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4 minutes ago, Kbird1 said:

 

Veterans wouldn't like the way you are maligning them  

 

Not all answers apply to all Titles , especially the Home Designer Titles ,which is why Eric and I ask that signatures are Filled in......

 

but that choice is up to one's self.... though more info  = a better answer.

No disrespect intended. You guys are the greatest, however I also know how intimidating it can be to post a question on a forum as a newby. 

My opinion is we should either post an answer or not respond. Let’s leave the policing up to the moderators. 

1) Control the wall height by opening the room dialogue box, goto structure tab and set your ceiling relative height. 

2) You can also click on a wall in a 3D camera view or cross section view, grab the top wall handle, drag down or up and press tab, enter distance you want to lower or raise wall. (Not the right way to do this but is needed in certain situations. 

Dont mind those grumpy veterans. Ask away. 

Probably a leftover view on page “0” that is not linked anymore to anything. 

Goto page 0 and delete it. 

This is why I stay with Chief. 

This forum and all you regular knights in shining armour.

You beat me to it!

thanks a million!

Nevermind. 

I had inadvertently selected garage as room type for my hall. 

When placing a door on an interior wall, Chief wants to all of the sudden make it an exterior door type with the frame at 5-1/2” deep. 

What setting controls this?

My attempt. 

Some textures, shadows etc. 

3D trees which create shadows thus adding a smidgen of realism, maples of course. (I’m Canadian)

Overall I might’ve dropped it down from WB to Looney Toons though. 

Add some 3D trees though.

They help. 

3 minutes ago, Electromen said:

I think the results are decent.  Considering this took no time at all, maybe 2 seconds, it beats Ray Trace by an hour.

RT may have better resolution, but I think this is going to be my new standard in presentations.

 

 

Really nice, but I think you got lucky if that is indeed your first PBR. 

I was also lucky on my first attempt but then I got bold and started tinkering and that’s when it all went south, and fast. 

I’m also on a Mac and these take about 3 to 10 seconds depending on settings. 

I am now comfortable with this new rendering technic after watching this short video. I basically copied all of her settings, adjusted some materials and made sure I had enough light fixtures etc...

check it out...

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/2426/physically-based-rendering-technique.html

(beats the hell out of raytracing)

I think you just might have started a classic PC versus Mac, Armageddon, lol. 

My two cents. 

I switched to Mac 5 years ago. 

I’m happy I did now but it was a good 6 months of cursing and regretting the decision at the time of the switch. 

Although, seeing as I use Dropbox for everything today I think which system you use is becoming less of an issue. 

I’m using X10 now and my MacBook pro handles it very well. The specs you posted far outclass my system so you’ll be fine. 

However, if you want your system to fly through raytraces at world record speeds then, dollar for dollar the more knowledgeable folks in this forum can help you build a much faster rig than anything Apple has to offer. 

...and this is coming from a self declared Apple fanboy.  

Don’t the default wall types included in chief already have a default paint layer?

Ah yes, I haven’t customised my toolbar yet. I will now. Thanks!

Are plan views the new paradigm in Chief?

That is, are Plan Views king now?

Seems like the way to go for me personally. 

Example, Layout files should have a 1:1 relationship with Plan views. Anything sent to layout should be sent from a dedicated Plan View. 

A great feature of using “plan views” is:...

...you know when you’re in an anno set and either accidentally, or on purpose you switch layer sets and then get the dreaded “using active defaults” in the anno sets drop down? You know what kind of mayhem that can inadvertently cause right?

As in, “where was I?” Or, “oh no what anno set was that I just sent to layout now?” Or “how did this layout box suddenly adopt the wrong anno set/later set?!?!?” Etc.   

Well...

If you use “plan views” all you have to do is double click on the plan view in the project browser and your view will be “reset” to its originally saved layer and anno set setting. If you develop this work flow and the habit of double clicking in the plan view before sending to layout then you’ll never have random annno sets or layer sets associated with views sent to layout. 

I just only downloaded X10 yesterday but one observation is that if you were experiencing sluggishness from having a layout open while working on your plans then “Plan Views” is the solution for you. 

I can have multiple views open and there doesn’t seem to be a difference in performance. 

I also like the automatically suggested titles when you click on “save plan view”. 

Invisible walls. Same as you do for regular walls.

-Define room

-Adjust floor and ceiling heights etc...

As a result of watching this video I took the plunge and upgraded from X9. 

I can report that everything is working just find on my very modest Macbook Pro. 

I’m really intrigued about these plan sets but I can’t find any details about how they really work. 

The question I have is, donplan sers save an instance of layer settings and defaults at the time of saving said plan set? 

OR

If after saving a plan set you go and alter a layer set or default text height the plan set also changes accordingly. 

Can anyone comment, or refer me to a video or documentation?

X9 also had the same issues with Mac.  Missing materials, white-out, etc...

I think it was fixed in the first update about a month later.

Or was it X8?

If you use the standard way to make a “U” shape staircase, which is to draw two straight stairs parallel to each other but in opposite directions and then click where the landing should go, then....

First, open your landing and copy the landing height. 

Second, copy in place your landing and adjust by bringing each landing back to the middle point of your staircase. 

At first this will cause one of the landings to drop down to the floor and bring with it the attached stairs. 

At this point open up the offending landing and paste the landing height you copied earlier and add to it a riser height. 

This will pop the landing along with its attached stairs back to the proper height. 

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The whole exterior door frame and door sill has a few issues. 

I can never get the exterior door jams to look right, all kinds of z-fighting and color blending in from the interior. 

Door sill as you mention is a work around with p-solids. 

I really wish we could cut a cross section of an exterior door and then individually select the sill and shape it. 

Accountedge for me.

I don’t like Quickbooks at all. 

I used to use QB though. 

When they started with their subscription base racket I was eager to find a replacement that didn’t have a monthly subscription fee and that was Accountedge. I’m glad I switched.  

Does that "saved plan view" save the layer settings at that instance as well, so that even if you subsequently change layer settings the "saved plan view" will not change as a result?

In other words if you subsequently turn of a particular layer, say, room labels, this will not turn off the room labels in the "saved plan view".

Otherwise I dont see the benefit.

I'm sure I'm totally missing something but it's not clear from the videos...

I often use p-solids disguised as walls for this type of situation. No snapping issues. Of course you forgo the materials and framing but it’s a small sacrifice. 

I wish Chief had a “don’t snap” tolerance we could adjust for walls. Or even a radio button to turn it off all together for select walls. 

Would also be nice to be able to “peel” back individual wall layers, but I guess this is better suited for a post in the suggestions category. 

I have this whenever I have some crazy large PDF in one of my drawings or layouts. 

I’ve since corrected this by converting the PDF to a much smaller size PNG. 

No reason to have PDF actually. 

Now views switch instantly regardless of how many windows I have open. 

The approach is to get your terrain right first, then the driveway simply follows the terrain. Don’t try to force your driveway or a p-solid to flow like you would want the terrain to do. 

Look up terrain for help,  the driveway is an afterthought.