt  and have ca render each frame before it moves on to next?

I did a auto rotate walkthrough with rotate angle set at 1 deg and denoise set at 1, ca still doesnt render and denoise before moving to next frame?

I think I made a single switch, I used these all over my last house.

i like them too 

not sure how you would build multiple switch/plugs and have chief control them separately and be in a multi gang plate.

 But chief should… 

Thanks guys, this works.

But this railing is not working correctly is it?

Stairs on chief are the bain of my existence!

My last tread at top has a rail and pickets on right side even though its tight against top rail, anyone have a solution to this?

I could turn off rail on right but then it turns off at bottom too, I need rail on right at bottom.

On 4/25/2023 at 5:35 PM, Kbird1 said:

 

Your Idea should work , but if you pull the insulated Roof inside the Walls and the non-insulate over the Walls it will control the wall's heights automatically.

 

M.

Thanks this work around did the job.

I think ca needs to start looking at exterior insulated roof assemblies and how to model them as we move to net zero type construction.

in Canada net zero ready will be code by 2032 I believe.. 

what’s going on in others regions?

I figured it out, my model was about 275’ from origin, once I moved model to origin it went away