Michael_Gia

I was hoping, for some reason, that with the new X16 that maybe, maybe,... there would be improvements in the 3D viewer?

As with most of Chief's features and tools, the latest version adds some nice shiny new tricks, but does absolutely ZERO! to fix existing problems and shortcomings of the software.

It's pretty frustrating.

I'm forced to use TwinMotion for sharing a 3D model.  Not a bad predicament since I've become quite comfortable with the software, it's just a shame and a disgrace, quite frankly that the 3D viewer tool still sucks as hard as it does.

@Renerabbitt

That's the first time I see a chair leg actually look like it's sitting on the floor and not look like it's hovering 1/8" above.

Was this rendered solely in X16?

1 hour ago, ChiefUserRosalie said:

The Foundation wall around stops before reaching the main floor walls.

This gets posted a lot.

It happens to me from time to time and I never remember what I did at the time to resolve this very unsettling occurrence.

Sometimes it's the wall definition that I messed with and sometimes I build the floor framing and it gets resolved.

I can't remember, though.

Try reading this....

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-00038/resolving-a-gap-between-floors-in-camera-views.html

On 5/11/2024 at 11:15 PM, mthd97 said:

50% was troubleshooting questions that could have easily been posted here on the forum. Great job to the team for answering those questions.

50%? more like 90%.

I really wish they would tell people to ask only X16 related questions.  

That was our opportunity to hear more about X16, not someone droning on about some issue they're having.

Great release, though.  Looks like X16 is as great of a bump as X15 was, maybe better?

@yenegsome

I'm sure you’ll get some help on this, but in the meantime watch this, linked below. 
 

It's truly the greatest instructional video on terrains you’ll ever see. 
 

2 minutes ago, GeneDavis said:

And the convention for both is feet-inches.

So my door supplier will be comfortable with 2670 L ?
 

Up until now I would just send them the plan but I’m trying to help them out a bit for a much larger project. 

3 hours ago, DBCooper said:

2670 means 2'6" x 7'0".

 

If you want the size in inches, you could just add the width and height columns.

 

Thanks, for the clarification. 
 

Pretty humiliating, actually. 
 

Learning every day.

Why is the "formatted size" different from my door size?

I really just need a column that can display the door size and hinge side.

I was hoping the "size column" could do that.

The image below shows a 30" x 84" door but the size column shows 2670 L 

What does the 2670 refer to and how to correct?

Why is this so confusing or am I that dense? (highly possible)

23 hours ago, Larry_Sweeney said:

There must be a simple solution to this problem

It's your very green and shiny background with that horrible out of the box grass.

Experiment with different backgrounds.  

Try the "Cloudy Sunset" from the Chief Bonus catalogue just to see the effect.  

With a dark background like that one you get a lot less interference with light bouncing around on the inside.

If it's too dark on the inside you can increase exposure and light intensity.

It's always easier to increase brightness than to darken an over lit scene.

@TeaTime

@JKEdmo

I added a stud on the interior and a stud in the main layer of the wall.

This is how it frames...

12 hours ago, JKEdmo said:

I'm trying to get two window openings to form at a deep double wall.

Why not just define one giant wall? 

(like in the bottom of the image)

Make sure "flat ceiling" is checked in the structure tab of the room dialogue box.  

there's nothing special to do.  

The roof is cutting the ceiling because the fascia is lower than the ceiling.

if you want the ceiling to follow the slope of the roof then just uncheck "flat ceiling".

On 3/16/2020 at 9:38 AM, Hammer7 said:

My design sheet is 24 x 36 and all is good but when I want to send that to print on an 11 x 17 paper is there a way to do this

The simplest way is to print at 1/2 scale. 
 

In the Print View dialogue box.

> Drawing Scale

> Check Plot at “1/2 Scale”

Since 11x17 is roughly half of 24 x 36 you might only need some minor tweaking of objects too close to the edge. Adjust those and you’re all good. 

Be aware that your scale reference which was probably set at 1/4” in now effectively 1/8” once printed. 
You might want to change that on your plans as well. 

3 hours ago, Omnidesign said:

Do I need to define the ceiling height of the staircase by adding a wall to create a room specification?

If you create the stairwell with a room which includes, not only your steps but also includes the landing then, the open-below room will have the default ceiling height of your 1st floor, so there’s nothin to do beyond that. 
The landing gets adjusted when properly snapped to the two stair runs. 
 

