Michael_Gia

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  1. Were all waiting for the updated calibz... lol nice work and I'm too lazy
  2. If you want to eliminate some variables I would recommend getting a monitor with either 254 ppi (pixels per inch) which is what the resolution of a 16 inch Macbook M1, or 1/2 that resolution, around 127 ppi. Also, use either usb c or a display port cable to connect to the laptop. Your particular monitor has 94 ppi. It's just not a good match and requires extra work for your cpu to do and that work is done at 60 hertz.
  3. Of course, you need to verify what text style your assigned layer is for that item.
  4. In "Defaults" Change "Default Text Style" from list and uncheck, "use uppercase"
  5. If OP ever posts the plan he’s in for some real embarrassment. It’s almost always user error for these kinds of issues. Not that Chief doesn’t have issues, but this isn’t one of them, I’m willing to bet on it. Although, when using the save as method over and over a million times there “may” be instances where a “ghost” room definition can affect an exterior wall, and other ghost-in-the-machine issues. That’s why Chief advises using a template plan instead of the s.a.m. method.
  6. This only temporarily changes the cad layer. You use it when you want to add some items, for whatever reason on a specific cad layer that is not the default cad layer in you Saved Plan View. To change it in your SPV, edit your SPV and select the layer set you want in selected defaults drop down. The key is not to forget to hit "Save Active View" after you make your changes. In the beginning I used to always forget to hit the save button and any changes I made in my SPV would be lost or revert to the previous saved state, that is. It was frustrating. I suspect this is what you're going through right now. And to add to your frustration, it looks like you found a solution to a problem you don't have.
  7. PC or Mac laptop? Are you using an external monitor or just the laptop?
  8. I would just like to ask you if you also would like this behaviour for layer sets? That is, any temporary changes to a layer set do not modify the layer set unless you specifically hit a "save layer set" button. We don't have a, save layer set, button yet but don't you think that this is how layer sets should also work? Sometimes I just want to temporarily hide a layer but I don't want to alter the layer set and I don't want to create a new layer set for what I'm trying to do.
  9. I bet that after you went in and made changes to your saved plan view, you forgot to hit the “save plan view” button after closing the dialogue box. Also a good habit is to select “never save” at the bottom of the first panel of the Plan View dialogue box.
  10. Are you trying to set the size of your text with that? Because that’s not what that dialogue box is for. It just returns whatever value the plan file has set for the scale at that zoom extant. Look up videos on setting print size in Layout. Chief has an arcane system for this so don’t get your hopes up. It’s a mess. Also, Americans see nothing wrong with 1-17/32 = 1 as a scale…. lol What I hope for in the future is that we could click on screen for a zoom level of 100%. So we can see what the printer size would be. As it stand you have to print to pdf first, then View Actual Size in order to know what your print will look like. As a result even the, Show Line Weights, is pretty useless as you never really know if your looking at 100% zoom or 110% or 87%. It’s ridiculous.
  11. Open the object and change the elevation reference to “absolute” Now you can “ctrl X” (cut) and paste-and-hold-position to the floor you want.
  12. click on “edit” next to your red arrow. All will be clear, then.
  13. That’s correct. As far as positioning, the solid will snap to most things in an elevation view. This method is the least elegant of the options but it is the most flexible, I believe. Wall coverings, as René suggested is quite simple, but I always run into problems wrapping or rather trying to keep the wrap off of certain surfaces.
  14. Option 1). Apply a slab or 3d solid in an elevation view. Just like a tile would be applied on top of your drywall. This gives flexibility and won’t fight with automated wall wrapping etc.. Option 2) wall material region and uncheck, “cut finish layers” Option 3) make a pony wall.
  15. You need to first determine what ppi (pixel density) your video card is sending to the monitor. Then buy a monitor that matches that or exactly half that ppi. Or your system won’t be optimized, that is you’ll have unwarranted lag. The formula is out there, but as an example a 34” monitor with 3440x1440 resolution = 110 ppi. So you would pair that with a video card that is sending out 110 ppi or 220 ppi., ideally. I actually returned a 4K monitor and replaced it with a lower 1440p monitor which increased not only speed but clarity. I was getting “fuzzy” characters with the 4K monitor. This is what I learned from the googles after much research. And believe me there aren’t many people talking about this little known and bizarre predicament which effects both Mac and PC’s. Everyone wants to sell you the highest definition monitor and that’s all they know. And that’s not always the best choice. Many people have such beasts as machines so it’s hard to detect the lag if you don’t know it’s there. You don’t know what you don’t know, like my grandpa used to always say…
  16. Let’s see AutoCAD do that, bucko! (speaking to OP). The best thing about setting up your walls for the balcony the way you described is that you can redraw your balcony a million times and everything follows. If this is your template then all future plans will be as automated with that initial very small setup procedure. In Chief there is sometimes a little more work to figure this out and setup but in the long run it’s way more efficient than most other software of this type.
  17. You can set a fill pattern in plan view as DBCooper mentioned. I usually use these settings... To get this effect for wood flooring... the background color is Mocha with 80% transparency.
  18. So was your sub fascia set to larger height than the fascia?
  19. The short answer is, definitely not. I use Twinmotion because it is easier to add landscaping, trees bushes etc. It’s also easier to create several images and especially video walkthroughs in TwinMotion. Much easier, actually. But you don’t need it. Another point is that Twinmotion is free and easy to learn albeit with a very foreign interface for a Chief user.
  20. That’s incredible. Do you mind if I use that? I’m assuming you couldn’t get clear glass either? With regular pbr, that is? You used the window as a mask for that outside image? (Photoshop) great work. I need to put more time into photoshop. I’m sure with your level of skill that was a 10 minute PS job, am I right?
  21. Thank you Chris! I will follow your tips on adding interior lights and adjusting outside sun. I usually use Raytrace but I was hoping on using PBR when zooming around with clients in 3D. been an ssa user since X6 and still struggle with a few things.