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I shrink my terrain so that in elevations i see the side of the terrain skirt in elevation, but in my perspective i have to enlarge terrain so it looks right. I thought i could have multiple terrains on different layers to achieve this but it does not allow this. Any thoughts on how best to achieve this?

Yes the glass does seem to not show that well...my glass pendants glass you can hardly see..just the brass top and rod..

I just close camera now and open up again and it works, kind of annoying, doesn't seem to happen all the time. I am quite happy with the pbr and have found great results once you set up lighting..here is a kitchen reno i am doing as part of a whole house reno/addition. Its great to have many lights..i have 36 lights turned on for this view

i got the white out the other day on 20.1

Will I be able to have multiple switch lines go to one switch symbol? in the case of the Dbl switch

So I can make multiple switch symbols that can have multiple switch lines attached? in some of the Reno’s I have done we had to use a special switch from legrand where they take their standard square switch and have one with two switches in the same space, so we had 2 Dbl switches and a single all in a 3 gang box. it gave us 5 switches. so if my symbols snapped together properly so that the square switches butt together I could then show some doubles with singles with some dimmers etc

So I can make multiple switch symbols that can have multiple switch lines attached? in some of the Reno’s I have done we had to use a special switch from legrand where they take their standard square switch and have one with two switches in the same space, so we had 2 Dbl switches and a single all in a 3 gang box. it gave us 5 switches. so if my symbols snapped together properly so that the square switches butt together I could then show some doubles with singles with some dimmers etc

The only thing is I would want them to snap at a certain way so I could just place 2-3-4 together also the switch and outlet symbols in plan are too big in my opinion, how to change this?

Thanks Mick. What about how chief places the switches together?

Hi I really like the Adorne outlets from Legrand, no screws, snap on face plates, square outlets and switches. I have made a sample switch, chief automatically snaps them together but can this be controlled? When there are two or more switches there is no space between switches or plugs. I do not like showing the old standard switches and plugs chief uses, i know you can turn off on a layer but if you want to show them they are old school, and even today decora is the standard...

Good idea, I will try that.

origin is right beside my model but i start drive by some 800' away...too far? I even made my shingles 1" thick...didnt seem to help.

thanks again

Actually it worked while i had 3d view open but when i did walk through drive by it is still z fighting.

Thanks guys, that did the trick...i have it set to 2" for inside renders so i dont cut lights and counters while doing 360 inside and close to island.

I am doing a drive by and i am getting z fighting on the roof shingles. I have increased their thickness from 1/8 to 3/8 but still getting this issue, anyway to fix it?

Thanks...i did not realize it was the full camera preset.

Where do i find that?

I want to do a drive by walk through of a project from road. I cant figure out how to turn on backdrop and change sun angle and adjust camera settings. It will allow me to select what type of camera but not other things like field of view, etc. How is this controlled?

here is the eastern vs western stair we see here.

I would say 90% of stairs built for homes and multi-family here in canada are pre-built by a stair manufacturer. You can request a cut out stringer but it is far more common to have a routed dimensional stringer with perhaps a 1" plywood tread and 1/2" plywood riser, then it is glued and nailed together and shiims are placed on the underside of both riser and tread to keep these tight and squeak free. I am surprised that prebuilt stairs by a manufacturer aren't the norm out there? I think if ca just gave us control of stringer sizes then we could use what is common in our own areas.

Mick, if the stair is not butted up to framing but only flush with drywall there is nothing to hide stringer. around here many stairs are built using 2x10, 2x12, they are kept away from studs so drywall can slip by and then a cap is placed on stringer scribed to wall, then carpet is attached to inside of stringer and tucked under cap and treads and risers are carpeted as well. if I wanted to bury stringer in wall I would push stair flush with studs. just my two cents. cheers

Thanks Mick, i can handle any 3d objects to make, just frustrating that i have to. Its great chief hard codes stringer widths...but i do not know of one stair manufacturer that builds stringers out of 2" wide material as a standard? The standard as far as i know is dimensional lumber 1.5" thick, and why when i place a stair against drywall is the stringer only 3/4" of an inch?...still doesn't make sense unless i wanted to place stair against the framing and then it would still be 1.5" thick...makes no sense. Come on chief it you are going to hardwire items get it right or give us control of these things.

Thanks for help guys, Mick the roof structure should be 16” deep to allow for insulation and venting, this will reduce headroom some. kind of defeats the purpose of an automated drafting program when I still need to manually draw stairs don’t you think? maybe some simpler questions 1. How to adjust stringer thickness? 2. How to make stringer a different material than riser, because this does happen. I am frustrated that chief continues to give us updates and I continue to spend money on ssa and basic functionality like stairs does not get addressed.. is it just me?

Here is a sample plan, i am trying to do a winder and a rail with pickets up to where the railing would meet a wall. Very difficult to do this any help would be appreciated. I do not think ca has done much to improve their stair functionality for a very long time, i wish they could make this better and easier to use and work. stair_winder_plan.zip