The other way is to use a separate room to define the landing, and another room with an open-below room for the 2 stair runs.  You would then drop the floor level of the landing room to the height you need to accommodate the stairs. 
 

With either option you’re never adjusting the ceiling height.

6 hours ago, mthd97 said:

This is apparently what it means in SketchUp

Hopefully it works more like it does in Archicad where you define a colour and fill pattern for the walls, floors, etc, when they get cut by a section.

The announcement only says Mac raytracing, which we already have, so I think they mean realtime raytracing or whatever that greyed out section is called when you do PBR.

Also excited to see poché fill. 

I guess we're finally getting cut fills for sections and maybe even 3D views?

@DefinedDesign

You can adjust the handrail peeking out on the landing by adjusting the grab handle of the railing wall at the break you inserted. 
The grab/break handle determines where the railing ends. 

6 hours ago, DefinedDesign said:

However, the wall beneath the door would not disappear, so I lowered the door by -28 1/4"

You can lower the floor level of the “open below” room by 28-1/4”, so that your door will sit at the proper level. No need to lower the door. An open below room behaves the same way as other rooms. 

16 hours ago, DefinedDesign said:

need advice on what I’m doing incorrectly.

On 4/1/2024 at 5:25 PM, buildinthevoid said:

Is there a way to do this

Oldie but a goodie…

11 hours ago, tmactom said:

Specifically that leans to the ontario building code

In Quebec we have 3d detail drawings available which are up to date with the same building code version as in Ontario.

They're available on our builders association website APCHQ or the builder's bonding and guarantee website GCR.

I'm sure you guys have similar in Ontario, just ask a local builder which association he is a member of.

You should see their logos on any certified local builder's website, even.

Of course they're in French but I'm sure you have something similar in Ontario.

You could still click around and copy the images and make those part of your detail drawings.

(along with some google translate)

Here is a link to our builders association website:

https://www.apchq.com/entrepreneurs/technique/fiches-techniques

here's an example....

93131 JLV.23 TECH Fiche technique S5-01-02 VF.pdf

@westvale

Here is about the best I can do on a Mac.  

If you find this good enough for publication (I don't) then here are my settings.

One important thing is to use a proper backdrop as the backdrop will affect lighting.

The reason you're getting the washed out look is mostly due to your white background.

On a Mac a more subdued background like some of the Dusk skies are usually easier to work with as they are darker.

It's easier to increase brightness than to decrease it.

@stevenyhof credit to Steven for the background image below. 

You can do a pony wall where the bottom portion is your 4” high concrete stemwall and the top portion is your barn wall at whatever thickness. Just be careful of how you’re aligning the top portion over the bottom one. I’m assuming you’ll want the outside to outside alignment, since you wouldn’t want a concrete ledge going around the outside perimeter. 
 

The future 4” slab can go in whenever you want as the floor structure. I don’t think you need a floor finish. 
That’ll be provided by the cows, I guess…
 

I'm not sure what “existing road base” is?  Is that just your terrain going through the barn?

On 3/21/2024 at 4:07 PM, westvale said:

Hello everyone, I attempted my first CPU ray trace and it doesn't look grea

No one will tell you this but it is impossible to produce a proper ray trace or pbr image on a Mac. 
 

Give it up. 
 

Standard render is your only friend. It will produce “acceptable” images to show your clients but not worthy of website, portfolio or brochures etc… 

If you want professional renderings, hire it out or buy a pc and spend the time. 
 

On 4/21/2024 at 9:57 PM, vikiw_bend said:

some helpful advice

You definitely need a cad program to view whatever you export. 

I use Qcad Pro about $45 usd, a one-time perpetual license. 
https://qcad.org/en/online-shop

Each view has to be exported separately. 
floor plan level, 0, 1, 2, cross section, elevation front, back, left, right etc.

1 export per view. 

I would reduce all line weights to 1 or even 0 (experiment)

Acad users often dump every view on one screen and then zoom into the various views. 
unlike Chief’s floor levels and saved camera and plan views. 
So you might want to do the same, this way they open 1 file and everything is there. 
I’m not a regular Acad user but I often export out to engineers and architects. 
Maybe it’s regional but they always ask for all views on 1 page. 
 

Here are my settings for the Eport Drawing dbx: