Michael_Gia

The same stuff that didn't work properly in X13 still doesn't work properly in X17. Lots of neat new features but with even more bugs. Visually better though.

you know you're a redneck, when your detail plans have a gun rack... (sorry, couldn't help myself)

X17 is the buggiest version in a long while. I really hope they fix all the crap under the hood in the next iteration.

I see what you did there...

beautiful! You got it to improve the lighting, landscape, perspective all while preserving your structure and design elements. well done, human.

This is worth a 10 minute look…

@ComputerMaster86 I think the key is that you have to give AI a lot less to do if you don’t want those AI “hallucinations” as some people call them. In my example, I started off with a decent pbr from Chief with the actual materials I wanted and as good as I could get the lighting and perspective. ChatGPT did a good job because it didn’t have to invent too much. When it does I will usually reply with “pretty good but change even less from the original image” I rarely have to use this, so I do think ChatGPT is learning.

@JBi-PDX Ctrl Tab Shift Ctrl Tab (backward)

@Chrisb222Nice, I also get decent results with ChatGPT but would like some kind of built-in AI. Not like SoftPlan. I'm sure Chief can come up with an intelligent solution. Here is my Chat GPT workflow. I upload a PBR render. My prompt is: "improve the lighting and landscaping and material quality but do not change the materials or architecture." Chief PBR ChatGPT:

This is wishful thinking. You got lucky. There is no built-in magic button to sit trusses on top of the top plate. It's a complex mathematical calculation, don't even ask about it. In the future: 1) draw your roof. 2) take a cross section and measure how much you need to raise the roof by. 3) select all roof plans in 3D and hit "Transform Replicate" tool and move in the "Z Delta" by that amount. Chief roof tool seems to have been designed specifically for rafter style roofs where carpenters build the roof on site. I'm assuming you order prefab trusses from a roof structure company like 99.999999999% of the world.

@SHCanada2well I prefer that they have filtered through the myriad of AI engines and chosen one that works best for what we want to do. That is, make a great render and don’t touch the architecture. (or as little as possible) Also the idea of allowing plugins and opening up the software to 3rd party plugins would also be great. This way Chief can direct all its resources to stuff we actually need and fix stuff that is broken.

Check this out…

Panels of any sort don't curve unfortunately, which is what DBCooper predicted.

Ok thanks Eric, and as @DBCooper mentioned I was only able to get 2 rails but then I checked, "include bottom rail" and was able to get at least 3 horizontal rails that follow the spiral staircase. Not to code yet but maybe close enough to give the client a visual.

I want to achieve this style railing. This is what I have created so far. How to get the spindles to go horizontal? If I apply a horizontal tube railing style from the catalogue it does not want to curve and follow the staircase. Is there a style of railing in the catalog that can produce a horizontal 1/2” tube that spirals to follow a spiral staircase like this?